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Review on Enhanced Vehicle Backup Camera with Intelligent Trajectory Moving Guide Line for Audi A4L A5 A3 Q3 Q5 RS6, VW Passat Tiguan Jetta Sharan Touareg Lavida Skoda: Car Rear View Trunk Handle Camera by Steve Guillen

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VW Jetta MK6 Installation Tip - Power Issues

Decent price for a VW installation. However, don't waste time trying to get power out of the reverse cable. Just to clarify if you are installing this in a VW Jetta the tail light wire is not enough to turn on the camera. Today I installed this and an RCD 330 head unit on my 2014 Jetta SE (no factory camera). I connected the ground to the trunk bolt and tried to connect the red camera power wire to the black and blue wires from the "reverse light". Didn't turn on. As a result, I had to connect the camera's power supply to the red wire that goes into the AV cable with a yellow tip. I connected the other end to the "ACC+" wire (I used the alligator clip connector) on the back of the stereo to get power when the car is on. This is the lower power wire next to the fuse on the back of the RCD 330. (See image) This solution works because the camera automatically detects when you are reversing, so there is no need to wire it to the reversing light wire. Just fix the ground wire and red power supply. I'm not sure why I couldn't find this information, but I've looked everywhere for a solution. Hope this helps someone.

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