Wiring reversing camera to a rungrace

Robti · 25th March 2017, 10:52

Hi I bought the special from Dallas thread and a cheap reversing camera from China, so I have the camera fitted to the tourer tailgate but could do with some help with the positive supply.

I have a red & black, so Earth the black but what to do with the positive, connect to the reversing light supply or run back to the head unit and connect to the reverse wire from that, have a couple of pics for the installation leaflet ?

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Dallas · 26th March 2017, 11:43

Rob, my thread HERE... may help you. Just ignore the 'Pink' colour reverse wire, as on the RunGrace unit the reverse wire is 'Brown'.

You would need to connect the Red+ wire from the camera to the reverse light feed from the rear light cluster (the reverse light wire is the green wire with the brown stripe), that is if you want the camera to be triggered when reverse gear is selected. Some people wire their camera permanently live so to switch the screen to reverse at any point they wish.

You will also need to run a wire from the RunGrace DD brown trigger wire to connect to the camera red wire/reverse light feed, this is to send the live signal down to the DD trigger cable to activate the reverse screen.

It looks like your reverse camera you have bought does not have the red trigger wire at each end of the long RCA Video signal cable.

Many cameras bought from China now come with a red trigger wire that is incorporated into the yellow plug RCA video signal cable. The video signal cable runs from front to rear of car to supply the video signal from the camera to the DD unit, the added red cable allows the trigger feed to hi-jack the RCA feed to run the trigger signal alongside (genius idea).

Take note of the short red cable entering the yellow RCA plug, that will carry the trigger signal from the DD unit to the camera live red+ wire. If your RCA video cable dont have the red wire, you will need to run a separate wire from front to back yourself.

Robti · 26th March 2017, 15:19

Thanks Dallas that's the way I am doing it now, so as far as I can see the brown wire is only the trigger wire for the screen to change when reverse is selected.

I am running a cable along with the video cable from the rear cubby hole up to the head unit to get the auto switching screen working and hopefully tie it in to the reverse light in the cubby as that's where I have brought all the cables to.

Really helps when someone who has done it all before gives you some help.

Thanks again

Argh just read your other post, forgot about the fuse, trots off to find one lol

Peterd1947 · 28th March 2017, 10:10

Do not use the one that fits the number plate light aperture. They are a botch job and questions remain regarding MOT fail. The bulb cannot be fitted when the camera is inserted and it bends the bulb mountings due to lack of room. Have mounted mine at side of badge protrusion by modifying the camera mount.

Robti · 28th March 2017, 11:44

Thanks got one for a tourer from china £13 delivered so happy with that and it looks identical to the Ines others have fitted on here

25th March 2017, 10:52	#1
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	Wiring reversing camera to a rungrace Hi I bought the special from Dallas thread and a cheap reversing camera from China, so I have the camera fitted to the tourer tailgate but could do with some help with the positive supply. I have a red & black, so Earth the black but what to do with the positive, connect to the reversing light supply or run back to the head unit and connect to the reverse wire from that, have a couple of pics for the installation leaflet ? Thanks [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Robert Last edited by Robti; 25th March 2017 at 10:54..

26th March 2017, 15:19	#3
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	Thanks Dallas that's the way I am doing it now, so as far as I can see the brown wire is only the trigger wire for the screen to change when reverse is selected. I am running a cable along with the video cable from the rear cubby hole up to the head unit to get the auto switching screen working and hopefully tie it in to the reverse light in the cubby as that's where I have brought all the cables to. Really helps when someone who has done it all before gives you some help. Thanks again Argh just read your other post, forgot about the fuse, trots off to find one lol __________________ Robert Last edited by Robti; 26th March 2017 at 15:22..

28th March 2017, 11:44	#5
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	Thanks got one for a tourer from china £13 delivered so happy with that and it looks identical to the Ines others have fitted on here __________________ Robert

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26th March 2017, 11:43	#2
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Rob, my thread HERE... may help you. Just ignore the 'Pink' colour reverse wire, as on the RunGrace unit the reverse wire is 'Brown'. You would need to connect the Red+ wire from the camera to the reverse light feed from the rear light cluster (the reverse light wire is the green wire with the brown stripe), that is if you want the camera to be triggered when reverse gear is selected. Some people wire their camera permanently live so to switch the screen to reverse at any point they wish. You will also need to run a wire from the RunGrace DD brown trigger wire to connect to the camera red wire/reverse light feed, this is to send the live signal down to the DD trigger cable to activate the reverse screen. It looks like your reverse camera you have bought does not have the red trigger wire at each end of the long RCA Video signal cable. Many cameras bought from China now come with a red trigger wire that is incorporated into the yellow plug RCA video signal cable. The video signal cable runs from front to rear of car to supply the video signal from the camera to the DD unit, the added red cable allows the trigger feed to hi-jack the RCA feed to run the trigger signal alongside (genius idea). Take note of the short red cable entering the yellow RCA plug, that will carry the trigger signal from the DD unit to the camera live red+ wire. If your RCA video cable dont have the red wire, you will need to run a separate wire from front to back yourself.

28th March 2017, 10:10	#4
Peterd1947 Regular poster MG ZT 260 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Mansfield Posts: 47 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Do not use the one that fits the number plate light aperture. They are a botch job and questions remain regarding MOT fail. The bulb cannot be fitted when the camera is inserted and it bends the bulb mountings due to lack of room. Have mounted mine at side of badge protrusion by modifying the camera mount.