backup camera

[GAINMOB]

my ebay backup camera has 26 gauge wires...do they even sell that cuz i nee more to install this so it will connect to my rear lights...

 

[mtondreo]

To be honest - i used speaker wire. Not much current going through there - but I am not an electrician, electrical engineer or anything of the sort. But mine works fine. Good luck, Mike

 

[tonydiv]

You can pick up some stranded bell wire at any hardware store, don't get the solid stuff -it breaks too easily.

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

I used 12awg speaker wire and I just tapped into the reverse lights from the wires that run by the drivers door, I know its overkill just used it because it was laying around ill show pics if you want

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[GAINMOB]

yes...send pics...cant believe you used speaker wire...wierd

 

[tsingson]

Ross, did you hook this up already? I was just wondering what the quality of the picture is. Which kit did you buy as I saw on Ebay there was a crap load of them for sale.

 

[GAINMOB]

no i havent...between rain/job...havent found the time...still trying to figure out the best way to connect my 26 gauge wires from the camera...think i have to sod it to my extra wire then run it to my tails...never sod before...it wont be this weekend...4-day weekend so we heading to the mountains...maybe the saturday after that...or i'll attempt it the that friday afterwork...

 

[tsingson]

Did you get one of the cheaper cameras? I saw some for like $15 but I'm kind of cautious...

 

[GAINMOB]

yeah i did...japan auction...$1...plus shipping...

 

[tallsville]

bh you find some interesting sites. i went and looked at the site. it gave me a headache trying to navigate it. btw how much was shipping from japan

 

[GAINMOB]

$15? dont quote me...i have a GREAT KNOCK OFF site...fake jordans!!! $40!!! i'm going to try one day...if they hold up and look good compared to my real J's...i'll go for the timberland boots!!!

 

[mtondreo]

throw this in ebay "Night Vision License Plate Car Rear View Backup Camera" and it is the one I got. Paid 22.98 delivered off of ebay from ai_wholesale somewhere in the US. I am relatively happy with it. However it is not wide angle and is nothing like the one in the wifes Infiniti - but it does the job. I will try and remember to snap a pic of the pic in my headunit and post it up. It also helped when I was pulling a tree by myself so I could watch to make sure I did not damage anything. I would have preferred one that has the grid lines (http://www.coastaletech.com/LOCKPICK_CAMERAS.htm), but I mainly use it to make sure no one is back there. Hope this helps, Mike. Oh and yes I used some crappy speaker wire I had laying around because I ended up being about 10' short - it was the kind of wire that comes with cheap speakers when you buy them. I just butt-connected and taped and have not had any problems. I also just used one of those T-connectors to splice in to the revers wire. I have not use those before and probably will not again.

 

[tsingson]

Ross, any luck on hooking this thing up?

 

[GAINMOB]

not yet...im in massanutten...in the mountains of VA...next weekend...if the wife lets me...

 

[tsingson]

Ok. You know that my purchase of one hinges on how yours turns out. Just kidding. Somewhat.

 

[mtondreo]

here is the view from my $20?? camera. I can point it down more when the hitch is on. New to this pic thing, so we'll see how it works

 

[mtondreo]

here is the install pics from the back

 

[GAINMOB]

sweet!!! did you and me PM each other with the how to stuff?

 

[mtondreo]

I don't think so. I meant to take more pics while doing it but did not get many. I think the most irritating part was trying to get the video cable thru the factory grommet coming out of the tailgate (i think I have a pic of that). And, in hindsite, I would have run the wire thru the other license plate light. but you really can't see it anyway. the rest was pretty much pulling panels routing the speaker wire. also almost all of my clips from the hatch portion stayed in the hatch instead of coming off with the panel, so that was time consuming pulling them all out and bending them back in to place. I picked up the reverse wire in the drivers kick panel (mine was black with violet). Hope this helps some, Mike

 

[tsingson]

Was that from Ebay? I may have to jump on it now.