Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby su888 on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 4:28 +0000

Folks just trying to wire my camera before australia day, and the manual that came with it is pretty poor.

The camera itself is self explainatory.

Yellow plug is RCA which provides the video

Red plug is for power - which should be wired to the reverse lights. So that when reverse is activated power is on and footage is relayed back to the unit.

However my RCA lead has a single red cable (15cm long) attached to it, can someone confirm what/where this should be wired to...

Finally apparently there is a reverse wire in the glove box which you can use instead. Can someone please confirm?


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Camera with red lead
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Yellow RCA with short red lead???
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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby Wing on Sat, 28 Jan 2012 7:40 +0000

depends on which year I suppose
I install one on my 07 dc. I run the RCA all the way from the rear plate to under the dash
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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby pisso01 on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 7:45 +0000

It was a while ago when I did mine but anyways.

The short red wire coming out of the yellow RCA is not needed. The red plug is the power supply for the camera. So you give power to the small red wire when in reverse and ground the small black one.

There is reverse power under the dash. It comes out of one of the ECU's. Cant remember the colour. There was a write up in the A-sure GPS unit thread somewhere with instructions. Ill have a search and see if I can find it..

Cheers,

Chris.

Edit: Here is one install which uses the short red wires.

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5734&hilit=Reverse+camera+install&start=280

Have a trawl through the A-sure GPS thread I know there is a photo of the wire you need under the dash in there somewhere. I think the advantage of doing it the way I did it rather than above is so you can turn the camera on when your not in reverse..
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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby su888 on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 1:15 +0000

Thanks for the reply guys - i actually got it working prior to post.

Reading through 80% of the ASURE thread....

I left mine wired to 'activate in reverse' only... and i couldn't see the need to activate it any other time.... other then when girls walk pass. LOL
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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby ^Nicko on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 1:39 +0000

thought this might help in here.

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-Solid Yellow Wire (reverse trigger wire)

-third down from the top of the grey plug. the plugs found if you pull out the glove box, next to the spot where your air-con filter goes.

-To test this is the right one, turn your car to ignition and put into reverse.

-go and check the back lights are on.

-put a test light or multimeter to the yellow wire. slip the gear in and out of reverse and watch the current come and go.

splice to your head unit, so theres no need to run a whole cable to the rear of the car just to pick up reverse signal...

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Reverse Camera issues

Postby blatcho on Sat, 08 Apr 2017 10:43 +0000

I know this topic has been covered ive tried reading it all but i cant seem to find the answer im after.
Im installing a reverse camera into an 08 hilux with a later model headunit. The thing im trying to find out is the bridge wire that goes from the red/white cable in the fuse panel to the head unit. Where does this connect onto at the headunit? can i wire it up without buying another harness if not can sombody give me the part number.
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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby DeadlyBeast on Sat, 08 Apr 2017 6:49 +0000

Thread merged & moved to Gen 7 electrical

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Re: Reverse camera wiring help (photos attached)

Postby Dan193 on Sun, 31 May 2020 6:22 +0000

this helped me out heaps thanks legends :D
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