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

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you'd need a ground, ignition power and the wire for reverse i believe. I think the switch is a dpdt (double pole, double throw)

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WOW! I just got home from work and saw the box at my door....
I opened it and...It looked BRAND NEW. It even had the plastic stuck on the screen like when you buy a new screen, all the wires were in their original packaging and the wires were not even spliced...I hooked it up inside and it works 100% and the picture quality is great! So now maybe later this week I'll get it in the Hoe, anyone here install a Back-up camera and recommend a certain way to run the wires to the back?
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seems oddly like one of those too good to be true things but if you got yours and it works no problem, i might as well go for it too. just snagged another up on a buy it now for $30
 
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spent 90 mins. today installing the unit and properly hiding all the wires, (triple checked everything lol) WOW picture quality is clear, the radius of the camera is large and I will pick up a switch later this week to help control the unit (Kill switch for cops).

Ill add pics later this week.

Also The seller still sells these for $30 every few days, so I recommend to pick 1 up :)
 
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Now I'm sitting here trying to find another one of these on ebay.....lol. That's a crazy good deal.

And of course I can't find it anywhere. :(
 
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I contacted the seller via ebay messaging asking if he had more, he did, put one up for sale, and I quickly bought it. $30 and no shipping fee....how does he make anything off of this deal? Not that I'm complaining.

Anthony, I may have installation questions since I suck at figuring wiring out.
 

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wheres an easy to access switched power source near the center console area? i wired all mine in today and got it working but its just on a toggle right now. i want a wire to splice into that will just automatically switch it on and off with the key

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heres a couple quick pics of it.

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I've got a Denali and my Traction Control button is right where this goes, so I'm going to have to find a new home for that. I never touch it, anyway.

Jesse, that looks pretty slick. How much of a pain was it to get the dash off? I also would like to wire it so it is on whenever the car is on, so I can use it like an extra rear-view mirror (like RV's use).
 

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dash is just held in with little clips. just grab around the edges and gently pull it out. not sure how your switches are mounted up in there cause i just had the pocket but that just popped right out and the screen pops in where the pocket was mounted. took not even 5 minutes to put that part in
 

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