Completed Install and Reverse Camera Question

[bergsey]

Hi guys,

After reviewing lots of awesome info on this site i have successfully upgraded the stock head unit in my MY07 Outback to a Pioneer double din unit. Bought the facia from Avojdm and was all pretty much plug and play (although the Aerpro harness was missing a couple of pins). Finished pic below

The head unit i purchased came with a bonus reverse camera. Havent hooked it up and had a few questions.

1. Head unit has a "reverse gear signal input" that needs to be wired up. Is there wiring near the head unit i can easily tap into? prefer not to start ripping the car apart if i can avoid it
2. Camera needs to be wired to ground and power. Seems to be most convenient to tap into the head unit harness. Any problems doing that?

Still not sure if i'm up for pulling all the trim etc apart to put the camera in but we'll see!

Cheers guys

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[bigBADbenny]

Iirc you can use fuse taps in the cabin fuse box to do the job.
Key on power from the accessories fuse, reverse signal from reverse lamp fuse, ground to an adjacent bolt on the dash support structure.
Otherwise tap the reverse lamp positive in the boot/tailgate. Do not use the negative wire for ground, use a chassis ground only, and test your connection before connecting the camera.

[psy]

Can't help with reverse signal.

Will comment though and say that it'd be better to power the camera from the reverse globes as BBB mentioned.
That way your camera will only turn on when you're in reverse. Will be a LOT easier to install too.