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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512  
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What about the reversing light, which comes on when you select rear gear? Cheers, Vincent
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13th Jun 2017 9:10am |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2227  
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You will need to pick up the wire from the reverse light switch in the side of the main gearbox. You should be able to access this from the panel beneath the centre seat/cubby box.
There is no reverse light wire inside the cabin sadly. Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread |
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13th Jun 2017 9:11am |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2168 
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I would run a cable from the reverse light into the dash, that or as above the gearbox but that may be tough to get to and make sure you do a good job of sealing it up as it is exposed!
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13th Jun 2017 9:29am |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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You can pick it up at the bulkhead connector just below and behind the expansion tank, you just need to tap into the wire there and run a wire through the bulkhead grommet into the dash.
It's normally the orange multi-plug and you're looking for a green/brown wire.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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13th Jun 2017 10:16am |
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| huffhuff Member Since: 05 May 2016 Location: Home Counties Posts: 379 
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On my setup, the loom that came with the camera had an extra wire. One at the camera end and one at the screen end. I literally joined that extra wire to the screen positive at that end and then the opposite extra wire to the camera live - which then joins the reverse light live. So, when you select reverse, the power goes to the reverse light and then camera and back through the loom to power the screen. I have only needed a ground at the screen end.
Not sure that makes sense without a picture EDIT: I just pinched Butcher Boys picture from his thread here which covers similar; http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54967.html Click image to enlarge So on the picture above, I connected the extra wire A to the screen positive. Extra wire B was to the camera positive and then piggybacked the reverse light positive. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  TD5 Defender 90
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13th Jun 2017 11:49am |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2227
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I believe the OP bought the wireless system through to prevent the need to run any wires.
Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread |
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13th Jun 2017 2:51pm |
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| Kent_keith Member Since: 01 Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 388 
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Sorry guys for the late reply, I'm still working on this as I'm finding a good position for the camera almost impossible to achieve, I'll continue tomorrow and let you know the outcome, thanks for all your replys.
Keith 2005 TD5 90 CSW XS |
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13th Jun 2017 6:53pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 933  
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Keith, two best positions for a camera are (one) under the licence plate lamp and (two) in the rear cross member area for the trailer wiring plug (assuming no plug there). I have installed in both these areas. As for light and camera trigger wires I have always used the rear back up light positive wire.
Good luck. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris) 2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) |
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14th Jun 2017 12:49am |
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