Blackvue coax cable connector

[Disco4TT3]

I finally installed my Blackvue DR750X 2CH dashcam. The front unit was easy but I wanted to mount the rear camera on the tailgate glass which meant routing the cable from inside the cabin to the top tailgate. I tried to squeeze the connector through one of the OEM rubber boots but it was too big, so I bit the bullet and cut it off...

How hard could replacing a coax plug be? Quite challenging to find the right connector to start with :)

This is the connector I bought:
MCX Male Crimp Connector - RG174/RG178/RG188/RG316 (https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/mcx-male-crimp-connector-rg174-rg178-rg188-rg316)

And these so I could see the internals of the 2.5mm cable for soldering and crimping:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/155919096065

In the end, it worked first go - but was very fiddly.

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Hope this helps someone else.

[DiscoJeffster]

Braver than I. I persisted.

[Disco4TT3]

Ha nice one. I was scared that I'd get it stuck half way.

Looking at it now I think you could use the right side boot, remove the washer hose, thread the cable and reinstall the hose. Maybe?

Oh well, done now.

[BradC]

And these so I could see the internals of the 2.5mm cable for soldering and crimping:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/155919096065

Pushing 50, I now can't live without these. I keep one in the D3, one in the Van and one at home.

Good job getting an MCX first try. Fiddly little buggers.

[John_D4]

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[RANDLOVER]

Pushing 50, I now can't live without these. I keep one in the D3, one in the Van and one at home.

Good job getting an MCX first try. Fiddly little buggers.

In case you can't find the magnifier/s, you can film tiny writing on your phone and the zoom in to see it, more difficult to do if you are working on a fiddly part though.

[DiscoJeffster]

In case you can't find the magnifier/s, you can film tiny writing on your phone and the zoom in to see it, more difficult to do if you are working on a fiddly part though.

Or on an Apple device, you can use the inbuilt Magnifier app, but that doesn’t help you do what was done here. I need one of those thingies. I’m going blind.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240109/5c5d88694081510823a600a8b8ef1a32.jpg

[Disco4TT3]

huh - I did not know about the magnifier app. Could be handy in a pinch!

[BradC]

Only in a pinch. A mate taught me to use the camera to blow up menus I couldn’t read because I reversed over my glasses. To use it in anger though would mean putting down the soldering iron or crimpers. Oh to have been born with 3 hands.

[Tombie]

Fits through easily.

I’ve got the camera coax and a couple of lighting power feeds added through the factory ‘tubes’