For us geezers who with each new technology say "I don't need that!" Like they said when heating and cooling, automatic transmissions, delayed wipers, radios, disc brakes. With new cars with backup cameras, traction control, anti-lock brakes, and lane departure warnings, sure is nice to have.

Those DIY back up cameras kits are getting better and easier to install, thanks for showing us how to install one on the Corvette

Well I’ve driven about 800 miles since I picked the car up Thurs. The C6 is wedged shaped so parking it is a pain wo a cam. Install is perfect with no issues other than the head unit only plays back that thang up.

Corvette needs a license frame for the back to make it sharp. Great video!!!

JR's concept of "easy" is literally intimidating sometimes. This ain't "easy like Sunday morning"; that kind of "easy" I can handle. No, this kind of "easy" might as well be "easy like particle physics". Fun to watch, though. I learn a lot about the things I will never understand and will never ever try to actually do to my cars. The result would be - chaos (in theory).

Nice install, I like the camera on center. There are worse Bose systems and worse factory systems out there but that system still has issues. The door has 10" subs with their own amps, what Bose calls bass modules, 3.5" mids above that Bose calls twiddlers, a 3.5" mid in the middle of the dash, and 5.25" mids in the rear sail panels. The amp for the speakers is in the passenger side footwell next to the fuse panel, it's a 4 channel amp, so the door mids are each on a channel as front left and right, the center is summed mono, and then the rears are summed mono on the rear channel. I don't understand why the rear speakers are mono, and the only thing I can surmise was they had to use a 4 channel amp, so ran the left and right door speakers on their own channels, then summed the center to mono, and summed the rear to mono. As far as I can tell there's no fancy processing for the center speaker to act as a fill, it's just mono and it messes up the stereo image. The rear speakers also mess up the stereo image, plus they are quite a bit muddier than the front speakers so they reduce the clarity significantly, and while they add some mid bass missing from the front speakers, they add low mid clutter. Disconnecting the center speaker improves the stereo image significantly and fading the front speakers forward further improves clarity and stereo image. Insulating under the carpet of the rear hatch and under the carpet of the rear seats reduces some of that low mid mess and then you can partially fade in the rears to add back some of the missing low mids but not overly distort the stereo image or reduce clarity. The sound deadening he added would definitely help.

An even easier solution? I have a high-end Garmin GPS and added a their wireless backup camera. I wired it to get its power the backup lights so that it automatically comes on when I put the car into reverse; it's unlikely that you'd need it very many other times. No long wires to run, no need to pull the head unit.

Kenwood head units have adjustments for the parking lines. I have mine adjusted to exact width and you can see the top of my hitch ball when installed.

There’s a thing that a lot of people don’t know about vehicle tags / number plates. Many states have rules against obscuring them in anyway by any amount. At least that will be the excuse used to pull you over so they can search your vehicle in the hope of stealing from you and calling it civil asset forfeiture. While that camera is small it still obscures an unimportant letter or two which may be sufficient to get you an infringement notice especially on quota day.

I got a $12 factory replacement cam for my 370 and it looks great. These are all cmos cams and since the head units sold in cars are not fhd (usually less than 720 even) the added cam resolution doesn't really matter. Looks great day or night and makes backing up in parking lots less of a chore. Cheap doesn't mean bad when you're dealing with 20 years old tech.

Can this be done on a grand sport?

I can tell by the color of the inspection sticker it's been there for 2 to 3 years..lol

Nice install

I love Alpine products. At least you get what you pay for.

Oh man, I was worried something happened. Hadn't seen a vid drop in a couple days. Gotta have my car vid fix...

I drove for 35 years without a back up camera. Lol

I dunno I got a cheapy generic backup cam from WallyWorld for like $19 a couple years ago, tied it into my pioneer avh2440nex and man it looks amazing.. i tied the power into the backup light for turn on, i think i'm going to rewire it to add power so i can turn it on any time i want, but auto backup cam into revers is sweet on an 04 honda odyssey! hehe

I swear it was a cleaner install when I put that Kenwood in for Naveed lol. Had an issue with the PAC module and had to bypass the switch/amp turn on within the adapter in order to get everything to work...the vendor he (and other Corvette guys) utilized was less than helpful on getting it replaced.

That behind-the-tag bracket is so much better than most of them. It is pretty inconspicuous.

I got one for my wife that's in the rear view mirror. I don't really like it because glare makes it, pretty much, unseeable. I like your set up much better. I'm looking at getting something for my Avalanche, I think this is the way to go, I've just got to figure out something for a headset that will work with the stuff incorporated into the stereo. It's got the Bose system.....

My wife decided a few months ago she wanted to stealth camp. We found he a nice 2008 Sienna, but it was never equipped with a backup camera. I put in a new head unit, and a back up camera. The settings in the Alpine head unit were a bit frustrating. You have to stomp the parking brake pedal twice to access the camera settings to enable them! Ugh! It's better than our new cars, the lines turn with the steering wheel!

When I seen all those wires the first thing I thought was Uh Oh. Call your dad. Your screwed !! 😂

I saw Washington plates, wonder if I’ll see this Vette around soon

The lines may be adjustable in the HU... the sony (a fairly recent mechless double din) I'm using in a trailblazer has a fair amount of adjustment.

In case it hasn’t been noted. You don’t need to drill a hike in the rear panel. Behind the passenger tail light area there’s a factory cable you can pull the rubber aside and pass the camera cable through.

Clean install !

i'm not sure I've ever seen an MGW shifter with a stock knob. Interesting choice.

Great video! Question... was the camera linked up to the stock c6 touch screen? Thank you for the helpful video!

Backup camera would be nice on my 06 Charger RT but it has the factory system in it now. Very hard to see out of all around and that would be a lifesaver.

I love the title slide.

I've ripped out more Bose garbage than I can count. No highs no lows must be blows. My eye started twitching seeing those crimp caps. In any case glad it was a quick install.

Great video ! 🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾

The name is GO... JRGO!!! Love your contact man. Lol

Don’t need a camera when R means Race not Reverse...got mirrors for that.

Backup cam!!?? Who needs one of those! You're too busy trying to deal with the traffic ahead of you!

hi there I have same car same year Z06, the back up camera is not in the way of the key hole on the truck, can you still open the trunk lock with the key? Thanks can you please take a picture?

did the key for the trunk fit or is the camera in the way.?

I still remember, that the old school Chevrolet Corvette C6Z for a while for along time ago for the Future of the Modified Cars in the World. But it's 2009 Corvette Stingray Z06.

I'm amazed you had anything good to say about that Bose system. The Bose in my C6Z sounds like absolute trash. Bose in my '18 Sierra is much better. The '07 E92 the C6Z replaced has an HK system and that sounded better than both. For this build, should have done a cheap front camera. Pulling the head unit is the most time consuming part of that job. They make ones (I have one) that push perfectly into the front grill so no drilling or any weirdness. Also, rip out that bluetooth mic. Tapping into the factory one is too easy not to just do that.

John 'Electroman' Ross of Kansas....oh wait...don't use that.

What's the going rate for a year's storage?

They don't list the resolution of the camera on Amazon but according to reviews the resolution is low and picture is grainy so not a good buy.

He also needs a new inspection 2022-2023 is yellow. Red was a while ago.

damn that thing is filthy

I cringe every time I see that shredded insulation on the walls. I would hate to look at that every day...

Make sure you can get to the trunk lock. I could get to my release button, but when I needed to program a new key fob the camera for my Kenwood head unit I could not turn the key as is part of the procedure. I had to offset it from center.

So what John shows is just another way to do it. As a professional installer I typically choose to use cameras like the blind spot cameras from Rostra. Very very small, factory looking, excellent resolution, 3 year warranty and no exposed wiring! Sure, you have to drill a hole in the plastic above the license plate for the wire to pass though (you'll never see it). No wires to see or get snagged in when washing your car. Secondly what is with all the ground loop isolation behind the radio? I mean maybe there is noise since the car is plastic or fiberglass but the PAC interface kits usually combat this in design. Corvettes have had audio ground issues for years. I would have removed that mess behind the radio and neatened that up. I also wouldn't have run the camera cable under the center of the rug like that run it along the side where there is little chance of somebody dropping something heavy on it and breaking it (hey it happens). Also hooking the camera up with "T" taps is a problem waiting to happen. Lastly running the power supply right up to the radio might have solved the video noise you were seeing. Plus it makes it easier to troubleshoot issues when you try to consolidate your connections in as few places as possible. You might have to put in a video ground loop isolator. Hey, if the radio already has ground loop isolators are there maybe this radio suffers from multiple ground loops and you just added another one. Yes, it's nice to see how others to the job I do. Here is a tip for those interested in putting cameras on Chrysler, Jeeps and RAMs. Don't just hook up to the rear back up lights for camera operation. Your camera will flicker on and off. (Chrysler's taillight monitor system) Really it's PCM. Have a good one! -Jon

Bruh, that detail bay is looking sorry. When you gonna fix that insulation?

Can this been done on a 2011 Grandsport?

Is the Wash Bay going to receive Galvanized Corigated Wall Panels or Vinyl/Plastic for a "Watersafe Environment"? Is this going to be (as it is now) Open, "Pony" Wall Perimeter, or Enclosed?

Whatever happened to the S10?? Been waiting a hot minute for that to reappear

Such a beautiful car 🤤

I love my c5, but I like the interior of the c6 a little bit better. If they would have kept the flip up headlights I would have got the c6.

I've wanted to upgrade the head unit and install a camera in my 2009 Ford Escape for a long time. Any recommendations?

Man that cam is enormous and ugly! I opted for an eBay permanent mount setup. It even comes with the required holesaw

I tuck my c6 in the corner tightly every time I back it in. I ether don’t get it in the right spot or I need someone to guide me in lol. I have a conv so the sights even worse

Recently did mine with a boss system. Cheaper but in total all around 600 from crutchfield with everything I needed. I didn’t even have to wire it into the reverse light, it had a reverse power coming from the radio so it knew when I was in reverse.

What's behind me, it's not important!

Watch JR GOOOOOOOOOOOO💪

light green wire is reverse

Hey

My moms XT-5 has the camera just off center of the bumper and its the most infuriating design ever.

I would like to assume that even a shitty camera uses the same type of wiring. If that is true, and I have said shitty camera, couldn't I just unplug the old one and plug in the new one at the taillight? I recently purchased my vette and the other camera took a shit after a wash.

Rolls update?????

Ya should’ve polished it man

I have learned here not to use “to be” when doing replacement, is that a regional thing or is it repair talk?

Hi

Interesting

The FIRST thing I do when I buy any car with a Bose system in it is REPLACE IT!

Ha tag bracket. Cheap! If I showed you how I installed my last 2 you would flip.

Hey!

the Bose audio is horrible. Factory systems in general are terrible compared to aftermarket.

The brake calipers still need painted black.

Just put headlights in back and a swivel seat and you're good to go.

Yooo

C6 Corvettes never came with backup cameras for the same reason why most cars from the time didn’t. It wasn’t a big thing yet, and the things that had them cost $200k+.

Why do American call it an "E Brake"... ? IN many instances, they can't be deployed in an emergency. It's the "Park Brake".... surely that's the correct terminology.

If you need a back up camera in a corvette, then you don’t need a corvette !

Will we get to meet Mr. Spy Vette or is that against spy etiquette???

How about you back it up like a capable driver.

Friends don't let friends buy Bose.

Is that the CIA Z06 ?

12th place woohoo!

I kept cringing on JR calling it a "tag". I know some places call it that but to me, it's a license "plate" that you put the registration "tag" on every year. Didn't keep me from enjoying the video, but wondering how things got to the point of people conflating the yearly tag with the car plate?

7th!!!!

Why do u need a backup camera? That is what rearview mirrors are for.

If you need a back up can hang the keys up and go transition into being a woman. Embarrassing

Great video from JR.

A Rally Fighter would be so much more cooler lol