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I thought I would post some images of the rear camera I had installed. Thanks to us_matrix for his help in getting the system to work properly. He gets a big thumbs-up for his knowledge, and quick response to email questions. The camera turns on right away when placed in reverse.

DID you have to cut the black cover plate in the base of the camera to make it fit to the tailgate or was the OEM space big enough?.

Someone mention to cut the blue cable to remove the blue lines. I dont see the blue cable in my camera, do I have to open the camera and cut it from inside?. Do you know?.

I did not have to do any cutting for the camera to fit. As for cutting cables, I would not recommend cutting anything. For more complete answers you should PM us_matrix.

Had a question.. I have that lieele plastic cover on the rear where this backup camera goes. seems to be stuck on with some weak double sided tape. do you just pull that off and stick the camera in there? I see from youir pic that you seem to have a black ring around your camera where the camera touches the body. Does that ring/mount come with the camera?

Would be interested. Who sells them?

Figured it out.. In case anyone else is wondering there is a grommet that sits in the hole where the camera pops into. Part number 66539187808 for my X5. Seems some come with it already there, but mine came with a square plastic peice which is just stuck on with double sided tape.. cost 26.09 at the local dealer.. about 9 bucks online shops.. FYI..

Just got this unit from a friend and having a hard time getting it to work. I have the can cables connected correctly and acc and ground ar eright, but keep getting a red light on the led on the interface. Tried many many different combo's for the dip, but couldn't get a green light or any video on the screen.
2010 X5 no nav, smaller screen.. ANy help would be appreciated

You are getting power if red light on. When you shift to "R", what happend to the screen? Blank? Flash in a second or no change at all? If the DIP setting is correct based on the instruction. You may want to double check the connection of the rear camera. It may be loose connection.

Thanks for the reply Matrix. When i shift in to R nothing at all happens.. screnn doesn't flinch.. tried with video on a portable player as well and showed nothing. Also couldn't get into any menu's at all. jsut shows the normal BMW screen on the lcd..