Cargo camera install

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Thought post up here little quick install on this after market cargo cam from crutchfield. This is for 2018 ram tradesman. I purchased the RCA from Mike at M2Mods. Pretty much plug and play. You do have to find 12 volt power if you want to be able to turn camera on if your not in reverse. No instruction came from aftermarket camera but was worth the money. All I had to do was grab 12 volts of the cigarette lighter port to power camera and plug RCA into back of radio connector pins 24 and 25 unless you all ready have wires in connector. I just finished the 8.4 upgrade and my connector wasn't wired. I replaced a 3.0 RA1 for the 8.4 w NAV. Using alpha obd 2 pics of what I did to activate on radio screen. Link to camera: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_249CDR03C/Crux-CDR-03C.html?omnews=14856427.
 

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Great install I'm interested to see how that one holds up for the weather down there in Florida keep us updated

For anyone else stopping by here....

If you have a 2013-15 8.4 radio, with BuCam displayed on it, you likely can't add the second cargo Cam input due to SW version limitation of the radio. (It's one or the other only). There was a brief version released, 17.11.x, that allowed it before Stellantis removed it in later SW updates.

2016+
radios don't have this limitation.


Edit: enable the Cargo Cam input/menu button and see if you retain both?

The Alfaobd settings are below

VehConfig 1 - CHMSL Camera
"Yes"

CBC Features - LED CHMSL Lamp Present
"Yes"



Mike G.
M2 Mods (on Ramforum)
www.M2Mods4Ram.com
 
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What software version is your radio/nav? Also what is the website for the rca. I googled m2mods but got a lot of BMW stuff lol.
 
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I have to look up version and will get you Mike email for M2Mods. I no the radio is out of a 2017 with nav. M2Mods gave me help with my upgrade.
 

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I’ll check my version when I get off work. I would really like to add a cargo cam.
 

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That's a cool addition, I've never seen those before. I like how it gives you a full view of what's going on, rather than just what's right behind your bumper.

I'm also planning on adding a cargo cam this week, but I'm going to try retrofitting an after market button cam into the third brake light.
 

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Keep you posted
Before your OP (post1) or post 3 gets locked from future edits... Can you post up the AlfaOBD BCM changes you made to enable the Cargo Cam input for others?

& Maybe Add a link to the camera you bought if you can...
 
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I am looking to add a cam to the back of a truck camper to integrate into the 12" Uconnect screen - would this set up work?
 

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I am looking to add a cam to the back of a truck camper to integrate into the 12" Uconnect screen - would this set up work?
I'm not terribly familiar with the 5th gen 12" radio vs earlier 4th gen.... @Jimmy07 may be able to confirm
 
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