I have a 06 Accord EXL w/ Nav
So I bought this 2013 Version EskyŽ EC170 08 Waterproof Vehicle Car Rear View Backup Camera HD | eBay

and I looked at alot of the DIY threads regarding this, and my question is,
A. am I looking in the right place for the green wire? Is it #1 #2 or #3?
I thought #1 and #3 are essentially the same wires... and #1 didnt have the green wire when I checked.

B. Can I use any of the black wires to splice into for the ground?


Thanks

 

What wires are you trying to locate and for what?

For the ground source, it is generally better to connect to the chassis, instead of splicing into an existing ground wire.

 

Looks like you're trying to locate the back-up light wire (green).

Is this a sedan or coupe?

 

The back-up light wire (green) is at #2 (the 3P gray connector) in your picture. It is not at #1 or #3.

The back-up light wire is also at the auto dimmer mirror, a couple of connectors under the driver's side dash, navigation unit (middle of rear shelf), and a junction connector behind the left C-pillar (4-door).

 

Thank you for your response. It is a sedan. I was attempting to locate the reverse light power wire(it is supposedly green/gray) to splice the camera power wire into.

At which spot do you recommend I make the splice with the butt connector?

Thanks again

 

I looked more at the circuit diagram and wire routing. The back-up light wire (reverse), is at both #2 and #3 of your pictures.

For the installation, I would splice the green wire somewhere along #3. At #3, you find two green wires (one for the left back-up light and one for the right back-up light); either one of them will work. (See the attached diagram of the rear wire harness routing; I highlighted in orange, part of the routing for the back-up light wire. I did not highlight the wiring going to the navigation unit on the middle rear shelf.)

Although the green wire has some silver/gray dots, Honda still considers it a green wire. Honda adds dots to solid color wires when they may be using another similar solid color wire (without dots) that is used for a different circuit. A green/gray wire would be a wire with green insulation and a gray stripe. The back-up light wire is considered "green".

You can't just use a butt connector, as you will have to splice into the green wire. Soldering would be best; but, something like 3M Scotchlock wire tap will work and it is fast and easy.