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COMAND to TV-tuner wiring

M5CLK

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'02 C32; '02 M5; '08 328i (in US)
I'm so fed up with my local stereo shop, they kept giving me a run around since I have most of my setup done already and I guess they don't think it's worth their time to wire the car for me..

Here's the situation and just wondering if anyone can give me any insight on the difficulties of having it DIY. My car is '02 W203 C32, I've installed the COMAND myself and all the wirings done and ready for the TV-Tuner and I also need to install the Gateway 500. My problem is I don't have the knowledge to take everything apart and route the TV cable/RCA cables from the COMAND to back of the trunk for the TV-tuner. Is the easiest way is route it along the door panels and from under the back seats to the trunk? Which means I'll have to take the entire back seat out, and the C-pilar panels to install the TV antenna??

I'd also need to get power and ground for the TV-tuner, should I just tap into the power on the BOSE digital amp? Coz. it requires fused power.. And I need to route the Gateway 500 wires to the glove compartment as well, I've seen people done it just by going to the slots underneath it, or do I have to take the whole compartment apart? Any information or instruction would be great, thanks!
 
This reminds me of a situation where someone walks into McDonalds with two slices of bread and some meat that needs to be heated up.

Basically the routing of the wires is along the plastic channels already in the car. The power comes from the rear fuse box from the TV socket according to the wiring from the factory harness.

Get yourself a factory harness, take out the rear seat and get power from the rear fuse box. Otherwise you will have a rough quality finish.
 

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