X5 (E53) - TV module location

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by Maruzo

Hi TerminatorX5, do you have the part number to your hybrid tv module? Also the part number for the harness? Was all the connections for the tv module done in the trunk area?

Can you still watch tv in atsc format?

I've seen tv tuner add-on pieces for sale from china for around 100 bucks that will fit into existing tv modules, have you tried that?

Did you end up installing a rear view camera along with your tv module?

Hello Maruzo

I do not recall the part numbers, but here is a link for some of the part numbers -

TV on Nav - COMPLETED! EVERYTHING WORKS!

There have been a dozen variations of TV modules out there, but at this moment in history, it does not matter anymore, since the US has gone in digital broadcasting and the analogue had been sunsetted (sunset?).
While digital BMW module would work overseas, it would not work domestically, as we use a different digital standard (ATSC), which did not exist when the last digital tuner was manufactured (circa 2005-2010). They used Euro digital standard (I think DVB?)

so, the TV module is needed only for its AV input and the rear camera inputs - otherwise, it is an obsolete device.
I use the TV module for the AV input, where I feed the video from either of two DVD players in the headrests and a DVR that records the driving - I use a mechanical switch to switch inputs.

Also, I have the rear camera, that triggers with the signal on the PDC - this way, when the reverse gear is engaged, and the PDC is activated, the tap into PDC circuit triggers the rear camera to go on to main screen. Also, I can use the PDC button to manually activate the rear camera.

for TV in motion, there is the harness that I talked about earlier in this thread.

Here are some part numbers, but they might be outdated, I don't have notes to go along with those part numbers -

65 24 8 362 532 1 Left TV amplifier
65 24 8 362 533 1 Right TV Amplifier
65 24 8 369 471 1 Left Antenna Lead
65 24 8 369 470 1 Right Antenna Lead

61 12 8 377 436 – TV harness
61 12 6 919 758 – TV from catalog