Work keeps getting in the way, but having fixed the broken numberplate light this morning I did a test fit of the camera in its exact proposed position.
Horizontal angle looks good flat on the metal, but ideally could be a degree or two higher (as adjusted in the picture below using a sliver of blu-tack).
There is no sealing material supplied so I plan to have a thin layer of silicone sealant to cover the cable hole and sit behind the camera sealing its cable exits too. That will allow the very small amount of vertical and horizontal adjustment needed to get a perfect alignment. There are also a pair of fixing screws which go through slots not holes so there's plenty of "slack" for last minute tweaking.
Hope to start cutting metal tomorrow; don't want to start today as I need to use the car later. Still pondering the emergency boot release option(s).
Also need to replace the boot opening seal while I'm at it; it's damaged at the sill. That will probably happen once I've worked out the video cable route.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 4th October 2016 at 02:31 PM.
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