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Old 09-17-2017, 03:19 PM
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Hey guys I installed a backup camera about a month ago and now the backup lights and the camera are intermittent, some times wont even come on at all, unless I shut the truck off and then restart it.
Any ideas, I'm not even sure where to start looking, all my connections are soldered.
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What kind of backup camera did you purchase? Might be a ground issue, or a bad wire soldering. Have you searched on google to see if other owners had had this type of issue?
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I'm a electrician so I'm pretty good at soldering, I know my connections are good. I purchased the camera off eBay for $187.00 and I think it's the camera that's causing the issue, gonna send it back for a replacement, once I contact the seller
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Oldsmuggler, are these the license plate lights you are referring to?

If I couple these with the replacement LED Backup light bulbs this will probably do what I want and for fairly cheap and minimal wiring.




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