Wolfbox G900Tripro Install and Review (another one)

[Falcor]

I did this writeup over on the Ridgeline forum, but since Wolfbox gave me the mirror in the new feature contest thread on this forum, I'm posting it here as well. Thanks again to Wolfbox for the great system.

The full install took about a month and a half since I had to 3d print mounting brackets for the front bumper and rear camera. It is packaged very well was impressed with the build quality.

It does make since they don't have custom brackets for every vehicle, but it does come with a license plate bracket and the cameras have double sided tape. I did use the tape on the rear camera, and it didn't stick very well. I ended up using some 3M tape and it has been holding well on the rear camera.

As far as the install, I ended up running the cables up the A pillar and along the trim above the doors on the driver's side to the C pillar where I stuffed the excess cord for the rear camera. I followed this video for the most part.

Honda Ridgeline 2023, Dash Cam hidden wire install, front and rear cameras

As mentioned in the video, make sure to stay behind the side airbags. I found a mount online for the rear camera and it was super easy to install. It basically clips onto the headliner.

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[Falcor]

The front camera took a bit more work. I tried a few different routs to get the cable through the firewall and eventually decided to run it through the same grommet as the hood latch. Thank you to the guys at Naviks for that pointer. That's where they run their front camera cable on the RL/Pilot.

The next step was how to mount the camera. I could have double sided tapped it to the grill, but wanted a cleaner/more professional mount. Thankfully Honda made that very convenient but adding tapped holes right un a brace right behind the emblem in the grill.

I took some measurements and modeled up a mount in Solidworks and tried out the prototype.

It need a few little tweaks, and I ended up with this.

The final product fits great. If I were to do it again, I would make the install a bit more user friendly. The screws are right behind where the camera mounts, but it gets pretty tight there. The best way would be to pull the grill, but there are a couple screws at the bottom corners that look to be a pain. I used a thin phillips and got everything tightened up.

 

[Falcor]

Now, as far as operation. 95% of the time I just use the rear camera since it is the rear view mirror. Glare was a bit of a problem since the RL mirror does not tilt up very much. I took some plastic toilet shims and added some felt type pads to protect the factory mirror and it does tilt the new mirror up enough not to have a glare.

Pros:
- The mirror has tons of options in the menu, so you can fine tune it
- Way bigger than the factory mirror (also a con, see below)
- You can swipe and see each camera separately, or all 3 together
- I really wanted this for the new front camera, and for the cost I believe it is worth it (granted, mine was free)

Cons:
- Biggest con is the mirror itself
- Since it is bigger, it will not let the driver's side visor swing all the way to the windshield. The mirror is offset because of the integrated dash cam (you can purchase a hard mount kit that replaces the factory mirror altogether)
- If you have auto dimming side mirrors, this mirror covers up the sensor in the factory mirror and they effectively are disabled. Granted, I do not drive much at night. I don't have a problem seeing, just not out and about that late in our little town.
- The rear has glitched 4-5 times since I have had it. It with show all data, but no camera feed. I'm keeping an eye on this and will contact Wolfbox for support if it happens again. It has not happened in a couple weeks now though.
- Mounting options. As mentioned before, you have to get creative in mounting the cameras. Thankfully the car communities have stepped up.


Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[WOLFBOX]

Wow! This is really a nice review. You event 3D-printed camera mounts. Great job! I thought you would install the G900 Tripro in your Jeep

 

[Falcor]

Wow! This is really a nice review. You event 3D-printed camera mounts. Great job! I thought you would install the G900 Tripro in your Jeep

The plan is to trade the Ridgeline for a Gladiator in a few months. I’ll do another write up when that happens.

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