I am currently installing my reverse camera. I am working on cutting out a hole in the license plate and the bumper right behind it to place my reverse camera in. While my Dremel battery was recharging, I was looking at the camera and I need to find a power source at the rear bumper.

The camera needs to get power from somewhere, as it has a black and red wire along with the video cable. Where should I tap into to get power for the camera? I am assuming somewhere on the license plate light wiring but which two wires do I need to hook up to?

 

I ran my reverse camera wire through my reverse taillight so it only come on when i put the call in reverse. I just tap 1 wire into light area. The Red wire is your power an Black is your ground.

 

Nevermind, there's only 2 wires
I hadn't undone the thing and loooked at it yet, I was just looking for a heads up.

 

take to ur local audio car shop and ask them they will prob know. i am planning to add a back up camera after i save enough money to buy a pioneer avic d3. i would like to know the same too.

 

This is how I mounted my reverse camera

How it look installed

Reverse Camera in Action

 

I am thinking about taking a few pictures but it is pretty simple. I already had wires running for my system so I just ran the RCA all the way back from the head unit the same track as all the other wires. I used the RCAs from my subwoofer to help fish the wires through from the back seat area to the trunk.

You take the RCA wire (from the head unit) and feed it through a grommet where the wires go through for your license plate light. I am going to feed the power wire from the camera back through the hole and do the connection inside the car so it stays dry.

I undid the casing around the license plate light and there are only two wires going to it, power and ground (red and black). I am hooking to these so they will be on all the time. With my head unit there is no way for it to switch when it gets in reverse, so I want to have it on all the time and can even use it as a rear view mirror.

I might take a few pictures doing this, but everything is pretty much self explanitory.

 

that really hot back up camera on the stock navi unit

 

do you get a glare at night when the license plate light is on???

 

AZN where did u get ur backup camera post a link

 

well, i got it all hooked up, but the head unit says there is no signal. i soldered to the reverse light for power and it is still not working. any suggestions?

 

nm got it working

 

I got it at Local Audio Shop. It work Great during the day, but i Need to go get better one that has night vision build in it. There is a glare in the picture when i put it in reverse at night due to license plate light.

 

How do you switch between the camera and the GPS/AC?
How do you connect CVBS (Composite) output of the camera to the navi display?