Installing OEM backup cam

R.L.K. said:

I'll be looking in later , now I've gotta mow the yard

Thanks Mpgrimm2! !

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Mpgrimm2 said:

Hopefully we can get more feedback from ticketboy to help him.

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ticketboy said:

I have read through this thread and can not find the answer to my unique situation. I have a 2013 express with the RA1 radio. I upgraded to the RA2 radio which was pulled from a family members truck that currently had a backup camera installed. I installed the RA2 radio and backup camera kit 82214240. All of the settings for the backup camera are currently on the RA2 radio. I currently get a blue screen when placing the gear in reverse. NOTE: I have not had the dealer flash my truck for backup camera. My question is, Do I still need to get the flash from the dealer in order for the camera to work? Or is it that my wiring is not correct?

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R.L.K. said:

@ ticketboy :

I will be assuming the OEM kits harnesses are correct .

I'm going off memory here so I may not say everything exact ...

1) You have the blue screen in reverse .

Therefore as Mpgrimm2 said you do not require the dealer flash code ( XAC ) @ This time .

2) You have Parkview safety settings.

Option to turn on/off backup cam .
Option to turn on/off Active Grid lines
Option = ? ? Can't remember? Maybe one more about time in seconds /mph speed ? Anyways .

If the above is happening and your tailgate lock is working , then sir there's only FIVE things it can be .

The purple wire you spliced to the BCM(Body Control Module ) C-5 Connector @ socket #45 is NOT the problem !

This wire only gives you Active Grid Lines / the camrea will work fine w/o this wire even connected .

The Yellow wire is not used . It should be taped back out of the way .

The FIVE THINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS :

STEP #1
Diconnect the Battery Ground Wire !

#1)
The ground near the power distribution center = make sure it's a good ground with a multimeter,

should be less than .04 ohms to another nonpainted known ground .

If not remove paint at its location by burnishing or sanding to bare metal .

XXXXX. Remember I'm going off memory of about 3 months here ...XXXX

#2)
The power wire spliced to the pink ( Maybe pink & yellow , cant remember. ) wire going to the Parkview 10 amp fuse =

make sure with a multimeter this wire has continuity to the Parkview fuse socket . If not , with your meter , find the correct wire that does go to the Parkview 10 amp fuse and splice to it !

Your wire color may be different / wire
colors could change , but yours ( 2013) should be like the instructions say , because this was written for the 2013 + models ...

#3)
Make sure you actually have a 10 amp fuse installed in the indicated location for Parkview ( reference the PDC / Power Distribution Centers ) Lid schematics for location details .

Next MAKE SURE THE FUSE IS GOOD ! With your multimeter = 0.0 ohms from one leg to the other while the fuse is removed .
This has been a problem for some .

#4)
The connector from the kit You populated with the wires from the main body harness =
Make sure the wires you populated ( grey / blue , grey /orange & bare shield ) are in line with and connected to the same color wires on the kits supplied RADIO harness .

The other wires in the connector you populated do not matter , you could actually cut them off , they are not used for a radio video display , they are used for a mirror video display ...

#5)
The wires @ the Radios C-1 connector for sockets # 31,32 & 33 , this is confusing on the diagram supplied with the instructions with the OEM Kit .

For clarification = look @ the back of the Radios male pins , pin #31 is clearly identified , [ I did this to make sure I was populating the Radios C-1 connector properly ]

If you go through the above list and you still have a Blue screen while in reverse then you must assume one of the OEM KITS HARNESSES are incorrect from one end to the other .
If this is the case then with your multimeter simply ring each individual wire in each of the FOUR supplied harnesses until you locate the issue .

If you find a bad harness , either correct it yourself or get your OEM KITS Supplier to replace it .
Remember the people who build these harnesses are human and can make mistakes !

Hope this helps you Sir !

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ticketboy said:

Repined out the connector under the steering wheel and the camera is now black and white and scrambled. Any suggestions? The assist lines are white also.

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ticketboy said:

Repined out the connector under the steering wheel and the camera is now black and white and scrambled. Any suggestions? The assist lines are white also.

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BCMark said:

I'm going to apologize ahead of time as I'm sure that this answer is somewhere in the 50 pages of this thread. There is so much information here it's a little overwhelming, and I can't seem to find this...

What would be the easiest way to tell if my truck is already pre-wired for the backup camera? I checked the connector at the tailgate and I have 8 wires running into the tailgate, I know 2 are for the locking mechanism and the rest are for the camera. Is it safe to assume the truck is wired for the camera the entire length right to the radio or not? Not that I think it matters but it's a 2015 Sport with the 8.4A radio.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

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