Where to tap into for B.U. Cam, power, etc?

turbodog

Sounds like to be certain, you will have to look for yourself. You have the base stereo, right? Then it is 99.9% certain you will find this connector:


Looking at your Metra adapter, it does not have a wire for VSS, but you MIGHT be able to pull out a rear speaker pin/wire and reinsert it for the VSS connection. I started a thread on how to move pins in the Scosche adapter, but have no experience with the Metra.

The 'consensus' opinion of the forum was to hack into the vehicle harness (for reverse and steering wheel remote wires in my case; no nav), but relocating pins in the Scosche adapter eliminates the need to do so. You may very well find the same can be true for the Metra adapter. Go for it!

wheee!

^^^ good info. Crack the dash and have a look. You will need to do this at least once anyways, practice can't hurt!

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turbodog

I should amend my post: I DID still have to hack into the vehicle harness for reverse lights connection, since that is NOT present in the OEM radio connector. I expect you will have to do the same.

Dubro

Thanks Turbodog! That's what I needed. Where did you find that? I'm going do like you suggested: slide out one of the rear speaker pins and re insert it to connect to the VSS. I have a few questions. Which wire does the VSS connect to on the Kenwood harness? and on the ASWC which wires would go to STRG SW A and STRG SW B?

wheee!

Well, if you looked at the diagram turbodog posted, you could clearly see pin 18, yellow is the correct wire for VSS, pin 6, pink, is STRG A and pin 16, Lime?, is STRG B. Do you not have a photo or manual with the ASWH?
Seriously. Can you not read the illustration?

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Dubro

I asked which wire does the VSS wire connect to on the Kenwood Harness. I was thinking that the VSS wire connects to the HU's wire harness. I figured this is how the HU knows the vehicle is moving. So if someone knows thats great, let me know. None of the labels on the Kenwood harness say VSS or anything to do with vehicle movement or speed. I can read the illustration. (if I was at home) When I got home I did look at the ASWH illustration. Weeee is correct, exept pin 16 is blue not lime.
thanks.

wheee!

Well, when you have finally wired this up, make sure you document and photograph it for the DIY you are going to write!
Good Luck! Keep us posted!

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turbodog

I just downloaded the Kenwood installation manual :
http://kenwoodusa.com/UserFiles/File...60_Install.pdf

It does not mention a VSS connection. Probably why you don't see a wire to connect to. It uses the parking brake switch wire to determine if the car is in motion for safety regulation compliance.

Dubro

Thanks again Turbodog. If thats the case then I don't need a switch at all. All I need to do is permanently ground the Parking Brake wire. Now I need to find out for sure if that is truly the case.

turbodog

You really need to read the install and owners manuals. My Pioneer requires the parking brake to go on-off-on before it will enable video. Simply grounding the parking brake wire would not have worked for me.

Dubro

Yes I agree. That is exactly why I said; Now I need to find out for sure if that is truly the case. I'll post what I find out.

turbodog

Gotcha. Good luck!

djtodd

Edit: misread your first question.

Re: the e-brake bypass. I'm sure one could wire their own, but honestly the best option I've found was ebay. It was <$15, works like a charm, and was smaller than the relay I had laying around.