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Great Product

Wow!! This is a great setup and such an easy solution. I installed in a 2013 Prius c. I ran the wire on the floor and tucked it under the console and up behind the seat, tucking it behind plastic up to the grommet going to the hatch. I used a robust 24-in zip tie to snake the wire through the different areas. One small challenge was getting it through the hatch area, I did have to loosen the bolts on the gas strut. On I'll take me about 90 minutes to install the whole system, very very happy with it. There's a video on YouTube that has some basic information. But, if you are mechanical you can figure it out.

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Clean look better image than oem cameras.

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Didn't work for me for some reason. Followed the directions but the radio couldn't pick up the camera in reverse.

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Crutchfield response on 5/5/2025

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Looks and works like original equipment.

Simple easy insulation after watching a YouTube video.

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Great picture. Relatively easy install.

Minimal directions, but Crutchfield has provided more detailed instructions for the entire system for me to install my speakers, so that came in handy quite a bit. I followed the "remove the negative battery cable" before starting, and after it was all installed - it came right up. Perfect picture, and a factory installed look. I'm extremely happy with the install results. Greatly backup camera for the factory Toyota radio.

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Great camera

Easy and straight forward install. Nice picture quality for daytime and nighttime. Would definitely purchase again.

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Easy installation

The camera exactly as they said it was very easy to install and really happy. It works well.

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Fairly easy to install. Integrates easily with the Toyota. Fast delivery.

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Great Canera

Very easy to install AJ's plugs right into factory equipment/wiring. Can't recommend enough!

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Back up camera prius

Awesome product. Worked flawlessly.

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Gets the job done.

Does what it says it will do. The instructions to install could be a lot more specific.

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back up camera

Great picture, fast shipping, it looks like it came with the car originally; I love it!

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Good Camera

Picture quality is good, better than stock. Installation was easy. Ability to quick-disconnect camera wire in the trunk is great because I pinched the wire, I ordered another camera because it was only $68, replace the camera to the quick- disconnect, this took about 10 minutes or less.

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Perfect!

Works perfect on my 2012 Toyota Camry SE!

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Really awesome backup camera and easy installation

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This is a follow up review of my initial post in 2018 for install on Toyota Venza. Once I figured out that you must unplug and re-plug the 28-pin connector to get the head unit to recognize the camera, it worked well. After 18 months, camera activation became intermittent. After 2 winters, the camera no longer worked. After having no camera for 3 years, I pulled the head unit and hatch cover to check for wiring problems. Couldn't find any. I bought the same camera kit again and installed just the camera unit to the existing wires and it worked. I pulled the old camera off the garnish and it was all corroded at the base. So the camera does not tolerate moisture or winter well. I put some silicone sealant on the base of the new camera to see if it keeps the water out. Glad it works again. Still a decent deal for the price. Hope the new one lasts longer than the first one did.

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Great value for money

It works pretty well, the image is a little bad in terms of quality, but for a $65 dollar camera, it's great. Super easy to install. Would reccomend.

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OEM replacement

Bought to replace a non working camera in 2014 Prius with factory camera. It works fine but picture quality isn't great. The camera and fittings are different than oem but it works if you do the complete replacement. I was hoping to just replace what was needed as I disassembled the old system and figured out what was wrong but the different fittings required me to install the complete kit. The problem with the factory unit turned out to be a severed wire under the rear passenger door. Not sure if this is normal or not but my car actually had a whole separate length of wire coiled behind the dash that would have ran all the way to to the rear camera connection. Unfortunately, by the time I found it I had already installed the new camera in the rear and ran the new wire.

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Look for another option...

Would give it zero stars if possible. Installation was straight forward but died about 2 months after warranty expired. Since it is mounted in the trunk lid I think it is not robust enough to take the opening and closing of the trunk lid over time and failed.

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Easy camera to install. Just follow directions and in order when you install the camera. It has now been in the car for a week and the picture quality is great.

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Very easy to install, works perfectly!

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It is the perfect kit for backup Camera 2012 Camry LE.

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Not quite plug and play, but SO worth it!

I installed this in a 2009 Prius with the stock 57031 radio. The instructions in the box really weren't, so the first time I tested the camera it didn't work. A quick chat with Crutchfield (on a Saturday, yay!) and it was working. I had to join the yellow and red loose wires at the radio end and the black to ground in the back. I also grounded the black by the radio since they had mentioned doing that would fix the image if it was blurry. I didn't want to wait and see. After testing I ran the line under the dash to the driver door trim, under the trim in the factory wiring path to the column behind the rear door. Then up into the ceiling back to the main feed to the tailgate, ran it through the factory grommet/flex conduit and down to the camera. It was tedious. The grommet required cable lube to pull it through. My only complaint is the wires that had to be terminated were very thin, which is hard for normal people to work with. I crimped and soldered them, but they are the only thing I am at all worried about. We'll see how they hold up over the years, but for the money, I am very pleased. In the end, I am really happy with the camera. It does shoot a little low as someone mentioned in another review, but it really works well with the factory, base radio. I wouldn't use it for a family portrait, but the image is certainly good enough for a back up camera. I love how wide it shoots! If my eyes were this functional I could see my ears! And as always, C

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Backup camera for 2021 Camry SE

Awesome backup camera "package" for my car. It came with everything I needed in the box, including the harness for a plug and play installation into factory head unit. Got delivered as quick as advertised.

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Studio City

Camera itself looks very solid. Metal housing and very sturdy connection. However instructions are very limited. Nevertheless I have installed everything (did this many times before on other vehicles). Before putting together the dashboard, tested and camera worked when reverse gear selected. Now dashboard is put together, but camera no longer works. Took apart everything, checked every single connection and still camera no linger works. This is for Prius 2012 non nav with touch screen.

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2012 Camry LE now has backup camera!

Thanks, Crutchfield, for easy ordering and delivery. My 2012 Camry LE with touchscreen but did not include navigation or camera now, has a great backup camera thanks to this product. Simply put the car into Reverse and the entire touchscreen displays the camera. I should have done this years ago. The installer took about 1 hour. Overall, parts and professional install around $230. Don't let anyone tell you that you have to replace the radio. Nope. It is already designed to accept this adapter and signal to display camera when in Reverse.

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With careful thought and planning, the camera went in without any issues. The camera and interface work flawlessly.

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Works perfect on stock Gen 3 Prius headunit, also works on aftermarket android headunit.

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Plug and Play for 2012 Prius C3

Completely plug and play on a 2012 Prius C3. You need to have the radio/nav unit from the C3 or C4 for this to plug in directly. Running the cable through the hatchback and into the car body is the hardest part and that was not very hard if you have a "fish" tape to pull it through. Since it has to be installed a foot off the center of the car (because of the hatchback handle), the gridlines will be a little off, but a great and easy plug and play solution.

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Great oem like back up camera

The camera was pretty Street forward an easy to install took about 45 minutes the camera itself is actually pretty good quality. Love that it was just plug and play.

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Connector breaks

Camera works good but wires from Camera short the plug in connection is on the moving part of hinge on trunk. This is my 2nd order 1st lasted 2 years then wire in connector broke. Wire pulls of circuit board. They need 2 more feet of wire from Camera.

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Tampa

Excellent product and great price, quick shipping, and best of all the Crutchfield customer service line is top notch - which i needed since the mfr included two sets of instructions that seemed to confict. Josh at the Crutchfield Answer Line was awesome, cleared up the confusion in no time and gave me some additional pointers. Other youtube videos helped with removing the radio and running the wires. If i had to do it again, one step i would add to address the questions in the feedback about whether to mount the camera in the center or off to the side (like the mfr video shows) -- and at an angle vs than aiming straight back behind the car -- is that i would figure out the proper angle before i used the sticky weather strip - i.e., drill the hole, run the wire through the hole, screw the camera nut on, and then adjust the angle as needed to get the view on the screen right. Once properly oriented, make a mark on the trim around the camera base. Then remove nut and camera from trim, and reassemble including using the weather stripping, orienting the camera according to the marks you previously made. Otherwise you end up pulling the weatherstripping up to re-align the camera, potentially several times, until you get the camera view you want, making the stripping less sticky and possibly water permeable...

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Easy installation

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Crux Backup Camera

Camera works great. Love the feel of the camera unit - heavy metal - screams well built for the long term. Directions and video for installing in a Toyota Camry (2012) needs work. The video spends too much time on the easy portions of the install. I feel that the video should focus on the specific how-to of routing the wiring. We got it done, yes, we as the installation is MUCH easier with an extra set of hands. Again, great camera.

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Toyota Camry 2014 backup camera

Good quality camera and easy to install.

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Backup camera

It was a perfect fit..everything connected easy with no cutting wire..the only problem was I had to watch other YouTube videos to make connections..because it had instructions..

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pretty good

excellent product, except that the lines on the screen indicating where your car is backing up are not aligned with the car's edge (right side & left side) so it's not as clear as it could be.

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Camry Camera

I thought that this would be hard to install but it was a piece of cake. one hour and a half and it was done and worked just as expected. Everything needed in the box. Will definitely buy from Crutchfield again

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Working as expected. Looks like an OEM camera with the OEM screen on a 2014 camry.

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Thanks Crutchfield.

Everything works perfectly on my 2012 Toyota Camry LE. Thanks Crutchfield.

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Excellent product very easy to use and very good price

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Fit like it was supposed to, easy installation. Running the cable from camera to the head unit took the most time.

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2021 Camry

Works well with 2012 Camry, non-JBL, non-Navigation. Before testing for the first time, be sure to unplug the power to your stereo receiver, wait one minute, then connect power. I'm told by Crutchfield tech that this will allow your receiver to recognize the new camera.

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2014 Camry

Installed this in an early-year 2014 Camry LE (that didn't come with a camera from the factory). Connections to the factory head unit were plug-n-play. I took time and care to carefully run /hide the wiring to the back. Installation resulted in factory fit and function. Very pleased.

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Eazy peazy.

Plug n play and a pretty simple install. I used a flexible claw grabber to run the cable through the trunk and between the doors. I still don't know what the mirror option is. Maybe it mirrors the camera?

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This actually worked in my 2012 Toyota Camry as "plug and play" with existing radio and wiring harness! My stock camera hasn't worked for years, and I thought it was hopeless.

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don't use with Prius C one

camera does not work. Won't work with a Prius C one with a Toyota head unit. There has to be a reverse wire connected. Even after doing all this and ensuring the 6 Volt power is supplied back to camera, the camera will appears to be defective. Head unit shows that a camera should be available, but the picture is just lines. Crutchfield sent speaker install instructions with this order, not camera install instructions

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easy peasy just follow instructions!

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Clear picture.

Great image. Very clear and crisp. Fits perfect on my 2014 Camry. Easy to install.

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Integrates like factory camera

Great backup camera. Plug-in compatible to 2013 Prius radio display. Camera turns on automatically when you shift into reverse. Mounts to tailgate knock out designed for this purpose. Very good installation instructions emailed upon delivery. Advise that you always disconnect both batteries before working inside dashboard.

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Awesome backup camera

Although it took a while to install, it is awesome. Really works well as a backup camera. Wish we had installed it many thousands of miles ago. My wife loves it.

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2012 Camry SE works great

2012 Camry SE worked great. Wire the yellow wire from the radio plug to the red wire on the camera wire behind the radio. Factory radio recognized the camera and you can adjust the contrast and brightness under the setup page/display. Works like oem as far as I can tell. Longest part was running/hiding the wire from the trunk to the radio. They need to add the part about hard wireing the yellow and red wire. Add a connector for it to be plug and play, and add that part to the installation directions!

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Plug and play

My wife's prior camera that I had installed went out after 6+ years. Ordered this system to replace it since it was the same hole size for the camera itself and it worked like a charm. No issues at all and the harness makes it pretty much plug and play easy. I was hopeful that I could use the same wiring from the previous install but had to run everything new. She is very pleased with the quality of this camera saying it has a better image than the previous.

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It would have been helpful to have a more detailed wiring diagram, but I called and the technician walked me through it.

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2014 Prius

2014 Prius. The backup camera was almost plug and play. The power wires and ground had to be addressed. The tech team was spot on with easy instructions. Don't attempt to "tweak" the angle of the camera because it's offset to the drivers side. Point it straight back for the most accurate picture.

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Ten star product

This a a great product, the ease of installation is why I give this product five stars, everyone who looks at the Image on the factory radio screen is totally amazed you can add a camera to your car.

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This is a great product for installers like me, everything you need to do the job right the first time, good quality camera, video cable is plenty long and the ease of installation saves me so much time and effort, overall great product, five stars all day.

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Great Product. Works Great!

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Worked Great!

Worked perfect!! Good quality!!

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Crux RVCTY-71 Backup Camera System

So, I was looking for close to OEM camera for prius 2013. Stumbled upon Crutchfield camera, ordered it, recieved it in time. Pros: affordable, comes with good wiritng diagram, no special tools needed for installation other than 10mm socket and things like that. Cons: the bumper takes up 20% of lcd screen view after installation, trim removal instructions are useless (look at multiple youtube videos before starting) I started from installation from lcd pannel and than worked my way back. The hardest part was to route cables through trunk gromet-i ended up cutting thr cable, routing it through gromet and than resoldering the wires. Pro tip: remove the trunk opening button trim to get the black plastic in which the camera hole will be drilled. If you try to force that plastic out--it Will break and cost you 20 bux for replacement. All in all. Satisfied with the purchase.

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Toyota Venza 2014 LE V6 Backup Camera upgrade.

Toyota Venza 2014 LE V6, took 3 hours to install, I wanted it to be a clean, and safe, install, as wires go across airbags and such, everything is provided except for zip-ties. Final Result it works with non JBL factory radio flawlessly and looks as if the camera came with the car.

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NOT Plug & Play 2013 Camry SE

2013 Camry SE NOT Plug and Play.

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Lwerk

Very impressed with this product. Makes an easy install and looks like it was put in at the factory.

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Great camera

My first time installing a camera. Went very smoothly. I ran into a minor delay because I have an aftermarket Sony receiver instead of factory. This just meant the provided adapter wasnt necessary. I thought I might have to call Crutchfield for help but I spliced the red power wire on the camera in with the reverse wire connection from the receiver and the yellow video connection connected right into the back of the receiver. Wala! With removing panel, drilling holes, and running and connecting wires I was done in about an hour. Definitely worth it.

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Excellent product and customer service

Great camera system, very easy to install, Crutchfield is fantastic with customer service and support. Very satisfied Crutchfield customer!

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The backup camera works as it should. clear picture for day and good night view.

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Excellent pre-set kit, easy to install.

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Camry Backup Cam Part 2

I wanted to add that you can center the camera on the rear of a 2014 Camry. It works fine. It took awhile for my install because I was pretty particular about making sure that the wiring was done right.

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Camry backup cam

A fifty dollar bill, 4 1/2 hours labor, and a question for the Crutchfield tech assistant. Wow! The camera works great! It's plug & play once you disassemble your radio, the floor door molding and trunk. Definitely worth it. The install looks and works like it came from the factory.

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I'm very happy with this backup camera system. Compared to the Toyota dealer's quote of $700 to install their camera, this choice is a no brainer. I got excellent customer sales service from Allison and great technical support from Nathan who answered a couple installation questions I had. If your thinking about adding this backup camera to your Prius, go for it, you won't find a better deal than this. The folks at Crutchfield were top shelf all the way. Thank you Allison and Nathan for your outstanding service.

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Second try

This is my second one. The first one stopped working after a year, which was out of warranty after that time. The new one work well so far, it's less than one month now. Time will show...

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Excellent product. Easy to install.

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2012 Camry LE

The instructions were left me scratching my head a little but I called the support line and they were very helpful and got all of my questions answered. I am not an electrician or a mechanic and was still able to get this in within a few hours. The instructions have the camera install off center which looks weird to me so I managed to center it on the shroud which took an extra step but it fits well and everything looks nice and even. The quality of the camera is very good and I would recommend this product to anyone looking to add a back up camera to their car. Over all good product and I'm very glad I put this in my car

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Nearly perfect

Worked nearly perfectly with my Camery. The video is clear, it has a very sleek look and ws reasonably easy to install. The adapter for the dash makes it a lot easier and less nerve racking than splicing wires. The one and only thing that kept it from being perfect is the positioning of the backup lines it super exposes. It isn't bad but it is pretty easy to tell Toyota didn't install the camera. There is the ability to turn off the lines by cutting a particular wire which is well marked.

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Great product easy install

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Works great !!! Easy to install

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very good backup camera

I have hold my review nearly 3 months to see how the system works. And my conclusion is the system operates perfect and reliable as it said.

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Easy to install I will just recommend someone to hook up wires... I don't know anything abou electrical.

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Easy installation. Works great

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5 stars!!

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Works

Had this installed. I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't driven the 2018 Camry

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Does the job, but lines are distracting

Camera works, but the guide lines are way off. The camera has to be mounted to the side a bit, so I understand why, but the guide lines give a false sense of where things are. Wish I could turn them off. Otherwise, it's great. I can see behind me, so I don't bump into things. The install was a huge pain. I have a Prius C and getting the wires through the hatch door along the factory cable route was brutal. Very tight space. Used one of those electrical fishing tape tools, and just getting that to go through was hard. After that, it was a piece of cake. I can't give it five stars because it's not perfect.

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Backup camera for Prius C

It was truly plug and play. Works every time the car is shifted into reverse. Installation of camera took several hours. Running the video cable from the rear of the Prius C to the factory Nav-radio, and keeping the cable hidden behind the interior trim so as not to look unsightly.

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Camera works great, the picture is nice and clear. but the angle of the picture is exstream so the red backup colored lines are 75% on the bumper, instead of starting at the edge of the bumper. Installation was easy, would buy again.

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I love it

I love it, it was super easy to install. The quality is great and it works every single time.

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Crux RVCTY-71 Backup Camera System

Installed this RVCY-71 backup camera on a stock 2014 Camry LE radio system fairly easily, instructions were somewhat lacking, but tech support helped. Camera works great.

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Terrible instructions that leave off important information and contradict the video leaving one to decide what to follow . Expected much more from Crutchfield.

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Crutchfield response on 11/21/2018

We're sorry you're having issues with your camera. If you need our help, please just reach back out to our Tech Support team. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

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Very nice addition to ur car.....crystal clear image and would buy this again. Also the price was excellent. Installed this in a 2014 Camry.

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Crux RVCTY-71 Backup Camera System

I was very lucky that I received a broken kit in the first place, but I didn't know until I've wasted 4 hours trying to figure out why the camera is not working. I've called customer service for help but they told me to bring it to professionals and ask them to install it, meaning that they don't think I can do it or they don't wanna spend more time to help me. I did tons of research and I'm confident that I did everything correctly, so the only explanation left would be the kit is broken. So I contacted online customer service and those people are very nice and sent me a replacement kit immediately. When the new kit arrived, I tried it again (only took me 10 mins) and it works perfectly! Despite the bad experience I've had, this product is awesome. The installation is really easy, and the image is good.

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Perfect fit for my 2012 Toyota Camry Jake From Crutchfield made the installation easy for me to do

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Great addition to my wifey's Camry.

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Venza camera system

Review for Toyota Venza. The directions are missing one essential component. You must disconnect the 28 pin connector right next to the plug in for the wiring harness for the camera in the back of the radio. If you don't do this, the radio will not recognize the camera. This need to be the last thing you do at the end of the install. If you mess with any of the wires or grounds, the radio will forget about the camera and it won't work until you disconnect the 28 pin connector again. Picture quality is adequate. Angle is pretty good. For the money, this is a good deal. Directions were good except the one noted above. If you are having technical issues, call Crux directly. They were excellent at solving the issue above. Crutchfield Tech support could not figure it out. Couple tips for Venza install. You must have a trim removal tool, panel popper, deep and shallow 10mm sockets, wobble extension, and fish tape. If you don't know what these tool are, don't attempt this install by yourself. I ran the wires along the top of the passenger side of the car at the inside edge of the headliner. There is an excellent video on YouTube that is Russian that shows how to get the radio out, but don't use it for camera install. Rear hatch garnish has 5 nuts to remove. The 5th one is behind the wiper arm and the motor must be loosened. There's another 15 plastic clips holding the garnish on. Don't break it. It's expensive. Overall nice deal for the camera system.

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Great picture!

Plug and Play

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Picture quality fuzzy just 3months in.

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Great plug and play system. Easy to install.

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Well Built Camera, Plug & Play Simplicity

This is an excellent back-up camera for my 2012 Camry. The camera is in a metal housing that seems well built but I haven't driven in the rain yet so I'm not sure about the weather sealing. This kit comes with everything I need and I love how the harness connects in between the factory wiring so it's a straight plug & play process. The difficult part is drilling into the plastic trim piece on the trunk and filing down the rough edges. If you've ran wires for car audio before then this isn't any more difficult. Once mounted the camera looks almost like an OEM unit. I highly recommend this camera.

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Not for the Toyota Prius Gen 3

Would not recommend for the Toyota Prius Generation 3. The angle is horrible. The only view you will get is the ground. Nearly a quarter of the display is the rear bumper. I had to put plastic spacers to make the angle better and still . . . I have a view of the bumper. This camera works nice. It's too bad the angle of it is too acute. What's also annoying was that I ended up breaking the plastic piece (Factory location for the rear cam) with the huge drill bit. It's a good thing the rear-camera-install video I watched on onlinee had a viewer's comment who committed the same mistake I made. The viewer wrote the broken part's toyota part number (76812-47030).

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Pros and Cons

The camera itself is okay, but the final goal is not so impressive. Here are some pros and cons which will help you decide

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Crux RVCTY-71 Backup Camera System

Good video. Installed on 2014 Camry and did not cut the white wire or blue wire on camera for correct orientation and guidelines. Spend some time getting a good ground at camera connector. I found one in the trunk on taillight mount and scrapped paint under mounting nut. Connected power on back of radio with adapter harness, which plugged right in. Taped up ground wire on radio end and red wire at camera connector, they are not needed.

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This camera was a perfect fit. Found the install instruction on the internet and it was a breeze.

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Great picture.

The product gets a 5 star, the supporting literature and instructions get 1 star. There is only one other Venza review, the rest are mostly Camry's. The difference being the Venza is a hatch back. Be prepared for a several hour install to do correctly. And be very careful feeding the video cable through the rubber boots leading from the hatch to the upper body(RH photo). It is a chore but can be done. First, I installed the camera in the factory location then ran the wiring over to the hatch switch handle assembly and drilled through it instead of drilling a hole in the metal of the hatch. This device is covered within that panel. Second, to easily remove the back panel take the left and right tail light assemblies off. It will make it easier and is only two nuts and two plugs. White wire=Parking assist lines. Open removes the parking assist lines(this is how the unit came) Blue wire= This inverts the video 180degrees depending on camera location. It came connected and the video is normal for my installation.

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Great upgrade and it was on sale!

Great product! Game with everything I needed for the installation in my Camry Hybrid, including the hole saw. They only issue I had was that the guidelines came disconnected. I spliced the white wire and they worked fine. As always Crutchfield order game quickly, the next day in this case. And the instructions for the vehicle were excellent.

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Great camera, no need to drill into metal on your trunk...

For starters this would be five stars except the grid lines didnt work, and a few minor other reasons... I want to note first, concerned for your vehicle, that the hole saw drill bit is for the plastic trunk lid trim, NOT the sheet metal. You do not NEED to drill the metal. Sure, you can... But if you remove one of the 4 mounting studs, you can run the connector and wire through the existing hole. You could also run it through the reverse light housing... This was better than expected. Picture quality is better than expected. It works well in high and low light. It seems to have digital amplification in low light. The lense is curved/fish eye so you get a wide range of view. The camera has a small heavy duty connector and a few feed of wire that connects to the main RCA feed, which makes it super easy to install and replace if ever needed. The connector is small enough that what I did was remove the left middle mounting stud, put a small 1/4" grommet in the existing hole, and run the wire through that. The harness adapter worked great. Perfect fit, and the RCA wire is just long enough to leave slack behind radio, run under dash, driver side kick panels, behind carpet in trunk, and up into trunk lid. I suggest putting wire loom over the sections behind dash and in trunk. I grounded to a bolt on left middle of trunk lid. No picture noise and it works great. Instructions say ground to harness, but you have to run extra wire to do so, as only

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Excellent product and easy to install

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What a difference a backing up camera makes

Install time was about 4 hr with guidance from internet helping. The more you study before, the faster the actual install goes. The kit needs cable ties and a couple of wire nuts - one for the 6-volt power at the radio end and another for the parking lines enable wires grounding together at the camera end. The video guide on the Crutchfield web page is sparse and covers a different camera and cabling configuration. The updated cheat sheet - a single page - is not very clear. The new camera is also not explained well with the default is no parking lines shown. Experimentation took care of getting the parking lines to show. The parking lines are too aggressive, leaving you maybe 12 inches of clearance to the rear while objects to avoid are still in the green zone. The very wide angle (170 degrees) camera gives good view of the surroundings to the rear. Rated 4 stars for the world of difference that a backing up camera makes despite the flaws and difficulties with this install. WARNING: do not do final placement of camera without being sure that you aimed it correctly. I was luckily able to get mine right the first time.

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Good picture even in low light.

Camera arrived quickly. Very easy installation on my Camry SE 2014.5. All car parts were snap on, snap off except for radio head has 4 screws. One reviewer was right to warn careful during removing them else hard to retrieve if drop them. Pig tail came with camera made it so easy to install. I just unplug the orig cable, plug it to the plug tail, plug the plug tail into the radio where the orig cable plugged in before. One caveat. The installation came with the camera did not tell me to tie the power wire from the tail to the camera wire harness so when I threw the car into reverse, there was no picture. After tied power wire the camera showed brightly. When the car headlights came on the image brightness reduced. I can't figure that out yet but suspect out was the way I set my radio head? Before I drilled the camera hole I had my son helped holding the camera to the center then too the left of the license plate to see if the camera would look lopsided or not. When identified that it would showed lopsided when at the left position we decided to drill then install the camera in the CENTER like some other reviewers mentioned. Luckily my car doesn't have factory installed trunk open buttons access in the center. I've seen some Camry that came with push button starter also has trunk access which would prevent my installation. It took me 1.5 hours study YouTube videos, 3 hours of leisurely install the camera. There were no difficulties just took my time. Recommended!!

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