Godamn Reverse Camera!

[x5mad]

Originally Posted by Ninja

probably just a bad luck...we haven't had any problems with our reverse camera at all.

sorry for O/T: have you done any mods on your X5 recently? I've recently order a set of Aero kit for our X5, how much did you pay for installation and painting?

The aero kit was done some time ago. I had both aero kit and flared wheelarches done at same time by Brisbane BMW - I think installation only was about $550.

At first they qouted near $1k but I talked to the service guy with BMWs own installation guide to hand for aero kit and flares which also stated the time taken for a competent dealer. He quickly revised his figures!

As for painting I took elswhere as was cheaper. This was around $320.

In all I think i got everything incl parts, painting and fitting for less than the RRP of the aero kit.

[x5mad]

Originally Posted by rh71

you have the '08 right? Did the new camera look any better especially at night when it was working?

08 car, I asked the dealer same question actually. He replied that they would be fitting the same camera to the car and indeed it was as i can see no difference in quality. The newer design cameras wont work with the old idrive.

[x5mad]

Thanks for all the replies, im beginning to agree with the theories that they got the initial diagnosis wrong.

Problem was that I got the car diagnosed 1 day before warranty ran out! As it stands the car is now out of warranty by 1 month. Hopefully there is no issue with warranty as I did alert them of the fault prior to warranty running out.

[JCL]

There should not be a problem with coverage if the original complaint was logged with the dealer prior to the expiry of the warranty. Stay calm with them, and just point out that they haven't fixed it yet.

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by x5mad

The aero kit was done some time ago. I had both aero kit and flared wheelarches done at same time by Brisbane BMW - I think installation only was about $550.

At first they qouted near $1k but I talked to the service guy with BMWs own installation guide to hand for aero kit and flares which also stated the time taken for a competent dealer. He quickly revised his figures!

As for painting I took elswhere as was cheaper. This was around $320.

In all I think i got everything incl parts, painting and fitting for less than the RRP of the aero kit.

Thanks so much! I should be receiving the kit next week, will post photos once it has been painted and installed. Thinking to install it myself once I get the panel beater to paint them, I've read the instructions shouldn't be hard to fit it...just a few nuts and bolts here and there.

do you still drive your X much? I've seen you around in 1-addict oz forum...

[Richard in NC]

My reverse and side view cameras are sometimes blacked out with no errors. It used to be infrequent but is now a sometimes daily occurance.