Backup camera solution, only $80!


BlackICE

BlackICE

GT Owner
Nov 2, 2005
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SF Bay Area in California
Costco is selling a wireless backup camera and display for only $80. The install is fairly easy.

1. Remove a plastic cover to gain access to the tail light wiring. You may want to buy some extra plastic push pins they are never the same after you removed them.

2. Tap into the backup light wires for power to the camera. Black is ground and black/pink is the active power lead for the reversing lights. I soldered the wires and covered them with OEM type sheathing to make it appear OEM (as Shadowman would say). You may choose to use the wire taps provided (U-Haul, style) if you wish.

3. The camera sticks onto the back side of license plate with double stick tape provided

4. Saw then glue the power plug to the rear of the display (I used black epoxy). Drill two holes in the back side of the display case, then run the power leads into the unit and solder them to the appropriate pads. Then the display/plug unit becomes one and is a good mounting location without any modifications to the car.
 

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Nice job !! Let us know if the heat affects the camera??
 
+1
cool if it holds up
 
That looks an interesting solution to a universal problem. For those that don't drive their GT's too often (me), knowing where the rear of the car is a problem.

As already mentioned, try and get it nice and hot for us - then let us know how it works. If it holds up I might be asking one of the gang to pick one up for me.... :wink

I like the fact the screen is immediately removable, just slip it in the drivers seat webbing/net when your done parking. Neat!
 
I may not get a valid high temp test in for some time. The weather is cooler now and I won't be going on any track days for some time. I have mounted the license plate about 10mm away from the rear, that should help. I thought for the low price, it was worth the chance on the camera failing due to heat.

The way I mounted the power plug to the back of the display makes it a little more difficult to store away. However it gives me a good mounting location and gets rid of the power cord.

I did have a failure already! The glue joint failed when I bumped the display. I hope it was because I didn't rough up the back of the display case before gluing. I re-glued it and will give it another go soon.

Costco is notorious for selling items for a very short time. Once the units are sold they may not get any more stock.

The unit is a Winplus. Here is the only info I found on the web:

http://www.winplususa.com/behindsight.html

You may be able to get one in the UK, if not let me know.
 
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Nice work. :thumbsup
I just bought one as well this past Sunday.
Question: Does your hook up only work while in reverse or can use it at any time to see whats happening behind you?
 
BlackICE said:
I have mounted the license plate about 10mm away from the rear, that should help. .
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You might not want to space it out - at least check it.

I did some infrared testing a while ago with spacing the plate. Didn't seem to make much difference (I'm in Arizona, so not much helps) other than making the plate hotter. I think that the air that used to go out through the grills was now coming over and around the edges of the plate. You probably don't want the heat "exhausting" by the eye.
 
I like how you "modded" the power source directly to the display. Clever.
 
06fordgt said:
Nice work. :thumbsup
I just bought one as well this past Sunday.
Question: Does your hook up only work while in reverse or can use it at any time to see whats happening behind you?
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If you want the camera on all of the times, then tap a source of +12v when the key is on to power the camera instead of the backup light. T would suggest tapping one of the rear O2 sensors heater wire.
 
Thx BlackIce.:thumbsup
 
Very nice :cheers
 
Went to Costco yesterday specifically for this.....no such luck. :thumbsdow

Will be contacting the manufacturer directly.
 
Very nice

Great idea and execution...
 
Great job. I purchased a similar unit for about $90 at a WalMart in Oklahoma during my trip to the rally. We were fixing up Tony's flat trailer tires there, and I saw it on the shelf and couldn't pass it up for that price. It is still in the box. I will have to use your tips to install it. I would like to find several camera lens sets to use one display unit with several cars. I'll have to do some shopping, but at $80 I can afford to buy multiple units.
 
BlackIce,
Great Job sir! One question for anoher car of mine that can use a backup camera... One of left side of the pciture, is either plug a video output from the montior to an external monitor?

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A very cool and cleaver execution

Thumbs up

Shadowman
 
HeritageBruce said:
BlackIce,
Great Job sir! One question for anoher car of mine that can use a backup camera... One of left side of the pciture, is either plug a video output from the montior to an external monitor?
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Unfortunately not. AV input only. It also has USB power output. (power only).

See http://www.winplususa.com/docs/3.5English-Monitor.pdf
 
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If you can not find these let me know. I visited my local Costco. Had almost 100 in stock.
 
The Costco I bought mine from is out of stock now!
 
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BlackICE said:
Costco is selling a wireless backup camera and display for only $80. The install is fairly easy.

1. Remove a plastic cover to gain access to the tail light wiring. You may want to buy some extra plastic push pins they are never the same after you removed them.

2. Tap into the backup light wires for power to the camera. Black is ground and black/pink is the active power lead for the reversing lights. I soldered the wires and covered them with OEM type sheathing to make it appear OEM (as Shadowman would say). You may choose to use the wire taps provided (U-Haul, style) if you wish.

3. The camera sticks onto the back side of license plate with double stick tape provided

4. Saw then glue the power plug to the rear of the display (I used black epoxy). Drill two holes in the back side of the display case, then run the power leads into the unit and solder them to the appropriate pads. Then the display/plug unit becomes one and is a good mounting location without any modifications to the car.
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How easy is it to identify the correct pads to solder to?...My Costco still has some of these but I have never tackled any similar task requiriing wiring and am uncertain whether I will rise to the occasion..The rest of your installation pointers are great..If there is an easy explanation to this question..it would be appreciated.
I went to Barnes and Nobles to search for "Wiring for Dummies"..no luck.:frown
Thanks
 
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