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I cut through the back wall of the van with a 2 inch hole cutter, yo ucould use a smaller one depending on where you can get access to . This was in the cupboard in the end bathroom and was about  1 foot away from the centre of the van where the camera had been fitted, obviously the smaller the hole the more difficult it will bw to get the lead through.

I will just buy a bung to fill the hole. The camera I have posted is slightly different to the one I installed but it is a moveable one so is more forgiving , I was lucky that I had the ridge on the back of the van which was at the right angle for mounting but with the above camera it doesn't matter as yo uwill just alter it to suit. I then ran the cable down the cupboard and from there just followed the heating duct under the side table etc to the front of the van and into the storage locker. The side lights on the Lunar  are at the bottom of the front panel so this is where I connected the power for the camera. Just turn on the car side lights to turn the camera on. I just run the video wire to the monitor through the hatchback when using it as it didn't seem worth hiding the wire and having a seperate plug for a few times a year that we use it.

Just make sure you have room on the back panel where you can get the cable through. If you have cupboards on the back wall then this would be the best place to go through but remeber you need to get it to the front of the van so make sure you can get it down to the floor. use a piece of garden wire if your holes are going to be offse from each other like mine to help feed the wire through from one to the other. Hope this helps. Any more info drop me a message. Good luck

Love the camera, but how does that go with your warranty as you are making a hole in the body of the caravan? and the work is not carried out m the main dealer.

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Yes I suppose it depends on what goes wrong, I was thinking more along the lines of a water ingress issue, but as you say they would need to prove it was caused by something you had fitted.

I wonder how long before it will become a standard fit on caravans. For not a lot of extra money it could be that little extra that helps sells more vans.

The camera is a great idea, Im really tempted to give it a go.

Thanks for posting and sharing your idea.