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Originally Posted by andy_06xi
Also regarding rear-view cameras:
I originally tried this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but I couldn't get it to fit. Seemed just a little too big. I expect I could have dremeled it to make it fit -- but I sent it back instead.
I then ordered and installed:
https://www.ebay.com/c/1682204146
This fit and sealed well. The video quality is only 'OK' -- suitable for backing up -- but not as crisp as the OEM system in my wife's X3.
If anyone has a higher quality recommendation, I'm interested, as now that I ran all the wires, swapping it out would be easy. |
Updating this -- I ordered a higher quality camera (manufacturer Misayaee):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
for $60 (vs the $20 I paid for the original unit). Definitely better and crisper -- maybe not 3x better, but on the other hand $60 is chump change in the context of a BMW.
Swapping the old one out was easy -- but the power connector didn't match so there was some extra splicing involved. I just cut the female connector off the old unit and soldered it to the new camera so it would match the existing wiring.