How to wire in a reversing backup camera - watch this first!

How to wire in a reversing camera on either an older or a modern car.
Covers Canbus options.
Links will follow for devices shown in the video.
I hope you enjoy it.

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A few links:

Over number-plate option:

Visible led option:

(Different) bumper / fender mount option:

[fredflintstone]

a late post but a diode fitted across the relay coil would be a good idea to stop induction voltage when relay switched off?

[collinschubert]

You are a fantastic teacher my friend. Thank you so much for this video, the best illustrations I have ever seen on youtube, hands down. Cheers and many thanks from the USA!

[maadderredd]

This is the best video for camera connections on the internet, thank you!

[xraybeaver]

I just wanna say a massive thank you for this video…….ive been stumped with this issue for week and your explanation not only has solve my issue but made it really easy to follow and understand.

You’re my hero 😏👍🏼

[isrealperez]

It's a great video and it's the simple fact that you're showing different ways in different factors I was just trying to figure out where the video feed with the two little wires goes to everything else is explanatory I'm installing it on an E90

[daviddionisio]

Best video I have seen on this topic so far!

[paulatkinson]

Really good steady paced easy to understand video WELL DONE .

[PerfectPudding]

What a great video! Explains well and very well set out.

[skippercaship]

Briliant video thank you so much you have cleared up the mistery of the red wire tails from the RC cable

[LuisPauli]

amazing tutorial .. visually descriptive and with easy to follow instructions.

[livelogikal]

Excellent info/graphic video! Exactly the details I needed. Nothing more nothing less. Love the diagram with the wiring and makeshift connections and controls. New subscriber.

[manjeshn]

Hats off to the efforts! Great explanation!

[jmacchia]

You are really good explaining that mate, , , good job

[vpghocs]

Brilliant video. Best so far. All options cover. Will try on my 2004 slk

[juanbotero]

Great video, thanks a lot for the effort to explain it so detailed.

[johnl]

An excellent video, well presented & easy to follow. I have a problem that I'm sure you'll be able to answer. I have a 2007 Peugeot Sport & I installed a Boscam K3 reversing camera & monitor system 3 years ago & it functions perfectly. Both the video & power feeds to the monitor travel in one lead from the camera which is powered directly from the reversing light bulb wire in the rear light harness cluster. However, our road & drive can be in pitch blackness during the hours when the council save a few quid by turning all the street lights off & locating the entrance to our drive to reverse in can be tricky, so I swapped the 21 watt filament bulb for an extra bright LED.
This caused the monitor to have flickering horizontal lines so I refitted the filament bulb & it works just fine. I was thinking that it might be fixed by fitting a load resistor to bring the LED wattage to equal that of the filament bulb. Thanks for your help.

[Ballmead]

Thank you so much for this. I've got a Toyotas Corolla hatch back and running the 12V camera power from the reverse light would have been a pita. I've got a connect 2 box (supplied by Aerpro here in Australia) so wiring it into the connect2 box will be much easier.

[jamesv]

Only just found this, thanks for the detailed explanations of all the options. When using the relay from C2, can the C2 reliably handle the inductive load of the relay coil with no additional protection against back EMF?

[GaryInAmsterdam]

I gave a "thumbs up" but was still hoping for a real-life instructional video, meaning, I am still a bit confused how this applies to my car. But I did learn a few things.

[davidandceleste]

Exactly what I was looking for! couldn't figure out where the pink camera wire went and where the camera itself needed to get power from.