![]() Could someone tell me what color wire to splice into to provide power to the backup camera ONLY when shifting into reverse gear? Any comments on this subject would be appreciative. The wiring bundle is located under the trunk carpeting at the trunk's rear. They're located inside the trunk lid, but the camera hotwire is not long enough to snake across the trunk floor, up the hinge and back to the trunk lid rear again. I'm thinking about tackling the installation of an aftermarket backup camera, (namely Crutchfield's $99 Boyo VTC500DIY 5" monitor and backup camera kit.) In order to do it I need to know what color coded wire goes to the backup lights. That's how we know it would work.) ALAS! Too bad the guy lived over 1,000 miles distant from me. (Wish I had the know-how and confidence to do that installation personally.) (The Crysler 300 had the same radio, WITH OEM backup camera. You would either have to have the dealer add the sales code for it to your BCM, or use the alfaOBD software to manually enable it.I"m the original owner of a 2009 Challenger 6 Sp Man, Infernored, with all OEM available options (only 37,000 miles on Odometer.) To bad a backup camera wasn't offered that year, although I learned years ago from another Challenger Forum member that my RER Stereo would accept the 2007 and beyond Jeep backup camera kit and allow connecting it to the radio, thus having OEM factory backup camera. We've simply reached the point where LCD displays and small digital cameras are affordable enough to stick in every new car. In fact, they've been around for decades. Finally, you’ll have to activate the backup camera. Yes, You Can Add a Backup Camera to Your Car While backup cameras may seem like a modern luxury, they really aren't that advanced. Then run the camera’s cable up to behind the radio and plug it into that jack. If you get a female rca jack and crimp those terminals on the two wires for the jack, you’ll insert the rca jack’s signal wire into pin 31, and the jack’s ground wire into pin 32. Insulation is color-coded for wire size: Red: 16 to 22 gauge. These are the terminals for the radio connector- Awkward location but rarely removed: spade. User rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars with 830 reviews. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Pin position 31 on the radio connector is the camera signal, and pin position 32 is the camera return. Shop Rear Back-Up Camera Installation on Cars, trucks or SUVs (Hardware Not Included) at Best Buy. Then, since the factory radio doesn’t have a provision to plug the video signal jack into, you’re going to have to make a female rca pigtail that will plug into the appropriate pin positions on the big radio connector that plugs into the radio. You would take the power wire and tap into the reverse light bulb driver wire, and ground the ground wire. Most aftermarket cameras come with a power wire, ground wire, and a male video rca cable. Best for Jeep Wrangler: EWAY Backup Rear-View Spare Tire Mount. You can add an aftermarket camera to the factory radio. Essentially what the Kenwood CMOS-320 does, just for a lot less. Parts used linked in the description belowWatch a full tutorial as a 2009 Ford F150 will have a new backup camera installed. They are great! True 180 degree, adjustable guidelines (requires the keyboard to program, very much worth the money), multiple view modes (including downward split), and the option to hide views you don't plan to use. ![]() I've recently bought a couple of these for both the KL and another vehicle. I installed a rear view camera into my 2010 S5. For the price I hope so I just wonder how it knows the car has been shifted to reverse. It sure looks like it includes everything necessary. I'm in the market too.Īs for selecting a camera I highly recommend the Parkland 180 degree camera: I have found this: Audi A5 OEM Integrated Backup Camera System which should cover my 2013 model. I literally emailed with them yesterday and they were totally uninterested and unhelpful about both availability and pricing. Unknown price, out of stock, and useless customer service. Very expensive and has a crude looking menu. If you want to use an "plug-and-play" harness/box, I believe only two options currently works with the KL: No navigation input motion override functions or the ability to use the camera above 8 MPH, multiple inputs, or anything else. The only disadvantage is you only get the factory rear view camera functionality. I believe they charge around $180 to do this. ![]() ![]() Click to expand.The simplest way is to just hook into the video input on the uConnect (pretty simple, do a search on the forum for details) and pay the dealer to activate the backup camera function.
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