Factory Rear View Camera Install
 

So after looking around, I found a factory camera that is basically plug and play. The Toyota FIT (not the Honda Fit, this FIT is some Toyota acronym I think) camera system works, and I found the OEM part from a Toyota dealership on ebay. This is the same camera that's plug-n-play for the new Toyota Camry, Prius, Matrix, Venza, Tacoma, etc. Cost was about $130-140. Great for an essentially plug and play kit.

Looking at the plastic trim that holds the trunk release and licens plate lights, I noticed that there's a manual key unlock hole on the right hand side. The camera fits nearly perfectly in this hold. I also noticed that there is an INDENTATION on the exact opposite side, where the OEM backup camera is SUPPOSED to be installed (hence the offset lines on the navi screen)

The kit COMES WITH a hold drill bit that you can use to drill out the hole in the plastic trim, but I didn't have a power drill with me, so I'll have to move it over later. For the time being, out came the manual trunk release and in went the camera.

Here's where the manual trunk release went, replaced by the camera. NOTE: I didn't seal it w/ silicone since I'll be moving the camera soon, but once installed permanantly, you'll want to use some silicone sealant to keep it in place.
http://i.imgur.com/I0Pocgf.jpg

Inside of the trunk. manual latch is removed, and the cable is ziptied to prevent it from moving around.
http://i.imgur.com/r3MGj8T.jpg


Wire is run with the other wires in the trunk lid, and through the rubber pass-thought to the main cabin.
http://i.imgur.com/O2CP6Ex.jpg

Wires tucked along driver side edge. I ran the wire down this way (no need to remove any trim, under the driver rear seat, and through the center console (sorry, not many pics here). NOTE: the 4 small wires on the camera line. One pair is for flipping the image, and the other is for removing the lines. For the BRZ, you just need to remove the lines.
http://i.imgur.com/YTdYV0f.jpg


Here is a pic of the plug and play harness. I would've used the ACC power from the harness, IF I had remembered which pin it was... but I forgot, so I used the ACC power from the 10-pin connector circled below. I found that a ground connection wasn't needed, as the camera worked fine w/o a ground. However, I grounded the wire to the HU anyways.
http://i.imgur.com/lO35ara.jpg


Future additions:
I'll be moving the camera to the correct (driver) side of the rear trim once I get a power drill to cut out that hole so that the lines on the navi unit match. the car. I'll also be doing the parking brake and vss disable at that time. I didn't do this today because I didn't have a switch available.

That looks great. Be very careful not to enable the valet truck lock inside the trunk while you have the lock removed. It is very easy to accidentally do, especially if you are working with that carpeted cover where it mounts to run your wires.

nice mod.

OP, do you have a Toyota part number for the camera?

yeah i cant find what you were talking about. part numbers would be helpful.

I'll try to get the part number from the box if I can (car is downstairs in garage right now), but if you look on ebay, you should be able to find it listed under Toyota/Scion/Subaru FIT integrated Back Up Camera System or similar name.

I was careful not to hit the lock in the trunk. In fact, I should probably disable that switch... good call.

What headunit are you running ?

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Stock HU that came with my BRZ. Harness should plug into FRS as well I think.

There's no part number, just search Ebay for Toyota FIT.

The Fujitsen or Pionneer ?

Searching ebay for Toyota FIT gives nothing but generic brand stuff.

Subscribing hoping for part numbers to be listed.

Help

My stock HU is a FujitsuTen. I believe all USDM BRZ's had the same HU.

Searching "toyota FIT camera BRZ" on ebay returns a ton of results. Seller is a dealership in California: retractoyota

It looks just like my aftermarket cam, but mine might be a little more low profile, its hard to tell from the pic. Everything is plug-n-play in my reverse cam setup in the sense of not cutting\shaving\splicing anything in the car, everything uses a plug to connect\disconnect so I can remove it to go exactly as it came out of the factory. This is a great mod especially being its so cheap, I cant live without it now as dumb as that sounds. It really helps when backing into a space or out of your driveway etc

If anyone is considering and needs some info, here's what I did for my install, feel free to PM me if you need help as I recently did this install in January.

Power: The camera itself is powered by 12VDC, but the OEM headunit reverse cam power is 6VDC. There is an unused plug\adapter behind the headunit which svxDC makes a harness for so you can get 12VDC when accessories are on from that. So using the OEM hu reverse cam power 6VDC as a trigger for the relay and the 12VDC power from behind the HU, the camera gets a clean power source which is only on when the car is in reverse.

Signal: svcDX sells a harness that goes in place of the factory harness that connects the the HU which gives you the RCA input to the headunit and 6VDC to power the camera, which you will need to solder\connect your RCA lead/power from the camera. All other HU functionality remains the same with the svxDC harness, it just gives you RCA inputs and a power wire for the camera.

Install: I didn't have to cut/damage/splice anything. I ran the wires through the same path as the OP, and used to trunk keyhole for mounting. I also removed the electronic trunk release disabler button and tucked/zip-tied it behind the panel so it can never be accidentally touched as this would result in having no way to get into your trunk.

Costs: The camera I bought on eBay for $15, but a week later I found them being sold for $1 shipped! So I bought 2 more as backups. The 2 plugs from svxDC came to ~25, and ~$10 in parts from Radio Shack. Reverse cam mod total cost ~$50 but could be done cheaper based on how much you get the cam for.

This?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Toyo...item27d447b02c

Someone get a Toyota part number.

Yes, that's the one I got.

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Don't forget to also get the correctly sized hole saw to place it in the correct side of the plastic trim. The camera goes on the driver side, since the HU lines are offset to account for the factory placement.

The kit I got includes everything, has sufficiently long wires, 99% plug and play (with the exception of tapping a 5vdc wire on the HU w/ an in line splice.

You could go piece a kit together yourself, but I have no idea about camera quality or any of the other harnesses required.

I'm bringing this thread back from the dead.

Could you be a bit more specific on what wire you were supposed to splice? I can't really tell from the pics, but it looks like the camera had a small connector and four wires (not inserted into the connector) on it. You mention that one pair of the wires was for reversing the image and the other pair for removing the lines. Where was the power line? Was it in the connector?

Thanks.

The 4 small wires are near the tail end of the harness, and the instructions detail that they are for 180 rotate and the lines.

The ACC PWR wire on the back of the stock radio unit on MY BRZ is red/pink, as circled in the center of the yellow circle in pic above.

[CAMERA]----[4wires]---------------------------------------------------[RCA/pwer splice]

here's a way to add a front cam to work with the rear

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=57644&page=3

does this work with the bespoke radio in monograms?

is this the same camera kit you used?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLUGandGO-In...25.m3641.l6393

That looks like basically the same thing.

Our cars are not listed as compatible but if those connectors are suitable then it seems like an ok deal. Check with the seller.

Found the same camera under different title. Which it says compatible with brz. It looks the same though.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=271684162258

I am intrigued by the instruction in one pic which says remove the a/c outlet. I would be asking the seller to send the instructions as I did not need to do that for my camera install, but I have a GTS86 & the BRZ may be different.

Did you need RCA w\pins from SVXdc adapter when you installing your Toyota Fit cam?

My method did not involve an adapter. Do an advanced search on the forum under notout86.

Where did you pluged Red - Camera power, Black - Camera ground to?

I tapped the ACC power, but you can replace the power pinout on the harness, just look up the correct pin to replace. Ground it anywhere.

this is an awesome subtle mod

I just finished my install and it was super easy. Thanks for the write up. Everything is plug and play except the power, that needs to be tapped.

It has been little over a month since I finished my install. No issues so far works perfectly. Just wanted to say Thank you!

THANK YOU one of the first mods for me

I have been using the below linked cam for over a year and it works perfectly. Same install location which is in the key hole for the trunk. This requires the harness from svxdc to connect to the factory radio and a relay for power since its a 12vdc cam. Total cost is under $30-$40 IIRC.

The below cam is $15, I found them being sold for $2 shipped at one point and bought about 5 of them just in case one went bad on me. If you search around you can probably find them cheaper.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...027240&alt=web

This is the route I went. Haven't installed it yet, but it's plug & play out of the box. http://www.emeraldintegrations.com/c...ra-system.html

The factories making these cameras are constantly changing the guts. So I always recommend that you test your camera powered from 6 Volts to see if it will work, since many do -- even when the vendor's specs say "12 V".

Use batteries or a 6V AC adapter and connect to a TV or monitor. Then compare the picture when powered from 12V, to make sure it's not getting dimmer or noisier when powered from 6V. Some cameras do need just a little more to work properly (7 or 9V).

For a camera that works from 6V, its easier to power it from the HU's 6V camera power pin.

Also, before you start drilling holes, cutting/splicing wires, etc., test-fit the camera in your car connected to your HU. You want to make sure that where you plan to mount the camera will result in an image that is right side up and angled such that it provides the view you need (not looking up or down too far).

See my Subaru/Toyota rear camera info page for details and additional tips.

I'd be interested to see good pictures of their harness. I'm curious where they're getting power for the camera.

The harness they're currently showing on that page can't be the actual one for BRZ. The harness shown (link) has 10-pin connectors, and nothing that connects to a camera. The BRZ HU's camera sockets have 16 and 4 pins. Their harness looks like something for other Toyota models. And the picture at the bottom of the page just shows the camera and its long video cable. No car-specific harness.

I have a BRZ that has a trunk release touch pad in the center. Not sure I saw a recess on the opposite side of the keyhole. When the camera is mounted on the side is the picture offset?

The "recess" is a very very hard to see square on the opposite side from the keyhole. It's only barely visible.