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Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:53 pm
by dirtymonkey29
Sounds like a big job, I'll wait till I see the night pic before I make my mind up about fitting one

Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:56 pm
by Sanj
Night pic is black and white, more pixelated but you can see things. It does get thrown off if you get a bit of light in the pic, then you get a huge blur of white before the camera tries to re-adjust.

Still better than not having one. :thumbsup:

Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:29 pm
by scooby1doo1
Cheers

Seems like loads of hard work, is there such a thing as plug and play or an easy option.


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Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:22 am
by jaynana
[quote=""scooby1doo1""]Cheers

Seems like loads of hard work, is there such a thing as plug and play or an easy option.

[/quote]

there are - like wireless security cams :rofl: , u even get IR based stuff..

Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:16 pm
by shadrack
yeh alot of work but worth it, i spent £12 camera, £2 relay, £4 on wire, 12 hours labour @ free, also where i located mine was new teratory so i had no instructions and it took abit of doing also if i used scotch locks and not solder no heats shrink and lashed it in i could have done it quicker but i was steady too like tea every half hour, but it must add a small amount on resale and also its the little things that make a car stand out when your selling it on :D

Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:22 pm
by Sanj
[quote=""shadrack""]its the little things that make a car stand out when your selling it on :D[/quote]

Damn right! :thumbsup:

Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:44 pm
by scooby1doo1
Ok so who want to fit one for me, I don't have no spare half days to fit one. I will supply you with hot drinks, or cold if that's what you like, full English and fish and chips.



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Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:57 pm
by Sanj
LOL! Too far for me and like you that many hours is so hard to come by at the mo!

Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:39 pm
by scooby1doo1
It's no lol it's a gen offer, no bull here. Just think full English yum yum, fish and chips for dinner, and as much drink as you can drink.

So if any body wants to take this limited time offer, it's first come first served basis


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Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:34 pm
by scooby1doo1
Red a post where some body wanted a cam in the BMW logo

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78544


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Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:57 pm
by Sanj
Lezmtaylor has already done it. :)

Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:15 am
by scooby1doo1
Only prob is that he dint do to good a job of drilling the hole in the centre of the logo.


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Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:24 am
by Rusty
Another mod I am considering. Trouble is, I too like to spend time making a reasonable job with the wiring and would prob take me 2 days to fit lol.
Do they make tiny 0 lux cameras with wipers on? I know the back of my X is the first place for dirt to land :(

Re: Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:38 pm
by Neil48is
Thought i'd post up a couple of pics of my camera install,managed to complete it in about half a day.The camera is an Ebay jobbie and is as small as i could possibly find so as to look OEM and very discreet.Its a PAL camera but with the help of Resler & Navcoder this wasn't a problem.

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Reverse Camera Install (E53)

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:49 pm
by wilkoturbo
I've bought a second cam how could I get it working on the caravan all fitted on on car is fine , was thinking the reverse lights don't work when caravan plugged in ?? Was hoping get the feed from caravan reverse light ??