Than again I have never had a vehicle with a backup camera so I don't even know how much I will even appreciate. It gets the job done but I already know that I will probably replace it with a better quality one later. Even though the install went easy enough, the actually picture quality of the camera is really sub-par just check out the pictures and you can see the video lines. That way backing up to a trailer would be no problem.įinal thoughts: Well I mentioned earlier, you get what you pay for. I might adjust the camera a little more down until I can see the edge of my bumper. Just for reference here is how that bike was positioned. Now when you put the truck in reverse you should see something like this: You will also need that T25 socket to remove the back tailgate panel.įinally, plug the 24 pin connector into the back of the head unit and run the RCA end to the back of the tailgate and connect it to the camera. I could probably do a better job but it ended up looking something like this when I was done. I should probably add that I just used some plumbers pipe tape to make a simple mount for the camera. Then I grounded the black wire on the tailgate mounting bolt like so: I solder the red wire to the other end of the RCA cable which had a red wire lead. The short power cable which also came with my kit has a red and black wire lead. If you did it right it should look something like this: The bare shielding wire also doubled as the camera signal ground so you want to put that in the number 24 position (looking at the back, Far left bottom row) and finally the camera power is the red wire, insert that end into the number 11 position (looking at the back, just to the right of 12). For the cable that came with my camera kit the white wire was the video signal positive, so you want to insert that one into the number 12 position in the 24 pin connector (Looking at the back its the far left top row). Next you will need to attach the other three female receptacles to the RCA end you just stripped. I don't know if this is a universal wire color standard but you can always tell which wire is the video feed because it is wrapped by the shielding bare wire or you can test it with an ohm meter (I used my free one from harbor freight to be extra sure). Strip back the insulation and you should see a white wire, red wire, and a bare wire. ![]() Next you will want to take the Video RCA cable that came with the camera kit and cut one end off. You can use one of the female receptacles from the 24 pin connector you got off ebay to wire the other end of the backup switch wire to pin 2 of the 28 pin connector in the back of your head unit (Looking at the back of the connector, second from the right, top row position). I tapped into Pin 2 which is the only red and white wire in that connector. I had to fix an LED issue on my cluster anyways so this was no big deal, but you might want to spend a little time with google and find another location that doesn't require removing the gauge cluster. Yes, you will have to disassemble your dash to reach it. Sorry I didn't take any pictures of its location but its on the right side behind the cluster. The smaller of the two connectors on my gauge cluster is a 16 pin connector. I tapped into the one going to my gauge cluster. ![]() In general it should be a red wire with white stripes. There are likely several places you can tap into the reverse switch wire. ![]() I have a 2005 Jbl Tacoma with a manual transmission for reference. ![]() If you're like me and you added a newer head unit in an older Tacoma you will likely need to add the reverse switch wire to the 28 pin harness. It took a bit of looking but I found an OEM latch with the camera mount for $15.
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