Question Wiring for rear camera monitor

cwaldrep · #1 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 05:02 PM

Installing a rear camera system in a 2006 Tundra DC. The monitor has a red (+12v), black (grd) and a blue (reverse sensing) wire to hook up under the driver's side kickplate. I looked and searched for a wiring diagram with no luck. Could someone point out which wires I should be splicing to. Thanks a lot.

Chuck

mustang67408 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 11:18 PM

You need connector BB5 pin 9, it is a RED wire/with a Black Stripe.
It is located under the drivers seat. The wire comes from the back up light relay (B3) which is under the drivers side dash. You can trace the wire and tap into it wherever you feel it should be.

cwaldrep · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008, 07:46 PM

Thanks for the help. Found that wire and after some trial and error, figured out a way to hook up the camera. I wired the camera through the trailer wiring harness in the back and found out that I can't have power to that camera with both the brakes applied AND released. I had to choose one, so I wired it for the camera to operate when the truck is in reverse AND the brakes are applied. I'm sure there's a wire back there somewhere that is powered regardless of brake application, but I didn't have time to test every one. Anyway, thanks for the info. It helped out a lot.

Chuck

mustang67408 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008, 11:16 PM

In your 7 pin trailer socket PIN 2 should be HOT (12v) all the time with the engine running. It is used to charge the batteries on a TRAILER.
The wire coming out of the socket is BLACK then goes to a connector just above the rear bumper (BK2). The wire then turns into a BLUE wire going all the way to the front of the truck to the BATT CHARGE RELAY.
This wire, should give you a constant 12v with or without your foot on the brake and the camera should work all the time in REVERSE.