HOW TO CONNECT eBay BACKUP CAMERA TO NAVI
 

Hi guys, does any one knows how to conect one of eBay chinc backup cameras to original bmw 16:9 navi display without any expensive video interface modules? I hear somewhere that is posible to conect it directly to display...:rolleyes:
Thanks in advance...

I had one of those on my E39 conected to custom double din radio with 6" display and it worked great. once i visited BMW dealer for service and guys overthere were amazed with picture quality and resolution. they said it is lot bether than original X5 backup camera.
it is also 100 times cheaper :thumbup:

thx

You need a Video Source module or factory TV tuner for this option.

THAT WAS WHAT I TOUGHT, BUT SELLER WHO SELLS VIDEO MODULES, DVD CHANGERS, TV MODULES AND INTERFACE TOLD ME THAT I DONT NEED IT. HE SAID IT IS GOIN DIRECTLY TO DISPLAY?! ANY ONE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS??? SCHEMATICS???
THANKS.....

You will need some sort of Video module.

They keep teling me that every X5 with 16:9 navi is already prepared for backupcamere, ypu just need to plug it in. BUT WHERE???

Thought Id resurrect this thread instead of starting a new one.

Looking at installing one on mine. 00 X5 with 4:3 Nav. And of course the seller says it plugs and plays. here is what Im looking to get click

can anyone direct me to a specific video tuner or a part#?

Thanks

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I was told I *should* have a video tuner in the trunk. can anyone direct me how to find it or what it looks like?

It's hidden vertically next to the spare wheel plastic (Silver box underneath your Nav DVD and CD stacker)

Do you see a the TV tuner anywhere here?

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Mate open up the right hand side panel and put your hand down into the pocket, that is how deep the left hand side is as well. The TV tuner is (well mine is) mounted vertically deep in that pocket, below all of the Nav an stacked stuff, you'll have pull the nav/stacker mounts out to get to it.