So, I've left the central locking alone for a while whilst I focus (hee hee) on the reversing camera installation on the nearside.
First I had to cut a couple of holes in a spare n/s rear light unit to take the boot lock that I'd butchered by removing the lock barrel to take the camera instead (first 2 pics).
The camera is a very neat fit into the empty lock carrier as the second couple of pics show.
But, I had to break off part of the chrome surround as there's a bit that extends down the lock barrel and that meant I had to have the remaining part machined so that the camera would fit flush inside it (pics 5 & 6).
The last 2 pics show the camera inserted into the lock carrier and then positioned loosely into the light unit. I still have to seal it and make it sit a bit more centrally before the light unit goes back into the car, but so far it's looking pretty good I think.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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