Installing a Kenwood DNX5140, anyone want pictures?

So, I got tired of waiting for my Ipod control cable, so I went ahead and installed what I have, the headunit and the backup camera. Went in quite easily, took me about 7hrs total including running wires, splicing into the reverse circuit and reassembling all the panels I took off to wire the backup camera. So far, I am very happy with it. Once I figured out most of the functions and where to find them, it seems to work quite well, and the Garmin navigation is great. The only thing I can't get to work is the backup camera when not in reverse, it's supposed to come on when you hold the NAV button for more than 1 second, but I just get a blank screen. The setting is set to this, but doesn't show an image. Anyone know what could be wrong?? I wired both the backup camera's and the headunit's reverse input wires to the reverse circuit, is that right? I'll have to remove the headunit again when my cable arrives in the next week or two, so maybe I'll do some more research on this camera issue in the meantime.

I took photos of my install etc., but I don't have them on a URL so apparently I can't post them. But nonetheless, I would highly recommend this unit to anyone in the market for one...:thumbsup:

Ok, here goes, this is my first picture post, so hope I can figure out what I'm doing....

The package:


The wiring harness spliced together with the SWI:


Where I mounted the backup camera (Kenwood):



Routing the camera wiring harness:


Splicing, mounting the control unit, powering from the fuse box: (sorry blurry pic)



Took the dash apart, installed the harness:


Transferred factory brackets to DNX5140 with Metra dash kit parts:


Completed, reassembled and installed, looking good:



Again, I am very happy with this, I'm actually thinking of getting another one for my Tacoma....hmmm where can I come up with that kind of money all over again? lol. My Tacoma now makes due with a 3.5" Magellan...Hope this post turns out ok.

Now that I've used it for a while, it seems to be pretty good. I don't like the basic layout of the controls, the excessively complicated menus and toolbars, etc. but once I read the book and played with it for a while, it's not bad. My wife (who primarily drives the vehicle) is not as impressed, it's definitely not simple to operate, like the factory radio. She's getting used to it, now that I've given her some tutoring.

I got the Ipod controller cable and installed it as well, that works really well, same issues with getting to know the menus and controls, but no lag time and even shows the album art on the screen when playing.

I think Kenwood could have definitely made this thing easier to use and figure out, but it works well once you do...

The Garmin GPS function is excellent...which is mostly why I chose the Kenwood over any other brand.

A note to anyone installing an aftermarket head unit into a 4Runner: make sure you connect the power antenna wires on the wiring harness....even though the vehicle does not have a power antenna, it needs 12V applied to the antenna signal booster...that whole "diversity antenna" thing where only one cable can be plugged in to the aftermarket stereo. I didn't do this at first, then connected it the second time it was apart, huge difference and now I can actually set the AM presets (not that I listen to AM radio anyway). I was finding I was losing FM reception before, so that booster thing is important to power up...