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Hi guys. I've got an aftermarket head unit and backup camera. The camera gets amazing and clear picture when i back up but when headlights out lights in general are on i get pretty bad interference. I hooked up the camera to the trailer plug and also have an LED tail light. It's grounded to the frame. Any idea how to get rid of this issue? Tia


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Do you have it wired up so that the license plate lights turn off when the camera turns on in reverse???
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No, license plate light don't turn off and yeah camera turns on when in reverse. Everything is hooked up to the wires from trailer plug. Camera and led light bar together


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Try unhooking the LED light bar and see if you still have the problem....
 
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I'd remove the ground , re burnish to clean Shiney bare metal , apply a small amount of dielectric grease when reinstalling verify proper operation , if it works better then clean the ground and immediate surrounding area and compleat cover with clear silicone about 1/2 in around the entire ground assembly.

If reestablishing a proper ground doesn't fix it you may need to install a better camera with its cable being electrically shielded , or reroute your existing cam cable away from all other wires to help prevent electical interference.

Also make sure your ground is a stand alone ground for the camera signal , as opposed to being attached to other grounds .

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R.L.K. said:
I'd remove the ground , re burnish to clean Shiney bare metal , apply a small amount of dielectric grease when reinstalling verify proper operation , if it works better then clean the ground and immediate surrounding area and compleat cover with clear silicone about 1/2 in around the entire ground assembly.

If reestablishing a proper ground doesn't fix it you may need to install a better camera with its cable being electrically shielded , or reroute your existing cam cable away from all other wires to help prevent electical interference.

Also make sure your ground is a stand alone ground for the camera signal , as opposed to being attached to other grounds .

Hope this helps !
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I will definitely try that. Camera works perfect unless lights are on which means tailgate light bar will be on to. I don't know if it makes a difference but i have the camera and lightbar wired together to the trailer plug. Basically i gave a 3 way now


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I'd definitely wire the camera completely independent.
 
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R.L.K. said:
I'd definitely wire the camera completely independent.
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Exactly my thought. I might wire it to the tail light reverse light wire, that way will be independent and will ground it separately too and see if there's any changes


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i would also only use the reverse lights at the trailer plug as a trigger to trigger a relay. there have been many threads on here about people wiring directly to it to power the cam and have issues. when i relayed mine in my old '13 i had no issues.
 
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i would also only use the reverse lights at the trailer plug as a trigger to trigger a relay. there have been many threads on here about people wiring directly to it to power the cam and have issues. when i relayed mine in my old '13 i had no issues.
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Sorry but I'm no expert on this electrical stuff. How do i add a relay? Thanks


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