ThatsMyDawg Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Hello all. New 11TCXLT member here. Still learning and growing with the TC which is just a work van/commuter for me. Not haven driven any other TC models (10-11, or 12 I think those years are basically the same?) I have nothing to compare. I was curious if any of you with the cargo van (no rear seats) Have a backup beep while in reverse? I ask because when I toss the van in reverse I hear a millisecond single beep, but it seems to be from inside the rear of the van not outside. It almost sounds digital like it is somehow tied to the rear camera. Do you guys have that too? Or should my van not beep at all? Or has a prior owner somehow disabled the back up beep so it doesn't stay on for long? I will grab a vid of it later today. I guess I could also look in the owners manual lol. Another thing, the rear camera I really like. The fact that its a factory option on such a basic van is impressive. The rear camera and display in the rearview mirror looks super clear and crisp at night, although the warning trajectory lines are not remotely as accurate as our luxury cars we own. (distance until hitting something) but they are acceptable. One thing though, the camera looks horrible in the day light. Super bright and hard to see. Yes I know I can adjust the brightness, etc, but it doesn't help. I have tried. The day view is just horrible and I don't really use it. The view in the rearview mirror is almost transparent for lack of a better description during the day. Again the camera view looks great at night. I will post a pic of that later too. My TC has the cage blocking of the drivers cabin from the rear which I like. I do not have the window cages which I wish I had. I will try to find some used ones online. I dont and wont even keep anything in the van at all, but I like those window metal screens/cages for lack of a better term. I cringe when I see YouTube videos of people turning their TC into a camper and then taking them off and trashing them. I am always like nooooooooo, give them to me! I get why some don't like them. Just looking for feedback from some others. Thanks guys.... Edited November 14, 2023 by ThatsMyDawg typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowspeedpursuit Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 2010 Cargo here. It had a backup beep when I got it, which I immediately disabled. Speaker up on the underside of the body, somewhere behind the left corner of the rear bumper. IIRC it was one wire and grounded to the body. Never bothered to investigate what powered it, but I'm doing some work on the van tomorrow anyway, so I'll look into it. I think I have the window cage off my right slider if you want it for just shipping. It was mounted with self-tappers into the sheet metal. You'd probably be able to make out cheaper and get both cages at a local junkyard, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatsMyDawg Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 11 hours ago, lowspeedpursuit said: 2010 Cargo here. It had a backup beep when I got it, which I immediately disabled. Speaker up on the underside of the body, somewhere behind the left corner of the rear bumper. IIRC it was one wire and grounded to the body. Never bothered to investigate what powered it, but I'm doing some work on the van tomorrow anyway, so I'll look into it. I think I have the window cage off my right slider if you want it for just shipping. It was mounted with self-tappers into the sheet metal. You'd probably be able to make out cheaper and get both cages at a local junkyard, though. Thanks for the info. I will try to figure out where the beep is coming from on a warmer day. As I heard it this morning it almost sounded like it was coming from the mirror itself. Dunno. As for the cage I appreciate the offer. I am going to check my local junk yard this week to see if they have any transits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 hours ago, ThatsMyDawg said: Never bothered to investigate what powered it, Usually tapped into the reverse lamp signal wire. ThatsMyDawg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowspeedpursuit Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) Finally had a chance to get out to the shop. Always assumed the beep was factory, but it's obviously not. No provision for it on the wiring diagrams, either. Power wire appears to go up into the taillight fixture, like Fifty150 said. Pic of the label is kind of washed out, but it's a Magnadyne BU2000C. Edited January 18 by lowspeedpursuit reupload pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Those "back up beepers" are usually a simple circuit tapped into the reverse lamp. Some people ground them to the chassis. Some people ground them back to the reverse lamp ground wire. Either way, you now have a circuit which can be used to activate a backup camera, a flashing strobe to really warn people that you're backing up, or even set up extra reverse lamps in case you're backing up to hitch up trailers at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatsMyDawg Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 FYI- I confirmed it is the parking sensors on my van that makes the beep.. Multiple times now when I have gotten too close to something while backing up it beeps. It make an initial single beep when I put the van in reverse. That single beep is what I originally asked about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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