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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5
Hello anthony...
I have done it and i love it... you already have majority of work pre-done for you...
now is a good time to select a camera to your likening and install it... not OE BMW camera, they suck from the 1999-2006 era, to be honest, any chinese camera will do... If you go for a camera that is sold as "fits in license plate light on E53" - beware!!! they do not fit - you need either modify the car or the camera... these cameras are OK - I would suggest, modify the camera... Those cameras in the license plate light look very OE and are very nice...
you need to power the camera - I suggest using the power from the rear window wiper, it is on with ignition hot.
you need to trigger the camera activation - this brings up a question... do you have a PDC (park distance control) installed in your car?
I would say, with all the parts available, the actual install will take about 1 hour to install camera, and about 1-3 hours to get the triggering sorted out...
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Hey mate, thanks for the info - it's appreciated
I was looking at those chinese cams that "fit the plate light", but figured - like most cheap things - it would take some fettling to get right. That's no big deal.
Yes, I have the PDC fitted so that should give a trigger point.