Hooking up backup camera in 1984 Vanguard

[kvg4]

Hello All,

I'm trying to hook up a wireless backup camera to my class C 1984 Vanguard.

The camera and transmitter are wired into the reverse light so that the image comes on when put into reverse. But I am getting no image.

Maybe it's a wiring problem? Has anyone successfully done this on an old motorhome? All the videos and tutorials I come across are for newer vehicles.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!

[ItsyRV]

Does the camera have IR capability? If so, just cup your hands over the camera and see if the IR lights are lit. You really should be checking the operation on a bench. You can do this by hooking the camera and transmitter to a 12 volt source (your car or a transformer or old battery still charged) and the monitor to the coach. If it works, the issue may be your wiring, how your hooking it up or even weak signal at the monitor. But first you need to make sure the system will work on its own.

[cougar28]

Make sure you have the positive wired to the correct wire on the camera. Use a 12v tester and test between the power supply for 12v- where your hooking the camera wires power wires. Dose the camera need paired to the monitor.

[kvg4]

ItsyRV wrote:
What troubleshooting have you done already?

Is the camera actually getting power?
Ditto for the transmitter?
Is the monitor powering up?
If multiple video settings on monitor, are you sure its on the right wireless one?

So how far have you gotten?

Hard to say if the camera is getting power. There is power in the reverse back up light, I tested it. Transmitter is connected to the camera. Monitor is powering up fine it seems. There aren't multiple settings on the monitor.

My concern is if I've wired it correctly, as I said all the tutorials are for more modern vehicles so it shows people going in through a panel from inside of vehicle to access wires. Mine has just been connected to the screw inside the reverse light case but I'm unsure if that is correct. I don't have access to the wires from inside my RV and don't want to cut the wall if I don't have to.

[ItsyRV]

What troubleshooting have you done already?

Is the camera actually getting power?
Ditto for the transmitter?
Is the monitor powering up?
If multiple video settings on monitor, are you sure its on the right wireless one?

So how far have you gotten?

[Flute_Man]

If I were you, I would hook it up on a bench first with a good 12 V supply and get it running on your workbench first.
Jerry parr