Sanity Check - 2012 Regular Cab Base Backup Camera Mod

So i wired everything up. Nothing works at all. I have the rear camera powered locally (12v wire goes to the reverse lights; gnd to gnd)

Rca cable going to pioneer r-cam port in rear of unit

I still think that theres something with the rear camera signal power wire behind the radio. Fml

 

hey whats going on brother. Soo im still having some backup camera woes. I think i am just missing something minor. I powered the camera from the rear reverse lights (locally) and grounded. I hooked up my camera, and ran my rca cable to the front of the vehicle and verified with a fluke meter that the reverse gave off 12v and was grounded when i threw it into reverse. I also verified that my camera worked by hooking my rear camera rca cable up to a camcorder and as soon as i threw it into reverse, voila! I saw the rear. So the camera is powered and works and no wire breaks!

So then that leaves my question of a few things. Im assuming the head unit needs to see a reverse signal, so im assuming i need to run a wire from a reverse signal to that purple and white reverse signal wire on the back of the pioneer head unit. And i might need to call pioneer and verify that there are no "settings" that need to be changed in the head unit. Thats where i am at

 

I bought a kit from Camera Source which includes the entire wiring harness. The instructions say:
Do not connect the camera red wire to a reverse light because the camera is designed for 6 volts and must get power from the radio.

I have not had a chance to install the kit yet.

 

Must get power from the radio ? So that means the radio power wire? Not sure where i can get 6 volts from lol. I guess let me know how it goes when u make yer install sit. I will do the same! Hehe

 

It works! Apparently i wired up everything correctly from the get go! I forgot to set the head unit to Camera On. Lol. Didnt think it would default to "off"

 

Thanks for mentioning about turning on the backup camera from the head unit. I did not know that needed to be done. It would have been discouraging to install the camera and then wonder why it was not working.

 

Welcome! We are all here to help! And learn

 

I agree that it should default to the on position.