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Upon opening the box, the first thing that struck me was how much ‘stuff’ was in the box. They have included pretty much every wire, connector, and mounting method that could ever be needed. First of all, the 5” monitor can be attached to the windshield with the adjustable suction-cup mount. I have read some reviews where it was mentioned that the suction cup won’t stay attached to the glass. You need to clean the glass with a lint free towel (a coffee filter will work OK). A normal paper towel will leave lint on the window. Also, put a drop of dishwashing soap on the suction cup (spread it over the whole surface). This will fill in microscopic gaps that would cause the suction cup to loosen easily. Also included is a small stand with double-sided tape that will attach to the top of your dashboard. Third, is some double-sided tape for attaching to any flat vertical surface in the vehicle. You also have some options as to connecting power to the screen & camera. The screen can be powered using an adapter that plugs into a cigarette lighter (12volt) outlet. The plug has an on/off button on it that is illuminated when on. Really cool. Depending on whether you want the camera active all the time, or only when the gearshift is in reverse, will determine how to connect the cam power. Patching into a white light in your taillight module will only activate the camera when this light (the reversing illumination bulb) is active. The display screen will go blank whenever the camera does not have power. Patching into a running light bulb will activate the camera only when the running lights (and/or headlights) are on. You could also patch into most any source wire that always has 12v when the car is running. The kit includes some connectors that just clamp onto one of these power wires without having to cut or solder it. The camera mounts by removing the top licence plate bolts, putting them through the camera bracket, and reinstalling the bolts. I pushed the camera wire behind the licence plate bulb and found a gap I could send it into the trunk of the car (Had to lift up a plastic panel to get to it.). In the trunk, the camera wire & the power wire plug into a little module that transmit the signal to the screen. The camera has a whole bunch of customizable options to allow it to be set up just how you prefer. You can turn the backup guide lines off in case they are unwanted. Plus, you can change the width, size & positioning of the lines as needed. If you are using the camera as a forward or side facing camera, there are settings to adjust for that as well. If you do not have the camera mounted in the center of the vehicle, there is a fine tuning option to deal with that as well. It can shift the screen left/right a bit to compensate. All of these options are changed just by pressing a small button that is integrated into the cabling. Lets say you wanted to change the width of the guide lines. That is option four. Simply press the button 4 times quickly and wait a second. Now each press of the button will change the line width. When done, just wait about 3 seconds and your choice will be saved. All of this is detailed in the manual. The camera has very good night vision capability. The image will be grayscale in low lighting, but is extremely sharp & viewable. The resolution of the video isn't the greatest, but it doesn't have to be for a backup camera. Overall, I am very happy with this camera system and had absolutely no problems installing it. The instruction manual is somewhat brief, but has all of the basic needed information. There are Youtube help videos specifically for this camera model, and videos offering install help for vehicle camera systems in general. I recommend watching a few before installing.