1sweet09fx4

So that header board you just solder each wire to it then heat shrink it. I have a friend thats an electrician that can do the soldering for me. Just making sure that connector doesnt have a plastic cover to click into the 10 pin female connector? Also where does the blue wire go to trigger the mirror on, or what are you doing? thanks again

v_tach

There is no plastic cover for the header.

The blue reverse signal wire is pin-3 on the stock 10-pin connector I think. Its listed as SWITCH - REVERSE (RS) on the connector pin assignment diagrams I posted a week or two ago in this thread.

It'll need to be pin-2 on the new 16-pin connector for the video display mirror.

1sweet09fx4

so are you running a blue wire from the camera to the mirror. Or is the trigger wire already there on the 10 pin. Just asking because I dont see why theres a reverse switch on the old mirror, thats the only reason i ask.

v_tach

Sorry for the confusion.

No blue wire from the camera.

The blue reverse signal wire is already part of the harness and plug that connects to the regular mirror. Its sends a reverse signal to the mirror to disable the auto-dimming feature when the tranny is switched into reverse. With the video display mirror, the same wire not only disables the auto-dimming, but enables the video display when the tranny is in reverse.

Its pin-3 on the original 10-pin connector but needs to be pin-2 on the 16-pin connector for the new video display mirror.

1sweet09fx4

Aite thanks, back to the video side. Its ok to solder on a RCA cable, and go the distance of the truck? It wont lose picture quality? I see what you mean now, i cut an RCA cable apart the outside is like wire, just pull it aside and solder it on to the - video, then the + video to the center. Also have you found a video cable that does not have have the 2 audio wires on it? Has anyone had the mirror off yet, just trying to figure how it comes off?

v_tach

I've found a varity of video composite cables on the Internet but nothing locallly without the audio leads.

The cable I have is 60' in length which I'll be cutting down. I dont recall wher I ordered mine from but Radio Shack has a variety online. Nothing fancy or expensive required.

1sweet09fx4

okay, someone told me I may need a balun to keep the picture good. Guess not needed for such a small LCD. Just get my composite cable and be done with it.

v_tach

With the exception of the ignition system, vehicles typically use low voltage electrical systems so interference to the video signal shouldn't be a huge problem. However I wont know for sure until I see the final picture.

Fortunately we're not talking high-end home theater with this project.

1sweet09fx4

Do you think this would would make it alil nicer. keep from having to cut the ends off the Composite video cable. It has wire leads of it. Whats your take?

v_tach

It doesn't look like a composite video cable. The wires look side by side.

The construction of a video cable with the shield wrapping the center conductor and insulated by a specific distance is important for a decent quality video signal and no interference.