Wiring reverse sensor for camera legacy

[lerroy]

Hey guys I\'m installing a Pioneer head unit with touch screen all installed great just want to wire the reverse sensor so it automatically switches when im in reverse

Anyone know what wire I tap into to tell my head unit that I\'m in reverse?

I have a legacy bh tip-tronic auto

[Rosssub]

Probably easiest to use the Reverse lights fuse wiring, in the cabin fuse box.

Edit:

 JoKer said:

[lerroy]

Awesome that sounds like an easier plan

[DRFVDR]

not sure if that will work, think maybe it on when ignition on not just when i reverse as it does ABS as well

[Rosssub]

 We are borg said:

not sure if that will work, think maybe it on when ignition on not just when i reverse as it does ABS as well

Yeah your right. ;D Oops

Looking at wiring diagrams the fuse is always live.

You\'ll need to splice into the Brown/Yellow wire at your gear box inhibitor switch. Or an actual reverse light bulb feed.

[boon]

The simplest way, if you\'re not confident with wiring diagrams and the such, is to tap into a reverse light power feed.

The trickier but tidier way is to either tap at the gearbox or on the cluster loom.

[lerroy]

 boon said:

The simplest way, if you\'re not confident with wiring diagrams and the such, is to tap into a reverse light power feed.

The trickier but tidier way is to either tap at the gearbox or on the cluster loom.

Happy to do the wiring from diagrams do you have any I can use ?. (edit i just googled found heaps

I have run a RCA cable to the back door through grommet to the camera and tapped into the reverse lights to power the camera on.

Would rather not pull panels off again to run a wire back from reverse lights. Ill try and locate this wire around the gear stick the colors give me a good idea now, there was quite a few coming off it for the sport shift.

Didnt realise it would be so hard to find as its in the Pioneer install manual "just tap into wire" make it sound easy ahah.

[boon]

Manuals are great like that... for example where "remove the 2 bolts from the bellhousing" turns into 3 hours on your back under the car with 17 extensions and a swivel socket to get at them.

[lerroy]

 boon said:

Manuals are great like that... for example where "remove the 2 bolts from the bellhousing" turns into 3 hours on your back under the car with 17 extensions and a swivel socket to get at them.

hahah so true

Might have to hold off on the camera install, top tank on radiator just cracked awesome...

[lerroy]

Ok

Got car back from repair.

Couldn\'t find the yellow and brown wire near the gear stick. I did however find a matching color wire at the drivers kick panel in the wiring loom heading to the back.

Used a vampire clip to connect head unit wire and it works great reverse now initiates the rear camera

Thanks for all the help Guys.