[rcpham]

I have a 2009 e92 with 6MT, CIC and no PDC. Are the only reverse camera retrofits that work for my car are from bimmer retrofit or bimmer-tech if I don't install PDC? Thanks for the help everyone.

[FaxData]

You can't do the cheap emulator discussed in this forum. Your two options are:

1. An emulator that also emulates PDC (the carsystems emulator)
2. Using a multimedia interface (MMI). You can purchase the bimmertech kit or equivalent, or cobble one together yourself.

I went with an MMI. I originally bought a kit for the CCC, which was not cheap at all. When I did a CIC retrofit, I did it myself without a kit. The kit is much nicer but there was no way I could afford to buy another kit. (DIY)

[lnxguy]

No, use the emulator in the very first post of the $130 DIY Backup cam thread.

I installed this into my parents 2010 335d with NO PDC and it worked fine.

[FaxData]

Did that 335d have AT or MT? As I understand it, 6MT cars must have PDC to use the cheap emulator, whereas AT cars can use the emulator regardless. I could definitely be wrong though as I have personally not tried it, this is based on reading the thread (but I did read the entire monster thread).

BUT I was trolling eBay after reading that PDC thread, and a used PDC module is $50... it might be cheaper to retrofit PDC (just the module, not the sensors). There's only 4 connections - 12v, ground, CAN high and CAN low. If you're not hooking up sensors, you can stuff it behind the glovebox.

[lnxguy]

AT in the 335d. I'm wondering if there's additional wiring for the MT cars without PDC? Quite possible.

[FaxData]

I have no idea where the signal comes from, but I don’t think PDC has extra wires. The more expensive car systems emulator doesn’t have extra wiring but can emulate PDC in a car with MT and no PDC...