So, OB.. Do you remember how SLOW my I-Bus App was? Well.. I pretty much stayed out of playing around with it until my backup camera started appearing for no good reason. And is (yet) repeatable. Totally rando.

Before I took a torch to the whole damn thing, I decided to last-ditch effort and clear all the I-Bus app data. And, guess whut? She FIRES! Man! The app is SOOO fast now! Feeling all brave today after slaying that dragon-sized fly yesterday, I went to figure out the silly backup camera. It was only when I finally found the XTrons Factory settings password- 3368, BTW- that I made headway.

Buried in the factory settings menu is a setting for 'Reverse Camera Disable'. Turns out this appears to be a typo (surprise). Change the setting to 'Disable' and the camera stops the silliness! Anyway, there's a TON of cool settings in there- like the correct format for the radio, enabling TPMS, enabling front camera... I am also intrigued by the various bluetooth protocol choices. Could THIS be the place where simply selecting a more appropriate BT selection enables the HU to talk to the snappy amp in the back? But I am sure as hell down for checking it out.

It was all an exercise in education, anyway. I am taking a new backup camera in with the X5 and I'll have to re-enable it to see if the new camera fixes the signal problem. I have ordered a front dash cam like I installed on my daughter's 128i. Her's is only 720p and it's great. I went with 1080p. Also, while it's in there, I may (just may) use one of the extra cameras (I ordered 3) for a front parking camera. Sorta cause I am curious and sorta cause it can be done.

Thursday is a road trip check by a buddy who's a foreman at a local dealer. And then.. we're off on Saturday! I don't know if I'll step into the 170's or not, but I bet we'll be knock knock knockin on the door.

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