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Wiring series 2 WM caprice reverse camera to series 2 IQ WM Headunit (in a series 1 caprice)

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Hi all,

I have a 2009 Series 1 WM Caprice, which I have fitted with a Series 2 IQ head unit from a Caprice V.

I'm working through the rewiring, and am stuck with the reverse camera. I have the boot lid from the Series 2 Caprice on the Series 1, so it is fitted with the factory camera. This camera goes to a green plug, with wires...
Blue
Pink
Pink/Blue
Light Green
Black
Black
This goes to a grey plug, which connects to a harness on the series 2, but no such plug exists in the series 1 boot wiring.
What do each of these colour wires do?

On the head unit side, I have the series 2 20 Pin connector, which I have found...
Pink to be the Reverse Camera Video Signal (+) and
Blue to be Bare Shield Reverse Camera Ground.

How should I go about wiring the reverse camera into the head unit?

Any help is appreciated, thankyou :)
 

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I've done some research and testing with the multi, and am confident that I have found what each wire does. I'm posting this incase anyone has a similar scenario.

On the reverse camera wiring side...
Pink/Blue = 12 V
Pink = goes to Pink on headunit side
Blue = goes to Blue on headunit side
Green = taps into reverse lights so camera knows when to work
Black = earth
Black = earth

On the head unit side...
Pin 1 = Black B (silver wire not bronze)= DVD Ground
Pin 2 = Red A = DVD Input Signal
Pin 3 = Blue = Reverse Camera Ground
Pin 4 = Pink = Reverse Camera Signal
Pin 5 = not used
Pin 6 = not used
Pin 7 = Green = Video Connection RGB Blue
Pin 8 = Black A (with silver banding) = Video Connection RGB Green
Pin 9 = Yellow = Video Connection RGB Low Reference
Pin 10 = Red B = Video Connection RGB Red
Pin 11 = Black C (silver wire not bronze) = Video Connection RGB Ground
Pin 12 = White = Video Connection RGB Syncronisation

See below for the Pin layout, I've written it as if you are looking at the connector face-on.
ie; Pin 1 is bottom right, Pin 2 is top right (above), Pin 3 is to the left of Pin 1, etc...

Let me know if anything isn't right and if I have the right idea connecting blue and pink wires as mentioned above.

Thanks!
 

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I've done some research and testing with the multi, and am confident that I have found what each wire does. I'm posting this incase anyone has a similar scenario.

On the reverse camera wiring side...
Pink/Blue = 12 V
Pink = goes to Pink on headunit side
Blue = goes to Blue on headunit side
Green = taps into reverse lights so camera knows when to work
Black = earth
Black = earth

On the head unit side...
Pin 1 = Black B (silver wire not bronze)= DVD Ground
Pin 2 = Red A = DVD Input Signal
Pin 3 = Blue = Reverse Camera Ground
Pin 4 = Pink = Reverse Camera Signal
Pin 5 = not used
Pin 6 = not used
Pin 7 = Green = Video Connection RGB Blue
Pin 8 = Black A (with silver banding) = Video Connection RGB Green
Pin 9 = Yellow = Video Connection RGB Low Reference
Pin 10 = Red B = Video Connection RGB Red
Pin 11 = Black C (silver wire not bronze) = Video Connection RGB Ground
Pin 12 = White = Video Connection RGB Syncronisation

See below for the Pin layout, I've written it as if you are looking at the connector face-on.
ie; Pin 1 is bottom right, Pin 2 is top right (above), Pin 3 is to the left of Pin 1, etc...

Let me know if anything isn't right and if I have the right idea connecting blue and pink wires as mentioned above.

Thanks!
Did it work?
 

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Did it work?
Unfortunately not, I thought it may have been the wires to the head unit, so I got some shielded wire from Jay Car (black to the metal sheild then grounded other end, and pink and blue to the wires inside the cable.

I’m looking into it more, no luck yet.
 
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