2013 Toyota Camry SE Backup Camera Installation

[@juliehadley8336]

I didn't have that exact camera but your video helped me to install a camera on my fiance's car, so thank you! It was such a relief and so satisfying to see the camera working after all that work to run the wires, solder, tidy up, and put everything back together. I know nothing about cars so just disconnecting the battery had me scared lol. But I did it! And I made sure to do it all properly. Now he can enjoy having a backup camera (I don't think I could go back to not having one). Great tutorial!

[@AmranPavel]

Thanks a lot. I was able to install it. Just one thing: you do not need to open up the 2 big bolts on the backncover. You can route the cable around the back seat.

[@chucksnevah2020]

Just did this today. Worked great. I used all solder connectors so it was very solid. The adapter to the radio had an extra male video RCA connection so I taped that up as well as the ground behind the radio. Cleaned up all the wiring and it works perfect. Thanks for posting the video and the link for the parts.

[@travisgrindal]

Awesome! I'm glad this was helpful. It is so nice to have a backup camera.

[@randyt700]

this video also demonstrates why toyota is one of the best makes, if not the best, out there because not only are they reliable but the little maintenance they do have, the engineers make it easy to take things apart, easy and affordable to replace, and easy to modify. you don't need special tools like for some other makes, looking at you bmw.

[@eliasdeleon9424]

I followed your directions and had it working and buttoned up within 1 hour. Thanks for the video.

[@500hardcore]

Thanks for the video! .. I ran the cables under the center console, then under the back carpet, back seat, following of the trunk cable. FYI put the camera in the center and do not wire it to the reverse lights.

[@mattl1319]

I wish you clearly went over the wiring on this. I bought the cam and the wiring in your link but I think I’m missing something. I don’t know where you got that female video cable that goes into the trunk. There is only a male video cable that came in the cam box that you said goes to the display. A more detailed description of the wiring would’ve be very helpful because I have no idea what I need to do now.

[@MinePlush]

I remember watching your innotab videos. The nostalgia

[@nickmitkov]

Hey Travis just wanted to say that you cover every question that I had in the video! You are great and thank you very much!

[@ahmedkhalaf1003]

Thanks Travis, I bought the Camera and installed it. It works perfect.

[@travisgrindal]

Awesome! Good work!

[@only1hollywoodjacko]

Update on camera reliability and quality this far? Got the same camera and harness using your link.

[@travisgrindal]

It still works great. I use it every time I back up. The wide view makes it easier backing out in parking lots because I can see cars coming down the lanes that I could not see by turning my head.

[@musavideos8507]

Thanks for this video. It helped me install a camera for my 2012 Camry

[@travisgrindal]

Good job! I'm glad it was helpful. I've installed the same camera and harness in a 2012 and 2013 Camry and the process was identical.

[@AZIFMIKAYRE]

I installed mine, I used heat shrink tubing though instead of tape.

[@thatredcam]

Got my camera installed today, THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🏻 sheeeeesh

[@travisgrindal]

Good work!

[@zackshields1419]

This is the most thorough video I've seen on this: thank you! But do we really have to take the entire car apart to run the wire? I didn't in my last car, but you could still see a bit of the wire. I guess this is how you do it professionally?

[@travisgrindal]

Thanks! You can probably run the wire anywhere you want, but I wanted to have it completely out of the way and hopefully never have to touch it again. I've had installed for about a year now and it still works perfectly.

[@zackshields1419]

@@travisgrindal Yeah, I ended up doing it your way because I wanted to do it right. It works great, and it is completely out of sight and out of mind!

[@ramboulttf7102]

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[@DungNguyen-ru5kg]

Thanks for the instruction. I ordered and installed to my 2014 Camry today and it work. However, the harness I ordered from your link does not have power wire from the unit to the camera, they only provided stuff to tap to the backup light power, so I ended up run my wire from unit, using the unit's provided 12v power, all the way to the camera.

[@travisgrindal]

The long wire I used was built into the RCA wire that came with the Yi camera. The harness only has the short wires that come out of the adapter that comes out of the radio. Behind the radio under the dash, I connected those short wire-harness wires to the long wire that came with the camera which ran to the back of the car. Anyway, good job getting it to work! I use mine all the time.

[@DungNguyen-ru5kg]

@@travisgrindal In my case, the camera long wire only has video wire but they provided climps/taping for if I wanted to get 12v from the reverse light. Thanks for the video again, very helpful.

[@travisgrindal]

@@DungNguyen-ru5kg Please let me know if that works. Some people said that they had problems doing that. When the car goes into reverse, it then powers up the camera. Some times the camera takes too long to start sending a video signal to the radio. If the radio has to wait too long, it assumes there is no camera feed so it does not change the display to show the camera view. If that does happen to you, you may have to find a constant 12v power wire to tap into. Please do let me know if you use the reverse power light wire and if it works. Thanks!

[@DungNguyen-ru5kg]

@@travisgrindal Hello. I do not use reverse light wire, but I use my separated wire cut from my wire pool with larger gauge, I connect that wire from the new harness adapter from the unit all the way to the trunk and that worked just fine. The camera wire which came with the camera only has video wire goes that far to the trunk, there are two shorter wire each end for 12v power which I used one at the unit.

[@SaadKidwai]

Thank you. Excellent tutorial, specially the overview at the start.

[@travisgrindal]

Good to hear. I like when people give quick overviews for tutorials. Sometimes that is enough to get the job done.

[@SaadKidwai]

@@travisgrindal Oh definitely, at the very least it gives you an idea of how things come together. Sometimes that's hard to see when you just have steps. Thank you!

[@AJ-Us]

I did the same thing but wired the camera to the reverse light in the trunk, but if i dont put my car in reverse right away after i start my car the back up camera wont work. It only works when put it in reverse right away after i start my car.

[@travisgrindal]

The radio only checks for a short time for the camera signal. In your case, the camera does not receive power until your reverse lights come on. If the camera itself takes too much time to start sending the signal, then the radio basically times out and assumes the signal isn't coming. If you connect the camera to a power source that is always on when the car is on, the backup camera should work consistently for you.

[@perlafelix09]

Is the installation process the same for 2012 Camry LE models as well?

[@travisgrindal]

If the radio looks the same, then I'd guess "yes". There is nothing special about the camera itself. It is really the adapter piece that goes between the radio and the factory wiring.

[@andriandm]

Hi there I have a question. Do you remember how many wires attached to the radio connector on your car? I installed everything according to instruction and it seem like camera works at the beginning, but after certain time I cannot switch camera off even when I return gear stick to the parking position. On the top of it I've got "Check engine" and "tracking control off" pop up on the panel. I suspect that something is wrong with the ground. In your video I noticed that you have 2 wires in the connector (correct me if I'm wrong) but in my car there is only one, the red one. Please help, I just don't want to burn everything by connecting black wire from harness to the body. Thank you!

[@brianstauffer2338]

Great video! I'm trying to troubleshoot my camera which isn't turning on anymore. I'm not getting any power from the back of the radio. My harness routes from pin 7 on the radio harness connection to the camera power wire which has 0 V right now. Should that be getting power any time the car is on? Wondering if my radio unit is faulty.

[@ivancontreras3517]

good video, you will know what happens if I install a 1080p camera on a screen with 1024x600 resolution

[@charlesblum5256]

Very thorough video but I must be missing a wire because when I hook up my 2 yellow RCA cables there's not enuff to run to the front of my car. Any suggestions?

[@jcerna7226]

Thanks for the helpful video!!

[@juanagustin4897]

I can’t seem to get the camera working. I plugged everything how you did yourself but the screen isn’t turning black or anything just staying on radio when switch to reverse

[@travisgrindal]

If it is not switching to the camera, the radio is not seeing a camera connection coming in. The first thing I'd check would be that you have a good ground connection. Other potential problems may be that the camera is not getting power or one of the wires going from the back to the front may have a break in it. The camera could be broken, but that is probably not-likely. Check the voltage in the back at the camera and make sure it is reading at least 12 volts. If it is good, you can try to test the continuity between the other wires. Maybe one got damaged during the install or maybe it came broken.

[@juanagustin4897]

@@travisgrindal thanks for the reply!

[@brianvinh7777]

Thank you for well explained video. What wire is triggered the camera when you put on reverse

[@travisgrindal]

On the 2012 and 2013 Camry SE, the reverse-trigger is already setup. The radio just needs the camera attached.

[@brianvinh7777]

Thank you

[@Surayahti]

Hey bud. Thanks. This was helpful to install. But after a couple of months the cam stopped coming on when put in reverse. Any thoughts?

[@travisgrindal]

The radio must not be getting the signal from the camera anymore. You can check the voltage at the camera side and see if it is still getting 12v. If it is, then the camera itself may have gone bad.

[@Musica-sj8gc]

Hi ; I did this and worked perfectly but a couple of weeks later. When I go too reverse noting comes out. It's just shows the screen as it's normally display. No black or and error when reversing.? Any idea what could have went wrong?

[@travisgrindal]

When the screen stays black, that most likely means that the radio is not seeing the video signal anymore. The camera probably has a broken ground or power connection. Double check the wires to make sure they're still connected.

[@Musica-sj8gc]

@@travisgrindal I redid everything but it is still displaying the regular settings on vehicle as if the camera was never installed. It shows no black, I guess I got a faulty camera. Thank you for the reply.

[@raymondsanchez7202]

So do I need that wiring harnes adapter? I have a 2013 Camry SE .Is that something that you have to buy separately or did it come with the camera ?

[@travisgrindal]

The wiring harness is separate. There's a link in the description. The camera could work on any car as long as it has a supported radio and way to connect it.

[@jrkl1622]

Hey Travis, thanks for the informative video. I have a query for you. I found a similar harness on eBay, however they have mentioned the harness output is 6v. My backup camera runs on 12v.

[@awazkhan9832]

Hey great video man, I did the same install on my Camry but the video is grainy and distorted tried 2 different cameras same thing any advice ?

[@travisgrindal]

Did you use the GreenYi one I linked in the description? My guess is that you either have a poor quality camera or your ground wire isn't making a real good connection.

[@wayneestes4311]

Thank you, great video, I wish you or the literature would have mentioned that it wasn’t necessary to use the reverse power wire.

[@travisgrindal]

In the video, for the camera, I'm pulling the power from behind the radio and grounding it in the back on an existing screw. It works well for me that way.

[@johanopperman8039]

Hi Trevor Sorry my question is not related to the video. I watched your video of 5 years ago about the CC3D control board flushing betaflight firmware on it. Just want to know can I still do that will it work. Kind regards Johan

[@kamalahammed9938]

Thanks, I installed it in my Camry. Works fine. Though sometimes my monitor is black when I put my car on reverse mode. GreenYi told me it’s because of loose connection. I reconnected. Seems like working. I need a suggestion, I see mirror image in my monitor. Is there any way to see real images in my monitor? There are 2 wires, one is for guidelines. Another is for changing from cvbs to AHD. And I don’t know what does it mean.

[@Beto_toro]

AHD stands for Analog High Definition and in my opinion is better than cvbs.

[@lowandslow24]

My video is wavy… did exactly what you did install wise. Any idea?

[@diazr1843]

So the 12v that is supply from the back of the radio is constantly on meaning the camera is constantly on? even when the car is not on reverse?.

[@travisgrindal]

Yes, it is always on. If the camera is powered on and off using the reverse lights power, there is a chance, the camera will not output a signal fast enough and the radio will time out waiting for it and not show the camera's output.

[@matthewwells5538]

Please come back and do more leappad2 videos

[@ericneufeld5730]

The harness is no longer available on Amazon. I can't find it anywhere else, seems sold out. Can you suggest an alternative?

[@travisgrindal]

I checked the link today and it was working again.

[@richnguyen7712]

Hi, that cord at 5:00 minutes, where can I find that adapter to get power from my radio?

[@dhongsar]

So it mean we no need to feed the power with the tail back light wire??

[@travisgrindal]

Correct, I wired it so the camera is drawing power from behind the radio.

[@kaydenpham4826]

Does the harness and camera work for Toyota Corolla 2013 LE? I see they use different version of radios

[@travisgrindal]

If your radio looks like mine in the video, it could work. The risk is a $30 camera and a $20 harness.... so $50. If you buy them from Amazon and they don't work, you can send them back for a refund. You'd be out your time, but at least you would know if it worked or not.

[@robertsmith9786]

So you do not need to tap the wire coming off the reverse light? How does it know when to turn on the camera? 4 hours into the job on my 2014 Camry and b/u camera still does not work. I am also on my second camera and really frustrated.

[@travisgrindal]

The camera is actually powered all the time. The radio will look for the signal automatically when the car goes into reverse. If there is no signal, then the screen does change.

[@robertsmith9786]

@@travisgrindal I have a different camera with 4 pin connector. I guess I will just have to get it professionally installed.

[@sysomyoung7437]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@emranshirkhan8947]

Where can I buy the long wire I have the camera and the one that you connect behind the radio I don’t know where to find the long wire

[@travisgrindal]

The one I have came with my Green Yi camera.

[@adityadharni5027]

Would it be the same on the camry le?

[@jrkl1622]

Hi Aditya, did you install it then? I'm having the same car and I plan to get one of these.

[@abdulhalimtipu6952]

I did same but I don’t know what happened my back camera doesn’t working. If you don’t mind can I contact with you please

[@travisgrindal]

If the screen is staying black, the camera is probably not outputting a signal to it. Make sure the camera has good power and ground connections.

[@Abonimablesnowman]

Where can I get the adapter wire harness? For the back of the radio?

[@travisgrindal]

the link for it is in the description.

[@zikobiko4548]

May you help please, when I use the revers camera and make a turn left or right the line on the camera doesn’t turn in curve way as it should be . Is there any installation or software I should do ? Thank you

[@travisgrindal]

It won't do that. You would have to some how tap into your steering wheel so it knew when the wheel was turning and you'd have to have a fancier setup that would do that. This config will not move the lines on the camera.

[@zikobiko4548]

@@travisgrindal hi there thanks for you reply , I was trying to understand what you mean but couldn’t clearly get your pint may you please explain in easy way so I can follow your steps to have it fix . Thanks a lot

[@travisgrindal]

This camera does not have moving lines.

[@pokey4200]

Did you use the reverse lamp for power?

[@travisgrindal]

No, it pulls from the front of the car. Watch at 5:54 and 12:20 - that is where I talk about it and show it.

[@charlesblum5256]

I wish he would have told us all of the nut sizes

[@pinkfloydscorpio]

I really don't understand why you used electrical tape instead of heat shrink?

[@travisgrindal]

It's what I had. :)

[@jimwarren8301]

It’s what he had man!! Lol

[@jflowcustomcarstereoinc8465]

I have 2013 camry i did the camera but don’t work

[@travisgrindal]

Use a volt meter to make sure you are getting power back to your camera. If you connected the power to the back of the radio, it should have voltage all the time. If you tried connecting it to your reverse light, it is not going to work all the time. If you're getting voltage to the camera, it may not be working. You could try to connect the RCA output to a TV screen to see if it is working and outputting a signal.

[@sodiqmuritala9709]

What is the name of this product and where can I get it

[@travisgrindal]

The links are in the description.

[@jrkl1622]

11:56 for adapter and radio connection.

[@shanekaburton-jones2307]

My camera points down lower than I want what can help with that

[@travisgrindal]

Did your camera come with a plastic wedge? You can loosen the nut that holds the camera on and slide the wedge in. If it did not come with one, you can slide about anything else under the camera to tilt it down. Tighten up the nut again to keep it from moving.

[@rafaelortiz6895]

This video worked perfect for me than you I wasn’t trying to splice anything

[@leapfrogsongs2743]

Make more leappad2 videos

[@ВовкаВовка-м7о]

Там под накладкой акпп есть разъём для нормальных людей.

[@unvcht5046]

Too much work

[@jonathanda195]

@Daniel Davis Only for pre-Wired back up cameras? So if my car never had a back up camera would I not have this? Honestly haven’t checked yet, but I plan to once this snow season is over!!

[@JohnSmith-ce9yd]

@Daniel Davis where did you find this specific plug? what’s the name of it? ty:)

[@mklsdv]

Will it work with Camry 2012 LE?

[@travisgrindal]

I'm not positive, but my guess would be yes. Mine is a 2013 Camry SE and it also worked on my friend's 2012 Camry SE.