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Old 05-11-2021, 10:03 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by pope View Post
Are you certain the camera is an oem camera? Many (most/all) of the ebay/amazon backup cams either have their own set of lines or the option to turn the lines on/off. There is usually a loop of wire sticking out of the back of the camera to cut to turn the lines on/off, often one to mirror the image too.

I'd take apart the trunk panels to access the camera and see if it has an extra wire (or two) sticking out of the sheathing.
This 100%. Like you stated, one set is with the image coming from the camera and the other is overlaid by the head unit. The extra set is from the camera itself.
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