Install BlackVue DR650GW-2CH rear camera in 2015 Toyota 4Runner (Part numbers in description)

Mount BlackVue DR650GW-2CH rear camera in 2015 Toyota 4Runner using a 1/4" - 20 screw.

The flat metal is 1-1/2" aluminum 'flat bar' available at Home Depot.
(Everbilt 1-1/2 in. x 36 in. Aluminum Flat Bar with 1/8 in. Thick, Model #801967
Store SKU #482776)

The screw is a 1/4-20 screw, similar to Home Depot Model 814481 / SKU 493329 (Everbilt 1/4 in - 20 x 3/4 round head machine screw)

[cooler]

Woah!! I never installed my rear dash cam because of this exact reason due to the rear window going up and down. So I just YouTubed " rear dash cam on 4Runner" and came across your video. Awesome thinking!! Gonna go install mine now!

[HuskyMike]

8 years later and wanted to write and say thanks for this video. I used your idea (although I didn't bend the metal I used). Worked great.

[rakeshsinghal]

Just want to say thank you to this video! You sir help the world go around. I was struggling to find a solution for the rear camera on my 4Runner but came across this video. I basically followed 95% of this and now I have a very well secured camera. I felt so accomplished you have no idea. Also just the fact you can mount things in the rear line this opens up my creative side to see what else I can do! Thank you for your ingenuity.

[bikeski]

Oh, perfect! Like others, I was trying to figure out a way to mount a rear dash cam as the majority of incidents are related to being rear ended. I'm going to buy the dash cam I've been wanting to get without knowing how to install the rear camera now! Very many thanks!!

[mattb]

Worked great for mine! Drooped my camera another 1/2 inch down and it came out great.
Opened the hole up with a 3/16" bit then a 1/4" bit, and used a spare machine screw, which cut threads, to hold the aluminum bracket.

[afshPaChenTaijiquan]

Awesome, thanks for the hack. I've got a 2021 4runner and its still the exact same liner setup.

[blackboxmycar]

Thank you for sharing this video with us :) We will be sharing this video on our website as well!

[renatobautista]

My son just installed a rear dash cam on my 4runner and was not satisfied with the way it was mounted. This is really great. Thanks for this video.

[poweredbyalpaca]

Inspired by your video I did a similar setup but also a little different. I ran an 1/8" thick by 1" wide strip of aluminum across all three fastener holes on the headliner. I drilled 3/16 holes in the aluminum bar where the fastener holes on the headliner matched up. I then reinstalled the original fasteners with the new aluminum bar. I used VHB tape to mount the camera to the bar and that was that. The factory fasteners are a little short but it seems to be holding. I drove for 6 hours today with no issue.

[RECURSIVE_MEMORY_LOGIC]

Good job mounting the rear camera like this. In my Toyota Avensis station I was running the line all the way through the hose which feeds the rear window washer hose to mount it in the rear window. The downside is, once the rear hatch is open, I get some footage of the sky above.

[cmo]

So glad I found this!

Thank you, just got a dash cam and racking my brain how to mount the rear.
I had the same idea but didn’t know how to proceed.

[Ken]

Awesome solution. Technically this would work for all vehicles that have this type of style trunk. Trucks, SUV's and Vans

[riconaka]

This is an amazing hack! Great job!!! Thank you for posting this!

[rodneyh]

Can also use double sided velcro maybe? Stick the velcro to roof and that angled piece instead of screws?

[iBeCruisinToyotaFJ]

Thank you so much for this video! This is exactly what I have been looking for :)

[revatha]

You have one a great job. 
I am fixing to install 2 ch cam in my 5th gen 4runner but I am bit baffled with
witch fuses to use in drivers side fuse box. 
Can you let me know witch 2 fuses you used.  (Battery & Acc) Thank-you

[Lostst]

Dang thanks for this I have cameras and didn’t even think of this position on my 4Runner I was racking my brain trying to figure this out who would of known

[ray.romero]

get neodymium magnets, put one under the headliner and the other on the bracket.

[MegaDogsBreakfast]

This is great! Thank you so much for posting this and being so thorough. One follow-up question, did you have to remove the headliner at all to run the cable from the front -> rear camera? Or can you pull the headliner back a bit and stuff the cable along the edge? I'm debating about getting a rear camera but messing up my headliner is a little worrying.

[JeffRPCV]

Nice install, what about the power hookup? Where did you hook up and which add-a-circuits did you use? Did you measure how long you cut the aluminum stock?Thanks