Backup Camera Group Buy

[ncx]

I like the looks of that camera location! Great job! Was it hard to run the wire out the taillight wire grommet? That is very custom and very nice. I will have to think about that for my permanent location if I can get up the nerve to drill my taillight. Thanks for posting those pics.

I hope you get the interference thing worked out. Let us know what happens when you try another brand of camera.

Again, great job!

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by powers1

Hi Kevin,
Thought I just post you some pics of where I installed the camera!Unfortunately,I am still getting interference when I connect the cameras positive and the reverse positive to the same pin on the relay.I strongly suspect that its the cameras that I have been supplied that are not internally isolated and are therefore creating this electromagnetic interference.

I like the install on the rear light ,you just got to ensure that you waterproof it with a rubber "o" ring.I am now limited to getting a camera with 25mm diametre because I drilled the light!

We perform the same mod, only with the infared cameras:

[powers1]

Originally Posted by ncx

I like the looks of that camera location! Great job! Was it hard to run the wire out the taillight wire grommet? That is very custom and very nice. I will have to think about that for my permanent location if I can get up the nerve to drill my taillight. Thanks for posting those pics.

I hope you get the interference thing worked out. Let us know what happens when you try another brand of camera.

Again, great job!

With a bit of patience and some lubricating oil ,(you clean the wire after you pulled it thru),it is rather easy to run the wire thru the grommet.The most difficult is to run the video wire with the RCA plug.We cut the grommet a little to facilitate but then taped it back again .
If you do decide to go this way,the most important factor here is to ensure that you have a tight waterproof fit.We used a a very thin conical rubber "o" ring that fills the hole we made on the foglight perfectly.Before we installed the rear light on the car we did a garden water hose test for leaks.

I wish to thank you for giving me Martins contact at BimmerNav.He has been very helpful and I am discussing my interference issue with him!

Other places where you can mount your camera are the oblvious Roundel(still my favorite and if I get a small cam I may decide to alter my cam location.The other is buy a PDC support and fit your cam there and place
it between your existing PDC sensors and it will look like you have a third one!

Be in touch
Rgds
Fernando

[powers1]

Originally Posted by Tom G.

We perform the same mod, only with the infared cameras:

I always give credit when its due,just look at my post #37 here!
I thank you again for the idea.

[Mariolaboa]

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

I am going to get in on a group buy that is being organized by our friends over at Bimmerboard.com. The camera we are looking to buy is the Misumi MS-DC54. Details on this unit can be found in this thread - http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/173122

Post a reply here or at bimmerboard if you are interested in participating in the group buy!!

Jeff

Do you still doing the group buy camera?

[ncx]

Originally Posted by Mariolaboa

Do you still doing the group buy camera?

This group buy is over; however, you may want to contact Martin and see if he has any more of these cameras. If not, you can order one on your own and it won't cost too much more.

[X5Strap]

I know this was posted a while ago if it is still going on let me know, looking for camera...

X5Strap

[Dr_Smith]

Did anyone find another source for these cameras? I emailed Martin but he doesn't have any, and I emailed the company but received no response...

[drex]

I have one. Its in the box. PM if interested.

[LeMansX5]

Mine is also still in box. Need to buy the video module/VSM kit and DVD player/changer.