For my 08 X5, I do not have factory rear camera and only has factory Nav.
For your situation, you are trying to replace your factory one to after market. First of all, the connector is different. After market rear camera is composite connector but factory rearr camera are not. And also, I am not sure if you will get any error message since you have to unplug/disable your factory rear camera first before you setup the after market one. All in all, i think it will work (get you instant on) but not sure about how idrive system will throw you in with any error if you unplug/disable the factory one.
Regarding your Scenario 1 - It may not work because the connector (composite) of the dedicated rear camera from video unit is different.
BTW, It is not necessary to cut any wire at all. The video unit connect between CCC and Display screen.
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Originally Posted by mtech8
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Definitely interested in getting instant on camera with better resolution. But I'm not sure how it works. Can you help clarify? I have a lot of questions.
My 08 current has the crappy BMW camera. I'm assuming that it's already wired to the car's iDrive system (or is it wired to something else)?
Scenario 1 - Only installing the video unit (to be able to get instant on).
Would it be possible to simply install the video unit and use the exisiting crappy backup camera?Would it be as simple as unplugging where the exisiting camera line goes into the system. Plugging that into the video unit, then plugging another line from the video unit to the system (where previously the camera was plugged into)? I'm just concerned about the pulling the line from the unit to the camera. Sounds complicated.
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