What did we do today?

[aliencurv]

Re: What did we do today?

yea so you need to run a wire from the deck ALL the way back to the tail lights??? i thought there would be something easier under the dash for it..

LOL!!! WTF ryan?

[R_Ethug]

Re: What did we do today?

you didn't answer the question? is there a wire under the dash i could tap for reverse?

if not then i can run run under the floor.. easy enough..

[popp]

Re: What did we do today?

nope, have to run a new one

[Mantis]

Re: What did we do today?

The wire you seek is in the connector station located directly beneath the fuse panel. Can't remember which one exactly, but if you search for my TIP/6 speed DIY on AZ, you will see that the reverse lights wiring comes back to this point on the interior side of the wiring harness. That is all the help I will give, the entertainment value of watching you go crazy is far to valuable to aid any further.

[Mantis]

Re: What did we do today?

Alex, are you talking about the wiring for the actual camera itself, or the switch that indicates the vehicle is in reverse and the monitor should select the back up camera as input?

[popp]

Re: What did we do today?

both, you can't tap the camera itself to the lead you speak of beneath the fuse panel. I guess you could connect the lead from the stereo to that connector and then run power to the camera from the back-up light in the tail light....but it seams like a lot of extra work. Since you have to run an RCA cable from the camera to the deck anyways, I would just piggy back an extra wire from the camera to the deck's reverse lead so it's one connection......

[aliencurv]

Re: What did we do today?

i hooked my power up to the car stereo power. to the accessory line. it won't draw enough current for the acessory line, so its golden.

[R_Ethug]

Re: What did we do today?

yea not a big deal then i'll just have to run the power along with the video cable.. not a huge deal i was just thinking there was maybe one under the dash i could use..

alex do you have cameras for a B5 a4/s4 that replace the back trunk crap like you have posted before?

[popp]

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yup

[100%VAGitarian]

Re: What did we do today?

seems like less work to just walk around your vehicle, use your mirrors, or turn your shoulders to actually look.

[Stonewall]

Re: What did we do today?

Ryan has balleritis though so he hes to do it the hard way

[RobG]

Re: What did we do today?

I ran a Cat5 from the back of the car to the deck, took the power from the deck to power the camera, signal from the camera to the deck and pulled power from the backup light all in the one wire.