Pic needed of rear camera wire routing..

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In the process of adding the tailgate latch camera set up on my Ram. Will be installing an aftermarket radio, but looking for a pic of where the wiring passes through from the bed to the tailgate.

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If i recall correctly, Briansmobile1 made a video of a camera change that he did, his Ram is a 2013 Tradesman with a RA2 5.0 radio

Your 2011 Dodge Ram could have one of several touch screen radios, some you could watch movies on CD

The radio that did not have even a phone connection was the RES
( the model identification was located in the lower right corner of the radio )

 

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Do you have rear view camera now?
Hooked up to your Mirror, possibly?

Generally, RAM uses one loom. Even if you do not have the camera's,
the wires are there, just not the end connections. When I upgraded my Radio,
my rear view camera only showed up in a tiny corner of my mirror and I wanted it to go thru
the radio, so I would have a much larger, clearer View.

This is how I did it.On my 2014, which should be the same as your 2011.







Installed a Kenwood DDX492 radio quite awhile back.
Figured it was high time I hooked up the rear view camera to it.
Rear View Camera shows up in the rear view mirror but is just to small to see much.


First things first, remove the side panel from the passenger side of the dash.
The one at the very end of the dash.
Plain-Jane, plastic panel that you never really see, account the passenger door covers it up, when closed.
Yeah, that panel!
Take it off, just hooked in there, no screws or nothing.




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See that hanging gray plug, yep that;s the one we want.

Here is the other end of that plug Forgot to take a picture with it together.




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Dead center of the plug are the three wires I need.
Bare Shield Wire, Green/Brown stripe is video or positive wire, Green with Orange stripe is negative wire.




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Pretty much only two ways to do it.
Splice into the wires and run them, each one, over to the OEM Radio connection.
OR
Splice into those wires with an RCA plug and run that over to the radio itself.

I went RCA Plug. Easier, but will give both directions for connecting via either Method.

Method #1
Splice into those three wires and run those three wires, from this connector, over to the OEM radio connection.
Once there, add it to the connection, as follows:

Green Wire/Orange Stripe, Positive, Pin #31
Green Wire/Brown Stripe, Negative, Pin #32
Bare Wire, Shield, Pin #33

This is what the OEM plug, behind the radio looks like.




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Notice the bottom corner has no wires?






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Add the three wires you ran from the side of the dash to this connector, at those locations.
Now, the factory OEM radio connection has rear view camera feed.
Can hook it up to OEM Radio that is rear view camera capable OR an aftermarket radio, like I did.





Method 2

Clip one end off your RCA wire.
Outer wire connects to Green Wire, Orange Stripe.
Inner Wire connects to Green Wire/ Brown Stripe.
Do not worry about the bare wire.

Seal each individual wire connection.
Then, wrap each individual wire, in a piece of reynolds wrap, to act as a shiled, and limit signal interference.
When that;s done, wrap black tape, or those shrink wrap tubes, over the entire connection.


Now that you got the camera spliced up and ready for your radio,
let's go get that "Reverse" is engaged, gear selector Signal so the radio knows
when to display the rear view.

Tie into the reverse on the OEM Radio Connection.
I used a Metra Harness.
Didn't really pay attention to where that wire mated, in the OEM Radio Connector.
Sorry.

Here is my rear view camera, displayed on my Radio.





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Here it is, on both the radio And the Mirror.






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Hope this helps you out.
If not, give me m,ore info on what you got and what you want to do.

Cheers!
 
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