SoCal Expedition's 2010 Tundra Regular Cab Short Bed 4x4

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Hey! I tried replicating your front and rear camera setup from your YouTube video, and I know you kind of explained it already, but I’m still having trouble understanding a few parts, especially with how the wiring should go.

On my setup, both the front and backup cameras only turn on when I shift into reverse, and I have to manually open the AV video app. I’m trying to get the backup camera to auto-activate in reverse, and ideally have both cameras stay powered and viewable at any time, to also be able to use the record feature.

Here’s what I think you did, let me know if I’m wrong:

Backup Camera Wiring tail light side:

Grounded the black wire
The purple wire — instead of leaving it disconnected — did you connect it to the red/blue wire that the red wire was originally spliced into?
THEN connected the red wire directly to the solid red wire from the reverse light (not the red/blue one shown in the video)
I’m not sure if I’m mixing that part up, but yeah, where should the red wire be moved or spliced into where it was?

Head Unit Side:

Purple goes to the orange "BACK" wire
Black is grounded
Red is spliced in with the red wire from the front cam? ← This part has me confused

Front Camera:
The front cam has two extra red wires labeled something like “backup camera power,” and I’m not sure where they’re supposed to go. That might be why neither camera stays powered unless I’m in reverse.

Any help would be really appreciated. I feel like I’m super close, but something about the way I’m powering the cameras (or handling those extra reds) isn’t quite right. Thanks in advance!