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Originally Posted by Kam850
Thanks for the heads up. Any recommendations on the cameras? Im all for a "stealthy" install. I saw prices for some of the rear cameras from Avin and so on and I dont want to be adding another $100 to the $700 or so bill just for the radio. I feel like you can get the same camera somewhere else for cheaper.
How is apple car play (if you use it)? Im used to the whole wired experience when it comes to apple car play. But I hear you cant charge and use apple car play at the same time. Is that true?
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I got a generic camera from Amazon. It was cheaper than what Avin sells. I'm guessing it probably works the same. I looked for a stealth camera and couldn't find one for the E53. The ones they sell that supposedly replace the trunk lid handle, don't. At least on my 2006. I didn't like the license plate frame variety because there's no adjustment that I could see. If you set it up to be powered off the back up light you'll need a relay if you don't want the picture to flicker a little. The power coming through the back up light circuit is square wave and not constant power.
I have Apple car play, but didn't use it long. I didn't like it because it kept taking over. I like to have the IBUS app up unless I'm using Waze and the carplay kept taking over and putting up what was on my phone. It could be I wasn't using it right? You should be able to use carplay and charge at the same time as the unit has 3 USB inputs. One is short and close to the head unit and it is for the IBUS dongle. The other two have 3' of cable and I ran those into my glove box. Plug carplay into one usb port and you still have one more to charge with.