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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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Where is the Best Place to Tap into Reverse Wire for Back up Cam?
I want to wire in a back up cam and am curious where the closest wire is to the head unit that carries 12v in reverse. I'd like to not run a wire all the way to the rear of the truck if there is a place to splice in 2 ft away. Thanks in Advance.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Should be one close to the shifter. I could google it but then you wouldnt have the fun of searching.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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5 minutes.

http://www.f150forum.com/f30/wire-back-up-cam-15118/
 
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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I ran off my trailer wiring harness.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2012 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mixedbreed
Originally Posted by BeanAnimal
Doing a bit more research I found this:



Pin 20 is the mute signal that is activated by the backup sensors.

Pin 6 is listed as "not" used but my 2008 F150 has a Dark Green wire with a yellow stripe. When the truck is put in reverse, this wire registers 12v
Looking at the above post it would appear that there is a possibility that the stock radio harness carries a 12vt hot in reverse.... I will have to poke around with a tester this week end.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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X2 trailer harness
 
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by avfrog
X2 trailer harness
I am going to tap into the trailer harness for Hot and GND for the cam in the tailgate handle but I want to run the shortest wire possible for the Reverse trigger on the head unit.
 
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^ trailer harness is under the dash is what I meant.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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^ trailer harness is under the dash is what I meant.
I gotcha now. Where can that be accesses easily by pulling out the radio bezel. I am color blind so its hard for me to just dive into a wiring loom and find the proper color wires without knowing about where they are physically.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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I gotcha now. Where can that be accesses easily by pulling out the radio bezel. I am color blind so its hard for me to just dive into a wiring loom and find the proper color wires without knowing about where they are physically.
This, I can relate to!!
 
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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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^ I can offer no advise here... Haha
 
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