Good Front View Video Quality & Tips for Installing Backup Cam

I selected this product mainly for it's wide front screen and backup camera functionality. Front camera has superb quality as when viewed through the mirror display. However the backup camera could use more improvement in terms of video quality and maybe reduction of size. Also, there's roughly 3 seconds of delay for rear-view image to come up on the display after shifting into reverse. But the viewing angle is definitely more than wide enough which is a big plus for backup cam. The mirror display doesn't fully cover the OEM center rear-view mirror. Other than these, not much more to complain. The installation is straightforward. The only concern one might have would be the backup camera cable routing. I own a 2009 Ford Fusion with reverse light wires in green and black. The green one carries 12V power and the black is ground. The only way to tap this power for backup cam to function is to wire the red cam wire to green, while black cam wire to the ground. For those who scratch their heads to figure out a way to route the backup cam cable from outside of the trunk to inside, unscrew you license plate and pull out one of four plastic screw bases (don't know what they are called...), then the cable can go through the square hole into your trunk. I took the upper right one because the orientation of the cable out of the backup cam. I noticed that there's a guy who also owns a first Gen Ford Fusion, kindly uploaded a video clip explaining in the comment section in AUTO-VOX M6 product page. I just want to let anyone who may run into a similar problem know that, you don't have to drill through the sheet metal of your trunk or any plastic trim piece to get the job done.

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