Nissan 370Z Forum - Factory Back up camera

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i have been waiting sssoo long, good to hear there might finally be an option from nissan direct. i also looked at all the aftermarket options, didn't like them. i guess untill aug! :-)

I saw the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost had corner cameras as well - I wonder if extra cameras could be mounted with switching for backing out of parking spots,

This is one mod I want to do. I just hope they don't try to fleece us for this add on, when the G37's have them as part of the nav kit.

I hope it works with the Australian 09 model. The only time I need it is when pulling out of an angle park, can't see cars coming up the road without it.

better than a camera, pay the nearest person 2 dollars to help guide you out of your tight spot.

Do this 250 times and you'll still not have paid as much as the camera will wind up costing you to install

The problem is paying the nearest person to ride around in the back - that will cost more than $2!

I can't see there being a standard mod to all the cars as some have Navi and others don't. Plus the wiring harnesses are different for the 09 and 10 models....

Other than that I am definitely first in line for the mod when it comes to my dealer!

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Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 619898)

I'm wondering the same thing; namely, whether the OEM backup camera can be retrofitted to the '09 cars with nav since the nav unit changed from '09 to '10. My '08 Armada has a backup camera and the exact same nav system as my '09 Z, so it certainly seems like a possibility...

The 09's should be able to take the Infiniti systems too. They are the same navi heads. The 2010's will need this new system for sure.

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Originally Posted by antbear (Post 614104)

Here is the kit:

japanparts.com : PARTS DATABASE

After getting help in translating the manuals since they were in Japanese and harness pin functions the Nissan dealership tech figured out the pin functions he was provided by japanparts were almost completely backwards. So he made his own harness but still could not get the unit to display a picture.

This is a very simple explanation but I don't see the need to go into all the details of what was tried, all the tech assistance provided from the Nissan North American tech line to the dealership tech., help from the Infinity techs., etc.

Here is the bottom line is...............Don't buy this kit. It will not work. The wiring harness does not match the pins on the back of the Nav. BTW any parts sold by japanparts.com do not have a money back guarantee if used on 370Z's made for the American market. This is clearly stated on their web site. I took a chance and lost some bucks. :eek::eek::eek: but the challenge is part of the fun.

Hopefully the announced August release by Nissan of that backup cam using the review mirror will become reality.

Hopefully it will be a two type system, one kind for the Navi heads and one kind for a replacement mirror. The replacement mirror version will be very pricey compared to a camera and harness system to plug into the Navi Head.
This way everyone could still use the system one way or the other! :tup:

was looking around the local Nissan dealer getting an oil change, and just for the heel of it i looket at a 2010 maxima with navi. it looks the same as my 2010 370z, i wounder if anyone has tried to put that in a 370z, maybe a direct connection as with mine there seems to be space for it in the back of the passanger seat under the foam.

^^ they are the exact same units, the problem isnt getting them, its paying the price for it. your looking at 1000+ dollars for the unit.

you could just get the camera and camera control unit from the maxima and make it work, the problem now, is you need to fab a wiring harness.

its lose-lose, the kit that antbear had is heading my way, i'll try to make it work, because if it does, this is the only "win" situation other than buying an aftermarket control unit to plug in the nav.

We really need a forum Dealer to dig into this at Nissan HQ!