Off-Road Camera (front facing) writeup

[BSw]

Reverse camera is unaffected. Under the apps view, you'll still have the option for the backup camera and after adding the new camera and configuring the Tazer, you'll see a Cargo Cam option as well. When you put the vehicle in reverse, you can also toggle between the two cameras using the icons in the top left corner. Rear view is still the backup camera and the cargo cam is the front camera.

I tried getting this to work with my Tazer but I don’t see any cargo icon or toggle icon on the back up screen
Does this only work when you have it wired up in the back of the head unit or should that icon be available as soon as you enable it in the tazer setup?

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[Kansascoast]

I tried getting this to work with my Tazer but I don’t see any cargo icon or toggle icon on the back up screen
Does this only work when you have it wired up in the back of the head unit or should that icon be available as soon as you enable it in the tazer setup?

Having the same problem...no icons. Anybody have some suggestions?

 

[mazeppa]

I would have assumed that that the cargo and backup icons would both appear after the cargo camera was enabled with the Tazer. I did not enable my cargo camera until after I had a physically wired in a camera to test.

 

[Kansascoast]

I got mine working. I had done a reboot after enabling the cargo cam....BUT....I didn’t do a “FULL REBOOT”. After doing the full reboot everything worked as it should and the icon showed up on the screen next to the backup camera.

 

[ItsUhJEEP]

Before I got the camera, I was able to get the cargo cam(two view buttons) to appear on the backup cam view. Now that I have a camera pinned, I have lost my backup camera all together. I cannot get it to activate in reverse nor by pressing the cam button under the "controls" screen.

**edit**
I did a full reboot to include the door sequence and 1minute wait. Everything now works accordingly. It did give me a chance to go through the fuse box and I found a bunch of barely seated fuses(as stated in other threads).

cheers to everyone on this thread for the details and knowledge

 

[Brew211]

Sure thing. Power source should be the larger red wire indicated below. Safest thing to do is to verify with a volt meter, but that's the one it was for me.

If your camera is like mine and has the hot wire pigtailed off the RCA connector, just make sure you get a good connection. That wire for me was super thin, so I stripped it back and folded it over the insulation in order to get good contact and not have it fall out. I used a simple vampire connector to tie into the 12v source instead of trying to pull that pin and splice something in. For the ground, I just picked a bolt on the front end near the camera and grounded it there.

One more question, I can't figure out why the camera is reversed. I cut both the green and white wires and still reversed. Suggestions?

 

[Brew211]

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One more question, I can't figure out why the camera is reversed. I cut both the green and white wires and still reversed. Suggestions?

Never mind, it auto corrected itself. Problem solved. Thanks for all the help.

 

[Jlwizard]

Has anyone made this work with the base model 5 inch screen?

 

[Kansascoast]

Has anyone made this work with the base model 5 inch screen?

It’s my understanding that it will only work on the 8.4.

 

[wrangler-rob]

One more question, I can't figure out why the camera is reversed. I cut both the green and white wires and still reversed. Suggestions?

Great thread, this thread along with the Zautomotive manual helped me complete my install. I purchased two cameras and opted for the natika. I had both the bullet Cam earlier in this thread and the natika. Bullet cam was only 90 degree visibility which I did not like as much as the 145 of the natika. The other thing I liked about the natika was the contact on the cabling: MUCH lower profile which made snaking through the dash significantly easier, bullet camera was RCA on both sides IE bulkier and harder to pull through the dash. Here is the link for the camera I opted for:

NATIKA Backup/Front/Side View Camera,IP69K Waterproof Great Night Vision HD and Super Wide Angle Metal OEM Style Reverse Rear View Backup Camera for Cars, Pickup Trucks, SUVs,RVs,Vans (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H852D49/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dJPdCbJQN3F6N

Photos below, I used a parking lot hoping it might add additional perspective on distance of visibility, etc. pretty much the inside of my front wheels will track to the outside of the red lines, hence I opted to keep the lines as I thought this might be beneficial for spotting. Finally, I mounted the camera just above my plate on the cascadia bracket which allows me additional adjustability by nature of the pivot the cascadia offers. Cheers all!

 

[Jondrew]

Sweet install.

NJ? What exit?

Great thread, this thread along with the Zautomotive manual helped me complete my install. I purchased two cameras and opted for the natika. I had both the bullet Cam earlier in this thread and the natika. Bullet cam was only 90 degree visibility which I did not like as much as the 145 of the natika. The other thing I liked about the natika was the contact on the cabling: MUCH lower profile which made snaking through the dash significantly easier, bullet camera was RCA on both sides IE bulkier and harder to pull through the dash. Here is the link for the camera I opted for:

NATIKA Backup/Front/Side View Camera,IP69K Waterproof Great Night Vision HD and Super Wide Angle Metal OEM Style Reverse Rear View Backup Camera for Cars, Pickup Trucks, SUVs,RVs,Vans (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H852D49/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dJPdCbJQN3F6N

Photos below, I used a parking lot hoping it might add additional perspective on distance of visibility, etc. pretty much the inside of my front wheels will track to the outside of the red lines, hence I opted to keep the lines as I thought this might be beneficial for spotting. Finally, I mounted the camera just above my plate on the cascadia bracket which allows me additional adjustability by nature of the pivot the cascadia offers. Cheers all!

 

[wrangler-rob]

Sweet install.

NJ? What exit?

No exit, Morris County area, you?

 

[Jondrew]

No exit, Morris County area, you?

I live in Florida now. But lived in Morris Plains/Sussex/Bergen County ages ago.

Watching The Sopranos always reminds me of the good old days

 

[Mark]

Anyone have any luck with the 7” screen? I’ve hooked mine up an no luck getting the icons to turn on. I’ve done a full reboot a few times with Tazer and nothing. Looks like I might be out of luck with the 7” screen.

 

[wrangler-rob]

Anyone have any luck with the 7” screen? I’ve hooked mine up an no luck getting the icons to turn on. I’ve done a full reboot a few times with Tazer and nothing. Looks like I might be out of luck with the 7” screen.

If you check the Tazer instructions they specifically call out the 8.4”.... IE: I too think you are out of luck here my friend...

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