Hello Prius World! My 2013 Prius came with a reverse camera but didn't have guide lines. It make sense, given how the camera is mounted, which is offset to the left of the license plate; not centered. So my guess is Toyota designed it without guide lines to prevent miscalculations & rear collision due to its misleading angle. I decided to upgrade mine & luckily didn't have to wire it to the head unit like I did with my 2011 (T2). My '13(T5) was already wired so all I had to do was replace it with an aftermarket (AM) I got from Amazon . But not just a typical AM camera. This one has adjustable view & guide lines. I've used this twice now, one on my '11(T2) & now for my '13(T5) & I've always got good results. Now my view on my screen is almost perfect center, plus guide lines. Before, with an offset view & no guide lines, reversing was very confusing & took longer. Not anymore! The only challenge I faced was not having an available adapter for the camera. So I had to "jury-rig" it & made my own harness. Once I figured out the power & video source, it was pretty much plug & play. Materials Include: - Back Up Camera (back up camera: amazon) - breadboard wires - heat shrink - electrical tape - OEM part to mount your camera (Garnish Back Door: 76812-47030) The manufacturer's wiring configuration for the camera harness is as follows: POWER Positive: White Negative: White/Black VIDEO Signal: Red Ground: Black Hope this post saves you time with your camera conversation or upgrade.
My understanding is that the gen 3 prius's use a 6.5V camera. The camera you used is spec'd at 12V. This didn't pose any problem for you?
Stumbled on this thread. I have a 2011 Prius with factory camera. I’d love to add guidelines without replacing the head unit. Did you say you did that?
