I’m installing an Alpine backup camera and license plate mount with lights to my 97 base model. I’ve got the wires for both fed up into the trunk but I was wondering where they would best be attached. I got some posi-taps so I won’t have to strip or ruin any wires. I was thinking of tapping the camera into one of the reverse lights but there’s three wires leading to it and i don’t know which the correct one is. I thought about connecting the license plate light to the original lights in the bumper but i didnt really wanna expose that connection to possible weather. Any ideas?
Hi girliegirl
This is a little confusing because the wiring you have, is different to anything I have seen. The backup light is a single filament bulb and should only have 2 wires. The red/blue wire is positive wire.
Does your camera need to be need a positive supply or is that supplied by the head unit?
If you need a switched negative supply, you should get this from the reverse switch on the gearbox/transmission.
With the registration lights. The original cable can be pushed back into the trunk of the car to protect them and run your new cables through the original cable hole. I hope this helps.