DIY: Install Rearview Camera for Stock Nav (2010)
 

All credits go to BDL for discovering this. As you may know, he sells a kit at his website for this purpose. To be honest, I was not comfortable paying $130 :icon14: for just few wires and pins, so I seek a DIY alternative.

The hardest part is locating these pins. Literarily, it took me 2 weeks to find them. I still have a few left. Pay shipping and I'll send you.

NH-025 (from Japan) - This guy sells the connector and the pins together incase you want to replicate the kit. (Minimum quantity is required)

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Find a female RCA wire, cut the wire and crimp the pins on.

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Here is the back view of the connector of the DISPLAY UNIT. Just push the pins in accordingly with the numbers.

Pin 8 - camera signal
Pin 7 - shield

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ATTENTION:
Just to be an a**, Nissan seals up ONLY pin 8 7 of the plug, but not other empty pins. I had to use a small watch screwdriver to poke a hole.

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After that, the pins went in like butter.

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Put everything back in order. Connect the camera and Viola. Don't forgot to turn on the Camera feature via hidden menu.

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Incase anybody wonders, I bought the ebay camera that attached to the license plate light. Low-light performance was not that bad and definitely useable. The ultimate downside is the built-in grid line. I might have to buy a different one without the grid line, keep that in mind if you are going to buy one. :ugh2:

I just fitted mine today using your post - thanks :tup: but like yours it has the grid lines. Did you manage to get another one without? Also did you setup the configuration for the OEM grid lines in the menu?

I couldn't find one so I learned to live with it lol. I enable the OEM grid line through system settings.

I want to say thanks to sselemit for sorting this out.
My 2010 roadster now has a cam.
Just a couple things I wanted to share.


The connectors are available at Radio Shack.
This is the correct cam but takes 5 weeks to arrive from China.
I spliced the camera power into the backup lights in the trunk.
This only works on 2010 models.

Thanks! The pictures were a big help for getting the connector side connected. I still have a blue screen though. I think my power is not correct. I used the 5 week from China camera and spliced the red power lead to the orange reverse line in the rear and the black power to the common ground on the rear wall. How did you power yours?

wonder if this will work on a 2009

I wonder this too

Hidden menu???

I've tried that hidden menu trick and it doesn't seem to work on the 2009. I press the start button to acc on, ensure my audio was off, pushed and hold the volume knob, rotate it clockwise (tried the counter-clockwise as well) a few clicks (3-10 clicks), and I have nothing. However, I believe it will only work on the 2010+ models since the 2009 Navi is different from my sources.

I bought a backup camera and I will try to see if this works... if not a very lucky 2010+ oem navi member will own one, lol...

Btw, I saw this earlier tonight on an Infinity website off of a 2009 g37 but have not tried it yet...

1. Start the engine.
2. Turn the audio system OFF.
3. While pressing the “SETTING” button, turn the volume control
dial clockwise or counterclockwise for 40 clicks or more. (When
the self-diagnosis mode is starts, a short beep will sound.)
• Shifting from current screen to previous screen is performed
by pressing the “BACK” button.

didn't work :(

I'm going to try this on the 2009 with the pins 8 and 7 this weekend. wish me luck 09s!

This only works on 2010. This was a transition year.

Alright 09s... good news and bad news...

good news: figured out the secret menu
push start to acc on
enter on nav screen
volume is off
push and hold settings
rotate the volume button clockwise until you get to system diagnostic screen

options
self diagnosis:
front display
switches
control unit
gps antenaa
sat antenna
control unit
Ipod

confirmation/adjustments:
display diagnosis
speaker test
climate control
navigation:
steering angle adjustment
speed calibration
XM SAT subscription status
error history
vehicle CAN diagnosis
AV COMM diagnosis
handfree phone
blutooth
SAT
Delete unit connection log
initialize settings

Bad news: no backup cam option... so Navtool or bypass harness are our options for now

These look like female connectors. Can anyone confirm?