Hopefully here's a pic of the end of the LR cable that was going to the camera in close up showing how the 4 connections are made to connect to the "aftermarket " camera cable or to cables of phono plugs to allow plug in of camera. Hope this helps and clears up any confusion. Stu

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Outstanding thanks Stu

Glad that's helped/ cleared it up, word of caution make sure no stray strands of braid don't get caught in positive connection that would cause havoc I'm sure. Perhaps strip back longer than I've shown.
Will try post finished New camera and bracket actually on RR pics tomorrow. Stu

Frustration here I got the new camera, made up the loom perfectly and plugged it in - still a black screen.

I then checked the voltage to the camera - nothing (well, about 400mV), also no voltage from the existing connection I wired the camera to an external power supply and it worked perfectly.

I am now thinking my problem all along was dodgy wiring not a duff camera. Or maybe the circuit is not being completed when you select reverse.

I traced the wiring back through into the headliner, it doesn't look damaged.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I could do? There is the wiring for the high level brake light I could piggy back off maybe.

If the camera worked when you connected a power source (i.e. It overrode screen image to give rear view) then I suppose you could pick up a feed for it from reversing lights perhaps.
Connecting it to high level brake light would only give you view of what was about run into you when you braked!! Lol

Thanks.

It was a fuse in the end, it must have blown when I was messing with the camera. The fuse is a 5 A at position 12 if that helps anyone.

Anyway it's all working now after a huge amount of messing about. Thanks all for advice.

glad you got it sorted, all be it with some frustration

Has anyone fitted a new/cheapo camera that doesn't have the reverse markers on the lense? It's beginning to bug me having them offset on the screen and I'm looking to see how I can replace the existing camera with one that has no marker lines. Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Sorry to jump in on the thread n1cktdv8 but can i also ask if alongside the reversing lines not being there does anyone elses replacement camera seem to be zoomed in too so things seem a lot closer than they actually are and closer then they would be on the original one?? And if so is there a setting somewhere to change this? Current 2007 TDV8 Vogue Buckingham Blue

I seem to think there was a green wire that you could snip to disable the lines, it was a loop I think. I rotated the camera in the housing until the lines seemed to line up on mine and it's pretty good actually.

^ a lot of the Ping Pong cameras have a looped wire at the plug end which when cut turns off the reversing grid.. but if there is no loop then you can't turn it off...

"Can you zoom" ?? What in Gods name are you doing in reverse?? You can get different degrees of lense angle ... 170 deg is the sort of norm nowadays, but I have seen 150 and 120 deg cameras, which would take in less view and therefore sort of zoom in  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

kbald wrote:

Sorry to jump in on the thread n1cktdv8 but can i also ask if alongside the reversing lines not being there does anyone elses replacement camera seem to be zoomed in too so things seem a lot closer than they actually are and closer then they would be on the original one?? And if so is there a setting somewhere to change this?

Thanks i will have a look at that and see if therea anything to adjust! I was looking more to zoom out so i could see then end of the rear bumper on mine so it would give me an idea of space available behind as its so zoomed in now you cant tell! If this doesn't work i will have a look at the wider angle ones and see if the work better!  Current 2007 TDV8 Vogue Buckingham Blue

There's going to be tears before bedtime If your camera is a factory fit, under the spoiler..... it doesn't matter how much you zoom in and out, you are never going to see the bumper... unless it's fallen off Because the camera is mounted 18" in from the rear the tailgate obstructs any and all views of the bumper. If you want to see the bumper you'll need to fit another camera... like the BMW X5 ones that replace a number plate lamp  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Miggit - that is a consideration for me presently. I've never been 100% happy with the camera, or the replacement. I am thinking of ordering another Chinese fleabay £5 special and hopefully find this green wire to cut.

I'm also thinking I could mount this in one of the tailgate lights. It would be a huge benefit for me to see the towball when hitching up

What about fitting one in the bumper itself, just in the black non painted area in the centre, then it'd be just above the towball....time to think  Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........