Van Life - VANTOP H610 Rear view camera hardwired in Ram Promaster

[@douglascrum4856]

Great video, however, you missed one VERY IMPORTANT detail. When adding a fuse tap, it is IMPERATIVE that you determine which side of the fuse is the lead (where the power comes in) so that you know which direction to install the fuse tap. If you install it backwards, you bypass the fuse and the mirror is not protected. This also means that if the mirror shorts out, not only will the fuse not protect it, but the short can also cause issues on the battery side of the fuse box. I have seen a shorted wire melt the insulation off of a wire (and fill the vehicle with smoke). So... make sure to install the wire tap facing the correct way. There are numerous videos that explain how to correctly orient a wire tap. Otherwise this video was both helpful and informative. Thanks!

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Thanks for the comment. Pinned so other viewers can see this as well.

[@bthemedia]

Glad to see you working in the rain on your van! I’m in Seattle, so that’s the life!

[@Milo19970]

Lol the boot sound of the mirror😂Do you hear that everytime you start the car?

[@SoCalKevin]

Thanks for the instructions! I bought the 612 model and got it half-installed right now. I have a 159” Promaster and apparently the rear camera wire isn’t long enough to reach the rear door! I hope they make an extension.

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Yup! I was worried this would happen to me. I did find an extension on Amazon!

[@dr.peterbuhne8669]

Really a skillful setting up. Be careful with your shoulder. Seems to recover well. Further traumatic event cold be fatal.

[@chadhill14]

Dumb question, where did you attach the ground wire? Hard to see in your video, thanks!!

[@TheMmcconnell]

thanks for this video, it was super helpful! going to be doing this same thing to my van next week. What did you end up using to seal the hole where you drilled to mount the rear camera?

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Hey! I just used some black silicone. Turned out perfectly.

[@AustinAllen]

If you unscrew the drivers side hand bat and the sun visor, you could run the cable through there and then have the cable peak out right where the mirror goes.

[@sushbhattarai101]

Awesome video. I followed your instructions and got this working. Only caveat is that it seems like the passenger window is always live (at least my case). The effect is that the camera display stays on even when the key is off the ignition. Any pointers to make the display go active only when car is on? (I know the unit stays on for other features but the display being on all the time bugs the hell out of me!! Thanks!

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Yeah I agree. The passenger window should not be live when the vehicle is off. What likely is happening is that the mirror is running off its internal battery. I agree that it is annoying. I wish there was a setting that would automatically shut off the screen. Their idea here is that it will continue to run so the camera picks up any vandalism when you are not in the van. I just wish the screen would shut off automatically, and the camera would keep running until the internal battery dies. I haven't found a fix yet. Maybe the internal battery is removable? lol.

[@sushbhattarai101]

@@teatimeinthealpine5752 Yes! I checked with the volt meter.. and the true ACC port (one that comes on when engine starts) is the USB/12v ports. The fuse for these are under the hood.. going to see if I can route to it and will let you know! - Thanks!

[@obatola]

@@sushbhattarai101 any success? I'm having the same problem.

[@obatola]

I solved the problem by putting the ACC fuse into the Fuse Cavity F51 (5A) INT (REAR CAMERA AUX). The acc is a 5amp fuse as well so it's a good fit

[@TheGaddings]

@@obatola thank you for commenting on this!! i had the exact same problem as you and was scrolling the comments in desperation! but switching to F51 worked for me too. thanks again!

[@stevenhawkinsii7241]

Hello, i also have an extended promaster so I basically copied your install completely. Does your vantop turn on automatically when you start the engine? It's apparently supposed to but mine doesn't.

[@TheGaddings]

thanks for the video. i wired mine same as yours on a 2019 PM. I want the camera to turn off when the i turn off the ignition, but it stays on... is that how yours behaves? any suggestions?

[@DeepSkyDude]

Mine is doing the exact same thing. I need to figure out how to make that shut up as there’s no power switch on the mirror.

[@TheGaddings]

@@DeepSkyDude i solved the problem (by reading further below in the comment section) . Sush Battari wrote "I solved the problem by putting the ACC fuse into the Fuse Cavity F51 (5A) INT (REAR CAMERA AUX). The acc is a 5amp fuse as well so it's a good fit" ....and that fixed my problem too. easy fix!

[@DeepSkyDude]

@@TheGaddings yeah I just read that. I’m about to try the same thing. Thanks for the heads up!

[@edgarvite6607]

I think the wire may interfere with the curtain airbag deployment in case of an accident I’m not sure what do you think?

[@MeowSauceVideos]

Thanks for doing this video! I think I'm going to go ahead and do the same thing. When your license plate lights are on at night does it cause any issue for the cameras night visibility?

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Nope! In fact, I have never even thought about it until you mentioned it!! Doesn't affect it at all! Thanks for watching.

[@MeowSauceVideos]

@@teatimeinthealpine5752 perfect I appreciate it!

[@craigeden01]

Thanks for sharing! I just bought a Promaster as well and after watching your video, I'm considering doing exactly what you've done. Based on other reviews I've seen on this camera, I'm concerned it might not work well as a back-up cam. What is your experience so far? Do you think the view field is too narrow to be useful when backing up?

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Craig Eden hey! Thanks for watching. It’s definitely not narrow at all. It’s wider and much more clear then the factory camera.

[@craigeden01]

Awesome, thanks! I'm gonna get it.

[@the5seasons947]

thanks. i have 2018 and just got a similar camera.

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Thanks for watching! It’s super helpful!

[@gregceban7010]

Thank you for this great, useful video! Question regarding the Red Wire (min 8:38) - shouldn't it go to the REVERSE LIGHT FUSE only in order to get the park assits grid lines when backing? Fuse F38 - for what circuit is it? Is it for Centarl Lock? I have a Citroen Jumper which to certain extent is similar to the RAM Promaster, but the electrical circuits might differ since it has a Diesel engine and is built according to Euro specifications.

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

F38 is for the central lock. Great question on the red wire. You can do it this way. I wanted it to only act as a rear view mirror. I actually prefer the factory back up camera when reversing into a parking spot. The factory camera also has the park assist lines. If your van doesn’t have the factory camera I can understand why you would want to do it that way.

[@gregceban7010]

@@teatimeinthealpine5752 Thank you for the answer, but still not quite clear. I also want to use it mainly as a PERMANENT rear view camera (no rear windows), but I do not mind if it gets me the park assist lines when in reverse - there is no OEM backup camera on my van. If I connect the red wire into backing lights, wouldn't it be possible to also use the camera for permanent rear view.??? I also do not really want to record anything when the engine is off as it is going to drain the battery - how to prevent it from doing this?. It is pity they put the better camera to the front which is mostly useless (unless a bit paranoiac). PS: Sorry for too many questions!

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

@@gregceban7010 gotcha. Because I didn’t try this method I don’t want to give you wrong information. In theory your suggestion should work well. Worse case scenario you can always wire it like I did. Also there is a power button on the mirror. You can always shut it off that way so that it doesn’t drain the battery. Also, you can setup your rear camera to be 2.5k which is what I did. I don’t care about the front camera so I wanted better resolution on the rear.

[@gregceban7010]

@@teatimeinthealpine5752 Thank you!

[@lr7815]

I followed this install and am having an issue where the camera drains my battery to the point that I have to jump start the van. Are you having this issue?

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

No not at all! Yeah that’s not good.

[@chopsmustdie]

Find any resolution to this issue?

[@lr7815]

@@chopsmustdie No

[@4kmoto113]

Sounds like you have the acc fuse tap in an always on fuse. The dashcam is staying on instead of switching to parking mode which uses less power.

[@lr7815]

@4KMoTo it was going into parking mode but would drain the battery if it sat for a few days. The camera died after a year and I didnt install a new one

[@BrianNovak1]

I did exactly what you did. The camera works perfectly until I turn the engine on.... then it shuts off.

[@teatimeinthealpine5752]

Strange. I have no idea why it would do that, so I would get in contact with the company.

[@BrianNovak1]

@@teatimeinthealpine5752 the hardwire kit I received was faulty. They sent a new one and it works. When you use the central locking fuse to connect the camera does it always stay on unless you manually turn it off? Battery drain?

[@dominic81634]

@@BrianNovak1 Would like to know this as well!