Stock backup cam with aftermarket radio?

Roach · 05-29-2012, 08:24 PM

Hey all, may be buying my Z tomorrow. It comes with a rearview cam as they dont have any in my combo without. Anyways if I got something like the Kenwood nav unit, can I tap into the stock rearview cam? Would it display on both the Kenwood and the rearview mirror? Or would I need to add a 2nd (new) camera to make it work?

Thanks

MacLean · 05-29-2012, 10:38 PM

I wondered the same thing as well & I wouldn't see why they couldn't tap into the stock rearview cam.

Roach · 05-30-2012, 08:10 PM

hmm. so no one has actually done this?

bigaudiofanat · 05-31-2012, 08:14 AM

It may be possible, as long as the harness coming from the rear camera is separate from the rest of the harnesses, and 2 there is a standard 2 wire input feed it is providing that you would wire into a rca male connector.

However if you are getting the rear camera that means you have the bose with nav? And if you have the bose with nav you can not change the head unit. Unless they are now offering the reverse camera as a separate screen.

Roach · 05-31-2012, 08:21 AM

for 2012 they offer a Rear view cam linked to show in the rearview mirror. Its def a base + sport im looking to purchase

bigaudiofanat · 05-31-2012, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roach

for 2012 they offer a Rear view cam linked to show in the rearview mirror. Its def a base + sport im looking to purchase

Ok, sense it is new if you can get a diagram for that harness of the camera I can let you know if it is possible, and what you would need to do.

BigNate · 05-31-2012, 11:12 AM

4pin plug at the cam...pins 3 and 4 are camera signal and signal ground....1 and 2 are power and ground if you want to lose the mirror....it is possble

bigaudiofanat · 05-31-2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigNate

4pin plug at the cam...pins 3 and 4 are camera signal and signal ground....1 and 2 are power and ground if you want to lose the mirror....it is possble

There ya go!

I knwo some of the newer ones are digital so I was not sure if this one was or not. Thanks for the info.

Roach · 05-31-2012, 01:32 PM

In the end I dont mind having the video show on either

A. Both mirror and HU
B. just the HU

I would just rather tap into the existing factory camera if possible to save me money and the hassle of running the stuff to the trunk, etc. Has anyone on the boards by chance done this?

bigaudiofanat · 05-31-2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roach

In the end I dont mind having the video show on either

A. Both mirror and HU
B. just the HU

I would just rather tap into the existing factory camera if possible to save me money and the hassle of running the stuff to the trunk, etc. Has anyone on the boards by chance done this?

I do not think anyone has done this yet. I also think you should disconnect it from the mirror and run it directly to your head unit if your going to do it.

Either way your going to have to do some work.

BigNate · 05-31-2012, 09:06 PM

You can no doubt catch the signal wires at the mirror....however you may have to power the camera as well if you disconnect it from th e mirror because often times factory cameras get power from the mirrors they are connected to.

MattP725 · 05-31-2012, 11:06 PM

What I can tell you for sure is that there have been people that buy aftermarket cameras and the OEM rear view mirror and they work together. It would be safe to say that it would work oppositely because of this.

chknhawk · 06-10-2012, 08:02 AM

I am trying to do this too. I have a stock reverse cam (no mirror monitor). I have an aftermarket radio which will take the composite rca input for camera. This is a 2-wire connection (no brainer). I need to locate the actual harness coming from the camera up to the front of the car. Has this been found? I plan on adding a tft mirror later and my stereo will allow for the camera to be displayed on the screen as well as external mirror monitor.

I would venture to say that for an aftermarket stereo the reverse power signal should work for the positive power on the camera (turns on when in reverse only) OR.... the revers light power would also work. Ground is ground.

The other two wires will be the video signal and video signal from a cmos camera is pretty universal. All I would need to do is splice a RCA connector on it and plug it in.

~J~

djtodd · 07-09-2012, 11:35 PM

@chknhawk
You can most easily tap into the camera at the rear hatch. The wire comes through the rear on the passenger side. If you pull out the spare & other misc junk it's easy to get to.

I don't have color codes handy, but it should be easy enough to trace.

chknhawk · 07-10-2012, 11:18 PM

Yeah... i played with it a little then i had to fly to Germany. I will check it out when i get back for sure. I tried one wire as power and everything else as video with no results. I will swap the power wire. From what i have been reading those cmos cameras are pretty tough and can take some abuse so if you hook them ip.completely wrong you dont really risk messing them up. I hope that is true. You do have to trace and figure it all out though. I think i actually uploaded some pics. I tapped it right at the harness closest to the camera. Thanks.

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05-29-2012, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Roach Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: south FL Posts: 40 Drives: SRT Rep Power: 15	Stock backup cam with aftermarket radio? Hey all, may be buying my Z tomorrow. It comes with a rearview cam as they dont have any in my combo without. Anyways if I got something like the Kenwood nav unit, can I tap into the stock rearview cam? Would it display on both the Kenwood and the rearview mirror? Or would I need to add a 2nd (new) camera to make it work? Thanks

05-29-2012, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
MacLean A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,589 Drives: '12 GM Nismo # 0445 Rep Power: 16	I wondered the same thing as well & I wouldn't see why they couldn't tap into the stock rearview cam. __________________ l Meisterschaft Full Cat-Back Exhaust l F. I. Resonated High Flow Cats l Stillen Gen 3 l M370 Intake Manifold l UpRev l JWT Clutch & Flywheel l ZSpeed HD CSC l Stillen 19 Row Oil Cooler l ZSpeed Powercoated Under Tray l GTSpec: 6, 4, 2 Point Brace l

05-31-2012, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	It may be possible, as long as the harness coming from the rear camera is separate from the rest of the harnesses, and 2 there is a standard 2 wire input feed it is providing that you would wire into a rca male connector. However if you are getting the rear camera that means you have the bose with nav? And if you have the bose with nav you can not change the head unit. Unless they are now offering the reverse camera as a separate screen. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

05-31-2012, 11:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
BigNate Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 87 Drives: 07 Element SC Rep Power: 13	4pin plug at the cam...pins 3 and 4 are camera signal and signal ground....1 and 2 are power and ground if you want to lose the mirror....it is possble __________________ MECP Master Certified Installation Technician Don't worry I've never done this before

05-31-2012, 09:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
BigNate Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 87 Drives: 07 Element SC Rep Power: 13	You can no doubt catch the signal wires at the mirror....however you may have to power the camera as well if you disconnect it from th e mirror because often times factory cameras get power from the mirrors they are connected to. __________________ MECP Master Certified Installation Technician Don't worry I've never done this before

05-30-2012, 08:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Roach Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: south FL Posts: 40 Drives: SRT Rep Power: 15	hmm. so no one has actually done this?

05-31-2012, 08:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Roach Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: south FL Posts: 40 Drives: SRT Rep Power: 15	for 2012 they offer a Rear view cam linked to show in the rearview mirror. Its def a base + sport im looking to purchase

05-31-2012, 01:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Roach Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: south FL Posts: 40 Drives: SRT Rep Power: 15	In the end I dont mind having the video show on either A. Both mirror and HU B. just the HU I would just rather tap into the existing factory camera if possible to save me money and the hassle of running the stuff to the trunk, etc. Has anyone on the boards by chance done this?

05-31-2012, 11:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
MattP725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,904 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 17	What I can tell you for sure is that there have been people that buy aftermarket cameras and the OEM rear view mirror and they work together. It would be safe to say that it would work oppositely because of this.

06-10-2012, 08:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
chknhawk Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 541 Drives: Like a batouttahell! Rep Power: 14	I am trying to do this too. I have a stock reverse cam (no mirror monitor). I have an aftermarket radio which will take the composite rca input for camera. This is a 2-wire connection (no brainer). I need to locate the actual harness coming from the camera up to the front of the car. Has this been found? I plan on adding a tft mirror later and my stereo will allow for the camera to be displayed on the screen as well as external mirror monitor. I would venture to say that for an aftermarket stereo the reverse power signal should work for the positive power on the camera (turns on when in reverse only) OR.... the revers light power would also work. Ground is ground. The other two wires will be the video signal and video signal from a cmos camera is pretty universal. All I would need to do is splice a RCA connector on it and plug it in. ~J~

07-09-2012, 11:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	@chknhawk You can most easily tap into the camera at the rear hatch. The wire comes through the rear on the passenger side. If you pull out the spare & other misc junk it's easy to get to. I don't have color codes handy, but it should be easy enough to trace.

07-10-2012, 11:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
chknhawk Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 541 Drives: Like a batouttahell! Rep Power: 14	Yeah... i played with it a little then i had to fly to Germany. I will check it out when i get back for sure. I tried one wire as power and everything else as video with no results. I will swap the power wire. From what i have been reading those cmos cameras are pretty tough and can take some abuse so if you hook them ip.completely wrong you dont really risk messing them up. I hope that is true. You do have to trace and figure it all out though. I think i actually uploaded some pics. I tapped it right at the harness closest to the camera. Thanks. Sent from XPARENT TAPATALK on my ATRIX 2! 2012 Base/Sport \| 5% \| Black emblems \| touchscreen nav __________________ \| AEM \| INVIDIA \| GREDDY \| STANCE \| NISMO \| SETRAB \| STOPTECH \| HAWK \| TOYO \| HANKOOK \| BRIDE (wishlist) \|

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