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.

 

[DenaliAK]

I broke down and wired it to the reverse lamp, and it worked for about 10 minutes. I had it in reverse and was gonna snap a pic or two and it went out and back to the same staticky lines I had before. I have no idea at this point what is up. Hooked directly to the battery for test, and it worked fine and never went off. It's like the power is fluctuating in the wires and causes it to flicker out. Making me wonder if there's a battery or alternator issue keeping constant 12v going. So much of the Denali is electric, it wouldn't surprise me if it's all just making the system strain a bit.

 

[04Hoe]

I had mine installed by the SHop that did my alarm.

I dont' have the patience to deal with electrical gremlins.

 

[DenaliAK]

Yep, that's my normal route for anything car electronic related, but figured this looked easy enough. Guess not.

 

[dropmech]

Yep, that's my normal route for anything car electronic related, but figured this looked easy enough. Guess not.

How are you splicing into the wires?

 

[DenaliAK]

How are you splicing into the wires?

Cut some insulation off the power wire to the reverse lights, then wrapped the power wire to the camera around the exposed section of wire. Taped it all up.

 

[LazyAssLou]

Well I just ended up wiring it into the reverse lights and now everything works out fine! Just towed my first car with it, 1982 Lincoln Mark VI. From Harlingen, TX to Houston, TX

Just went thru a bad rainstorm...

 

[dropmech]

Cut some insulation off the power wire to the reverse lights, then wrapped the power wire to the camera around the exposed section of wire. Taped it all up.

Probably not the best way. Try using these

 

[DenaliAK]

Yeah, I'm going to go buy a couple of those today and see if that helps. I'll probably move the ground as well and see if that helps at all. About the only good thing is that everything is all wired and tucked away now, I just have to get some steady power and a good connection I think. Hopefully one of those splicer things will solve the problem.

**Update

Well, it was worth a shot. That didn't work, either, and now my screen won't even flicker or have static like before. Nothing at all. Just a blank, dead screen. I give up. I'll leave the monitor in there to fill the hole, but I'm not messing with it any more.

 

[dropmech]

I wish you lived close to me. I'm OCD about that stuff. You wouldn't leave my house without that thing working.

 

[DenaliAK]

I wish you lived close to me. I'm OCD about that stuff. You wouldn't leave my house without that thing working.

lol

Yeah, me too. If it's in the shop any time soon for electronic upgrades, I'll have them look at that, too. I just can't take any more time fiddling with it. I think another tear-down and failure would result in a catastrophic drop-kick, anyway.