Hacking uConnect rearview mirror

[Michael Kreitz]

Hello,

New to the forum so don't bash on me too hard for not searching exhaustively...

I bought a 2015 Ram 2500 Tradesman and upgraded to the uConnect 8.4 & tailgate cam using the Infotainment kit. I love both and don't want to mess with them.

However, I found that I needed a microphone for hands free so I purchased a junkyard rearview mirror that happens to be the fancy one with auto-dimming and the built-in display.

I would love to add a cargo cam but the Infotainment one is 1K! YIKES. So here is what I want to do... I would like to find the display wires from the rearview mirror harness and splice them into an RCA plug. Then using a generic/cheap rearview camera, mount it to the bed or cab instead of using the expensive cam. Then I would like to display the image 100% of the time on my rearview mirror.

The truck was a government auction vehicle so the back window is tinted so dark that I can't see through it anyway so the current rearview mirror is useless.

Has anyone done something like this where they hack the rearview mirror to use a generic camera that displays the cargo area on a full-time basis? Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[tron67j]

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-uGhWYOFM2h8/p_212FL7626/Brandmotion-FLTW-7626.html

 

[Michael Kreitz]

Awesome thanks! Now I just need to figure out how to get it wired into the rearview mirror for full time display. I heard someone say in another thread that it's the black & black-brown wires. Pins 3 & 5?

I don't have the mirror yet (being shipped) so not sure if this is the right connector/pin-out.

 

[kad]

Just an fyi: @Mpgrimm2 does a harness for adding the cargo cam and all the OEM parts are available from @AllMoparParts.com. That and a copy of alphaOBD are all you should need. Never buy anything from Infotainment, they are a serious ripoff.

-K