Back up camera

[carl07230]

First time to this particular forum. Looking for advice on a back up camera for my truck. Disabled and tow a trailer every day. Hooking up is a job in it self. Hoping to pay less than $200. 00. Advice??????

 

[wcjp]

I have the VR3 camera. Works ok. Screen size could be a little bigger. Wife bought it for me 1. 5yrs ago for $89. I wired it to a switch. I can turn it on while driving to inspect trailer while driving.







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[odinjunior]

Funny that you should bring this up. Today I was in Wally World and they had a wireless camera that mounts on the license plate with a small TV for the dash for $93.

 

[DennyDay]

Funny that you should bring this up. Today I was in Wally World and they had a wireless camera that mounts on the license plate with a small TV for the dash for $93.

The one at Wallyworld is the VR3 - - I've got one and its OK - - not great TV failed after 2. 5 years, so I bought another, origional camera still worked so I mounted the new camera on the front, and can watch while parking for clearance. Hooked camera to a switch

 

[carl07230]

How did you hook it up to a switch?

Mechanics I can tear down and put back together

Electrical-things seem to always BLOW up.

 

[DennyDay]

The camera has two wirescoming out of it, and a heavy (thick) section . Body ground the correct wire, and connect the positive wire to that usually goes to the backup light circuit, to a switch if you want an on off or hook it up to a ignition activated wire so it is on all the time. I've got my TV on the ignition, the rear camera to the back up lights and the front on a switch. DO NOT CUT THE HEAVY SECTION OF THE CAMERA WIRES, AS THIS SECTION IS THE ANTENNA.

 

[carl07230]

Can the camera work off of the plug in power recepticle? That way I can plug it in only when I need it.

 

[DennyDay]

Yes - -The TV on the VR3 comes with both hard wire and plugin - - - The TV does have an on/off switch