5 cameras, eh?... interesting... If you are from russia, you probably know, a lot of folks in russia are using the cameras/dvrs to record the traffic... I wish it would have taken a deeper root here, that would have brought the prices down and the options up...

sometimes you need a proof that someone cut you off and the swerving that you did was not because you reached for that radio button

but that is stepping into another domain,losely related to rear camera... lol...

You are probably talking about Moscow. Yea it's crazy there, the traffic, the pollution, absolutely insane. With the insurance rates 10 times of what we have here, I am not surprised they are all recording it these days.

Honestly haven't been there in 9 years, but still have contacts. Really not used to Russian crap anymore. Last time I went, I said thank god for America.

hahaha... i was there couple of years ago, had my 4.6iS with me... They insisted on reading the motor number, and to do that, tore half of the top of the engine bay off, then slapped things half a$$ed together and within a week the car started to overheat until it totally blew all the gaskets and dropped all of its "blood" on Volokalamskoe shosse in -40 degrees!!! I hate it!!! Besides bugging the car with the mikes and GPS tracker... well, eventually, their gov-t kicked me out the country!!! hahaha... payback is a bitch, even though i can't go against the huge gov-t machine, i guess i did something right... something right by the US, i mean... lol...

Hey, on the factory TV module, have you installed (or, will you install?) the AV input/output and the TV Search button in the rear of the center console?

When I went last time, they wouldn't let me stay with family. I had to rent a hotel. Then the hotel took away my passport for the time I was there, and I swear someone was following me. I don't even have the slightest of clues as to why. My only theory is they were looking for my uncle, who we don't know where he is either.

I am not going with the factory AV. I am getting the nav tool, and then go with the DVD for the back rests. The factory TV tuner should not work anymore. All digital now.

That's right, I keep forgetting that the digital in the US not the same as digital elsewhere. Since my car is travelling with me, i keep the factory tuner just in case, even though never cared for a broadcast TV anyways - except in Costa Rica, they broadcast X-rated stuff between midnight and 4 am - that was unexpected!!!! hahaha...

I was talking about these two parts:

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Anyone know where i can connect the reverse trigger signal wire to?

I've got this wire loom that allow me to have AV input into the TV which i tested and worked really well with a DVD player.
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Along with it is a Reverse Cam input and a TRIGGER wire that when i engaged reverse, the TV screen will automatically switch to rear CAM but I have got no idea where to connect it to.
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When I connect the Reverse Cam video output to AV, it works, i can see the back of the car .
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When I connect the Reverse Cam video output to the actual input for Reverse Cam in the loom, connect the Trigger wire to the positive wire of the Reverse Light, as soon as I engaged R, the TV screen switch to a different screen as well but it only blinker, what's my problem here ... ?

* Is it possible that i've connect the Trigger wire to the wrong wire? Instead of Reverse Light positive, it should goes else where?
* Is there such a Reverse Signal wire in the BMW standard loom in the trunk somewhere that i need to connect the Trigger wire to?

Once i've got this sorted, the next step would be to install an intelligent reverse control module that works with OBDII to get the Park Distance line to move with the steering angle sensor.

Thank you

Based on what I have read, the power sent to the reverse light is in pulses, which may explain your flicker. You need to use a relay and pull power directly from the battery.

Do you have PDC installed?

Terminator, do you know where they tapped the pdc signal for your camera setup. I really like that idea too.

i used the pin 7 on the middle plug in the PDC controller - I forgot what official number for that plug is. I did my research back in 2007, when I connected it - so, my memory fails me now as to, why I chose that particular pin...

however, that pin supplies i think (+) signal, enough to feed a small, tiny Radio shack relay that throws a (-) to the trigger wire. If you have the PDC and a Voltmeter, get to the pin 7 of the middle plug (there are 3 plugs on the PDC), measure voltage, then turn on the PDC button on the console, and see if you are picking up (+) or (-)... I think it is (+). Then, get yourself a relay (I will have to dig it up and see what model it is), and wire the (+) from pin 7 to the coil of the relay, which will trigger the (-) to the camera trigger wire - as a result, you will have the rear camera come on everytime the PDC is activated. I had my camera ON at all the times (ignition hot), so, there was no delay when I threw reverse gear on. The drawback is that when the speed signal shuts off the PDC, you can not have the reverse camera on at 60 MPH!!!

As I am in the process of wiring the 4.8iS (the new ride), I got myself a license plate light camera with a wireless sender/receiver unit - maybe that will save me on ripping the trim to run a wire to the battery compartment. I was also hoping to avoid splicing into the wire for pin 7 by getting a custom made harness (get a pin terminal and a pin socket) but I found the pin socket plug and can't find the pin terminal plug... So, maybe I will have to splice again (4.6iS has it spliced)