Technical Reversing light wire colour

[mike.T]

Hi There
I have just joined and would like to ask if any one know the wire colour of the reversing lights or where the reverse switch is,as I want to pick up power.

I am fitting reversing camera to a new motorhome.

I am using a Mac so can't download the New Ducato Manual X250 pity its not a PDF file .

Regards Mike T

 

[mike.T]

Thanks for your quick reply Rayc
I will have a look in the fuse box wiring in the morning.
Regards MikeT

 

[stefanlua]

Hi, would you care to share the solution to your problem. Thanks

 

[mike.T]

Hi, would you care to share the solution to your problem. Thanks

Hi Stefanlua
My problem was I wanted to know the wire colour of the reversing lights or where the reverse switch wire ,as I want to pick up power from hear as I wanted to fit reversing camera to a new motorhome.

I found out that the Euro 5 Chassis (Black dash) is a white/blue wire from fuse box on drivers side to the reverse switch selected signal on the gear box ( on older models this wire is green & black ) also that the wire at the rear light unit is White with a light Green tracer (near side) and is the thickest of the cables in this connector block.
This is where I took power from also took earth from the tag above the light unit run the wire to the camera and back to the monitor screen and it works well automatically comes on when reverse is selected.
Regards Mike T

 

[Engineersparks]

Does any one know the color for the supply ignition on and earth. Thanks

 

[CDK]

Use the + and - wires of the lighter sockets. They can handle some extra current and are not monitored by the chassis computer.

 

[JamesODundee]

Hi Stefanlua
My problem was I wanted to know the wire colour of the reversing lights or where the reverse switch wire ,as I want to pick up power from hear as I wanted to fit reversing camera to a new motorhome.

I found out that the Euro 5 Chassis (Black dash) is a white/blue wire from fuse box on drivers side to the reverse switch selected signal on the gear box ( on older models this wire is green & black ) also that the wire at the rear light unit is White with a light Green tracer (near side) and is the thickest of the cables in this connector block.
This is where I took power from also took earth from the tag above the light unit run the wire to the camera and back to the monitor screen and it works well automatically comes on when reverse is selected.
Regards Mike T

Update for Euro 6 series Fiat Ducato (2017). The reversing light cable into the connector block on the rear light unit is now pale grey with light green tracer. It's still a thicker cable than the others apart from the black (earth?) one beside it.
Like Mike.T I'm hooking up a reversing camera (wireless Garmin) to this. Couldn't bear the thought of trying to run cable the 5.5 metres to the front.