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Installed on a Leisure Travel Van Wonder (Ford Transit Cutaway 178‚Äù WB, HD).I‚Äôm impressed. The final result was worth the effort. It looks like it came from the factory only better because it‚Äôs a dash cam and not just a mirror. (The factory installed mirror only reflected the inside of the van because there is no rear window – only what looks like a window from the outside.) Useless.The installation in the cab was typical. The power was derived from the fuse box from behind the panel below the steering wheel. The Ford uses Micro Fuses so I needed to buy Micro2 Fuse Taps. (I‚Äôm sure AUTO-VOX would supply the fuse taps you need if you ask, but they are inexpensive and readily available.) There are a number of empty fuse locations in the Transit and I used one that had power constantly and another powered only when the ignition was turned to the ACC position. I removed the left ‚ÄúA‚Äù pillar trim pieces to hide the wires from the mirror to the fuse box below the dash. The cables were tucked from the mirror display into the headliner to the ‚ÄúA‚Äù pillar and down to under the dash.The GPS wire was run between the fiberglass top and the steel ford top and placed on top of the insulation separating the two.The video cable was run from where the power lead entered below the dash area for power, down along the door gasket to under the plastic covering the step well and through a convenient body plug located at the rear inside corner of the step well leading to the under carriage. Then the cable was run along the left and supported on the chassis bolts attaching the camper all the way to the rear. There is a space between the rear cargo area (the ‚ÄúGarage‚Äù) and the back of the van. I drilled a hole near the bottom of the fake rear window and mounted the camera there. (A flush mount camera would look better & I tried a 1080P flush mount camera, but the picture quality was noticeably inferior to that supplied by the AUTO-VOX camera.) In fact, the image quality of the AUTO-VOX camera is one of the best I have seen. (I do wish they made a comparable flush mount camera.)HOWEVER, after installation was complete, the unit would not format the Micro SD card. It was a 128gb card so I tried a second 64gb card with the same result. So I again contacted AUTO-VOX technical support via email. After trying a third card (a SAMSUNG PRO Endurance 64GB MicroSDXC Memory Card – recommended by AUTO-VOX) and it still failed, they sent me a new unit – it arrived the next day!!! (BTW, the new display mirror formatted all 3 cards successfully).I think this unit is a great addition to our camper van and of course it makes driving safer.Kudos to AUTO-VOX technical support. Even though I only contacted them via email (they are in Beijing), they were very, very responsive. From sending me a new mirror mount adapter to sending me an extension video cable at no charge! (I didn‚Äôt even ask!) Shout out to them for their great support, particularly Sasa and Gigi. Even when I had the settings wrong and the mirror only worked for 30 seconds at a time, Gigi kindly told me the settings to change (they were the default settings, so I must have changed them).I would highly recommend the AUTO-VOX T9PRO, especially to Ford Transit owners. It looks like it came from the factory but probably has a better picture from what I‚Äôve read. I wouldn‚Äôt really know that unless I could compare them. There is a post by a user that has a Ford Transit High Roof and he explained how to modify the Rear View Mirror Cover Cap Trim behind the mirror for the wires to fit (very easy with a dremel tool).The quality of this system is high and the components are above grade. The picture quality I see in the mirror is excellent. I have reviewed the recordings on my PC and they are very clear. Hopefully this unit will last a few years. If it does fail, I‚Äôll replace it with the same one if available. Oh, and did I mention the technical support is outstanding! üëè
