Rear view camera retrofit - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

MaineYaris12 · 02-12-2012, 04:05 PM

you realize this is A COMPACT VEHICLE not a rig, learn to drive that way you wont need a nanny

JayGee · 02-13-2012, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MaineYaris12

you realize this is A COMPACT VEHICLE not a rig, learn to drive that way you wont need a nanny

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayGee

It's not something I really need - I'm doing it more to see if I can do it.

SineWave · 02-12-2012, 06:28 PM

That's not the point. It's designed to have the functionality. ^_^

SineWave · 02-13-2012, 03:18 AM

It's a 6 pin connector with only three wires, brown, blue and black, but they run to pins 10,11 and 12 on the larger connector next to it (OK1 or OP1), whereas the camera wires are supposed to be on 14,15,16, and 17. There aren't any wires in those positions. I have one of these cameras which will fit with a bit of encouragement. Running a video lead to the head unit won't be overly difficult, but I still would have liked the cables to have already been fitted from factory.

JayGee · 02-13-2012, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SineWave

I have one of these cameras which will fit with a bit of encouragement.

How will you get it angled correctly or do you plan on fitting it in another position instead? I'm assuming you don't just want to see the rear bumper (pretty as it is

) on the monitor.

SineWave · 02-13-2012, 03:50 AM

Yeah, it won't be flush with the flat face of the plastic insert, but instead angled up and then epoxied in place.

SineWave · 02-13-2012, 03:53 AM

Gotta remove the head unit and test that it'll work first, though. I hope there's no tricks to this other than hooking up the video signal and being in reverse. :)

JayGee · 02-13-2012, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SineWave

Gotta remove the head unit and test that it'll work first, though. I hope there's no tricks to this other than hooking up the video signal and being in reverse. :)

From my research, it should display on the monitor along with some disclaimer to check entire surroundings (or something similar) when the audio system detects an input signal - no dealer programming needed.
ALWAYS best to check for yourself though. Can't believe everything you read on the internets and we are dealing with different region specs\builts here.

Please report back, if you (or anyone else) do get this working. This will pretty much determine if I go ahead with my project or not. I'm not too comfortable with wiring and I certainly don't want to blow anything up or mess with the warranty in any way..
I retrofitted PDC on one of my previous cars and was on the brink of heart failure the whole time...

JayGee · 02-22-2012, 07:35 AM

@SineWave

Have you installed the camera you mentioned earlier in the thread yet?

You don't by any chance have the measurements of what the OEM camera (or the insert that currently fills the gap) should be? I want to figure out if this Crown one will fit.

I'm still keen on doing this.

SineWave · 02-24-2012, 10:51 PM

I removed my head unit last night, and the connector that is supposed to have the camera signal only has one wire going into it. See the attached image, it's pin 6, park brake sense. This wasn't plugged into the back of the unit, which explains why my system functionality test never showed park brake being on. I tried placing bare wires down the back of the connector, but couldn't get the screen to change to video mode. Video signal went in pin 8, +V went in pin 7 (will check if there is any voltage there or not today) and GND went in pin 16. Video - is supposed to be on pin 15, don't know if I need to short this to GND/pin 16. Will check for continuity.
Does anyone know where to get the pin sockets to populate this connector?

JayGee · 02-27-2012, 05:04 AM

Ouch, and here it thought this would be an easy retrofit...

Perhaps I'll muster up the courage some time this week to take my head unit (mine is different to yours) out and have a look.

SineWave · 02-27-2012, 05:11 AM

The pins actually look like the IDC headers on the backs of IDE hard drives and CD drives. I have a whole bunch of single pin socket leads like these:

Will try again soon.

kend_sid · 06-03-2012, 06:29 PM

Hi,

Could you please tell us if you installed the oem camera succefully ?

Thanks a lot for feedback

Regards

DerKaiZeRs · 06-23-2012, 08:07 AM

Hi guys, just wondering if someone had installed a rear camera for Yaris Sedan? Did some research in ebay and still not sure what model of camera that fits in Yaris Sedan.

Rsoft2006 · 07-09-2012, 04:16 AM

Hi Every body, I have read your comments, and i want to setup a reverse cam in my car, i just want to add this feature!

william7 · 04-15-2013, 09:26 AM

Up!

Is any one who made this work?

I have one conector but orginal camera has diferent plug...

CTScott · 04-15-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by william7

Up!

Is any one who made this work?

I have one conector but orginal camera has diferent plug...

For the European third generation Yaris the factory connector for the camera is a gray six pin connector with four pins used.

The wires on the connector are red (power), white (video ground), black (video output), and brown (power ground).

screenprintr · 04-16-2013, 09:43 PM

The only camera connections I've seen are an RCA female from the camera and a power wire. You connect the power wire to the reverse lights in the back of the car.

You run a supplied cable to the front of the inside of the car. Either buy a review mirror monitor or a dash mount. Each take 12 volts.

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02-12-2012, 04:05 PM	#1
MaineYaris12 Drives: Yaris 2 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: location location location Posts: 16	you realize this is A COMPACT VEHICLE not a rig, learn to drive that way you wont need a nanny

02-12-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
SineWave Drives: Gen3 Yaris ZR Manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	That's not the point. It's designed to have the functionality. ^_^

02-13-2012, 03:18 AM	#4
SineWave Drives: Gen3 Yaris ZR Manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	It's a 6 pin connector with only three wires, brown, blue and black, but they run to pins 10,11 and 12 on the larger connector next to it (OK1 or OP1), whereas the camera wires are supposed to be on 14,15,16, and 17. There aren't any wires in those positions. I have one of these cameras which will fit with a bit of encouragement. Running a video lead to the head unit won't be overly difficult, but I still would have liked the cables to have already been fitted from factory.

02-13-2012, 03:50 AM	#6
SineWave Drives: Gen3 Yaris ZR Manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	Yeah, it won't be flush with the flat face of the plastic insert, but instead angled up and then epoxied in place.

02-13-2012, 03:53 AM	#7
SineWave Drives: Gen3 Yaris ZR Manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	Gotta remove the head unit and test that it'll work first, though. I hope there's no tricks to this other than hooking up the video signal and being in reverse. :)

02-22-2012, 07:35 AM	#9
JayGee Drives: 2012 Yaris XR 3DR Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Africa Posts: 41	@SineWave Have you installed the camera you mentioned earlier in the thread yet? You don't by any chance have the measurements of what the OEM camera (or the insert that currently fills the gap) should be? I want to figure out if this Crown one will fit. I'm still keen on doing this.

02-27-2012, 05:04 AM	#11
JayGee Drives: 2012 Yaris XR 3DR Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Africa Posts: 41	Ouch, and here it thought this would be an easy retrofit... Perhaps I'll muster up the courage some time this week to take my head unit (mine is different to yours) out and have a look.

02-27-2012, 05:11 AM	#12
SineWave Drives: Gen3 Yaris ZR Manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	The pins actually look like the IDC headers on the backs of IDE hard drives and CD drives. I have a whole bunch of single pin socket leads like these: Will try again soon.

06-03-2012, 06:29 PM	#13
kend_sid I've made a post! Drives: Yaris 3rd Generation Join Date: May 2012 Location: Algeria Posts: 1	Hi, Could you please tell us if you installed the oem camera succefully ? Thanks a lot for feedback Regards

06-23-2012, 08:07 AM	#14
DerKaiZeRs -YaRiS OwNeR- Drives: YRS Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Perth WA Posts: 58	Hi guys, just wondering if someone had installed a rear camera for Yaris Sedan? Did some research in ebay and still not sure what model of camera that fits in Yaris Sedan.

07-09-2012, 04:16 AM	#15
Rsoft2006 Drives: Yaris Touch 2012 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Algeria Posts: 3	Hi Every body, I have read your comments, and i want to setup a reverse cam in my car, i just want to add this feature!

04-16-2013, 09:43 PM	#18
screenprintr Drives: 2010 Toyota Yaris Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 213	The only camera connections I've seen are an RCA female from the camera and a power wire. You connect the power wire to the reverse lights in the back of the car. You run a supplied cable to the front of the inside of the car. Either buy a review mirror monitor or a dash mount. Each take 12 volts.