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Old 06-23-2021, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cessnan121pp View Post
So my car already thinks there's a reverse camera there when I shift into reverse. It has a CAN BUS. So I don't need the signal for anything really and I just need power to the camera. However, I only wanted the camera to be powered when the car was in reverse. I guess I have to try and tie it into the CAN BUS somehow then???
I grabbed camera power from the rear wiper motor. No bulb messages that way and I can flip to the rear camera view anytime I want when towing.

Like you said, the canbus signals the radio to switch to the camera in reverse and there's no need for a separate reverse trigger wire
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