Back-up camera
Racer
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 401
Likes: 79
From: Northeast PA
I bought an Alpine camera on ebay, $20 or 25, quality is much better than a $10-12 unit & wiring is much much better, thicker guage than the real cheapos.
Voice of experience: recommend that the reverse power be soldered on, you'll be much happier in the long run. You'll have to remove the radio & bezel & find the reverse wire to make it work. Strongly urge to stay away from wireless, suck it up for the extra work (craftmanship, I should say) & you'll get many years of satisfaction... I did this twice before getting it perfect...
Voice of experience: recommend that the reverse power be soldered on, you'll be much happier in the long run. You'll have to remove the radio & bezel & find the reverse wire to make it work. Strongly urge to stay away from wireless, suck it up for the extra work (craftmanship, I should say) & you'll get many years of satisfaction... I did this twice before getting it perfect...
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 137
Likes: 17
From: Texas
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,800
Likes: 565
From: Mesquite NV
No, here's a link to the one I bought .. Unfortunately, it looks like they are out of stock right now, you could wait or try to find somewhere else...
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 578
Likes: 39
From: Mount Airy MD
I remain very pleased with the one I installed 4-5 years ago, which can be aimed up/down for perfect view. It has been discontinued by the manufacturer but remains available on eBay (along with generic versions for a fraction of the price).
I also installed a Crimestopper SV-6819EM 170 Degree Embedded Style CMOS Color Back-up Camera with Rotating Lens. Here are a few notes and photos for others who might be interested in doing similar.
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For the camera, connect the power and ground to the passenger-side reverse lamp wiring. Reach in from the exhaust side to twist out the bulb socket, pop the wire routing clip out for more length, remove a few screws from the under body panel behind the rear tire and pull the socket through so there is room to work on it. Drill a hole behind the inner brake light, feed the wire through and seal with silicone (or a grommet). Remember to run the RCA wire up through the center console before snapping that back in place.
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For the camera, connect the power and ground to the passenger-side reverse lamp wiring. Reach in from the exhaust side to twist out the bulb socket, pop the wire routing clip out for more length, remove a few screws from the under body panel behind the rear tire and pull the socket through so there is room to work on it. Drill a hole behind the inner brake light, feed the wire through and seal with silicone (or a grommet). Remember to run the RCA wire up through the center console before snapping that back in place.
