what is the best way to wire the mirror? i know that the best way to wire the camera would be to tap into the reverse light.
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I wired the mirror into the back of my stereo remote wire so when my stereo turned on the camera turns on my car turns offthe screen turns off
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The way I did it in my fusion was find the relay for your reverse switch (shifter) there's a switch that when put in reverse tell the comp to put the reverse lights on u want to tap into that power wire to the relay and ground the screen to the closest bare metal spot that way when u click it I to reverse the camera and screen come on at the same time. You can just wire it up to ur 12v battery seems the screen turns on when the camera receives power but if you do it that was the screen receiver is on 24/7 and will drain your battery.
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Check out youtube for details of particular cars. But in general, you thread the lines to under the dash on 1 side or the other, test the wire bundles at the plugs to see which one is activated by reverse gear, connect the red wire to it. Then connect the black wire to a good ground point anyway nearby.
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hi there you need to connect the long RCA video cable that came with the camera to the radio and there should be another wire with the camera that gets connected or tied into a reverse light one of your rear reverse lights
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Hi Chris, you would need the original oem mirror to clip on to. If you still need to use the buttons of the On-Star, you could also install this device upside down. There is a function to reverse the camera as well. thanks Marie
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If there is a power connection on the back of your inside mirror where a power cord is attached, then you should be able to find a mirror tap power cord which will work. Follow the instructions and hope for the best. You may have to modify it a bit as I did. Good luck!
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Your mirror is not wired correctly. It needs to be wired your backup light circuit. Either wire it up in the fuse box or run a wire from your backup light. Or you can leave it like it is a d turn it on when you backup, then turn it off. With it just wired straight, it picked up ALL WiFi signals.
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Thedood,Make sure the orange wire which is the Back up Camera Trigger gets 12 volts when you switch into reverse. Once the orange wire receives 12 volts it will automatically switch to rear view mode on the screen.
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the monitor is built into the new r/view mirror and snaps over your existing mirror. u then have to supply a power souce to the mirror with included wires. the camera bolts onto your license plate mounting holes(top holes). then u have to connect the camera to the reverse lights for power when put into reverse and the black wire to a good ground. good luck. buster
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Used the camera specific for my car (Infinity G35) and it is coming as replacement of the standard license plate light to the combination as light and camera. Than I used the wireas coming to the reverse light and ran the cable thru the wall behind the rear seats (opening in the body's wall). On the dash board we have a little compartment for the little staff so we ran the cable to it under the carper beside the door openings and connected to the display mounted on the door. So now if I need I can close the door of this compartment and display is disappearing.
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Wiring: If you read the reviews there are no directions that are of any help. This is true and I did not really pay any attention to them because of the reviews. I tried a couple different ways to hook things up I found (for me) the perfect wiring hookup. I hung the display on the existing mirror and fished the wires down to the below dash area on the drivers side. I then fished 3 wires from the back of the car to the same area under the dash (one red, one blue and then the supplied av cable that came with the camera). Monitor hookup: Red wire (switched power - on with key) Black wire (ground to chassis) Blue wire (hooked up to the blue wire I fished from back of car which was tied to backup light) Camera Hookup: Red wire (connected to red wire I fished to front of car which was connected to the same switched power that the camera was connected to) Black wire (ground to chassis) AV wire (connected to the av wire I fished to front of car that connected to the display unit) I found this to be perfect. The screen is black until you shift to reverse, the display comes on nearly instantly then off again when you shift out of reverse. I also found if you want to display the rear camera view while not in reverse, just touch the av button on the display and you can show AV2 all the time which is the rear camera view. Works just like a factory install when wired like this.
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If you can do some electrical stuff yourself at home, you can install it yourself. Otherwise go to tech. It does involve connecting the camera to the rear brake light power source and the display itself to some power source (Either use the aux power from the Cigarette Lighter Adapter (messy wires), or use the cabin light source from the ceiling of the car (I used this).
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We did drill a small hole behind the license plate on the Nissan Rogue for the wire from the transmitter to the camera which also supplies the power. We gooped up the hole with sealant and haven't had any problems and of course it's completely hidden from view. If you're mounting it on the license plate down low, you may be able to route the wire from your reverse light wire to the camera. I don't know about your specific application though.
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It depends on how you want it to behave.1. If you want the camera and the lcd screen to come live on reverse only, then you want both ends to be powered by the reverse light. Connecting the camera to the reverse light is easy. Finding the reverse light wire on the under the driver kick panel was hard for me. So I powered my LCD panel (and the wireless receiver) using the cigarette lighter. LCD panel has power constantly but it remains dark until it receives signal from the transmitter. i.e. when I am reversing.2. Connect both ends to constant power (to driving lights) so you have continuous view of the rear. It depends on how you want it to behave.1. If you want the camera and the lcd screen to come live on reverse only, then you want both ends to be powered by the reverse light. Connecting the camera to the reverse light is easy. Finding the reverse light wire on the under the driver kick panel was hard for me. So I powered my LCD panel (and the wireless receiver) using the cigarette lighter. LCD panel has power constantly but it remains dark until it receives signal from the transmitter. i.e. when I am reversing.2. Connect both ends to constant power (to driving lights) so... » Read More It depends on how you want it to behave.1. If you want the camera and the lcd screen to come live on reverse only, then you want both ends to be powered by the reverse light. Connecting the camera to the reverse light is easy. Finding the reverse light wire on the under the driver kick panel was hard for me. So I powered my LCD panel (and the wireless receiver) using the cigarette lighter. LCD panel has power constantly but it remains dark until it receives signal from the transmitter. i.e. when I am reversing.2. Connect both ends to constant power (to driving lights) so you have continuous view of the rear. « Show Less
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No, but, you would easily wire a 3-way switch to do this. Essentially when you put the car in reverse it sends a positive signal to the camera, you could wire a switch to manually send a positive signal to the camera when it's not in reverse. I plan to do this.
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The mirror is not lighted, so no cord or wiring of any kind. We have used those with an electric light ring and they do not provide sufficient light of the kind of light needed to do the job correctly.
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Doesn't necessarily have to directly connect to the mirror. I have mine connected to my sun roof power. Mine is routed up the mirror back, but mine is powered since its auto dimming, etc.Look up mirror tap installation for your car. I found a forum with detailed photos of the install for my 04 Acura TL. Worked great and I've had zero issues since install over a year ago.
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Simple to install. Power from accessory fuse, Tap off your reverse light to trigger, Plug into your mirror monitor or DVD stereo and the rest functions when you put the car in reverse. Your stereo also has a reverse camera off /on button if you want to leave it on. The reverse /Non reverse refers to the image you see in the monitor it will be just like looking in your rear view mirror. Non-reversed is like when you turn your head and look back.
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Everything u need is Inside the box best place to connect power for camera is to hook up to reverse light