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Originally Posted by Overboost
I have started the reading, researching and planning stage of my install next month. One of the most common features people add is the reverse camera and I want to know more about the wiring and activation of the cameras. If you do a few searches for E53 backup cam you will come up with plethora of old posts dating back to 2006 for the addition of backup cams to OEM navigation systems with the TV tuner.
And then the ones that have posted videos of installs of cameras on the android systems are just plain hacks. Wires running everywhere, not securing of wiring, wires not properly routed, etc. It is just painful to watch.
Any of the threads you read are outdated to the point where the iBus adapter may or not have been perfected yet so my question is does the iBus app determine reverse gear now or is the wiring of the camera trigger to the reverse lights still necessary?
I want to learn more about the latest android systems and how the installers provide the connections for the reverse cameras and/or dash cameras.
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The Seicane has an ibus interface box for the steering wheel controls and such. This has to be whats triggering the reverse lights since I cant find any factory harness wire that is for the trans being shifted to reverse. Since the radio goes into backup camera mode with no extra wiring done by me and the factory harness plug not having a dedicated "reverse" signal wire it has to be decoding it from the bus with the provided box. If the car was here I could test this by unplugging the ibus box that came with the radio but the wife is at work right now.