offsight204

hey guys i finally got pics of my backup camera on my 2004 acura tsx.. i went with the doms PNP unit and i bought my own camera..I bought a PIONEER ND-BC2 wich i think is the best camera for the money.. is exellent.. these pics down there are in the night.. and its raining hard.. so im just gonna show u the quality when is raining hard.. and the bottom ones where at about 6 pm..sun was down.. tommorow i will throw pikz of the morning ..so here u go enjoy

THERES WATER ON THE LENSE FROM THE RAIN
NIGHT












MID-DAY-SUN ALMOST DOWN







DOMS UNIT UNDER MY NAVI





I HAVE 2 VIDEOS IF ANYONE KNOW HOW I COULD UPLOAD IT WOULD BE SWEET

theone55699

was it hard to install the back up cam? i was thinking of installing one too

offsight204

naw not reallyy...

mrgold35

It looks good!! I want to do the same thing with my 06.

Why is the image reversed like a rear view mirror? Are all aftermarket rear-view cameras have the same type of image?

S14 n Tsx

06 should be much easier to do this.

hiptech

Hey offsight204,

On your 04 TSX do u have to wait for the nag screen to go away when you put it in reverse to see the image on screen?

Jeff The Pianist

How much did it cost you?

offsight204

is not really a nag.. when i put it on reverse it takes a 1 sec. but nothing else

offsight204

oh k the backup camera i got it at a good price.. 120.. they go for 150-200 on ebay.. DONT PAY MORE THAN 150 FOR THE CAMERA. the doms pnp unit was 200.. so in total

Camera 120
Doms pnp unit 200
total 320..

DjElucid

Youtube.

Jottle

I see you screwed the camera into the trim there. Did you do anything in addition to the holes to prevent water/rust?

offsight204

the actual backup camera has like a tape. i just put it together with the tape and then screwed the screws in. so no water will go in because of the tape. and i did not touch the metal i just screwed plastic.

Jottle

Ah. so that trim is plastic then? And you put screws into the plastic trim piece. Yeah?

offsight204

yeah.. its held pretty damn good.. i dont wanna make any holes to the metal. but if i screw it more it would be screwesd on to the metal

SimpleWhite

nice touch, can u activate the camera while in Drive?

Nogard13

Not unless you put the power source somewhere other than the reverse light. I know most people, including myself, connected the cams power cable to the reverse light so that it's powered anytime you put the car in reverse.

Newplay1

320 total yikez, any cheaper alternative?

offsight204

yeah.. cheaper camera.. doms unit without the pnp..you would be saving a alot there..more than 150 buks

SoCaliTrojan

If you have an 06+, you just need a camera and some small change to build an adapter. There's some instructions floating around somewhere...the 06+ navi is the same used in some of the other acura line up which comes with a backup camera, so we already have the functionality.

malnik

I just bought my back-up cam on Ebay from member swm902. I'll be installing it in the coming weeks. I'll take some pictures to supplement the instruction that's already out there for 06-08 model.

MMsTSX

I too just bought one of these cameras shown in this thread.
I too will take pictures and such in case another write up with
an anal amount of detail is needed. When I do pictorials and such
I tend to make them very detailed. The more details the better really.
This mod is a pretty a easy one on the 06-08 years though.

Newplay1

I got 2004 boo~

drigo

thats what i have...easier & cheaper way to go(06-up) i bought the camera where the lens is flush not the one with it sticking out from the body..excellent quality...iv'e had mine on for about 7 months now...

Jottle

The more write ups the better! I'd love to see how you all are mounting the cameras and fishing the wires through the trim.

Jottle

I just got one of these too. She only had three available
I hope making the adapter is easy. Everyone says it is, but I wish the source to buy all the stuff and the specifics had a few more pictures. Our cam doesn't have an extra long rca cable (just a female end). So you'll need a long double ended male rca cable to go with it. I plan on doing the install in two weeks once I have the parts for the adapter. Do you guys know how to temporarily power the camera (12v) w/out having to attach it to the car's power supply? I want to see how the camera works by using its rca to my TV. How can I power it?

offsight204

U scaring me with the boo.. I'm not a girl.lol so if you are then iight ..lol.. Naw the most expensive piece here is the doms unit..its 200 so that's were most of the cost is going.

Jottle

Guys I need to purchase a long rca cable to go with my backup cam. What length worked best for you all? 3ft? 6ft? 12ft?

acn684

Uh...I don't think the boo was referring to you. I think he was saying "boo..."; to expressed that he is bummed because he has a 2004 (vs 2006 or better so he doesn't have to buy the DOM unit).

Newplay1

Yes pardon my posting, and acn684 is correct we east coast folks think alike..

caligirl2k

Nice job..

Jottle

Anyone have pic updates form their install?

MMsTSX

I'm still too lazy to take pics of mine...

I'll get them up here eventually though...

malnik

Jottle, We both bought the same camera and I can tell you it's really easy to install. Just make a harness according to the DIY thread here
Remove trunk lid lining accoard to DIY thread here

Mount the camera, plug and play. After the initial setup, it just took less than 10 mins to put it all together. I was going to take pictures of my installation but I didn't want to insult the intelligence of the aspire DIYers. One tip I can give you is, when you run your wire through the license plate light from the outside, you will need to pry loose the painted plastic strip that guards the lights. Use a taped flat head screwdriver.

Jottle

Thanks. I'm still debating whether to screw the camera into the plastic strip or not.

MMsTSX

rcknrollin

Is the navi in the 06+ tsx the same as the tl? I have an 06 tl and was hoping i could just make the wiring harness instead of having to buy dom's unit.

xenonhid

xenonhid

Better daytime pic