Thanks for this video. Been struggling with my multimedia and reversing camera for a week and couldn't find the information. Now that I saw your video it worked out. Thanks once again
Excellent video. I like how you explain the source of the voltage being the CANBUS detecting the reverse and how the connections through the back long cable powers the camera. Best explanation I have found. Keep it up!! you gained a subscription....
Hi Emm, firstly thanks for taking time to watch this video. I appreciate you. To answer your question, the easiest way I could think of is to use what they call the T-Tap with a spade connector. You can find them on my Amazon affiliate link in the description box of this video. Please note that I might earn a small commission from Amazon from qualifying purchases. It doesnt cost you extra but helps me a great deal to keep this channel going. Thanks for your support :) Ron Autos ‘N Gizmos
What did you do with the black wire? Did you connect it to ground (body of car) or did you leave it disconnected and got the ground from the RCA cable only?
Hi Mohammad, thanks for watching my video. CAN (aka Controller Area Network) is a protocol used by modern cars to communicate between devices or components. The CANbus decoder, decodes these signals to something that the headunit understands. In this instance, the CANbus decodes the reverse gear “signal” and sends 12v to the brown wire which is what I used to turn ‘ON’ the reverse camera. I hope this answered your question. Cheers 😊
Thank you for this. I saw so many videos and articles saying I needed to connect both the RCA red wire and the other red wire at the same time to a source, but that didn't make sense to me. Will be wiring mine the same way and avoiding needing to use T Taps (hate them). My headunit/factory wire harness has a 12v reverse signal, so I should be good to do mine the same way as you. Hopefully all works out well. Thanks again!
Hi guys. Thank you for your informative video. I have connected my new unit up exactly as per your instructions but I have a slight issue. The camera seems to power on when I put the car in reverse (as the bright led lights around the camera lens light up), but I am not getting a video signal on the screen. I have plugged the RCA into the correct input on the head unit and I have checked the radio settings to ensure that the Reverse Camera setting is 'on'. Do you have any ideas as to why I am not getting vision from my camera onto the screen? Cheers from Maurie
Hi Maurien, I can only think of three reasons why this would happen: 1) The camera itself is not working/broken. Try using a different camera. 2) The input RCA jack is incorrect. Either try using a different RCA jack if there are another one available, or cycle through input video sources from the headunit (i.e pick Aux, etc) 3) The video format is not set correctly to match the camera. Try going to the system preference and change to a different format. I hope one of these solutions would work. Cheers
How does the cable stay in the red box ? I have something similar. But also mine doesn’t seem to have any power. Also where would I put the black cable in a Renault traffic
Hi Robert, firstly thanks for watching the video, I really appreciate it. If by “red box” you mean the CANBUS decoder, it gets power from the car’s main wiring harness. Mine doesn’t have a power LED indicator so it’s not easily distinguishable that it is getting power. The only way to confirm it is receiving power is to testing the wires using a multi-meter. With regards to the black wire for your Renault Traffic, I’m not too familiar with that vehicle but normally, black wires are “ground” which means you need to connect them to a ground point in the car. For most vehicles, a ground point is normally any connection to the car’s bare metal. You typically see this when a bunch of wires are connected to a bolt attached to the body of the car. But I must warn you that if you are not familiar with electricity concepts, please seek the help of a mechanic/professional to avoid damaging your car or injuring yourself. Best of luck!
Hi, I have a Vauxhall Zafira recently installed a android unit. It has the canbus box and a wire labelled ‘reverse’. Can I connect the red wire from the video line to this to the red wire on the camera for power? When I go into reverse the screen changes to on its own to the camera feed, currently only shows a blue screen as no camera currently installed.
I didn’t have a ‘reverse’ wire it was a ‘radio’ one 😂, I looked at the canbus and had a dark orange wire in the same spot as your brown, TTapped off that and the camera works perfectly. Thanks for the video, most helpful one out there.
I have a pink wire on the Canbus that is directly below the brown wire it's labeled "Parking" would this wire be 12v that I can connect the red wire too without cutting the brown from the Canbas?
Hi DeelitefulJestr, when I tested and installed this on my car a couple of years ago now, the reverse camera seems to receive sufficient signal to power up without any issues.
So the RCA cable has 2 wires.. inner is the video data signal coming from camera to the android unit, and the outer ring is the ground wire which gets already grounded inside the android unit. If my assumption is correct, then we don't need to connect the black wire of the 2nd connector to ground anymore. We can just leave it UNCONNECTED. Is this correct?
I see your logic here. However, you still need to connect the black wire on the Camera side so the 12v running on the red wire has a path to ground. If you don’t connect that black wire, the camera wont power up.
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@@AutosNGizmos I have one RCA adapter with 4 wires and the other end has a yellow connector with 2 wires. Between these 2 ends, there is a BLACK JUNCTION BOX from which only 2 wires come out to the yellow connector. And one wire not connected to anything. Obviously, inner ring is video signal and outer ring is ground. And, what are the 2 remaining wires used for??? And, what's inside the black box junction??? I really need englighten on these 4 wires and it's really confusing me alot. Please 🙏 help.
Hi King, Unfortunately I would not be able to tell you specifically what wires you need to connect to where because headunits and canbus decoders vary. Does your headunit (if its already connected) does it switch to reverse camera input and show blank screen when you put the car in reverse?
@@KingTreeFiddy Ok there are two areas you could to check. 1) In the System setting, there might be a setting to enable/disable the reverse camera switch. If you find this setting, make sure it’s enabled. Perform a quick test if you changed this setting. 2) Perform a trial-and-error to find the wire in the canbus decoder that outputs 12v when you put the car in reverse, and goes to 0v if you put it out of reverse (i.e. checking each wire of the canbus decoder one-by-one). You will need a multi-tester for this test. Good luck. I hope one of the two suggestions above will work for you. Let me know if you need further assistance.
That’s a great question. For me, when I did my installs, since the headunit is already open, it made sense to get the 12v power source from there. Second reason is that some cars have a sensitive canbus and that a slight drop in current/resistance triggers a random warning light. So to avoid that potential issue, I just tap into the headunit/canbus decoder power source. Either approach is fine. Just dont connect both ends of the red wire from video cable to a power source.
i liked the video well explained. but if you can help me understand , i connected mine to the reverse light for power. now i want to add an additional switch to turn on the camera whenever i want. how can i do that? and btw if im not connecting to the reverse light and only as you did . how does the unit know im in reverse? i don't have a canbus ..thank you :)
Hello ynon, thanks for watching this video. To answer your question accurately, I might need to know what kind of headunit you have on your car. But setting that aside for now, I can provide you with some basic concepts how the reverse camera system works (at least on this particular headunit). There are two things that happen when you see the reverse camera video feed projected on the headunit when you put the car in reverse: 1) The system sends 12V power to the camera to power it up so it can start capturing video. In my case, I get it from the Canbus decoder. 2) Your headunit switches to the reverse camera input video so you can see the video feed. I think this happens by default when it senses a 12V signal on a specific wire. If you want to show the reverse camera feed at a flick of a switch, this is technically possible and I think these are your options (there might be more): OPTION 1 - Constantly feed the camera a 12V power and connect the reverse camera’s Video OUTPUT jack to a Video INPUT in the headunit. When you switch to this VIDEO input on the headunit, you should be able to see the rear facing camera video feed. I wouldn’t recommend this because this will most likely shorten the life of the camera since it is constantly ON. OPTION 2 - Find a constant 12V supply, add a manual switch in then connect it to the reverse camera. If your headunit has a reverse camera input jack and a 12V input trigger (basically to tell it to display the reverse camera video feed, then thats good you can use that. But if it doesn’t, then you might need to find a separate Video INPUT (as per OPTION 1) and manually select this in the headunit. Like I said, without knowing any specific details about your headunit, this is as much information I can provide. One thing that might helpful is to have a multimeter and an external 12V power handy. In this way, you can simulate those conditions to confirm which one will work. I hope you find this helpful and please be careful when testing these options. When done incorrectly, there is a risk that you might destroy your headunit. Feel free to reach out if you have further questions. I am more than happy to help.
@@AutosNGizmos thank you very much. i have a generic Android head unit. and i do have the convenience wire attached to the rca video's input. i thought adding a separate wire to 12v. and also to the camera. with a diode..
Hi yrn_sean, thanks for watching my video. I should have probably explained the ground connector because that is as equally important to get right. I might create another explainer video about that in the future. So to answer your question where to connect the ground wire on your 2006 Chrysler 300 (beautiful car by the way). I must preface this with a disclaimer, I don’t own a 300 but I watched video where it shows where it is. I’m basing my answer on that video so I’m not sure if that is correct. But generally speaking, any bare-metal (i.e. no paint) you see on the car should be connected to ground. If you skip directly to 6 minutes and 42 seconds you will see on the top right corner of the frame where several black wires are connected with a single bolt into the body of the car (the one next to the battery). That is your ground. I hope this helps and if you have further questions, just pop them in the comments. Also if you haven’t done so yet, I would appreciate if you can subscribe to my channel. If you are already a subscriber, a million thanks! 🤩 Reference video for Chrysler 300: ua-cam.com/video/tIC8svZgTPA/v-deo.htmlsi=S_iQ5DwS9xDHlCa4 Reference video for my car (MB C200) ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.htmlsi=LpbpnHFHMx4SZaVl
Hi Mate How do I ground black cable. I mean where do I ground the black cable. I have ordered the same head unit but it has got separate brown cable marked with reverse. So I don’t need to cut the cable but need to ground black cable. If you could let me know layman way such as where to connect that black cable . I have got same head unit and camera. I am trying to install tomorrow
Hi Prasanna, Since you are also planning to install a reverse camera for a C-Class (I’m assuming you also have the W203), you can check out my other video on MERCEDES C200 W203 | REVERSE CAMERA INSTALL GUIDE (Link: ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html) where I cover that exact topic how to ground the wire that will power-up your reverse camera when you put the car in reverse. In that other video, you can jump to the chapter called “Connecting to Ground” (its on the 20 minutes and 57 seconds mark) where it shows where the ground point is for the C-Class (W203 chassis). If you have a different car, let me know and I can provide you with some pointers how I go about finding the right grounding point. Cheers 👍
@@AutosNGizmos Actually, I have a problem, because I bought two cameras, a spliter and a monitor to my car and... the monitor does not "see" the cameras... Perhaps it is a problem of resolution mismatch... I'm still checking... and asking everywhere ;-)
Hello Oreoluwa, firstly thanks for watching my video. Your support means a lot to me. With regards to the issue you described, there could be several reasons for that. Here are the steps you can follow to help you troubleshoot. Using a multimeter (set to voltage reading), connect the red and black leads of the multimeter into the corresponding camera power wires then put the car in reverse. If you don’t get 12v reading in the multimeter, it’s either the red wire is not connected to a 12v power source or the black wire is not properly grounded. If you don’t have a multimeter, I have an affiliate link to an Amazon or Aliexpress product which you can purchase (I might get a small commission if you purchase using one of those links). If I may ask, where are you getting the 12v power source. Did you confirm it is in fact sending 12v? If you can confirm there is definitely 12v, then it’s possible the black wire is not properly connected to ground. Normally, the ground point in any car is any bare metal (unpainted) part of the car’s body. Normally, you will see a bunch of wires connected to a nut onto the body of the car - this is the ground point you can use. If you can confirm both 12v and ground are connected properly, then it’s possible the camera is broken. To check if the camera is working, you can take your camera indoors and using an external 12v power source, power it up and connect the yellow RCA cable into your TV. If you power it up and the camera is working, you should see the video feed show up on your TV (make sure to switch the TV to the appropriate input source). I hope this helps. Let me know if you have further questions. Cheers Ron Autos N Gizmos
I have a reverse camera from a previous radio and I changed the radio to canbus style adroid I have 12 v in the rca wire while in reverse and I don’t know where to splice that signal wire but when I go to reverse the unit goes to camera mode and says no signal. Can you please help me 😃
Hi Jamie, Firstly, thanks for watching my video and I hope I can help you with this issue. Is the existing reverse camera also an aftermarket accessory you installed or did it come with the car as an official product option? The reason I’m asking is because I suspect the reverse camera is not properly grounded hence the 12v is unable to power up the reverse camera. If you are not sure which canbus wire to tap into for the reverse power signal, an alternative is tapping into the reverse light bulb. Note: Please take all necessary precautions that you don’t damage the electricals of your car and more importantly that you dont hurt yourself.
@@AutosNGizmos it’s a added camera and I have 12v in the wire when I’m in reverse but I don’t know where to install that wire in the radio harness I have now it’s a 8 inch plug and play for a 08 GMC pickup
Oh I see, now I understand. If you have a multimeter and you can access the wiring harness coming out of the car, you can do a trial-and-error and test which wire returns 12v when you put the car in reverse. Just make sure you have the multimeter connected to the right ground. Alternatively if you cant find the 12v reverse signal from the car’s wiring harness, you can always tap into the reverse light bulb to power the reverse camera. In both cases, you need to have the black/ground wire connected to a proper ground point. I hope this helps and good luck 😊
@@AutosNGizmos update I had to go into the radio and change some settings. It now works but it’s a little fuzzy . Any ideas on how to get a better picture?
Hi Michael, yes that the video I’m trying finish which hopefully I can post soon. Is there any specific question you want to ask about travelling the wire from the rear of the car to the headunit?
The reverse camera installation video for this car is now live on my UA-cam channel. Please make sure to check it out here >> ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html
@@freddyalfarodavilla2463 my android headunit is a TS7 and I did not put a supply on the red wire of the video rca.. only the reversing supply I connect to reverse camera input and it worked
Hay I have problem with rear cam I am installing it right now and something isnt corect. I have pics all the time no matter on reverse I cinnected with pink wire on radio conectir and on cam side i connect with lighter conector on back of the car. Is that lighter conector gives 12v constantly, maybe that is the problem
Hi Ds Ms, Yeah it sounded like you are sending constant power to the headunit tricking it that reverse gear is engaged. Try to find a power source that turns On when the car is in reverse gear. It can be the 12v reverse gear trigger on the canbus decoder or the reverse lamp on the tail lights. Good luck 🍀
Yes this method works as long as you can confirm the RCA red wire on your reverse camera wires as connected to each other. This method has been confirmed to be working by myself and other watchers of this video.
@@AutosNGizmos thanks. I figured out my my android ts7 headunit back camera connection. In my case I get the reverse camera supply directly from the reverse trigger of the head unit. I use the regular video cable without tapping any supply voltage on the rca cable which has a supply wire in it.
@@alexandrstroynov6986 This will save you time routing the wires from the cabin through to the rear of the car but you still need to find a power source from both ends.
Hello....i wanna install a reverse camera on my kia ceed 2010, and i have the original radio gps....the camera have 4 wires, red, black, white and yellow...radio have these conector diagram: 13 CAMERA_B+(Option: Rear_CAMERA) 14 CAMERA_GND(Option: Rear_CAMERA) 15 CAMERA_CVBS(Option: Rear_CAMERA) 16 CAMERA_VGND(Option: Rear_CAMERA) Car Interface C2 Parking How i do connection? If somebody can help me i really apreciate, thanks a lot
What seems to be the problem? 1) Is the headunit switching to the reverse camera video feed and you see a blank screen? 2) Is the headunit NOT switching to the reverse camera feed?
Hi Earl, It was tricky showing the working result in this video because I dont have access to an account external 12v power supply and a tv/display to output the video signal. I know this works because the method I showed here is the exact method I used on my reverse camera install video -> ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.htmlsi=brSIZmOBMt4MzKP3 So if you have access to an external 12v DC power and a Tv/display with an RCA video input, you can test the camera this way. In your other post you said the headunit does not detect any video signal from the reverse camera. To me this means the reverse camera is provably not getting 12v, so check that you have properly connected the black wire (ground) to a proper grounding point in the car.
Thanks I thought the same thing why do I need to power it twice? I've argued with my brother lifelong union electrician I did everything by the instructions and his suggestions still nothing I'm going to try this now. I had tapped into the reverse light, tied the video tracer into that, grounded, camera should be good ,ran video cord to mirror monitor, power for that to acc cigarette lighter wire, he swore I needed front reverse signal also , tore my entire dash apart tapping into every color wire after getting multiple answers from old forums (2010 Dodge ram) tested first in hood behind engine ( one of the first few answers I found , some said purple wire) it was white with red stripe wire then found down behind e-brake, tapped video tracer into that 🤔 knowing I already have reverse signal. At one point early in my attempt to install It was back feeding because I had tapped the video tracer in cab into 12v cigarette light also so my reverse lights were dim on when I was in park gear before I realized mistake .maybe grounding issue? Fuse? Have the mygig navi rhr $25 ebay! Just purchased the video adapter./ Lock pick. maybe $40 eBay cam or monitors shot Life story here lol
Sounds like you went through a lot there. I may not know all the details about your setup but there are these important things to consider when wiring a reverse camera: 1) The headunit/display needs a 12v signal so it switches video to show reverse camera feed. In my case, this headunit gets it from the canbus decoder. 2) Ideally, you can use the same 12v signal from #1 above to turn on the reverse camera. However, you can also use the reverse light if that is more convenient. 3) You need to properly ground the system. Were are able to make your reverse camera working? Cheers 😊
Yikes! Thanks for pointing that out. In my head I was referring to the black/red striped wire but understand how it maybe misunderstood. I've edited the video and it now says "ground the black wire to a grounding point".
Yeah the the black wire must be connected to body gnd.. the diagram shows double reverse supply one comes from the headunit harness and one comes from the other end close to the camera itself.. if the reverse supply wire on both end is actually connected to each other then why bother make other supply to other end😅
Hi Edward, Thanks for watching this video. I would to know why you think the method I presented in this video is incorrect since this is the method I used to install this exact reverse camera to my W203. Video here: MERCEDES C200 W203 | REVERSE CAMERA INSTALL GUIDE ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html
The Trigger is from the reverse line to the main unit! To activate the screen in reverse mode. Not the other way around like you've said! You are misleading the newbies!
Brown trigger wire is to tell head unit the vehicle is in reverse. The brown wire by itself will not power anything with the vehicle in reverse. It is meant to receive 12v from the reverse light circuit at the rear of the vehicle
Hi, I don't know a lot about cars, I recently bought my first car, a Polo mk5 (6R) 2017 (CJZC engine). Do you (or anyone else reading this) by any chance know if I could install a reverse camera that would work with the factory screen. I want a license plate light camera. I also borrowed a friend's obdeleven tool to look for some info on my car and here's some of it. Control unit: 5F Multimedia System description: MU-E--ER Software number: 6C0035867F Software version: 7082 Hardware number: 6C0035867F Hardware version: 050
Hi Vzh, firstly, sorry it took me a while to respond to your question. Secondly, congrats purchasing your first car 😊 With regards to retrofitting a reverse camera to factory headunits and as you might already be aware, it will require re-coding of the car either using OBDEleven or VCDS from Ross-tech. I don’t have experience using either of this (I’m considering buying VCDS) so the best place for you to post this question is on the respective forums for these products. I quickly searched the Ross-tech forum and found this thread which you might find useful: forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/7276/ As for the reverse camera itself, I’m also not sure what video format the factory headunit supports but a good start is to have a look at this website: vwcentral.com.au/cosmetic/exterior/volkswagen-genuine-flip-badge-static-rear-view-av-composite-reverse-camera-fits-vw-mk5-mk6-polo-6r-polo-6c-passat-b7-b8-t-roc.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqoPtxqegWpPyIIbbLvfeUNijjZsIWAdsg_TPu3GzxaHG7GgfvI If the above is a bit too pricey, you can search in Aliexpress to find a suitable one. You will need to confirm with the seller if it is compatible with the factory stereo. Good luck and I hope you find a solution to retrofit a reverse camera to the factory stereo.
Thanks for this video. Been struggling with my multimedia and reversing camera for a week and couldn't find the information. Now that I saw your video it worked out. Thanks once again
Glad it helped! Thanks for the support!
Excellent video. I like how you explain the source of the voltage being the CANBUS detecting the reverse and how the connections through the back long cable powers the camera. Best explanation I have found. Keep it up!! you gained a subscription....
Thanks Alfonso, I appreciate you dropping a comment here and the sub of course 😊
I know its been said many time but I just have to say great video you explained everything in an easy to understand manner
@@ItsSweetShot Thank you very much 😊
Just what i need ty for making this explanation 👍
Hi Rumercupcake21, I’m glad you find this video useful! Thanks for watching 😊
Hi this might be an obvious question, but how do I tap into the brown wire without risking damage? Thanks
Hi Emm, firstly thanks for taking time to watch this video. I appreciate you.
To answer your question, the easiest way I could think of is to use what they call the T-Tap with a spade connector. You can find them on my Amazon affiliate link in the description box of this video. Please note that I might earn a small commission from Amazon from qualifying purchases. It doesnt cost you extra but helps me a great deal to keep this channel going.
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Where is the grounding point??
Where do I iron soldier the black cable. The rest instructions are crystal clear
Hi Prasanna, I think I answered this question from your other comment. 🙏
Thank you very much. 🙏
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You’re welcome! And hello from Australia 😊
Thank you! That's exactly what i needed!!!!
Awesome! I’m glad you find this video helpful 😊
What did you do with the black wire? Did you connect it to ground (body of car) or did you leave it disconnected and got the ground from the RCA cable only?
Hi Steven, Yes I connected the black wire to the grounding point of the car.
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Special thanks for you
Your video is so helpful
But I have a question
What is the role of canbus decoder ???
Hi Mohammad, thanks for watching my video.
CAN (aka Controller Area Network) is a protocol used by modern cars to communicate between devices or components. The CANbus decoder, decodes these signals to something that the headunit understands. In this instance, the CANbus decodes the reverse gear “signal” and sends 12v to the brown wire which is what I used to turn ‘ON’ the reverse camera.
I hope this answered your question.
Cheers 😊
Thanks i appreciate it. Fixed my problem in under 10 minutes. 🎉🎉
Nice! I’m glad this video helped you solve the problem 😊
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Thanks Jave, I’m glad you found this useful 😊
Excellent video. Tells exactly what to do.
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated 😊
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@@Afropolitanen 🤩 This is the best comment I received! Thanks for this and I’m glad this video helped you 😊
Thank you very much, after hours this was the only solution that worked for me
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Thank you for this. I saw so many videos and articles saying I needed to connect both the RCA red wire and the other red wire at the same time to a source, but that didn't make sense to me.
Will be wiring mine the same way and avoiding needing to use T Taps (hate them). My headunit/factory wire harness has a 12v reverse signal, so I should be good to do mine the same way as you.
Hopefully all works out well. Thanks again!
Hi Jon, I’m glad you find this useful. When you follow this method, must make sure the two RCA red wires are connected to each other.
@@AutosNGizmos yep! Just finished install! Works beautifully.
@blackfireball5 Awesome!
Hi guys. Thank you for your informative video. I have connected my new unit up exactly as per your instructions but I have a slight issue. The camera seems to power on when I put the car in reverse (as the bright led lights around the camera lens light up), but I am not getting a video signal on the screen. I have plugged the RCA into the correct input on the head unit and I have checked the radio settings to ensure that the Reverse Camera setting is 'on'. Do you have any ideas as to why I am not getting vision from my camera onto the screen? Cheers from Maurie
Hi Maurien, I can only think of three reasons why this would happen:
1) The camera itself is not working/broken. Try using a different camera.
2) The input RCA jack is incorrect. Either try using a different RCA jack if there are another one available, or cycle through input video sources from the headunit (i.e pick Aux, etc)
3) The video format is not set correctly to match the camera. Try going to the system preference and change to a different format.
I hope one of these solutions would work. Cheers
@@AutosNGizmos Thanks for the reply guys. I will investigate further. Cheers
How does the cable stay in the red box ? I have something similar. But also mine doesn’t seem to have any power.
Also where would I put the black cable in a Renault traffic
Hi Robert, firstly thanks for watching the video, I really appreciate it.
If by “red box” you mean the CANBUS decoder, it gets power from the car’s main wiring harness. Mine doesn’t have a power LED indicator so it’s not easily distinguishable that it is getting power. The only way to confirm it is receiving power is to testing the wires using a multi-meter.
With regards to the black wire for your Renault Traffic, I’m not too familiar with that vehicle but normally, black wires are “ground” which means you need to connect them to a ground point in the car. For most vehicles, a ground point is normally any connection to the car’s bare metal. You typically see this when a bunch of wires are connected to a bolt attached to the body of the car. But I must warn you that if you are not familiar with electricity concepts, please seek the help of a mechanic/professional to avoid damaging your car or injuring yourself. Best of luck!
Hi, I have a Vauxhall Zafira recently installed a android unit. It has the canbus box and a wire labelled ‘reverse’. Can I connect the red wire from the video line to this to the red wire on the camera for power? When I go into reverse the screen changes to on its own to the camera feed, currently only shows a blue screen as no camera currently installed.
Hi Dyland, It sounds like you can use it as per the label. But to be certain, I suggest to test the ‘reverse’ wire with a multi-meter.
I didn’t have a ‘reverse’ wire it was a ‘radio’ one 😂, I looked at the canbus and had a dark orange wire in the same spot as your brown, TTapped off that and the camera works perfectly. Thanks for the video, most helpful one out there.
I have a pink wire on the Canbus that is directly below the brown wire it's labeled "Parking" would this wire be 12v that I can connect the red wire too without cutting the brown from the Canbas?
Hi Kara, it’s really hard to tell based on your description. The only way to be certain is to do a test but you will need a multi-meter test tool
dont you need a relay in order to amplify the signal when tapping into canbus decoder wire?
Hi DeelitefulJestr, when I tested and installed this on my car a couple of years ago now, the reverse camera seems to receive sufficient signal to power up without any issues.
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So the RCA cable has 2 wires.. inner is the video data signal coming from camera to the android unit, and the outer ring is the ground wire which gets already grounded inside the android unit.
If my assumption is correct, then we don't need to connect the black wire of the 2nd connector to ground anymore. We can just leave it UNCONNECTED. Is this correct?
I see your logic here. However, you still need to connect the black wire on the Camera side so the 12v running on the red wire has a path to ground. If you don’t connect that black wire, the camera wont power up.
@@AutosNGizmos okay thanks for the reply.
@@AutosNGizmos Sir if you don't mind, can you please kindly share your 🅦🅗🅐🅣🅩 🅐🅟🅩 because I can't explain. I will better send photos/diagrams which explains more clearly...
@@AutosNGizmos sir can you help me?
@@AutosNGizmos I have one RCA adapter with 4 wires and the other end has a yellow connector with 2 wires.
Between these 2 ends, there is a BLACK JUNCTION BOX from which only 2 wires come out to the yellow connector. And one wire not connected to anything. Obviously, inner ring is video signal and outer ring is ground.
And, what are the 2 remaining wires used for???
And, what's inside the black box junction???
I really need englighten on these 4 wires and it's really confusing me alot.
Please 🙏 help.
My brown trigger wire from the back of the unit does not connect to the canbus, can you tell me which slot does it go into the canbus? Thanks
Hi King, Unfortunately I would not be able to tell you specifically what wires you need to connect to where because headunits and canbus decoders vary. Does your headunit (if its already connected) does it switch to reverse camera input and show blank screen when you put the car in reverse?
@@AutosNGizmos it does not switch , nothing happens when I put the car in reverse
@@KingTreeFiddy Ok there are two areas you could to check.
1) In the System setting, there might be a setting to enable/disable the reverse camera switch. If you find this setting, make sure it’s enabled. Perform a quick test if you changed this setting.
2) Perform a trial-and-error to find the wire in the canbus decoder that outputs 12v when you put the car in reverse, and goes to 0v if you put it out of reverse (i.e. checking each wire of the canbus decoder one-by-one). You will need a multi-tester for this test.
Good luck. I hope one of the two suggestions above will work for you. Let me know if you need further assistance.
What is the benefit of wiring it to the headunit as opposed to the reverse light? Does it not achieve the same effect?
That’s a great question. For me, when I did my installs, since the headunit is already open, it made sense to get the 12v power source from there. Second reason is that some cars have a sensitive canbus and that a slight drop in current/resistance triggers a random warning light. So to avoid that potential issue, I just tap into the headunit/canbus decoder power source.
Either approach is fine. Just dont connect both ends of the red wire from video cable to a power source.
@@AutosNGizmos That makes sense, thanks for explaining
i liked the video well explained. but if you can help me understand , i connected mine to the reverse light for power. now i want to add an additional switch to turn on the camera whenever i want. how can i do that? and btw if im not connecting to the reverse light and only as you did . how does the unit know im in reverse? i don't have a canbus ..thank you :)
Hello ynon, thanks for watching this video. To answer your question accurately, I might need to know what kind of headunit you have on your car. But setting that aside for now, I can provide you with some basic concepts how the reverse camera system works (at least on this particular headunit).
There are two things that happen when you see the reverse camera video feed projected on the headunit when you put the car in reverse:
1) The system sends 12V power to the camera to power it up so it can start capturing video. In my case, I get it from the Canbus decoder.
2) Your headunit switches to the reverse camera input video so you can see the video feed. I think this happens by default when it senses a 12V signal on a specific wire.
If you want to show the reverse camera feed at a flick of a switch, this is technically possible and I think these are your options (there might be more):
OPTION 1 - Constantly feed the camera a 12V power and connect the reverse camera’s Video OUTPUT jack to a Video INPUT in the headunit. When you switch to this VIDEO input on the headunit, you should be able to see the rear facing camera video feed. I wouldn’t recommend this because this will most likely shorten the life of the camera since it is constantly ON.
OPTION 2 - Find a constant 12V supply, add a manual switch in then connect it to the reverse camera. If your headunit has a reverse camera input jack and a 12V input trigger (basically to tell it to display the reverse camera video feed, then thats good you can use that. But if it doesn’t, then you might need to find a separate Video INPUT (as per OPTION 1) and manually select this in the headunit.
Like I said, without knowing any specific details about your headunit, this is as much information I can provide. One thing that might helpful is to have a multimeter and an external 12V power handy. In this way, you can simulate those conditions to confirm which one will work. I hope you find this helpful and please be careful when testing these options. When done incorrectly, there is a risk that you might destroy your headunit. Feel free to reach out if you have further questions. I am more than happy to help.
@@AutosNGizmos thank you very much. i have a generic Android head unit. and i do have the convenience wire attached to the rca video's input. i thought adding a separate wire to 12v. and also to the camera. with a diode..
where could i connect my black ground? i have a 2006 chrysler 300 but im new to this stuff
ur video is straight foward and understandable but i dont get where i could connect the ground
Hi yrn_sean, thanks for watching my video. I should have probably explained the ground connector because that is as equally important to get right. I might create another explainer video about that in the future.
So to answer your question where to connect the ground wire on your 2006 Chrysler 300 (beautiful car by the way). I must preface this with a disclaimer, I don’t own a 300 but I watched video where it shows where it is. I’m basing my answer on that video so I’m not sure if that is correct. But generally speaking, any bare-metal (i.e. no paint) you see on the car should be connected to ground.
If you skip directly to 6 minutes and 42 seconds you will see on the top right corner of the frame where several black wires are connected with a single bolt into the body of the car (the one next to the battery). That is your ground.
I hope this helps and if you have further questions, just pop them in the comments. Also if you haven’t done so yet, I would appreciate if you can subscribe to my channel. If you are already a subscriber, a million thanks! 🤩
Reference video for Chrysler 300:
ua-cam.com/video/tIC8svZgTPA/v-deo.htmlsi=S_iQ5DwS9xDHlCa4
Reference video for my car (MB C200)
ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.htmlsi=LpbpnHFHMx4SZaVl
Hi Mate
How do I ground black cable. I mean where do I ground the black cable. I have ordered the same head unit but it has got separate brown cable marked with reverse. So I don’t need to cut the cable but need to ground black cable. If you could let me know layman way such as where to connect that black cable . I have got same head unit and camera. I am trying to install tomorrow
Hi Prasanna, Since you are also planning to install a reverse camera for a C-Class (I’m assuming you also have the W203), you can check out my other video on MERCEDES C200 W203 | REVERSE CAMERA INSTALL GUIDE (Link: ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html) where I cover that exact topic how to ground the wire that will power-up your reverse camera when you put the car in reverse. In that other video, you can jump to the chapter called “Connecting to Ground” (its on the 20 minutes and 57 seconds mark) where it shows where the ground point is for the C-Class (W203 chassis).
If you have a different car, let me know and I can provide you with some pointers how I go about finding the right grounding point.
Cheers 👍
Does it really matter the resolution of the camera compared to the one of the monitor?
Hi Sylwester, It might not matter that much actually. I just thought the image might clip if the resolution or aspect ratio dont match.
@@AutosNGizmos Actually, I have a problem, because I bought two cameras, a spliter and a monitor to my car and... the monitor does not "see" the cameras... Perhaps it is a problem of resolution mismatch... I'm still checking... and asking everywhere ;-)
Hello I recently installed mine with the help of your video and mine goes into a blank screen when I switch to reverse
Hello Oreoluwa, firstly thanks for watching my video. Your support means a lot to me.
With regards to the issue you described, there could be several reasons for that. Here are the steps you can follow to help you troubleshoot.
Using a multimeter (set to voltage reading), connect the red and black leads of the multimeter into the corresponding camera power wires then put the car in reverse. If you don’t get 12v reading in the multimeter, it’s either the red wire is not connected to a 12v power source or the black wire is not properly grounded. If you don’t have a multimeter, I have an affiliate link to an Amazon or Aliexpress product which you can purchase (I might get a small commission if you purchase using one of those links).
If I may ask, where are you getting the 12v power source. Did you confirm it is in fact sending 12v?
If you can confirm there is definitely 12v, then it’s possible the black wire is not properly connected to ground. Normally, the ground point in any car is any bare metal (unpainted) part of the car’s body. Normally, you will see a bunch of wires connected to a nut onto the body of the car - this is the ground point you can use.
If you can confirm both 12v and ground are connected properly, then it’s possible the camera is broken.
To check if the camera is working, you can take your camera indoors and using an external 12v power source, power it up and connect the yellow RCA cable into your TV. If you power it up and the camera is working, you should see the video feed show up on your TV (make sure to switch the TV to the appropriate input source).
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have further questions.
Cheers
Ron
Autos N Gizmos
Great!
Hi Lionsharz, this was a follow-up video on my reverse camera installation video. Thanks for watching this too 😊
I have a reverse camera from a previous radio and I changed the radio to canbus style adroid I have 12 v in the rca wire while in reverse and I don’t know where to splice that signal wire but when I go to reverse the unit goes to camera mode and says no signal. Can you please help me 😃
Hi Jamie,
Firstly, thanks for watching my video and I hope I can help you with this issue.
Is the existing reverse camera also an aftermarket accessory you installed or did it come with the car as an official product option?
The reason I’m asking is because I suspect the reverse camera is not properly grounded hence the 12v is unable to power up the reverse camera.
If you are not sure which canbus wire to tap into for the reverse power signal, an alternative is tapping into the reverse light bulb.
Note: Please take all necessary precautions that you don’t damage the electricals of your car and more importantly that you dont hurt yourself.
@@AutosNGizmos it’s a added camera and I have 12v in the wire when I’m in reverse but I don’t know where to install that wire in the radio harness I have now it’s a 8 inch plug and play for a 08 GMC pickup
Oh I see, now I understand.
If you have a multimeter and you can access the wiring harness coming out of the car, you can do a trial-and-error and test which wire returns 12v when you put the car in reverse. Just make sure you have the multimeter connected to the right ground. Alternatively if you cant find the 12v reverse signal from the car’s wiring harness, you can always tap into the reverse light bulb to power the reverse camera.
In both cases, you need to have the black/ground wire connected to a proper ground point.
I hope this helps and good luck 😊
@@AutosNGizmos update I had to go into the radio and change some settings. It now works but it’s a little fuzzy . Any ideas on how to get a better picture?
Thank you so much!🎉
You’re welcome Sergei😊
Can you make a video on how to install it on the car and travel the wire?
Hi Michael, yes that the video I’m trying finish which hopefully I can post soon. Is there any specific question you want to ask about travelling the wire from the rear of the car to the headunit?
The reverse camera installation video for this car is now live on my UA-cam channel. Please make sure to check it out here >> ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html
I tried the same way but there’s no video signal detected no matter how I change the reverse camera setting available on the headunit
Mine has a camera wire, and you need to connect over there, not reverse,
@@freddyalfarodavilla2463 my android headunit is a TS7 and I did not put a supply on the red wire of the video rca.. only the reversing supply I connect to reverse camera input and it worked
The key step in the video is to confirm the red wires on both ends of video cable are connected.
Hay
I have problem with rear cam
I am installing it right now and something isnt corect.
I have pics all the time no matter on reverse
I cinnected with pink wire on radio conectir and on cam side i connect with lighter conector on back of the car. Is that lighter conector gives 12v constantly, maybe that is the problem
Hi Ds Ms, Yeah it sounded like you are sending constant power to the headunit tricking it that reverse gear is engaged. Try to find a power source that turns On when the car is in reverse gear. It can be the 12v reverse gear trigger on the canbus decoder or the reverse lamp on the tail lights. Good luck 🍀
Genius.
Thanks mate 😊
Did it work?
Yes this method works as long as you can confirm the RCA red wire on your reverse camera wires as connected to each other. This method has been confirmed to be working by myself and other watchers of this video.
@@AutosNGizmos thanks. I figured out my my android ts7 headunit back camera connection. In my case I get the reverse camera supply directly from the reverse trigger of the head unit. I use the regular video cable without tapping any supply voltage on the rca cable which has a supply wire in it.
Can you please make new videos of cars without can bus?
I think most of the cars on the roads here in Australia have canbus so it will be difficult to find one without one 😀
@@AutosNGizmos oh okay... The more videos you make, the more knowledge I gain from you.
And it's easy to understand too.
Easy drop on reverse and use Bluetooth transmitter
@@alexandrstroynov6986 This will save you time routing the wires from the cabin through to the rear of the car but you still need to find a power source from both ends.
work smart not hard
Hello....i wanna install a reverse camera on my kia ceed 2010, and i have the original radio gps....the camera have 4 wires, red, black, white and yellow...radio have these conector diagram:
13 CAMERA_B+(Option: Rear_CAMERA)
14 CAMERA_GND(Option: Rear_CAMERA)
15 CAMERA_CVBS(Option: Rear_CAMERA)
16 CAMERA_VGND(Option: Rear_CAMERA)
Car Interface
C2 Parking
How i do connection? If somebody can help me i really apreciate, thanks a lot
Hi there, I appreciate your question. Unfortunately, I don't own a Kia Ceed so I am unable to provide you with a definitive answer.
I am having problems wiring my camera to my single din android
What seems to be the problem?
1) Is the headunit switching to the reverse camera video feed and you see a blank screen?
2) Is the headunit NOT switching to the reverse camera feed?
But you did not show the final result if it did work
Hi Earl, It was tricky showing the working result in this video because I dont have access to an account external 12v power supply and a tv/display to output the video signal. I know this works because the method I showed here is the exact method I used on my reverse camera install video -> ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.htmlsi=brSIZmOBMt4MzKP3
So if you have access to an external 12v DC power and a Tv/display with an RCA video input, you can test the camera this way.
In your other post you said the headunit does not detect any video signal from the reverse camera. To me this means the reverse camera is provably not getting 12v, so check that you have properly connected the black wire (ground) to a proper grounding point in the car.
@@AutosNGizmos yes but the camera isn’t working no matter how I try
Thanks I thought the same thing why do I need to power it twice? I've argued with my brother lifelong union electrician I did everything by the instructions and his suggestions still nothing I'm going to try this now. I had tapped into the reverse light, tied the video tracer into that, grounded, camera should be good ,ran video cord to mirror monitor, power for that to acc cigarette lighter wire, he swore I needed front reverse signal also , tore my entire dash apart tapping into every color wire after getting multiple answers from old forums (2010 Dodge ram) tested first in hood behind engine ( one of the first few answers I found , some said purple wire) it was white with red stripe wire then found down behind e-brake, tapped video tracer into that 🤔 knowing I already have reverse signal. At one point early in my attempt to install It was back feeding because I had tapped the video tracer in cab into 12v cigarette light also so my reverse lights were dim on when I was in park gear before I realized mistake .maybe grounding issue? Fuse? Have the mygig navi rhr $25 ebay! Just purchased the video adapter./ Lock pick. maybe $40 eBay cam or monitors shot Life story here lol
Sounds like you went through a lot there. I may not know all the details about your setup but there are these important things to consider when wiring a reverse camera:
1) The headunit/display needs a 12v signal so it switches video to show reverse camera feed. In my case, this headunit gets it from the canbus decoder.
2) Ideally, you can use the same 12v signal from #1 above to turn on the reverse camera. However, you can also use the reverse light if that is more convenient.
3) You need to properly ground the system.
Were are able to make your reverse camera working?
Cheers 😊
@@AutosNGizmos unfortunately no , still nothing. Thank you for the tips definitely going to check everything over and grounds and clamp them on tight.
@@kirk422 Ok good luck 🍀
Got the replacement cam installed, works great! Thanks for help, maybe going to remove guidelines by cutting small green loop wire.
@kirk422 Oh thats good news! I’m glad you were able to fix it 😊
In your last comments ,you DON'T ground the red and black wires,for Christ's sake!!!Please rectify this before someone shorts the radio
Yikes! Thanks for pointing that out. In my head I was referring to the black/red striped wire but understand how it maybe misunderstood. I've edited the video and it now says "ground the black wire to a grounding point".
Yeah the the black wire must be connected to body gnd.. the diagram shows double reverse supply one comes from the headunit harness and one comes from the other end close to the camera itself.. if the reverse supply wire on both end is actually connected to each other then why bother make other supply to other end😅
Very wrong video don't follow
Hi Edward, Thanks for watching this video. I would to know why you think the method I presented in this video is incorrect since this is the method I used to install this exact reverse camera to my W203. Video here: MERCEDES C200 W203 | REVERSE CAMERA INSTALL GUIDE
ua-cam.com/video/uf7iFzxUnoA/v-deo.html
Better make a drawing rather than talking a lot that no one understand..
Thanks for the tip. I did that on my follow up video when I installed this reverse camera on my C200.
The Trigger is from the reverse line to the main unit! To activate the screen in reverse mode. Not the other way around like you've said! You are misleading the newbies!
If you look closely, I am ALSO using the same power source from the canbus decoder that goes into the headunit BACK to the reverse camera.
How to wire correctly.. and immediately proceeds to do it incorrect
@@LouisvilleCards I installed three reverse cameras successfully this way. What makes you say this is incorrect?
Brown trigger wire is to tell head unit the vehicle is in reverse. The brown wire by itself will not power anything with the vehicle in reverse. It is meant to receive 12v from the reverse light circuit at the rear of the vehicle
Hi, I don't know a lot about cars, I recently bought my first car, a Polo mk5 (6R) 2017 (CJZC engine). Do you (or anyone else reading this) by any chance know if I could install a reverse camera that would work with the factory screen. I want a license plate light camera. I also borrowed a friend's obdeleven tool to look for some info on my car and here's some of it.
Control unit: 5F Multimedia System description:
MU-E--ER Software number: 6C0035867F Software
version: 7082 Hardware number: 6C0035867F
Hardware version: 050
Hi Vzh, firstly, sorry it took me a while to respond to your question. Secondly, congrats purchasing your first car 😊
With regards to retrofitting a reverse camera to factory headunits and as you might already be aware, it will require re-coding of the car either using OBDEleven or VCDS from Ross-tech. I don’t have experience using either of this (I’m considering buying VCDS) so the best place for you to post this question is on the respective forums for these products. I quickly searched the Ross-tech forum and found this thread which you might find useful: forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/7276/
As for the reverse camera itself, I’m also not sure what video format the factory headunit supports but a good start is to have a look at this website: vwcentral.com.au/cosmetic/exterior/volkswagen-genuine-flip-badge-static-rear-view-av-composite-reverse-camera-fits-vw-mk5-mk6-polo-6r-polo-6c-passat-b7-b8-t-roc.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqoPtxqegWpPyIIbbLvfeUNijjZsIWAdsg_TPu3GzxaHG7GgfvI
If the above is a bit too pricey, you can search in Aliexpress to find a suitable one. You will need to confirm with the seller if it is compatible with the factory stereo.
Good luck and I hope you find a solution to retrofit a reverse camera to the factory stereo.