Rear view cam setups?

[fullmetaljacket]

@chas3 - Is that the exact camera you have purchased (same seller and camera model)?
I am asking because I would like to mount one too, but I am kinda confused on the required resolution/TV lines.

Yes choose TYPE "A" (there are 2 types - A and B). Type a fits the light receptacle of the license plate and requires only a slight modification to secure the assembly. TYPE B is too think. Camera resolution is great. I'm satisfied. If your worried about NTSC or PAL, just let the seller know what you need. They have both systems.

@patholiar - Did you install this to your stock navigation? I have an E53 and looking at the 'how to' for installing the OEM backup camera...looks like a lot more wires. Does the stock nav just have a video input plug that will work for this or some more mods are required?

I installed this on my E53 so you can do it as well. There are basically 3 wires to connect: video wire (usually yellow and looks like the female of an rca cable), power (which you taps on the reverse light positive wire and ofcourse the ground wire) and the wire to power the LED light that replaces your license plate illumination lights (you tap this ofcourse on the power line of the previous license plate lights). So it's very easy because all of those wires except the video are right there in the rear part of your X. All you have to do is splice and tap.

I'm not using a stock nav, I'm currently using a rearview mirror monitor assembly that attaches to the rearview mirror. However, I'm upgrading to the Hualingan DVD GPS NAV unit...

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...9-e53-diy.html

I'm going to attach the camera here (which has a video input) and get rid of the rearview mirror monitor assembly. We'll post again soon. I will try try to install the hualingan this weekend and post some pictures if I finish the install.

@J. P. B. - Does that license plate camera fits E53

Yes it does. But there will be minimal mods you have to do to make it fit 100%. The camera has the same length and width but slightly different depth. so you have to modify the back part of the license plate light receptacle to fit the whole assembly. But it's really an easy mod. just cut the back part and fit the assembly.