Any clues at the harness on back of radio and wires from the clock spring?

 

Yes. In the form of factory wires (3) that are on the factory harness that have no related pins to the nonfactory pigtail to atoto. Looking further this afternoon. Photo coming at that time.

 

You've got my attention on this also. My trucks are 99 and 01. I drove service vans that had the paddle switches for the radio and that was awesome. I wouldn't spend a bunch of $$$ on obtaining that, but it would be nice. I assume there are kits out there to add paddle switches but I hadn't looked. I believe the stereos (not Atoto yet) in both of my trucks have connections to add the switches.

 

Put the steering wheel audio control on hold for a minute. That might help something come to mind. On the backup camera subject. Atoto camera power wired to power antenna lead, all other connections as per atoto camera instructions. I.e. triggered from reverse light signal. Camera works with shift into reverse as well as when selecting pre-installed rear camera view. Photos attached showing differences.

Selecting reverse gear.

Selecting rear camera view from head unit. S8

 

I’m confused.... I was just trying to figure out how Sous has rear view without reverse set up also.

I put a wire from reverse lights to camera and back of head unit. I can only get rear view in reverse....

 

S8 or another model?

 

S8 or another model?

 

I simply have the power (12v +) wire for the backup camera wired to the "accessory on" 12v wire in the back of the head unit. There are two 12v + wires to the head unit, as you likely know.

I used the accessory on and simply push the auxiliary input app button when I want to view the backup camera. Running the 12v + wire was easy as I needed to run the RCA video cable to the head unit anyway. I used some wire loom (as I normally do) and ran them together.

So, the backup camera has power all the time, when I want to view it I push the auxiliary input app button. I used this method a lot when we had our travel trailer and I didn't like having the truck in reverse when my wife was hooking up the trailer to the truck.

Now I only use it to back up to the garage or the firewood pile since we have a 5th wheel.

Easy day!

 

A6 Pro and S8 Ultra.

I didn’t realize Sous didn’t have it on the reverse lights at all....

Ill probably add a switch on dash and diode for camera power when not in reverse.

 

To clarify my install of S8 standard. Camera to head unit via rca to rcin port. Camera to negative of backup light via black wire and camera to plus of backup light via pink wire. CAMERA POWER (RED WIRE) TO PWR ANTENNA, (BLUE WIRE,). Works as previously described.
Can't figure out steering wheel controls yet. Somewhere I read a post explaining that no additional "black box" needed.

 

Just to eliminate any confusion on how I wired my camera and head unit, see the diagram and notes below.

The yellow wire (12v constant) from the Metra pigtail was linked to the yellow wire on the ATOTO A6. The red wire (12v switched) was linked to the red wire on the ATOTO A6 and the backup camera which I had installed many years ago. This dual link provides power to the head unit and the backup camera anytime the ignition is switched to ON or ACC.

 

I don't have an Atoto unit, but I wire mine the same way. I do send the backup signal to the head unit so when you reverse it will automatically view the camera, but the camera is wired to switched positive. This allows me to tap the icon on my head unit and see the camera view anytime the truck is running or in accessory.

I can check my bumper hitch or anything else going on behind me while driving or parked.

 

This is a good method as well. For my own personal use, I was not concerned about the backup camera displaying on the head unit each time I put the truck in reverse. I prefer to have "positive control" over certain accessories and truck functions like auxiliary tank fuel pumping into the OEM tank with a momentary switch, the GPR on a momentary switch, etc... So, having the backup camera accessible by pushing the soft/app button anytime I wanted only seemed natural.

For my use anyway...

Good to see I am not the only one who deems the use of the backup camera at any point is a good thing.

 

On my hotshot truck, I use a dashcam that mounts over my rearview mirror and displays the view from a camera mounted on my headache rack. View is great and as peeking at a rearview mirror is so instinctive you don't even think about it. It even helps me line up the gooseneck trailer. I no longer needed the camera looking at the bumper hitch as it's rarely used. I made up a cable and ran it the length of my 30' GN trailer and put a camera back there. Now I could get a good view of those trying to get me to hit them when I change lanes. The cable (old security camera cable) didn't last, but showed me that it was feasible. I'm planning on rigging up another camera to mount up high on the neck so I can see the load and traffic around my trailer, with a switch to change which camera I'm seeing. Any vehicle that has any numbers on it become targets for people who are looking for easy money. Why work for money when you can scam some insurance company for it? Problem is for the poor business owner who gets stuck with the drama and higher insurance rates. I've been a target before and they threatened me trying to get me to pay until I showed them I had it all on the dashcam and they hauled butt. Pays to be prepared!!!

 

Start a youtube channel and post videos of these scammers. Might as well get "paid" for being a victim of these shenanigans. I'm getting upset just reading about humans who do this type of thing.

The hauling butt part after you show them their actions were caught on camera would be entertaining, as well as alerting to the community at large of their techniques.