techie1961
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I searched for hours and got very frustrated so thought that I would share the solution to hooking up a reverse/backup camera to the wiring harness on my 05 Dodge Ram 1500.
I didn't want to run a wire from the tail light as I don't like to put much under the truck due to the harsh environment that it has to live in. I didn't have a choice with the backup camera cable but there had to be a better way to do it than running from the rear of the truck.
If you undo the screw and push pin in the Fuse and Relay Center box (see photo), it will slide over (there are two pins that go through keyholes in the wall of the battery box) to the centre of the engine bay and you can get access to the bottom of it. The last fuse (38 I think) is for the backup lamps. On the underside, you will see a white wire with light green (skinny) tracer on it. There are two (there are actually many but two with green tracers) so you need to make sure it is the correct one. This should have power when the reverse lights are on. You will need to have the engine running and in reverse.
I cut the wire and put in a coupling. I siliconed the ends of it to keep out the water. I then ran the wire through the hood release grommet on the firewall.
I hope that this helps someone so they don't have to waste hours like I did.
I didn't want to run a wire from the tail light as I don't like to put much under the truck due to the harsh environment that it has to live in. I didn't have a choice with the backup camera cable but there had to be a better way to do it than running from the rear of the truck.
If you undo the screw and push pin in the Fuse and Relay Center box (see photo), it will slide over (there are two pins that go through keyholes in the wall of the battery box) to the centre of the engine bay and you can get access to the bottom of it. The last fuse (38 I think) is for the backup lamps. On the underside, you will see a white wire with light green (skinny) tracer on it. There are two (there are actually many but two with green tracers) so you need to make sure it is the correct one. This should have power when the reverse lights are on. You will need to have the engine running and in reverse.
I cut the wire and put in a coupling. I siliconed the ends of it to keep out the water. I then ran the wire through the hood release grommet on the firewall.
I hope that this helps someone so they don't have to waste hours like I did.