Thank you. Helpful tip to everyone that you didn't say in the video. Once any part is replaced, if possible, test out the new part before completely reassembling the vehicle. If new part is defective or connections are not completely together this will save time. Again thanks for the video.
Man, had to replace license plate lights due to corrosion and couldn't find anywhere how to do do it. Turns out had to replace the whole assembly wiring for plate light... Dealer wanted 360 plus labor to fix it! Came across this video which is basically similar to what I needed to do instead of camera but paid 180 for harness and did it myself. Saved me well over 300. Thanks a bunch hope this message finds you.
I had the same situation. LED license plate lights went out. Learned that the factory design is failing due to water damage, thus only a complete wiring and lights solution is for sale from Jeep. I would expect that the performance of the camera would be impacted by the water damage. Thanks for this post and the comments. Very helpful.
This was very helpful, thank you! 🙏Just a note to anyone who wants to take the upper portion off too, be ware that the two vertical clips on each side are cross car and you need to pull the trim inboard and not rearward. You could risk braking the tabs that hold the clips if you pull straight back.
Thank you for posting this video. I first came across it several months ago when I realized I needed to replace the camera on my 2015 GC and just yesterday did so. The new one works great and I no longer look through the London fog after it rains.
Thanks for the video, Matt. For the life of me I couldn't undo the taillight connectors (2015 GC), so I (gently) let them hang and it still turned out fine. That external panel is a major PITA, but patience paid off. Thanks again!
Finally replaced mine as the camera was foggy regardless of weather conditions. I will agree that taking off the rear lights makes removal and re-assembly much easier. I broke one of the little pop screws next to the hydraulic but it was no big deal. Got it done. Thanks for the help. Cameras, you get what you pay for indeed.
Oh man….your video and info saved me so many foreseen headaches! Have to replace the harness for the plate lights since both pigtails are heavily corroded inside and was worried about how the heck I was gonna access that whole area. Now I know; thanks to you!! Appreciate the content, thanks again sir!
Thanks for posting this video. I replaced my camera today following your steps. Getting the external trim piece off (the part that holds the camera) was a real pain but the rest was really easy thanks to your guide. The new camera is crystal clear again. Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I need to replace the license plate light harness. Your video is really going to help. Maybe tag license plate light harness on tour video too.
Thank you for posting this. I watched it twice and then changed my camera. My vehicle was slightly different but I was able to get it done. Thanks again.
Thanks for the great video! I had fogging inside the camera after moving to Colorado. Three years ago. Nothing was visible from the outside of the camera and the internet gurus were convinced it was a software issue. Not so. I ordered the OEM part from the same supplier suggested by another commenter. Followed your lead and two hours later the back up camera was functioning perfectly. I skipped taking out the tail lights and I wish I hadn’t. As I was wiggling the cover off it rubbed slightly on the edges of the lens and created some tiny chips. No biggy, but if you want to avoid the chips make sure to remove the lights. Thanks again!
Thank you thank you thank you. i was not looking forward to this job but your video and some of the comments were very helpful in making this pretty straight forward. Like others have mentioned, there are two rubber grommets, each on the very end of the tailgate piece that has to come off, they are hidden behind some molding, take those off with a flat head screw driver and the piece comes off very easily after that.
Thanks for the video. Used it to change the same assembly you did without the backup camera. Same assembly powers the license plate bulbs. Awesome vid and thanks.
This video was so helpful, thank you! I would offer one piece of advice to anyone who reads the comments. There are 2 plastic push style rivets at each end of the final trim. I burnt almost an hour before I figured it out.
A huge thank you!!! My camera did the same thing after I took it to the car wash and washed it! It’s people like you who saves us lots of money by doing it ourselves! So thank you!!!
I appreciate the effort that you put in to Mahe this video while figuring out the process yourself. I have the same issue with my jeep, I was hoping I could clean the camera without having to replace it.
Awesome write up, saved a lot of time. Once you have all the nuts off of the posts, the trim piece has black clips on each side that are hidden under the gasket that runs along each side of the tailgate that you can remove with a clip pry tool. The white clip you point to at the 19 minute mark, I stuck a 5/16 socket on it to compress the tabs and the whole thing just came loose. Thank you for this video.
Outstanding video!! You probably saved me 2-3 hours trying to figure this all out. I'm going to be swapping the camera on my wife's 2015 JGC and this video is extremely helpful in knowing where all the fasteners and screws are, especially with that rear trim piece. Many thanks!!
Love the video help me a lot had to change out the harness ,but just to help the next person you don't have to remove the tail lights just use the plastic tools to get under it and it pops right out
Well done man! I did follow same procesure on my GC. I just want to reccomend to clean camera connectors with spray cleaners before to re-connect the camera and fix the cable properly because by opening and closing rear door you will start soon experiencing distortion on the screen and you will become crazy and spend a lot of money before to understand what the problem is. Rear camera is known to be an issue on this model.
@@DenimNeverNudeI had that problem after replacing my camera. I thought it was damaged (see at this link what was the problem th-cam.com/video/vYhOEOhUr-E/w-d-xo.html). After that I replaced with a brand new comera I did realise that the problem was still there. Then I did try to clean the connector with electric spray cleaner and fix cable with ties and I finally solved. After one year it is still working fine.
I found it easier to slide the tool. It popped them off as it approached each clip. Oh yeah… plate light out…. Yup, same procedure! Oh, and the two plastic clips and the one white assembly clip were a treat. I just snipped the white clip by the latch. You don’t need to remove the red safety clip, just slide it out and push in on the button underneath it
Great step by step, saved me a lot of time troubleshooting how the tailgate comes apart... I didn't replace my camera, but ended up disassembling the lens and was able to clean the fog/crystallization that happened in there. Just a slight warning though, make sure you pay attention to what way the lenses go in, I had to take the camera apart 3 times before I got the right orientation on the two internal lenses. There didn't appear to be any water ingress on the electronic side at all, it seemed the o-ring on the lens side must have leaked. I'll be more careful with the pressure washer from now on...
Wow! Thanks for Posting! I have been looking for grand Cherokee specific videos for a year and yours is sooooo comprehensive! I would like to find out if I can just clean the condensation instead of replacing the entire camera... but this was super helpful!!
I made the mistake of buying an aftermarket replacement camera which was only maybe 20% cheaper than an OEM Mopar one. It was very pixelated (I.e. lower resolution). Then I had to order a true Mopar one and go through the whole installation process again. Don't make this mistake! The aftermarket ones for a little less money are not worth the savings. There is a reason why they don't advertise their camera's resolution specs. Unfortunately either does Mopar, so you have nothing to compare it to even if they did.
I do not think so. There were two screws to tighten and it holds it in one position. Maybe one of your screws was not fully tight after you installed the camera?
Good video but there is one step not mentioned, there is a plastic rivet at each end of the panel. The side rubber molding has to be gently moved to access the head of the rivet. Use a screwdriver to pry the rivet out. The panel comes off fairly easy afterwards.
Nice video - clear and concise. It let me know how much of a job I'll be getting into. I have a 2011 GC and get a black (not blue) screen when backing up. Other forums show the large connector clip from the camera is the problem and soldering the wires will correct the issue. I know you mentioned you had a foggy (condensation) picture in your camera so you probably had to change the camera due to water intrusion. Good job.
After replacing my camera, I only get the blue screen “Camera System Unavailable “. Did a soft reset, tried disconnecting the battery, changed the fuse, and took it apart again to check the connection. Any other suggestions?
Possibly not, but someone commented that they didn't remove their tail lights and ended up chipping the lens on one of them as they tried to remove the trim piece containing the backup cam.
I have 2015 but am very disappointed with camera since spoiled with my C220 Merc camera. The resolution is really really bad, and at night is of course lot worse. Are these new ones better or the same as old?
They are telling me Mopar discontinued all parts for the 2014 Grand Cherokee back up camera. I checked all over the internet and this seems to be the case. Every website says no longer available. I found a dealership in the mid west that has a whole kit. I'm curious if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm sooo confused. HELP! Part #82213884AE ?
If you're just looking to replace an existing camera like I did, the part # for just the camera is 68375333AA. I ordered mine from moparwholesaleparts.com and the part looks authentic and works exactly like it should.
@@DenimNeverNude so I gave that part # to the service guy. He said the camera has 6 prongs, but my car wiring doesn't. Do you think that maybe I can find out what exact part number might be on the camera that's actually in my car. No one seems to know. Thanks for helping. Just that part number was a big help!
My 15 BU camera never got water in to it, but the video quality has gone drastically downhill in recent months here in 2021. Many of these cheap Chinese aftermarket cameras are much higher resolution and better in low light that that original camera. Think I will see if one can be sliced in. They aren't that complicated of an item. BTW, that back door when open is at just the right height to be extremely uncomfortable to work on, and I'm 6'2"/
For what it’s worth I didn’t have to remove the tail lights on my 2012 Grand Cherokee. Just the four bolts holding on the appliqué. This video, which indicates 2011-2013, is much less detailed but helped me: th-cam.com/video/h0VyFWH0dzo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. Helpful tip to everyone that you didn't say in the video. Once any part is replaced, if possible, test out the new part before completely reassembling the vehicle. If new part is defective or connections are not completely together this will save time. Again thanks for the video.
Man, had to replace license plate lights due to corrosion and couldn't find anywhere how to do do it. Turns out had to replace the whole assembly wiring for plate light... Dealer wanted 360 plus labor to fix it! Came across this video which is basically similar to what I needed to do instead of camera but paid 180 for harness and did it myself. Saved me well over 300. Thanks a bunch hope this message finds you.
I had the same situation. LED license plate lights went out. Learned that the factory design is failing due to water damage, thus only a complete wiring and lights solution is for sale from Jeep. I would expect that the performance of the camera would be impacted by the water damage. Thanks for this post and the comments. Very helpful.
Same issues man 😅🤦🏾♂️
Same dam thing right now
This was very helpful, thank you! 🙏Just a note to anyone who wants to take the upper portion off too, be ware that the two vertical clips on each side are cross car and you need to pull the trim inboard and not rearward. You could risk braking the tabs that hold the clips if you pull straight back.
Thank you for posting this video. I first came across it several months ago when I realized I needed to replace the camera on my 2015 GC and just yesterday did so. The new one works great and I no longer look through the London fog after it rains.
Thanks for the video, Matt. For the life of me I couldn't undo the taillight connectors (2015 GC), so I (gently) let them hang and it still turned out fine. That external panel is a major PITA, but patience paid off. Thanks again!
Finally replaced mine as the camera was foggy regardless of weather conditions. I will agree that taking off the rear lights makes removal and re-assembly much easier. I broke one of the little pop screws next to the hydraulic but it was no big deal. Got it done. Thanks for the help. Cameras, you get what you pay for indeed.
Thanks for posting! Saving the rest of us a lot of time through showing the layout plus giving us your tips!!
Oh man….your video and info saved me so many foreseen headaches! Have to replace the harness for the plate lights since both pigtails are heavily corroded inside and was worried about how the heck I was gonna access that whole area. Now I know; thanks to you!! Appreciate the content, thanks again sir!
Thank you, it’s nice people like you that make it easy for us all👍
Thanks for posting this video. I replaced my camera today following your steps. Getting the external trim piece off (the part that holds the camera) was a real pain but the rest was really easy thanks to your guide. The new camera is crystal clear again. Thanks!
Great video. Props for showing the process, warts and all. People like you make TH-cam great.
Thanks for the video! I need to replace the license plate light harness. Your video is really going to help. Maybe tag license plate light harness on tour video too.
Thank you for posting this. I watched it twice and then changed my camera. My vehicle was slightly different but I was able to get it done. Thanks again.
Thanks a lot for posting - I have the dreaded led license kit & your video helped immensely!
Thanks for the great video! I had fogging inside the camera after moving to Colorado. Three years ago. Nothing was visible from the outside of the camera and the internet gurus were convinced it was a software issue. Not so. I ordered the OEM part from the same supplier suggested by another commenter. Followed your lead and two hours later the back up camera was functioning perfectly. I skipped taking out the tail lights and I wish I hadn’t. As I was wiggling the cover off it rubbed slightly on the edges of the lens and created some tiny chips. No biggy, but if you want to avoid the chips make sure to remove the lights. Thanks again!
Thank you thank you thank you. i was not looking forward to this job but your video and some of the comments were very helpful in making this pretty straight forward. Like others have mentioned, there are two rubber grommets, each on the very end of the tailgate piece that has to come off, they are hidden behind some molding, take those off with a flat head screw driver and the piece comes off very easily after that.
Thanks for the video. Used it to change the same assembly you did without the backup camera. Same assembly powers the license plate bulbs. Awesome vid and thanks.
This video was so helpful, thank you! I would offer one piece of advice to anyone who reads the comments. There are 2 plastic push style rivets at each end of the final trim. I burnt almost an hour before I figured it out.
Your video was a great help in replacing my Jeep's rear camera. Thank you so much!
A huge thank you!!! My camera did the same thing after I took it to the car wash and washed it! It’s people like you who saves us lots of money by doing it ourselves! So thank you!!!
I have a similar problem on my 2014 as well. Not sure if water got into mine or what but it is constantly foggy. I'm going to try this as well.
Superb! Thank you so much for this video. Just changed mine based on your good instructions
I appreciate the effort that you put in to Mahe this video while figuring out the process yourself. I have the same issue with my jeep, I was hoping I could clean the camera without having to replace it.
Awesome write up, saved a lot of time. Once you have all the nuts off of the posts, the trim piece has black clips on each side that are hidden under the gasket that runs along each side of the tailgate that you can remove with a clip pry tool. The white clip you point to at the 19 minute mark, I stuck a 5/16 socket on it to compress the tabs and the whole thing just came loose. Thank you for this video.
I love the clapping at 21:05 thanks you warmed my bones keep on trucking ...
It's a car tire with gravel
Outstanding video!! You probably saved me 2-3 hours trying to figure this all out. I'm going to be swapping the camera on my wife's 2015 JGC and this video is extremely helpful in knowing where all the fasteners and screws are, especially with that rear trim piece. Many thanks!!
This was a time saver. I tried a while ago with no success. After this video it was easy. Thank you
Love the video help me a lot had to change out the harness ,but just to help the next person you don't have to remove the tail lights just use the plastic tools to get under it and it pops right out
Great video, warts and all. Thanks for your time.
Well done man! I did follow same procesure on my GC. I just want to reccomend to clean camera connectors with spray cleaners before to re-connect the camera and fix the cable properly because by opening and closing rear door you will start soon experiencing distortion on the screen and you will become crazy and spend a lot of money before to understand what the problem is. Rear camera is known to be an issue on this model.
Good advice. I haven't had any connection issues thus far, but I could see that dirt inside the harness connector would be very difficult to diagnose.
@@DenimNeverNudeI had that problem after replacing my camera. I thought it was damaged (see at this link what was the problem th-cam.com/video/vYhOEOhUr-E/w-d-xo.html).
After that I replaced with a brand new comera I did realise that the problem was still there. Then I did try to clean the connector with electric spray cleaner and fix cable with ties and I finally solved. After one year it is still working fine.
I send the link again th-cam.com/video/vYhOEOhUr-E/w-d-xo.html
Very helpful video. Appreciate you taking the time to make this !!!
Really appreciate your time and effort in making this video.
I found it easier to slide the tool. It popped them off as it approached each clip. Oh yeah… plate light out…. Yup, same procedure!
Oh, and the two plastic clips and the one white assembly clip were a treat. I just snipped the white clip by the latch.
You don’t need to remove the red safety clip, just slide it out and push in on the button underneath it
Thank you so much for making this video. It was just what I needed to know how to get mine done.
Thank you for posting this mate, you’re a legend!
great video!!! used it to change rear camera. THANK YOU for the video!
fantastic. My 15 GC and I thank you for this
Great step by step, saved me a lot of time troubleshooting how the tailgate comes apart... I didn't replace my camera, but ended up disassembling the lens and was able to clean the fog/crystallization that happened in there. Just a slight warning though, make sure you pay attention to what way the lenses go in, I had to take the camera apart 3 times before I got the right orientation on the two internal lenses. There didn't appear to be any water ingress on the electronic side at all, it seemed the o-ring on the lens side must have leaked. I'll be more careful with the pressure washer from now on...
Does it have simple screws to remove the lens elements?
Thanks Matt, it's very helpful.
Thank you very much sir. As everyone else said, great video with very useful tips.
Thanks very much!! 2021 and this video is still helping out!
Ditto to other comments! You just saved me a lot of headache!
Bro... Thank you so much for the detailed video, God bless!!!
Suppose this is also how you get to the License Plate light harness?
Thank you for sharing the video. It was helpful.
Very helpful video - great job!
Did this today thx for the video everything went great
This was a lot of help thank you so much
Wow! Thanks for Posting! I have been looking for grand Cherokee specific videos for a year and yours is sooooo comprehensive! I would like to find out if I can just clean the condensation instead of replacing the entire camera... but this was super helpful!!
Thanks Just what I needed for the same reason
Thanks for posting this video
I made the mistake of buying an aftermarket replacement camera which was only maybe 20% cheaper than an OEM Mopar one. It was very pixelated (I.e. lower resolution). Then I had to order a true Mopar one and go through the whole installation process again. Don't make this mistake! The aftermarket ones for a little less money are not worth the savings. There is a reason why they don't advertise their camera's resolution specs. Unfortunately either does Mopar, so you have nothing to compare it to even if they did.
Thank you
Thank you for the video! Huge help!
go easy on yourself homie.. you are learning as you go. not an idiot
Theres access to change the license plate lights harness?
Thanks! Super helpful
Bro thank you so much I need to change the lights on my jeep the trunk lights 🙏 thanks alot
I'm still trying to figure out how to disconnect that pia tail light connector - the one with the red tab.
Gotta squeeze the sides and pull straight out.
Do you happen to remember if there was a side to side adjustment for camera? Mine is crooked slightly to one side
I do not think so. There were two screws to tighten and it holds it in one position. Maybe one of your screws was not fully tight after you installed the camera?
Great job. Thank you.
Good video but there is one step not mentioned, there is a plastic rivet at each end of the panel. The side rubber molding has to be gently moved to access the head of the rivet. Use a screwdriver to pry the rivet out. The panel comes off fairly easy afterwards.
Agreed, I just did mine today following this video. This is the only thing left out.
I have to replace my wire harness for my license plate lights. Hopes it's easy
Thanks for the help.
Nice video - clear and concise. It let me know how much of a job I'll be getting into. I have a 2011 GC and get a black (not blue) screen when backing up. Other forums show the large connector clip from the camera is the problem and soldering the wires will correct the issue. I know you mentioned you had a foggy (condensation) picture in your camera so you probably had to change the camera due to water intrusion. Good job.
After replacing my camera, I only get the blue screen “Camera System Unavailable “. Did a soft reset, tried disconnecting the battery, changed the fuse, and took it apart again to check the connection. Any other suggestions?
I need to change out a camera in a 2011 Jeep Grand cherokee, is this similar?
Me podrias decir que numero de pieza es o numero de serie por favor.
Thank you very much！I can do the same work now！
Nice vid. Did you need to remove the tail lights?
Possibly not, but someone commented that they didn't remove their tail lights and ended up chipping the lens on one of them as they tried to remove the trim piece containing the backup cam.
I have 2015 but am very disappointed with camera since spoiled with my C220 Merc camera. The resolution is really really bad, and at night is of course lot worse. Are these new ones better or the same as old?
I used the exact replacement model. Same lousy resolution but at least it is clear instead of permanently foggy.
How did you find out it was the camera and not a fuse or loose wire etc?
The camera functioned, but depending on the temperature outside, it would be very blurry due to moisture inside the lens.
Your video was very helpful. However, I replaced the camera and it is not any better than what I had. Either way, it was a fun challenge.
They are telling me Mopar discontinued all parts for the 2014 Grand Cherokee back up camera. I checked all over the internet and this seems to be the case. Every website says no longer available. I found a dealership in the mid west that has a whole kit. I'm curious if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm sooo confused. HELP! Part #82213884AE ?
If you're just looking to replace an existing camera like I did, the part # for just the camera is 68375333AA. I ordered mine from moparwholesaleparts.com and the part looks authentic and works exactly like it should.
@@DenimNeverNude so I gave that part # to the service guy. He said the camera has 6 prongs, but my car wiring doesn't. Do you think that maybe I can find out what exact part number might be on the camera that's actually in my car. No one seems to know. Thanks for helping. Just that part number was a big help!
Thank you!!!!
What’s the part number for the camera
See the video description
My 15 BU camera never got water in to it, but the video quality has gone drastically downhill in recent months here in 2021. Many of these cheap Chinese aftermarket cameras are much higher resolution and better in low light that that original camera. Think I will see if one can be sliced in. They aren't that complicated of an item. BTW, that back door when open is at just the right height to be extremely uncomfortable to work on, and I'm 6'2"/
I just put a new one in and it still doesn't work, any ideas on common faults to try next. ..#BuyJapanese..
For what it’s worth I didn’t have to remove the tail lights on my 2012 Grand Cherokee. Just the four bolts holding on the appliqué. This video, which indicates 2011-2013, is much less detailed but helped me: th-cam.com/video/h0VyFWH0dzo/w-d-xo.html
The symptom on my 2015 GC was like this guy's Ram, th-cam.com/video/OPFMVll-Jxg/w-d-xo.html so between these two videos I am back in business.
Nice vid, what a pos jeep is now
Just got a 2016. Hate my bu camera. 2016 equinox way better.
Thank you!!!