The C6 Corvette NEVER Had A Backup Camera *FIXING GMs Huge Mistake*
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Naveed Jamali was a double agent for the FBI, and this is his car. The car is a 2006 Chevy Corvette Z06, tastefully modded and totally black, this is a car that's nearly impossible to hide in. He wanted a few mods done while the car was here and one of them was adding a backup camera to the Kenwood double din headunit that was installed. Today we're doing just that the way I like to install them without cutting the bumper or making any permanent changes.
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For us geezers who with each new technology say "I don't need that!" Like they said when heating and cooling, automatic transmissions, delayed wipers, radios, disc brakes. With new cars with backup cameras, traction control, anti-lock brakes, and lane departure warnings, sure is nice to have.
So true! 60 years old when I got my first active steering with lane departure, I thought I’ll never use that stuff but within months of owning it I never drive the highway without it.
Certain features are nice but backup camera shouldn't be a thing. People should always know where their wheels and bumpers are at and actually turn their head. I have a backup camera on my car and never use it. I asked the dealership to code it out but they refused to do so.
@@IKhanNot good luck seeing the kid that chased a ball into your blindspot that the camera was watching by 'turning your head'... by that same logic ABS brakes is also nice to have but we should all just modulate brake pressure on our own instead cause who needs safety technology?
@@BrewProof Well first off ABS doesn't modulate brake pressure, the master cylinder along with the help of the fluid does that plus your input on the pedal so moot point. I've been driving longer without a backup camera than I have with one and honestly it's useless to me. All I care for in a car is for it to have AC for the summer time heat. The rest of the gimmicks can be done away with.
Well I’ve driven about 800 miles since I picked the car up Thurs. The C6 is wedged shaped so parking it is a pain wo a cam. Install is perfect with no issues other than the head unit only plays back that thang up.
Comical! Lol
Those DIY back up cameras kits are getting better and easier to install, thanks for showing us how to install one on the Corvette
Corvette needs a license frame for the back to make it sharp. Great video!!!
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I don’t think a corvette needs a back up camera. The rear is just right behind your seat. Rear view is all that’s really needed.
It’s stupid to put a back up camera on a corvette. I drove vets for 10 yrs. the rear ended is just right there. Your at the rear of the car on the front seat. Geez. Any bozo can back up a corvette. It’s so short. Geez! How dumb.
JR's concept of "easy" is literally intimidating sometimes. This ain't "easy like Sunday morning"; that kind of "easy" I can handle.
No, this kind of "easy" might as well be "easy like particle physics".
Fun to watch, though. I learn a lot about the things I will never understand and will never ever try to actually do to my cars. The result would be - chaos (in theory).
It seriously isn’t that bad. I had no experience prior and got it done in a day.
Nice install, I like the camera on center.
There are worse Bose systems and worse factory systems out there but that system still has issues. The door has 10" subs with their own amps, what Bose calls bass modules, 3.5" mids above that Bose calls twiddlers, a 3.5" mid in the middle of the dash, and 5.25" mids in the rear sail panels. The amp for the speakers is in the passenger side footwell next to the fuse panel, it's a 4 channel amp, so the door mids are each on a channel as front left and right, the center is summed mono, and then the rears are summed mono on the rear channel. I don't understand why the rear speakers are mono, and the only thing I can surmise was they had to use a 4 channel amp, so ran the left and right door speakers on their own channels, then summed the center to mono, and summed the rear to mono. As far as I can tell there's no fancy processing for the center speaker to act as a fill, it's just mono and it messes up the stereo image. The rear speakers also mess up the stereo image, plus they are quite a bit muddier than the front speakers so they reduce the clarity significantly, and while they add some mid bass missing from the front speakers, they add low mid clutter. Disconnecting the center speaker improves the stereo image significantly and fading the front speakers forward further improves clarity and stereo image. Insulating under the carpet of the rear hatch and under the carpet of the rear seats reduces some of that low mid mess and then you can partially fade in the rears to add back some of the missing low mids but not overly distort the stereo image or reduce clarity. The sound deadening he added would definitely help.
Geez how long was this diatribe before it was edited?!
An even easier solution? I have a high-end Garmin GPS and added a their wireless backup camera. I wired it to get its power the backup lights so that it automatically comes on when I put the car into reverse; it's unlikely that you'd need it very many other times. No long wires to run, no need to pull the head unit.
This.
People still use independent gps? Serious question, why? The maps on the phone in your pocket are more accurate, easier to use and have much faster traffic reporting due to the massive amounts of data that all other drivers around you are sharing. Also, why would you want a box stuck to your windshield vs a factory replacement look that requires no additional wires to be strewn across your dash. If it's just ease of use, I guess that works, but I'd venture to guess most enthusiast wouldn't want a Garmin stuck to their dash/windshield.
Kenwood head units have adjustments for the parking lines. I have mine adjusted to exact width and you can see the top of my hitch ball when installed.
I got a $12 factory replacement cam for my 370 and it looks great. These are all cmos cams and since the head units sold in cars are not fhd (usually less than 720 even) the added cam resolution doesn't really matter. Looks great day or night and makes backing up in parking lots less of a chore. Cheap doesn't mean bad when you're dealing with 20 years old tech.
I can tell by the color of the inspection sticker it's been there for 2 to 3 years..lol
My wife decided a few months ago she wanted to stealth camp. We found he a nice 2008 Sienna, but it was never equipped with a backup camera. I put in a new head unit, and a back up camera. The settings in the Alpine head unit were a bit frustrating. You have to stomp the parking brake pedal twice to access the camera settings to enable them! Ugh! It's better than our new cars, the lines turn with the steering wheel!
That behind-the-tag bracket is so much better than most of them. It is pretty inconspicuous.
Oh man, I was worried something happened. Hadn't seen a vid drop in a couple days. Gotta have my car vid fix...
Like he crashed his helicopter? 😄 Seriously, I hope he gets rid of it before something bad happens.
There’s a thing that a lot of people don’t know about vehicle tags / number plates.
Many states have rules against obscuring them in anyway by any amount.
At least that will be the excuse used to pull you over so they can search your vehicle in the hope of stealing from you and calling it civil asset forfeiture. While that camera is small it still obscures an unimportant letter or two which may be sufficient to get you an infringement notice especially on quota day.
Be careful what you say. They are listening and watching you right now.🥱
@@InsideOfMyOwnMind I cannot tell if this comment is intended as a sarcastic dig against the establishment or against my comment because you don’t believe that this actually happens?
In case it’s the latter be warned it really does happen a lot to the tune of billions of dollars in fines and forfeitures.
The average amount stolen by law enforcement at the side of the road is $36 .
There’s the possibility that police place bogus for sale ads for vehicles and other high dollar items and accept cash offers from out of state buyers then laying in wait on the route they will take to pull them over and steal the cash for the purchase.
@@anomamos9095 What you're talking about in your second comment is outright robbery that anyone can do. You don't have to be law enforcement to do it and it's completely illegal no matter who does it. What you discussed in your first comment were things that while they should be illegal in my opinion they are on the books as options from which a law enforcement officer can choose. Personally I have never lived in a place where the local law enforcement were out of control in this way. I hear horror stories about the deep south (USA) and other very rural areas. I have never been there. I'm not saying it doesn't happen. There is a channel named "Letto's Law and he has a video that deals with civil forfeiture. It's a tough place to be.
@@InsideOfMyOwnMind Yes it is out right theft BUT if they call it civil asset forfeiture you have to prove that you property wasn't intended for criminal use even if no charges are brought against you.
I watch Letto's Law too and he regularly does stories on this but only the particularly note worthy ones not all of them or that would be all he does.
Never had a cop take my stuff (white privilege) but have been pulled over for bs like this. Got pulled once for 'tag light not working' and walked to the back of the car after the officer left (he wouldn't let me inspect while he was there) and the tag light was fine but was a bit dirty and dim. They'll find any reason to harass down here.
I drove for 35 years without a back up camera. Lol
I came to the comments section in search of this one. I knew it would be there from someone.🤣and if not I was going to fix the problem myself.
40+ years here, but it sure is nice when backing into a parking space. I like to back in as far as I can, and knowing exactly where that parking garage wall or vehicle parked behind me is located is great. Plus when backing out of a spot it helps you see "around the corner" and avoid backing into traffic when you get boxed in by a couple of big SUVs.
I love Alpine products. At least you get what you pay for.
Can this be done on a grand sport?
Nice install
I swear it was a cleaner install when I put that Kenwood in for Naveed lol. Had an issue with the PAC module and had to bypass the switch/amp turn on within the adapter in order to get everything to work...the vendor he (and other Corvette guys) utilized was less than helpful on getting it replaced.
In case it hasn’t been noted. You don’t need to drill a hike in the rear panel. Behind the passenger tail light area there’s a factory cable you can pull the rubber aside and pass the camera cable through.
I saw Washington plates, wonder if I’ll see this Vette around soon
Nope, it’s headed to New York now 🍻
@@WatchJRGo Hi JR. Im in Missouri and enjoy your channel. I have a quick question: would you be interested in guiding me with a c6 project. I started with a light front damage c6 project and I think this project is way over my head as I came to find out there grande damage. Not much about frame on youtube and it be a nice content for your channel. If you could contact me and I can provide you with the details. I would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks for your time and look forward to hearing from you.
I dunno I got a cheapy generic backup cam from WallyWorld for like $19 a couple years ago, tied it into my pioneer avh2440nex and man it looks amazing.. i tied the power into the backup light for turn on, i think i'm going to rewire it to add power so i can turn it on any time i want, but auto backup cam into revers is sweet on an 04 honda odyssey! hehe
Backup cam!!?? Who needs one of those! You're too busy trying to deal with the traffic ahead of you!
I got one for my wife that's in the rear view mirror. I don't really like it because glare makes it, pretty much, unseeable. I like your set up much better. I'm looking at getting something for my Avalanche, I think this is the way to go, I've just got to figure out something for a headset that will work with the stuff incorporated into the stereo. It's got the Bose system.....
The lines may be adjustable in the HU... the sony (a fairly recent mechless double din) I'm using in a trailblazer has a fair amount of adjustment.
i'm not sure I've ever seen an MGW shifter with a stock knob. Interesting choice.
I'll be doing the same actually 😎
Backup camera would be nice on my 06 Charger RT but it has the factory system in it now. Very hard to see out of all around and that would be a lifesaver.
Maybe you can add a backup camera to the factory system. This is Alpine and it looked (relatively) simple.
@@xkavarsmith9322 It doesn't have the big led display like the modern cars so probably have to replace the head unit. It has a 6 disk changer, tape player, satellite radio, and a regular radio built-in. I think they did offer a GPS unit for them too but would have to find one on eBay or some where and who knows if it can take a camera. Not big on the to do list but something I might do eventually.
You can get a replacement rear view mirror with a backup camera built in, and even a dashcam if you want. It is not as big of a screen, but it helps! I got the add on type mirror that clips to the original mirror for my kid's cars.
Great video! Question... was the camera linked up to the stock c6 touch screen? Thank you for the helpful video!
I love the title slide.
I've ripped out more Bose garbage than I can count. No highs no lows must be blows. My eye started twitching seeing those crimp caps. In any case glad it was a quick install.
Everybody says this but after replacing my factory head unit in my 370 the Bose system sounds great. Gets super loud without distortion and has enough bass that I won't be installing a sub in this car (might just be getting old also). Frankly it's the best (factory) sound system I've had in any of my cars.
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Love your contact man. Lol
Don’t need a camera when R means Race not Reverse...got mirrors for that.
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When I seen all those wires the first thing I thought was Uh Oh. Call your dad. Your screwed !! 😂
I still remember, that the old school Chevrolet Corvette C6Z for a while for along time ago for the Future of the Modified Cars in the World.
But it's 2009 Corvette Stingray Z06.
They don't list the resolution of the camera on Amazon but according to reviews the resolution is low and picture is grainy so not a good buy.
He also needs a new inspection 2022-2023 is yellow. Red was a while ago.
John 'Electroman' Ross of Kansas....oh wait...don't use that.
I'm amazed you had anything good to say about that Bose system. The Bose in my C6Z sounds like absolute trash. Bose in my '18 Sierra is much better. The '07 E92 the C6Z replaced has an HK system and that sounded better than both.
For this build, should have done a cheap front camera. Pulling the head unit is the most time consuming part of that job. They make ones (I have one) that push perfectly into the front grill so no drilling or any weirdness.
Also, rip out that bluetooth mic. Tapping into the factory one is too easy not to just do that.
Bruh, that detail bay is looking sorry. When you gonna fix that insulation?
Recently did mine with a boss system. Cheaper but in total all around 600 from crutchfield with everything I needed. I didn’t even have to wire it into the reverse light, it had a reverse power coming from the radio so it knew when I was in reverse.
What's the going rate for a year's storage?
Yeah that’s what I was thinking. I kept trying to think which videos were about extensive work on that vehicle and there weren’t any. I don’t really understand why the owner sent it to JR. The original plans must have changed.
Whatever happened to the S10?? Been waiting a hot minute for that to reappear
did the key for the trunk fit or is the camera in the way.?
Great video ! 🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾
Make sure you can get to the trunk lock. I could get to my release button, but when I needed to program a new key fob the camera for my Kenwood head unit I could not turn the key as is part of the procedure. I had to offset it from center.
Exactly this is my worry get to the trunk lock ...exactly do I need to offset the key from the center?
@@mrphil4085 I just offset it an inch or two.
@@JackBWatkins thanks yes perfect I dont think a inch or 2 makes a difference in the rear view camera. Thanks for the quick reply. What a car we have I love my Z06 I got it just a week ago!
@@mrphil4085 👍have an 09 red Z51 that I also love.
@@JackBWatkins only car I would trade my Z06 for is a ZR1( but is too expensive LOL) I would never get a C8 I find the body horrible:)
Is the Wash Bay going to receive Galvanized Corigated Wall Panels or Vinyl/Plastic for a "Watersafe Environment"?
Is this going to be (as it is now) Open, "Pony" Wall Perimeter, or Enclosed?
Y’all worry too much about that crap.
Great video from JR.
So what John shows is just another way to do it. As a professional installer I typically choose to use cameras like the blind spot cameras from Rostra. Very very small, factory looking, excellent resolution, 3 year warranty and no exposed wiring! Sure, you have to drill a hole in the plastic above the license plate for the wire to pass though (you'll never see it). No wires to see or get snagged in when washing your car. Secondly what is with all the ground loop isolation behind the radio? I mean maybe there is noise since the car is plastic or fiberglass but the PAC interface kits usually combat this in design. Corvettes have had audio ground issues for years. I would have removed that mess behind the radio and neatened that up. I also wouldn't have run the camera cable under the center of the rug like that run it along the side where there is little chance of somebody dropping something heavy on it and breaking it (hey it happens). Also hooking the camera up with "T" taps is a problem waiting to happen. Lastly running the power supply right up to the radio might have solved the video noise you were seeing. Plus it makes it easier to troubleshoot issues when you try to consolidate your connections in as few places as possible. You might have to put in a video ground loop isolator. Hey, if the radio already has ground loop isolators are there maybe this radio suffers from multiple ground loops and you just added another one. Yes, it's nice to see how others to the job I do.
Here is a tip for those interested in putting cameras on Chrysler, Jeeps and RAMs. Don't just hook up to the rear back up lights for camera operation. Your camera will flicker on and off. (Chrysler's taillight monitor system) Really it's PCM.
Have a good one!
-Jon
hi there I have same car same year Z06, the back up camera is not in the way of the key hole on the truck, can you still open the trunk lock with the key? Thanks can you please take a picture?
I cringe every time I see that shredded insulation on the walls. I would hate to look at that every day...
How hard could it be to fix some drywall over it ?
Man that cam is enormous and ugly! I opted for an eBay permanent mount setup. It even comes with the required holesaw
My moms XT-5 has the camera just off center of the bumper and its the most infuriating design ever.
What's behind me, it's not important!
I love my c5, but I like the interior of the c6 a little bit better. If they would have kept the flip up headlights I would have got the c6.
I have learned here not to use “to be” when doing replacement, is that a regional thing or is it repair talk?
Pretty sure it's regional
The FIRST thing I do when I buy any car with a Bose system in it is REPLACE IT!
Just put headlights in back and a swivel seat and you're good to go.
I tuck my c6 in the corner tightly every time I back it in. I ether don’t get it in the right spot or I need someone to guide me in lol. I have a conv so the sights even worse
I've wanted to upgrade the head unit and install a camera in my 2009 Ford Escape for a long time. Any recommendations?
Go to crutchfield! They will sort you out. You can use filters for things you’re looking for and if you use their customer service, they can have someone create your shopping cart for you.
A Rally Fighter would be so much more cooler lol
Can this been done on a 2011 Grandsport?
Of course
@@WatchJRGo I live in a Nashville, Tennessee do you know where I could this this done?
Hey
The brake calipers still need painted black.
I would like to assume that even a shitty camera uses the same type of wiring. If that is true, and I have said shitty camera, couldn't I just unplug the old one and plug in the new one at the taillight? I recently purchased my vette and the other camera took a shit after a wash.
Ya should’ve polished it man
light green wire is reverse
Such a beautiful car 🤤
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the Bose audio is horrible. Factory systems in general are terrible compared to aftermarket.
Rolls update?????
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Ha tag bracket. Cheap! If I showed you how I installed my last 2 you would flip.
Will we get to meet Mr. Spy Vette or is that against spy etiquette???
Hey!
Interesting
C6 Corvettes never came with backup cameras for the same reason why most cars from the time didn’t.
It wasn’t a big thing yet, and the things that had them cost $200k+.
Friends don't let friends buy Bose.
Yooo
If you need a back up camera in a corvette, then you don’t need a corvette !
How about you back it up like a capable driver.
Is that the CIA Z06 ?
Yup 🍻
@@WatchJRGo 🍻
12th place woohoo!
Late again man.
@@psubuster yeah man I decided to check because it was a little bit after 8 and I seen that he dropped a video.
Nobody cares
@@bearing_aficionado I just happened to be on my phone at the time then fumbled trying to get to the replies. 😔
@@longjohn77 anyone who doesn’t care doesn’t bother to respond. But you obviously do care. We’re so happy you do. 🤗
Why do u need a backup camera?
That is what rearview mirrors are for.
7th!!!!
I kept cringing on JR calling it a "tag". I know some places call it that but to me, it's a license "plate" that you put the registration "tag" on every year.
Didn't keep me from enjoying the video, but wondering how things got to the point of people conflating the yearly tag with the car plate?
Yeah, I was wondering that too. The tag is the sticker that goes onto the license plate to show when the registration expires, odd way to refer to it. This is sort of like those people who use text shorthand in You Tube/Facebook comments or emails to the office.. I cringe when I see that, makes me think they didn't pay attention to English class in school. Put only slightly more effort into their writing is all I ask. I'm not your friend who your texting with T9 text mode. Uhg..
Pedantic much?
@@sirseriously Maybe I am being a bit pedantic, but words have meaning. Use the right word to get across your meaning or we're all screwed.
@@danielseelye6005 Most people have the ability to infer what the speaker is saying. I'd say that's a much more important life skill vs getting tag/plate correct. Also, this is a very regional thing. In the south east these are tags, and you go to the tag office to pick them up.
Don’t let it bother you so much. Why do you stress out over such minutiae?
Clean install !
damn that thing is filthy
If you need a back up can hang the keys up and go transition into being a woman. Embarrassing