Avin Avant 2 Install E53 w/Nav - Very Long and Detailed

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by valenciaX5

Great post & thanks for all the details!!!

Below is the link which says wireless backup camera. Like to have your opinion on using this.

Wireless CCD Car Rear View Camera for BMW 1 3 5 7 Series x3 x5 x6 Z4 E39 E53 E46 | eBay

If i use the above can i pass the cables through the existing square hole? by replacing the left side reverse light?

I have attached 3 photos showing plastic weld. Please confirm i have to cut them.

Many thanks

I believe Terminator used that exact camera/wireless setup in an installation and had reception problems. You might want to check with him. That one is better suited for our trucks though because you can use the driver's side light which means you should be able to use the square hole provided by the factory to pass wires through.

Those pics are hard to tell because it is zoomed in so close... but it looks like it should come off with just the 4 clips. I think all the plastic weld is on one half and not holding the 2 together. That's what it looks like anyway.

[e30cabrio]

Very nice!

Thanks!

[NYCSterling]

thanks for this man..
i got the detail i needed to remove my center console
thanks !!

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by NYCSterling

thanks for this man..
i got the detail i needed to remove my center console
thanks !!

No problem. Glad I could help. That info is elsewhere on this forum as well... which helped me the first time I did it. That is a large and decently heavy piece to pull out isn't it? Luckily... I've never had to do it with the seats in the truck. That makes things way easier.

[525iT_Feen]

Which reverse camera did you end up using for your install?

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by 525iT_Feen

Which reverse camera did you end up using for your install?

I used the one sold by AvinUSA. I do not recommend it though. It is for the E46 chassis (and possibly others), but definitely NOT for the e53. The resolution is decent... but I'm sure there are better out there also. It DOES have the colored distance lines though which I do like.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[Joshdub]

Hey, is it possible you were mistakenly shipped the E38 unit instead of the E39/E53 unit? It looks like the E38 unit is supposed to have squared off lower corners.

E53/E39


E38

[X5only]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

I used the one sold by AvinUSA. I do not recommend it though. It is for the E46 chassis (and possibly others), but definitely NOT for the e53. The resolution is decent... but I'm sure there are better out there also. It DOES have the colored distance lines though which I do like.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Do the distance lines move with steering angle in your case?

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

Hey, is it possible you were mistakenly shipped the E38 unit instead of the E39/E53 unit? It looks like the E38 unit is supposed to have squared off lower corners.

I sincerely hope not... I double checked when I ran into the problem that the e39/e53 units showed a squared off front, and they did (all of the pictures). I'm guessing they updated the website and got a revised front face for the e39/e53 after my write up was done. In fact after looking closely at the two images side by side and flipping them back/forth... I think they are possibly the same images with the corners edited off?

At least that's what I think happened. If you look at the videos it still shows the squared bottom corners, and all of the description pictures on the site also shows it. Other than the face I'm not sure there is any difference between the e38 ones and the e39/e53 units.

Maybe Tommy will chime in with what exactly happened...

Originally Posted by X5only

Do the distance lines move with steering angle in your case?

Unfortunately, no. Would have been nice... still don't have any problem backing in though.

[Shainz]

Good DIY, will be using this to hunt down my interior rattles.