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Rear view camera/monitor combo

Discussion in 'Prius c Audio and Electronics' started by TDog, Jan 13, 2014.

  1. TDog

    TDog Junior Member

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    Need some help here.
    My mechanic installed the rear view camera/monitor combo. The problem is that it works intermittently, and mostly does not at all.
    I am getting a blue screen saying No Signal whenever I actually need to back up.
    Sometimes it works after powering it on and off few times, restarting the car or switching from the reverse to the drive. Occasionally the picture becomes blurry and disappears after a few seconds.
    Steps the mechanic has taken: replaced the mirror/monitor, checked all wiring inside out. Yesterday he added a relay. Still same problem.
    What else could it be? We are at our wits' end here.
     
    #1 TDog, Jan 13, 2014
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    You should check out the rearview camera thread...

    Other than that, looks like you have a C3 with the nav/touch screen radio...and if your camera is wired to show up on that then it could be that the mechanic wired the camera to the reverse lights instead of the back of the head unit...so when you power on car and don't immediately (for the next 60seconds) go into reverse then your head unit won't detect the camera for the remainder of the ride...Or your camera could be a 12v camera and not getting enough juice from the head unit...

    other than that if you have a separate monitor for the camera, then I guess your mechanic is just crappy at doing wiring work or drawing power from the wrong sources to power the camera...

    Good luck...and I hope you didn't pay too much for such a bad/unskillful job
     
    #2 SwhitePC, Jan 13, 2014
  3. TDog

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    My camera is connected to a separate monitor/mirror.
    I don't know much about cars other than I know how to drive mine so I cannot judge about the workmanship's quality but he installs it on many cars, and only mine has this issue.
    He had a similar problem once before but a relay had fixed it. In my case it hadn't.

    I just read on another site that some kind of an engine noise could be an issue.

    Not sure what exactly it is.
     
    #3 TDog, Jan 13, 2014
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    where in NY are you? i have a similar setup as yours so i might be able to help.
     
    #4 kingnba6, Jan 13, 2014
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    Since you have a C3 with touchscreen, I'd say it would look more OEM if the camera was wired to the touchscreen rather than having a different monitor for it...just my 2cents

    but blurry picture and whatnot, could be a bad video cable?
     
    #5 SwhitePC, Jan 13, 2014
  6. TDog

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    Kingnab, I am not in NY, I am in Central Jersey. I am not sure why it says NY.
    I do come to Brooklyn every couple of weeks.
     
    #6 TDog, Jan 14, 2014
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    SwhitePC, I have no idea anymore.
    Will talk to the mechanic but I believe he did check it.
     
    #7 TDog, Jan 14, 2014
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    ah ok. if you ever in the city, we should meet up one day. see each others mods and all that.

    but i had a similar problem when i installed my mirror, it was a faulty power connection to the mirror. the image would be displayed messed up or sometimes not at all and adding a correct power wire from a fuse tap at the fuse panel fixed it.
     
    #8 kingnba6, Jan 14, 2014
  9. TDog

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    Sorry, wasn't checking the site due to lack of time...my mechanic wants to replace everything with another brand. I think it is a great idea. I will see him in a couple of weeks. I am currently in Brooklyn until Sunday night. Where are you located? I'd like to meet, too.
     
    #9 TDog, Feb 2, 2014
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    Finally my issue has been fixed. After all, it was a faulty camera.
     
    #10 TDog, Apr 4, 2014
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