Adding aftermarket camera to 2012 Edge

[vigness]

Have a 2012 with the small 4.2" display. Back when we got it I did some looking and thought I found a wiring diagram / pin out to add an aftermarket camera. Now that she decides she wants the camera added I'll be damned if I can find the documentation or a link. It has a 12 pin connector with only 6 wires in it. Labeled Part # CT4T-19C116-CD.

 

One part of me says it gets wired into the display, the other says it gets wired into the back of the CD player assembly. Picture me scratching my head at this point.

[enigma-2]

This is what you need. 

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-CIMWGouwLFB/p_249RVFD79A/Crux-RVCFD-79A.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=534667360035&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=298136099959&awdv=m&awug=9016241&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxc6PBhCEARIsAH8Hff2O4h_adwHm6I9JowwREHMzcCoj2JpGL2pZT7OHNA4dhf4VFGoYHoUaAha8EALw_wcB

[vigness]

Ouch, they are proud of that. Will have to give it some serious thought before I go that far for a car that may not be around all that long.

 

Thanks for the info, I'll at least bookmark it this time.

[enigma-2]

The information is hard to find.

 

Camera wiring is part of it, programming the BCM to turn on the camera is another. Need a harness to connect to the video unit in the ACM. Then which pins to connect with. Then the location address and bit(s) to change using FOREscan. Thought this would be easier. (Ford OEM camera retails for more that this. Lol).

[vigness]

My memory must be going with the hair color. I could have sworn there was the ability to drop the video signals in direct. But then again it doesn't surprise me to need an interface of some sort. And since the car is not wired for it, something like that would probably be our only option. Probably will go in the 'make sure the next one has it' category.

[jmr061]

All you need to do is wire it to the display and enable it via programming.

[vigness]

That's what I thought my original research said, but I can't find any of it or the pin outs to connect it. It doesn't help that's been at least one of not two laptops ago. If you could point me in the right direction for pin outs and / or wiring diagrams I would very much appreciate it.

Edited January 29, 2022 by vigness

[enigma-2]

That's what I said on a previous message.  Yes, the camera + & - wires connect to the video connector on the back of your radio. No, I don't know which pins. On my 09 MKX with navigation, it is pin 1 and pin 7 (directly above or below pin 1).

 

If you can get your hands on the 2012 wiring diagrams, it you can trace the connections. (Usually the video connector is a 12-pin connector).

 

Anyway, that's the easy part. Once you physically wire the camera, you have to turn it on in the apim or bcm (don't know which in the 2012). Apparently neither does anyone else. 

 

Finding the addresses involved to change (sometimes you have to change more than one module) will take time. The address may not be universal bc of all the variations involved. Once you experiment and get the camers to work in reverse, you must also calculate the checksum bit. None of this is as easy as it sounds and doesn't look like there's a big interest in the 2012 in the FOREScan forums. Seen where someone did it in the F150 forum, but he also had a problem afterwards.

 

That's why I suggested a p & p approach of just using a kit that handles the connection with a custom harness and programs the radio automatically. 

 

This programmer is $180. (No camera, no harness).

https://brandmotion.com/product/ford-rearview-camera-programmer-intg-frvc/

 

This one is $430. (No camera, comes with wiring harness). This module only works with 4" radios that have 75 ohms between pin 6 and pin 12 in the connector. (This is because there are several 4" screens used and this only works with those that have the correct resistance on those pins).

https://brandmotion.com/product/ford-myford-4-dual-video-input-interface-for-factory-display-radios-9002-2780/

 

[vigness]

That pic looks like what we have. It sounds like no matter what there needs to be an interface of some sort.

 

I could have sworn I downloaded the entertainment wiring diagram back then, but I can't find it now and my internet search skills suck.I popped the display off the other day, and it has a 12 pin connector with only six wires in it. Wasn't thinking and didn't pop the lower unit with the CD in it to see what connectors are on the back of it. Wouldn't surprise me if that's the brains of the system and the display is literally just the display.

 

I have some 4x4 programming the stealership has to do on my Ranger, FORScan can't access that module on the '03. I plugged into the Edge a while back, and I seem to remember the back up camera option available, but probably should check again before I delve to deep. It always seems the modules I want to program are only available on the newer vehicles. Neighbor changed his lane flash from three to six no problem, it won't let me access on the 2012.

[vigness]

BTW, FORScan accesses most of the vehicle programming, just not as much on the older vehicles. Going to try and get around to plugging in and seeing what I have access to on the Edge. Too many vehicles to remember what I can and can't access on each one.