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| gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522      | 
 
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|  6th Mar 2015 1:16 pm | 
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| Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4109    | Be careful!!!
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|  6th Mar 2015 1:21 pm | 
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| gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522      | I am wiring a reverse camera in and I want to hide the wires,hence my question. 2013 Dynamic Santorini black 
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|  6th Mar 2015 2:50 pm | 
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| pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2007      | Yep, I got that, but what's stopping you concealing them behind a convenient piece of trim, carpet, etc? Where are they that there is no such convenient trim? | ||
|  6th Mar 2015 3:14 pm | 
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| iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989      | I would imagine the three wires going into the unit do different things ? so I would not cut them and join them together.
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|  6th Mar 2015 3:41 pm | 
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| Moleshome Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: Right behind you with a chloroform soaked rag Posts: 133      | Looking at that I'd expect the yellow to be composite video and the red and white to be left and right channel audio. | ||
|  6th Mar 2015 3:58 pm | 
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| gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522      | 
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|  6th Mar 2015 4:47 pm | 
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| pcheaven Member Since: 19 Jan 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1459    | I suspect ( from experience ) that you only need the yellow for video, both red and white, if following industry standards, are for audio. - unless they are being cheek and using it for power   | ||
|  6th Mar 2015 5:26 pm | 
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| gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522      | Yes,it appears that the red one is for power. 2013 Dynamic Santorini black 
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|  6th Mar 2015 5:29 pm | 
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| pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2007      | OK, I see the problem. If the white wire is unused you can cut that off - just make sure the cut doesn't squash the wires together and short them out.
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|  6th Mar 2015 5:31 pm | 
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| gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522      | It is delicate work! I have cut the white wire off and hidden it.  Apart from about three inches on show,the 
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|  6th Mar 2015 5:39 pm | 
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| taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652    | 
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|  6th Mar 2015 11:15 pm | 
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| Forty_two Member Since: 24 Apr 2012 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 93    | if you do cut the wire, you will find one core wrapped around another and as mentioned earlier, the cable is extremely fine.
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|  7th Mar 2015 12:53 am | 
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 5128      | Cut them staggered along the wire a centimetre or so (1/2") for each addition wire. Before joining the ends, feed a bit of heatshrink over each wire, a nice tight diameter to keep overall size down. Plus a larger piece of heatshrink over the overall wire, a nice fairly tight size. 
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|  7th Mar 2015 4:08 am | 
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