DIY - 2014 Opel Corsa D 1.4: Install a reversing camera
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- After having installed a new Android head unit to the Corsa a couple of months ago, I was now able to also install a reversing camera which would link to the unit. In short, what I did was:
- Identified the rear light power wire and the ground wire from the rear-right light block
- Spliced the 2 wires with a CAN power filter, in order to provide the camera with a clean 12V supply
- Installed the camera in place of the right number plate light block
- Routed the video signal wire from the camera all the way to the head unit via the driver-side door sills
The radio unit is www.aliexpress...
The camera is www.aliexpress....
Disclaimer: This video was made in the hope that it will be useful to other DYI-ers that work on the same vehicle model. The author of the video is not responsible for any kind of personal injury, property damage etc. that may arise if anybody tries to perform the same job on an identical or otherwise similar vehicle based on the contents of the video. Every DIY operation performed on your vehicle poses direct or indirect safety risks to you and those around you. Before attempting any such DIY job, please make sure that you have all the necessary tools, support and confidence to see it through successfully.
you explain better than any teacher I ever had.
Thank you very much, this comment just made my day!
Great guide, helped me install my camera. Thanks.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you found my video useful!
Thankful this video came up in my feed after having issues with my rear view camera I installlled, I have a Saturn Astra which is same as opel astra h, installed the filter, now perfect
I'm happy to hear that the video has helped you :)
Amazing video! Vero clear! Congratulation
how you this underated, youre explenation is really good!!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!
Great video and excellent English. Thank you
Excellent guide, congratulations for such a detailed video.
Thank you very much!
Great video. Well explained
With canbus u actually dont have to cut the rear light and use the ground at the right rear light (bolt)
my compliment very good guide!!!!
Thank you very much!
Hello, I have installed the backup camera just like you. I have the same setup. The first 5 times it worked great, after that the video frame from the backup camera on the screen shifted to the left a few centimeters. I can't find any settings to adjust the video frame shift. Do you have any idea how i can fix this?
That's strange, honestly, considering that the first few times it worked fine. Have you tried disconnecting it from the Android unit and reconnecting it? Are all the wire contacts solid (including the one to the back of the unit)? I don't have any left or right-shift options on my unit either, so I'm not sure if this is something that can be solved through software...
@@TheMissingBolt I have tried reconnecting it, I am going to check the connections and do a few test to see which part is failing. Thank you for your input!
Hello. I apologize in advance for the bad English. I wonder if the original display above the multimedia works for you? I have a big screen from full equipment but I want an android but I would like my factory display to work as well. I hope you will see this comment even after 5 months from the publication of the tutorial. If there is a possibility to contact you on another social network I would be grateful.
Hello! Yes, the display above the multimedia works fine with the Android unit that I got. I was also worried about it at first, but it turned out to be no problem at all. The only minor inconvenience is that in order to change the time, for example, you no longer have a physical button, instead the Android unit comes with an app that allows you control the upper screen.
@@TheMissingBolt Hi friend, can you please tell me how that app that allows to control the upper screen is called?
A little bit late, but it may be helpful to some people: you can code the car via Op-Com to make it seem like there's no radio installed. After doing that the "music" tab in your screen is going to dissapear and "settings tab" is going to show. You can then access the settings via the steering wheel controls.
Hi, is your new radio still working? I was reading online that plenty of people say that it dies after few months of use.
Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊
Hi! Mine is still going strong 😀 I installed it in the spring of 2021 so it’s 2 years old now, with absolutely no issues.
Did you have som problems with radio not turning off when you take key out?
No, I've never had this issue with this Android unit. It always shuts down about 1 - 2 seconds after I remove the key.
In my car when I put the reverse gear, the radio already knows and looks for a camera, so I suppose I do not use the reverse light but the camera still needs power I assume. I need to check because in the manual there's a "reverse video signal+" cable apparently, which do the job.
The main issue is I still don't know if I want to get the camera because I'm not sure I'll use it. Do you use it all the time for parking?
PS: In Italy we just hit the car behind. 🤣
Indeed, one camera wire is for the signal but the other is for power. I didn't want to take power from the radio unit, I thought it simpler and safer to take it directly from the light bulb. Having said that, in our case at least the camera has proven to be very handy. I know about the Italian habit about slightly bumping the car behind, I think it's really funny 🤣 ... but here in Romania, people don't take kindly to that sort of thing, unfortunately... so parking sensors and a camera are really useful!
@@TheMissingBolt in the end I decided not to get it. I don't want the hassle and I'm getting in and out of complicated situations without issues, so I don't think I really need it.
Also we park so close to each other over here that a camera or sensors can't even help. Like sensors would beep all the time and the camera would be too close to see what's happening.
hello what are these little red cables on the rca used for, because you didn't connect them maybe because your machine is canbus
It is a CANBUS, yes. That's why I needed to use a filter in order to power the reversing camera.
hi i have one question do you know sa if it possible to change the layout and icon specially for the clock from analogic to digital and also reverse.thank you
That clock icon is a widget which is provided by the Android system running on the display unit. You can remove the clock widget and replace it with any alternative that you like better. For my particular unit I don't remember seeing an analog clock widget (i.e. a round clock with dials / needles indicating the time), but then again I never searched for one. Given the many widgets Android has available, there's bound to be one with an analog clock too.
Hi, hope you can help. I have a Vauxhall corsa 1.3 diesel. It’s 14 plate but don’t know which head unit would fit my car. Can you send me a link to it as the one from Ali express has 15 different kinds from your link when going to add to cart.
Hi! I've added a link in the video's description with the exact unit I used. To be more precise, I got the version with Android 10, MTK PX5 processor with 8 cores, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, together with the Carplay cable. I got the camera from a different supplier (also in the video's description).
Good job an d thanks for the video. One questions: is the same color (lucid black) the radio unit than the rest of the car interior? In the video seems yer but on internet I saw a lot of opaque black
Yes, I matched the color of the Android unit to that of the dash, namely lucid black. The seller I bought from also had dary and bright gray. I didn’t see opaque black as an option.
@@TheMissingBolt thanks for your answer. I was talking about the other sellers on aliexpress. Are you satisfied of this android radio? Is it possible to share the internet phone connection with the radio unit? Can the radio unit be update with the new android version? Does android car work well with the phone via BT?
Hi, did you add reversing radar on the rear bumper ?
Not sure what you mean by reversing radar. But if you're referring to the rear parking sensors, then those came with the car from the factory so I didn't need to touch them at all.
Did you install the android Auto yourself? If so, would you have the instructions for it?
Yes, I did install it myself, though at that time I wasn't making RUclips videos. I don't recall having any instructions in the box the unit came with, though the setup is very straightforward. At the very minimum, there is one large cable bundle that powers up the Android unit and which connects directly to the wiring harness of the car through a large dedicated plastic jack. On Corsas that have MP3, you also need to connect the USB cable from the car to the dedicated USB wire bundle for the unit. Typically, all wire bundles in a good Android unit should be labeled individually and you can't connect them the wrong way since each jack has a unique shape. Lastly, you should connect the GPS antenna, which is a single shielded wire that you need to route from the top-front of the dashboard (so that it gets good GPS satellite reception) to the back of the unit - this one has a threaded coaxial jack.
Hello I broke some of the clips that hold the black plastic trims on the car you can see them at 34m 06s of the video do anyone know we're I can get replacement for them thanks
Yep, it happened to me as well on a different occasion. You can either buy them from an Opel / Vauxhall dealer and expect to pay 2 - 3 EUR per piece, or you can try from AliExpress (tinyurl.com/yc2knzjv), where they're much cheaper and may be just as good as the originals. For reference, the OE part number is 2228839.
Hi, where did you get the head unit from?
Hello! I got it from AliExpress (see the link in the video's description).
Nice video 👍
Do you know how to change reverse parking lines from static to dynamic. So they move left and right when your turn wheel. Is there an option in settings. Thanks.
From what I remember, the option to switch from static to dynamic was a special wire on the camera itself that needed to either be cut or not cut in order to put it in dynamic mode. I left ours on static. I haven't seen any special option in the navigation unit's settings to enable / disable this feature.
@TheMissingBolt thank you. I know some cameras come with that option to cut or not cut wire but those dynamic cameras are a but dogey, it should be built into unit and work with the steering wheel thanks to canbus but I think these units just don't have it built in on the option. Thank you for reply.
I see that there's no USB port on the unit, how would you connect apple carplay ? Will the factory USB port do the job ?
The unit comes with 2 USB ports. The first one is for MP3 sticks etc. and I've connected that to the factory USB port of the car. The second is for wired Android Auto / Apple CarPlay and has a dedicated wire that also comes out near the 12V socket.
@@TheMissingBolt is it possible to wire the apple car play USB port to the factory USB port and not the MP3 stick one ?
@@TheAbrunqaj Yes. The factory USB port continues behind the dashboard with a cable that ends with a miniUSB jack. You need a USB-to-miniUSB adapter here which you can use to connect either of the 2 USBs from the Android unit to the factory USB port.
@@TheMissingBolt I recently bought a 2011 Corsa D and would love to install a backup camera. The car came with the SAT NAV unit . I wonder if that factory unit will support a backup camera ? I didn't have a chance to remove it yet to see if it has a video input.
@@TheAbrunqaj Honestly, I have no idea if an aftermarket reversing camera can be coupled to an original Corsa SatNav unit. One thing you can do (apart from checking on forums if anybody tried this) is to pull the unit out and check out its rear connectors, to see if any of them may be used to attach a camera.
Hi Dear, can we use the GPS NAV from the same device without connecting to mobile device. I need to upgrade music system and add gps nav system in my vauxall corsa car but i thinking if i can install 1 device only for both functionality.
Yes, you can. The device uses Android, so the usual applications are available through Google Play, including Google Maps, Waze etc. The GPS sensor itself (which plugs into the unit) isn't extremely accurate, but does a good job overall.
@@TheMissingBolt Thanks so much for reply. So i will buy this device and use the inbuild GPS of this device.
@@deepakkakkar7698 Yes. But do note that you to need to create a hotspot from your phone or to insert a SIM card to the unit in order for it to have data access.
@@TheMissingBolt ohhh that is what that I dont want. I thought GPS NAV works without any such SIM or hotspot network. Thanks for noticing this.
@@deepakkakkar7698 If you're using an online navigation app, such as Waze or Google Maps etc., you do need internet data access to keep the maps updated. There's no way around it. You can use alternative offline navigation apps, with static maps that you only download once - these won't require a SIM or phone connection during driving. But they also don't give you traffic updates, don't update the route based on the latest traffic data etc. The navigation unit itself does allow for simultaneous music and navigation, so it should be close to what you need.
Do you have a link to the camera and radio unit you used? Tnx…
Sure. I've added the links to the video's description.
@@TheMissingBolt Tnx….
Can you get Spotify on the radio unit?
Will check next week, as I don't have access to the car until then.
@@TheMissingBolt cheers mate. Good video!
I just checked and yes, you can install Spotify on it.
@@TheMissingBolt thanks man!