4" to 8" screen upgrade, now no back up camera.

[Eberhama]

I have a '18 police explorer, upgraded to 8" screen/sync 3 using the eBay harness similar to the one 4d sells. It of course has no instructions. I plug the male rca video jack into the female one, and it gives me a scrambled screen for a few seconds, then says "back up camera not available". Am I missing a component? Or ?? It did work when it was in the stock configuration. The rest of the new stuff works fine.

 

[peterk9]

Where did the camera display the image originally? In the rearview mirror? Where were you expecting it display after the update?

Peter

 

[PlatinumOwner]

Has the Sync APIM been programmed to your vehicle?

 

[mmorey79]

Did your backup camera display on the 4" screen or the rear-view mirror?

 

[peterk9]

Did your backup camera display on the 4" screen or the rear-view mirror?

Asked in post #2 and no reply was received. It is difficult to help someone who seeks help but doesn't follow up.


Peter

 

[utilitytristin]

If the camera image appears on your rear view mirror, you shouldn't need to do any extra wiring, you can simply leave the yellow connector alone as the camera feed is wired elsewhere. If it appears on the screen, be sure the RCA cable isn't being grounded by touching the metal in the dash. Had this happen once, tore it back apart and wrapped some electrical tape around the 2 cables. Problem solved. Also be sure your programming is Good on the APIM. Good to see another FPIU owner doing a SYNC 3 upgrade. About to do it myself

 

[wnofearw]

If the camera image appears on your rear view mirror, you shouldn't need to do any extra wiring, you can simply leave the yellow connector alone as the camera feed is wired elsewhere. If it appears on the screen, be sure the RCA cable isn't being grounded by touching the metal in the dash. Had this happen once, tore it back apart and wrapped some electrical tape around the 2 cables. Problem solved. Also be sure your programming is Good on the APIM. Good to see another FPIU owner doing a SYNC 3 upgrade. About to do it myself

Interested in this as well. Would you be able to post links to the items?
much appreciated.