Installed the backup camera in my non navi G
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Installed the backup camera in my non navi G
Well, my wife kidnapped my 08 G that had nav and after complaining about missing my car, she finally agreed to me getting another G and selling my truck. Yes, our driveway is starting to look like an Infiniti dealership!! 
So I found a G I liked, but it is a non nav model (07) and I really missed that backup camera from the other G. At night backing up with my tinted windows felt a little dangerous.
So, after some research on here, I did the *cough* mod, and then installed a boyo license plate camera I got on Amazon.
The install was kind of a PITA, but I took my time and it worked out pretty good. I wired it to the reverse light for power and drilled a small hole to plug in the video rca plug in the center console. (I hadn't done this yet for the pic below). I also bought some anti-theft screws. Thanks to the DIY thread on here about this install. It was very helpful!
The nice thing is the picture looks good and from more than a few feet away, it is nearly impossible to see the license plate frame has a little camera.
Also, the camera angle can be adjusted up and down.
Drawbacks? Well, I miss the guidance lines from the nav model, and I have to press aux to see the camera view before backing up. I also hope the camera holds up over time with all the rain, sun, etc...that we get down here.
Onto the pics!!
So I found a G I liked, but it is a non nav model (07) and I really missed that backup camera from the other G. At night backing up with my tinted windows felt a little dangerous.
So, after some research on here, I did the *cough* mod, and then installed a boyo license plate camera I got on Amazon.
The install was kind of a PITA, but I took my time and it worked out pretty good. I wired it to the reverse light for power and drilled a small hole to plug in the video rca plug in the center console. (I hadn't done this yet for the pic below). I also bought some anti-theft screws. Thanks to the DIY thread on here about this install. It was very helpful!
The nice thing is the picture looks good and from more than a few feet away, it is nearly impossible to see the license plate frame has a little camera.
Also, the camera angle can be adjusted up and down.
Drawbacks? Well, I miss the guidance lines from the nav model, and I have to press aux to see the camera view before backing up. I also hope the camera holds up over time with all the rain, sun, etc...that we get down here.
Onto the pics!!
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From: soulcal (sd to la)
that camera has no guiadance markers and was probably overpriced, for $80 remmyzero and I got one with guidance lines and pretty decent quality. I suggest you all look for the thread in the electronics for it. IMO, having one without distance markers kind of defeats the purpose (no hate to the OP)
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Great work! I've been comptemplating on the same boyo frame/camera myself.. that and the lock pick barcam that has the dist markers and is cheaper, but i believe the quality is likely of lesser quality (cmos).
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
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this... I thought the aux won't work unless the ebrake was engaged? i may be wrong though.
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From: soulcal (sd to la)
Great work! I've been comptemplating on the same boyo frame/camera myself.. that and the lock pick barcam that has the dist markers and is cheaper, but i believe the quality is likely of lesser quality (cmos).
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
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Great work! I've been comptemplating on the same boyo frame/camera myself.. that and the lock pick barcam that has the dist markers and is cheaper, but i believe the quality is likely of lesser quality (cmos).
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
A few questions:
- where did you tap into the reverse lights? it looked to me that the power leads on the cable were on the video/aux side, which is rather far from the lights themselves.
- is the video bypass necessary? if i recall correctly that vid should work as long its under 5mph? (ie, within parking speed)
I tapped into the reverse lights at the wires in the top of the trunk. You are right....I had to run 2 wires all the way back to them from the center console. I have the dinged up hands to prove it!
I did the bypass not just for this...but at the time was contemplating the Garmin 53.
Sizzle: If I had seen the thread with the distance markers I would've gotten that one.
However, I gotten pretty quickly used to the one I bought and can drive up VERY close to an object comfortably. (Mine is angled down quite a bit).I'll be sure to post a thread of the 2 G35's head to head!
