I installed my rear view camera and monitor this week and it certainly helps with the blind spot. I got the type that has the pod to hold the monitor but I didn't use the pod.

The first challenge was finding a way to wire the camera. I had to drill a hole in the hatch frame directly above the license plate and under the hatch weather stripping...so if I ever remove the camera you'll never know cause you won't see the hole. Once I got the wire into the car I fiched it through to the driver side tail light area and wired it directly to the side marker light. This way the camera is powered all the time as the marker light comes on with the day time running lights. I also siliconed around the drilled hole to eliminate the possibilty of any water infiltration. Oh, the camera mounting utilizes the top (2) license plate holes and with the hatch closed I still can access the release latch to open the hatch.

So with the camera mounted and wired I moved to the monitor. I did not want to use the cigarette lighter connection. I hard wired it running the power source to the fuse box inside the engine bay and connected it to the glove box/cigarette lighter fuse. Then the monitor...it is the 2.5" LCD type and I didn't use the holder. I made an "L" shape bracket and velcro'd it to the back of the monitor and the "L" part of the bracket I wedged in the space above the middle console air bag switch. It fits real nice between the lighter and the ashtray/coin holder and does not affect the air bag switch at all. If I ever wanted to activate the air bag switch (for some reason) I'd just easily move the monitor. I'll take some pic's and post the installation later.

,Randy