New camera install (Cheap Ebay cameras)

nice install. I think that camera might have been a better choice for me. I did tap the bumper of the car behind me parrellel parking, when I first installed because I didn't have distance lines. Do the lines work well. I may change my install. $37 sounds cheap, and the install should be easy if I can use the existing cabling (power, ground, video). I do like the picture from my current cam.

 

Which seller did you use? I am seeing several versions, but not the one you have. I like the markers on the camera you bought and would like to get one like it. Thanks.

 

I got backup camera on ebay from this seller in NYC for $54. The one I ordered is made by Pyle. The model # is PLCMTOYOTA. Unfortunately, it does not fit like yours. I should have ordered the model fits into Camry, PLCMCAMRY. The picture of the camera looks the same with clips on side.

You could get the same camera from Amazon for $36. I had plenty of Paypal money to burn so I ordered on ebay.

I plan to hook this camera up with Clarion NX700. I will post the result as soon as installed.

 

Do you have any details on this camera that would help me find the same one to order it?

 

This is the one I ordered: Car Reverse Rear View Backup Camera for Toyota Camry 09: eBay Motors (item 220579622668 end time Jun-25-10 08:08:37 PDT)
The only thing it didn't mention was the distance lines. But none of the ones I found from factorykiss for Toys mentioned them...

 

I ordered the one (Camry09) from autodvdgps.com together with HU. It has distance lines included in the result picture. The photo from bench test is not very sharp, the reality is far more better. The wiring from the back of car will a good challenge - remove plastic panels from rear door, go through rubber pipe, partly remove the roof lining, go down aside rear/front doors, under dash to the receiver place.​

 

where did you route the wiring to the head unit?

 

Thanks for the heads-up on this camera. I bought the same one (from ebay seller factorykiss) and it fitted pretty easily, using the described method. I managed to get the cable and connector through the rubber sleeve at the top of the tailgate easily enough. The technique I used was to lift the tailgate end of the rubber sleeve away, then feed a length of thick nylon strimmer (weedwacker in US-speak) line through the rubber sleeve from inside the tailgate.

I then taped the phone connector on the end of the camera lead to the length of strimmer cord, using some electrical tape. By smearing a little vaseline over the outside of this smooth taped join I was able to easily pull the connector through the rubber sleeve. I used the same technique to get the power feed from the reverse light through.

I ran the video cable across the roof lining to the rear door aft pillar, then down to the door sill and forward under the sill plastic trim. I found the supplied video cable was long enough to get to the dash underside, but no further without an extension. This was OK for my needs, as I hooked the cable up to the video input box for a GPS, rear view camera equipped, interior mirror.

Jeremy

 

I took the install a bit further and fabricated a new insert based on the existing blank (forgive me if anyone has already posted this type of info). Adding the insert better covered the slot left by removing the blank and I thought it looked more finished.
I used some styrene (for sale sign), traced the blank cut out a new one (see first picture). I also cut another piece to hold the backside since the clips on the camera wouldn't reliably hold it in the slot (see third picture). Last photo shows the completed install.

 

rrolff or anyone else that has installed a camera: where did you tap into a reverse signal for the HU? Did you run a wire from the rear lamps to the HU or is there a wire somewhere in the dash I can use?
Thanks in advance.

 

OK, I did the same for the camera power. I guess I also run that wire forward to the HU reverse trigger? Does that sound right?

 

Now I got things figured out. Since I am using the same power wire from the reverse lights for both the camera power and the HU reverse trip, I will only be able to use the camera while I am in fact in reverse. If I ran the camera power to a constant power, I could view at anytime. For simplicity I think I will stick with prior wiring scheme. It will keep me out of trouble.

Thanks for your help.

 

I got this camera installed with kenwood 7160 and it worked fine for a day. This morning it didn't work and then i played around with some setting and it worked again. This afternoon it again didn't work and i reset the kenwood settings and it worked again. After couple of hours i tried again and it didn't work and now it doesn't work even if i reset kenwood settings. I am going nuts. Any idea what might be going on? It might be bad camera or some loose connection. Is it easy to figure out if camera is on by looking at it?