Picked up an OEM looking Backup camera worth $700 for $30 :)

[AtomicHoe094]

thats good to hear.. if i was closer i would..

 

[coopiesb]

and got a qoute for paint and install on all the body stuff so going in after the tune then just sterio is left....... looking at 3 l7 12's with a 2500.1

 

[DenaliAK]

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Well, my camera worked for about an hour. Now it's just showing a sort of static on the screen. Somehow lost signal from the camera. I know it's not the camera, cause I swapped in my original and got the same result.

Any ideas? I'm getting power, just not a signal. Had to splice some more power and ground wires, but I don't think I'd even be seeing the screen light up if those were the issue.

 

[dropmech]

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Well, my camera worked for about an hour. Now it's just showing a sort of static on the screen. Somehow lost signal from the camera. I know it's not the camera, cause I swapped in my original and got the same result.

Any ideas? I'm getting power, just not a signal. Had to splice some more power and ground wires, but I don't think I'd even be seeing the screen light up if those were the issue.

Where are you tapping in for power and ground?

 

[DenaliAK]

Power I'm using ignition 3 fuse tap.

Ground is a bolt left of the fuse box.

 

[GhostHoe]

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Well, my camera worked for about an hour. Now it's just showing a sort of static on the screen. Somehow lost signal from the camera. I know it's not the camera, cause I swapped in my original and got the same result.

Any ideas? I'm getting power, just not a signal. Had to splice some more power and ground wires, but I don't think I'd even be seeing the screen light up if those were the issue.

Mine does the same thing. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

I'm going to just wire it to a toggle so I can flick it on and off until it works lol.

 

[dropmech]

Power I'm using ignition 3 fuse tap.

Ground is a bolt left of the fuse box.

The problem with using bolts, is if there is any paint, corrosion, even a washer of a less conductive material (i.e. aluminum), it won't give you as good of a ground as if you simply went to an actual ground point or an existing ground wire that you can splice into. I don't see why you guys simply don't splice into the reverse light wiring. It works.

 

[GhostHoe]

The problem with using bolts, is if there is any paint, corrosion, even a washer of a less conductive material (i.e. aluminum), it won't give you as good of a ground as if you simply went to an actual ground point or an existing ground wire that you can splice into. I don't see why you guys simply don't splice into the reverse light wiring. It works.

Because we want it on at all times.

 

[DenaliAK]

And that would have been way too easy...lol

 

[Max]

I'd want a 7" screen anyway, hell of a deal if you're not getting a 2din tho.