How to Remove the Inside Panel of the Trunk

[Supra Dupra]

So this technically isn't a DIY guide (yet), but I'm hoping that responses in this thread will serve as a guide to others who are looking to do the same thing to their cars. I'm basically trying to find a way to run a way to run a wire to the rear Blackvue camera in my car, but as far as I can tell, it looks like to do so I'll need to remove at least one of the panels from the trunk. This is represented in Image 1 - the wire can simply be run along the trim (the green portion), but I'm unsure how to run it along the red portion in this image. I assume that the roofing can simply be peeled back, but from there is a bit iffy. Does anyone know if the panel indicated in red in Image 2 can be easily popped off? Also, how would one go about running a wire through the tubing in Image 3 - can this tubing also easily be removed?

I don't want to go around trying to pry things off in case they're bolted down / there are clips that might break off if not properly removed, so any help with this from anyone who's already (successfully) messed around with this would be greatly appreciated!

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[andrewtrxnn]

did you ever figure how to do this?

 

[BA9092]

I followed this DIY thread by @jgoad13 :

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/blackvue-dr900s-2ch-install-diy.4921/

You can scroll down to steps 25 through 36. I fished the wiring from the headliner, through that little rubber boot in the hatch lid (hardest part of the install) and mounted my rear camera on the 3rd brake light trim.

 

[nickkim1499]

So this technically isn't a DIY guide (yet), but I'm hoping that responses in this thread will serve as a guide to others who are looking to do the same thing to their cars. I'm basically trying to find a way to run a way to run a wire to the rear Blackvue camera in my car, but as far as I can tell, it looks like to do so I'll need to remove at least one of the panels from the trunk. This is represented in Image 1 - the wire can simply be run along the trim (the green portion), but I'm unsure how to run it along the red portion in this image. I assume that the roofing can simply be peeled back, but from there is a bit iffy. Does anyone know if the panel indicated in red in Image 2 can be easily popped off? Also, how would one go about running a wire through the tubing in Image 3 - can this tubing also easily be removed?

I don't want to go around trying to pry things off in case they're bolted down / there are clips that might break off if not properly removed, so any help with this from anyone who's already (successfully) messed around with this would be greatly appreciated!

So I actually was able to thread my wires through the tube in Image 3. There is already a wire harness in there so it is a tight fit. I taped the end of the wire to a wire hanger. Used some grease and was able to push it through. Then once it was through to the hatch side, I took it off of the wire hanger and pushed it through the panel in Image 2 (above the plastic circular cover directly above the end of the tube) to get it into the center panel which can be pried out. My camera was mounted in the center (like in the post above), directly onto the glass of the hatch (below the center panel when viewed from the perspective of the hatch closed from the outside of the car). Hope this helps!

 

[jorligan]

1. You first need to remove the covers over the Torx screws

2. Remove 2 Torx screws and disconnet the handle to the manual opener

3. Pry off the cover carefully

 

[Modena]

No need to remove said part, took a while to fish the wire true but was successful in the end.

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