Adding reversing cam to 2006 Legacy CN-DV155 factory setup.

[nickb]

Wondered if anyone has any success/advice at adding a reversing camera to this factory unit?

When I put the car into reverse the factory screen automatically lights up with a couple of lines of graphics. I know the jap stuff can't be changed very much, but is it too much to hope for that I can plug in a cheap camera somewhere (back of screen?) and then we would see it when reverse is selected? I found the instructions (in Japanese) on the web already but it would be great to hear from anyone that has any experience with it. Cheers in advance Nick

[stubaru]

if it's the same set up as mine, there's a unit under the driver's seat that feeds the screen, with an RCA input labelled 'camera' ...try plugging something into that.

[nickb]

Yep, that is the kind of thing I was hoping for. But I can't see any such input on the unit under the drivers seat, and according to the (Japanese) instruction book pictures it looks like the camera input would go into the other end (somewhere) of the main rectangular block of cables, that is, not the unit end. Hope that makes sense.

I guess yours is a different model of unit?

[gazzy2000]

 nickb said:

Yep, that is the kind of thing I was hoping for. But I can't see any such input on the unit under the drivers seat, and according to the (Japanese) instruction book pictures it looks like the camera input would go into the other end (somewhere) of the main rectangular block of cables, that is, not the unit end. Hope that makes sense.

I guess yours is a different model of unit?

theres a yellow "video in" RCA type plug on the back of the unit itself, we have plugged in a DVD player and it works fine but a camera will work too (or any device with video out i guess). You need to ge the whole head unit out, there are instructions around here.

While you have the unit out, unplug the jap NAV unit, this allows the time to set and kept to what u set it to.

[nickb]

Thanks for your reply gazzy, I will check my unit again more carefully. Yours was the same model, CN-dv155?

[gazzy2000]

 nickb said:

Thanks for your reply gazzy, I will check my unit again more carefully. Yours was the same model, CN-dv155?

The video input plug I am talking about is behind the screen on the dash fyi

[nickb]

Ah, thanks for confirming mate. I will seek out the removal instructions.

>>unplug the jap NAV unit

Which plug is this, if you don't mind me asking?

[gazzy2000]

 nickb said:

Ah, thanks for confirming mate. I will seek out the removal instructions.

>>unplug the jap NAV unit

Which plug is this, if you don't mind me asking?

umm, IIRC its like a din plug, there is a thread some where, i will see if ican find it

[gazzy2000]

from this thread: http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,25336.45.html

just dumping some good BP links here from another thread i posted in:

BP info, tyres, oil, weights etc - http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ccgrant/bpLegacy.htm

stereo removal on BP - http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/supermooses-audio-install-picture-heavy-93803.html?s=7b8d1685fc963c5893243f1037072515&t=93803

IPOD adaptor & multi zone DVD player - http://electric-design.com/FSL-01.html

BP Kenwood stereo info and pics http://tiny.cc/tct1p

If you want the BP legacy workshop manual it's here: http://www.subaru-car.ru/left/doc/art/leg4/

FYI for any one - BP leggys with 18" wheels are factory size 215/45/18 with a rolling circumference of 650mm, any tyre you put on has to be within 10mm of the factory rolling circumference.

Tyre size that will fit and with in the 10mm diameter is 225/45/18

Tyre size comparison calc: http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp?action=submit

[SubaruFan]

On 24/04/2012 at 8:32 AM, nickb said:

Ah, thanks for confirming mate. I will seek out the removal instructions.

>>unplug the jap NAV unit

Which plug is this, if you don't mind me asking?

Hi, did you find the camera-in plug of DV155??