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02-06-2019, 09:48 PM | #89 |
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Small TTF integrated backup system for $50
Am not ready to spend $600 + for the BimmerTech system and the very involved hard to install procedure that zx10guy has illustrated, even though it looks like the best system.
I found what may be another alternative and very inexpensive. Its under the name of Boscam (click) and Auto-Vox (click) and only about $50 on Amazon. It's a very simple, one wire setup that uses the backup tail lights as the on/off power with no other wiring requirements and no need to pull the dash apart, code anything, etc. This display is about 5" x 3" TTF and I think I can mount it in the cubby hole just in front of the shift lever on my 135i convertible. I would then only have to run the wire from it back to the camera mounted on the license plate and hook into the backup tail light positive for the power and on/off signal. The backup view on the 135i convertible is beyond horrible, it is scary. I have the sonar type parking warning in the display and that helps, but only for parking, it doesn't give me any view to the rear and with the top up, the rear window is really small with huge blind spots on either side. I guess the BMW engineers thought I would have the top down all the time. I'm going to try this system out and will let you know if I can integrate it into my dash system in that cubby hole in a way so that it doesn't stand out and look bad and hopefully will help with the rear view while pulling out of parking spots, etc. I will also still have my PDC visual and audible sonar system in the main screen as well. Last edited by doane2u; 02-06-2019 at 09:56 PM.. |
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02-07-2019, 07:38 PM | #90 |
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Can anyone tell me what the color coding is for the backup tail lite bulbs on the 135i? I am going to need to tap into that wire for this unit to work.
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02-12-2019, 07:05 PM | #91 |
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On my E88 the backup light ground wire is Brown and the reverse controlled hot wire is black and purple. Wiring has gone well, but I am faced with some sort of interface problem, maybe because of the CAN system? The camera and monitor work great when connected to the battery (car running or off) which is at about 14 volts, but if I connect it to the backup light wire, when I put it in reverse, the screen comes on briefly and then goes blank.
I'm going to check the voltage on the backup wire tomorrow and see if it is maybe below the trigger voltage of the camera system? Doesn't seem possible, because the rear light bulbs are 12 volt, but... |
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02-15-2019, 10:07 AM | #93 | |
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I managed to thread the cable from the camera mounted on the license plate, into the trunk door and after quite a bit of effort, and using a lot of KY jelly and a pull wire, I got it through the flexible wire tube and into the trunk where I hooked the power and ground wires up to the back up light wires through the rectifier I mentioned above. My next big hurdle is getting the single signal/power wire from the back trunk through the bulkhead to the back seat where I can then probably tuck it under the carpet or other things till I get it up to the dash to plug it into the camera screen. Any ideas on getting through that bulkhead? I started to take the back seat bottom out but it seems to be held in with something and I don't want to force it. |
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02-15-2019, 11:38 AM | #94 |
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It's not held in by any fasteners. I know it's a bit scary, but pull up hard on the front lip of the bottom seat cushion. I did this to run the camera/power cables for my install to the front. It's been a while so I don't remember the exact routing. But I think I followed a factory harness/cable bundle and ran the cable that way.
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02-15-2019, 11:50 AM | #95 |
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OK, thanks, will try it again today... was getting really frustrated yesterday evening trying to find a way to get the cable over to the battery compartment from the side where it comes down from that tube that connects to the lid and then how to get it through the bulkhead to the interior.
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02-17-2019, 11:00 PM | #96 |
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DIY Easy $60 Rear View Camera Install
Did a DIY walk through on my camera install for my 2012 135i convertible E88 but it may help others wanting a camera without costing a lot and involving a lot of complicated install labor.
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04-11-2020, 05:30 AM | #97 |
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i recommend you to check this complete procedure about bluetooth backup camera iphone
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08-10-2020, 07:18 PM | #99 |
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Hey All - It’s my first post with my New to me 2013 BMW 128I with IDrive. I Purchased a trunk insert back up camera and did all the hard work with fishing it through to the center console. However, when I opened up the iDrive unit, there is no RCA plug to insert. I think I am stuck and don’t know how to move forward.
Is there an adapter I can purchase to transfer the RCA to the existing OEM headhunt? I know Bimmertech sells a retrofit option - but $630 is out of my price range. I have the convertible, so backing up with the top up is terrible. Any help would be appreciated as I sit here in tears after 6 hours of installing the wire only to find out the connection may not work. |
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08-11-2020, 08:31 AM | #101 |
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This should help: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1005301
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08-11-2020, 10:22 PM | #102 |
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Thanks for the suggestions. Based on the link, it seems like the emulator add-on only works if PDC is already on the vehicle. Alas, mine doesn’t have that option. So I think I’ll go the route adding a separate monitor. Since I already have iDrive, I think the cigarette ashtray area is the most likely solution. I saw the one idea of having the cut-out rubbery foam to fit that area. Any other decent looking solutions to make that fit nicely?
Thanks again for the help. I’ve been obsessing over these forums as a reader since I started researching BMWs to purchase. You all are the best! |
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You might want to consider adding this https://www.android-car-dvd.com/coll...32066140438664 it would give you the connector for the reverse camera as well as giving you CarPlay/Android Auto.
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09-07-2020, 08:41 PM | #106 | |
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Interesting. Did you install this?
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I have not. I have read a lot of reviews and so far they all are pretty decent.
I am am trying to justify spending the money on this or just getting a 4 series vert already equipped with a camera installed. The lack of a backup camera is my biggest gripe with this car. When the top is closed and need to back out of a parking spot, I have go really slow and listen for anyone honking. |
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