Backup camera advice

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Mar 23, 2014 | 09:37 AM

kefrko

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Backup camera advice

I am waiting for a few more wires to arrive in the mail but I thought I would get most of my head units accessories roughed in. I bought a license plate mounted backup camera and I need to power it from the reverse lights. Would you recommend tapping in to the trailer harness wires or to the reverse light wires themselves. I read that the reverse wires under the dash are black with a pink stripe does this same color continue all the way to the lights? I will also run a trigger wire from the same place I tap power for the camera and run it up with the video cable to the head unit.

Mar 23, 2014 | 11:14 AM

Firefighter 1406

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I tapped my power from the taillight itself. Even though I still had to run a wire from the head unit back to the taillight for the input for it to switch over.