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CX 9 dash lights dim after backup camera install


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ElephantGun
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Nov 23, 2016, 6:31 PM

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CX 9 dash lights dim after backup camera install Sign In

I recently installed a backup camera for a friend in his 2007 Mazda CX9. I spliced the camera into the reverse light and spliced the power for the monitor into the cigarette lighter. Everything works fine but he's complaining his dash instrument lights are dim. Any ideas how to correct this without ripping it all out?


Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 23, 2016, 8:01 PM

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Re: CX 9 dash lights dim after backup camera install Sign In

Arggh. One and way too common problem with aftermarket anything is lack of info and unknown power draw for something like this. I would hope and let's try to call the lighter socket what it probably is and that's a power port AKA "cigar" lighter for real or same size for a port and either powered all the time or just when on accessory or running. Seems like a good choice and not up to me but would put what power source this is on it's own not involved with anything else up to usually if something needed just use the dang port/lighter and plug it in like other things you might use and leave the car out of it mostly.


Splice anything puts chills up my spine! Not sure if or what it took to get at a power wire was invasive or not but at a glance would think the dash light dimming wheel or what it uses has been moved as I really don't know of any vehicle that the you can't dim dash lights. For that if not obvious I default to owner's manual on operating the control for that first.


I'd also fuse the device again right away at the power connection and would hope the thing included that or add that easily in line where power is obtained wire or wherever is best and least invasive,


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