Mazda 3 Back Up Camera Installation - Eonon Camera and Stereo

Installing an Eonon Back-Up camera in my 2013 Mazda 3 to link with an existing Eonon stereo head-unit.
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Unboxing: 0:00 - 1:50
Initial Test and Wiring: 1:50 - 3:19
Running Wire through Mazda: 3:19 - 5:52
Final Placement and Wiring: 5:52 - 8:41
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[@Xeovaii]

been looking for a proper reverse camera install for the mazda 3 where i dont need to tap into the reverse light and this was so helpful, thank you!!

[@DIYNorth]

Thanks for watching

[@MaximumDIYGarage]

Getting that Mazda 3 into modern era! Nice! Are you installing one for your Pathfinder too?

[@DIYNorth]

Lol...no. pathfinder came with one. A bad one mind you.

[@joelmakela2964]

Thanks for the video! You've made my mind to get this exact same HU and BU camera. I'm not that proficient in electronics but may I ask why aren't you using the HU's own GND wire for the camera ground? I think it's labeled "6. GND Wire" in the HU's user manual. Would that work? So basically using only the HU's rear wires 5. and 6.? Thanks!

[@DIYNorth]

I would use the head unit ground, but the cable for the camera only has the ground wire attachment on the camera side.

[@joelmakela2964]

@@DIYNorth Gotcha! Thanks

[@anthonyl4894]

Quick question, before you installed the backup camera, while in reverse, did the head unit display anything or was it a blank screen? Thanks

[@DIYNorth]

It displayed back up red yellow green lines. But those can be turned off

[@deshanchathura]

Great modernization. Does installing these aftermarket electronics impact insurance premiums badly?

[@DIYNorth]

I dont think that there is any impact on insurance. They have never asked me about it although it might be different in different countries

[@deshanchathura]

@@DIYNorth Thanks. Every time I shopped around for new quotes I was asked that question in Toronto

[@nickicenroad484]

Can you explain to me why you didn't have to tap into the reverse light for power? I just for the eonon headunit and backup camera for my 2013 mazda3 but thought I would have to figure out how to tap into the reverse light

[@DIYNorth]

Yes, its because the head unit doesn't need an additional power signal to know that the car has been put into reverse. So if you have the eonon headunit without the back up camera installed and the screen goes black when you put the car in reverse that would indicate that the head unit wiring is set up to know that the car is in reverse without any additional input. The camera still needs to be powered to work, but that is what I used the 12 Volt wire on the back of the head unit for. When the car is put in reverse it switches to back up camera mode and send power on that 12 volt power wire on the head unit. It is doing the same thing a reverse bulb would do, but the reverse bulb is cut out of the equation.

[@nickicenroad484]

@@DIYNorth Any chance you can help me with how dim the screen is? I installed the M3BLA12 just fine and the A0125 backup cam. The items work, but during the day it's so hard to see the screen and images, including the backup camera. Brightness says it's 100%

[@adb1950]

Hey mate, trying to do the exact same install but I can’t get any power to the camera it seems. Is the red wire in the head unit the trigger or the power? Not sure if I should connect red at the front or the back or both.

[@DIYNorth]

If you have the exact same head unit the red wire should be the power and there should be no need for the trigger because the head unit knows when the car is in reverse and sends power to that 12 volt wire.

[@eric-anon]

@@DIYNorth or maybe it sends 12 volt power 24\7 ? Could you be losing battery power?

[@DIYNorth]

@@eric-anon no, the car does not seem to loose power.

[@howes_2003]

will this work on a mazda 3 2006?

[@DIYNorth]

If the eonon stereo will work with your car then yes. If it doesnt work with your car then no. The eonon head stereo is the key element