I'm working on a project to set a back up camera under the rear end of the car (next the metal hook to be exact, which I tested to have a very good camera view, and the camera will be invisible from others)

Does anyone knows which is the easiest way to hook up to the 12-volts source for my camera at such location?

My plan was to lead the wire from under the car (through the open space at the metal hook) into the trunk. I removed the covers inside the trunk, but have no clue which way should I go. Thanks for your help.

 

Go to this thread and check some of the pictures of the BARE crossfire chassis. That should help you with 'places' to take the wires inside.

I personally would recommend using one of the 'spare' fuse positions in the underhood fuse block or tie it into the heated seat hot in the center console with a small in line fuse for the camera circuit.

Hope that helps... Cheers!

 

So how do I connect from the underhood fuse box back into the cabin?

 

You will probably have to follow the factory wiring. Someone on the forums did something similar to power a device in the cabin, but I don't remember where he took it through.

I would check the bulkhead just inside of one of the underhood fuse boxes and see if there is a place (grommet) that you can pass a new wire through.

The other option is like I said... tap the hot on the heated seat circuit. The device you are running is probably VERY low amperage anyway, so it won't be a big load. That's what I did for my inverter.

Hope that helps... if not... check through the service manual schematics, take a picture or two and ask again... I'll try and see where you could go through, but I'm at work right now.

 

If it's low wattage how about tapping the backup lights that way the camera is turned on everytime you put the car in reverse?

 

I hooked up mine that way works great with no problems.

 

Yea... I guess I'm going to connect both the camera and monitor to the backup light. Hope it won't overload it.

There are 2 black and 1 brown wire to the backup light(right side), I believe the black is ground and the brown is hot. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.

 

A trick you may want to use, if you have a voltmeter/multimeter, is to hook one of your leads up to a thin sewing needle. That way you can just pierce through the wire without a lot of hassle. Just be sure to re seal the hole you made with a little dab of silicone sealant!

I mean the hole in the wire.....not your finger!