[Corrado68]

Originally Posted by devilzie

Is it camera need to replace?

Works fine about 1 month, then start to flipped and flickering.
And finally this

Did you check the connection from the head unit all the way to the backup camera? It happened to me, too, and the reason was a pinched wire going to the camera.

[devilzie]

Originally Posted by Corrado68

Did you check the connection from the head unit all the way to the backup camera? It happened to me, too, and the reason was a pinched wire going to the camera.

I bought $5 reverse camera to check whether its camera failure or cable or emulator.
Because I don't want wasting time to check cable or emulator first.

Now its clear that I need to change my reverse camera.

[ChristianMoller]

Originally Posted by ccfj1

Not sure, I'm using the OEM camera and TRVSC module, I only use the emulator to trigger the cic to go into camera mode

Hello ccfj1,
When you say OEM camera, from witch model?
I would like to have a more OEM look in the menu and don't know what to look for.

Thank's
Christian

[ccfj1]

Originally Posted by ChristianMoller

Hello ccfj1,
When you say OEM camera, from witch model?
I would like to have a more OEM look in the menu and don't know what to look for.

Thank's
Christian

BMW Camera 9240351

If you go OEM, make sure that you get the TRSVC module from an E-series car, not an F-series (they don't work).

The menu is the same for all cameras, oem and non oem, it's the cic that provides the menu, the camera just supplies the image.

For the extra menu items then you need the oem TRSVC module.

[Emilime75]

It looks like all of the links to the products are no longer valid. What's everyone using these days for the emulator and harness?

[ChristianMoller]

Originally Posted by ccfj1

BMW Camera 9240351

If you go OEM, make sure that you get the TRSVC module from an E-series car, not an F-series (they don't work).

The menu is the same for all cameras, oem and non oem, it's the cic that provides the menu, the camera just supplies the image.

For the extra menu items then you need the oem TRSVC module.

Thank's much appreciated
I'll have to start looking for parts...
E70, E71 will work then?
Is the OEM camera slightly bigger, what size does it have?

/Christian

[ccfj1]

Originally Posted by ChristianMoller

Thank's much appreciated
I'll have to start looking for parts...
E70, E71 will work then?
Is the OEM camera slightly bigger, what size does it have?

/Christian

eany e70,e71, e84 etc

all the cameras are the same size, its just the housing thats different

[J. Dub]

I have a brand new emulator for $70 shipped. I was gonna install it in my e92 but thanks to the ice storm my car is totaled.
Why wait for 6 weeks for this to come in from China when you could buy mine? I'm here in the states.

[El_J7]

Is there anybody in or near san diego that can help me out on doing this?

[Emilime75]

Originally Posted by ccfj1

BMW Camera 9240351...

How do you install this on an E9x? Do you have to cut a hole in the trunk?

[El_J7]

So i attempted this and connected everything. Now no sound nor bluetooth connectivity. Also no video of backup camera but this might be due to not coding the car yet. Has this happen to anyone?

[dmz_m3]

Originally Posted by El_J7

So i attempted this and connected everything. Now no sound nor bluetooth connectivity. Also no video of backup camera but this might be due to not coding the car yet. Has this happen to anyone?

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same sound and Bluetooth issue after attempting install. Was it a loose cable at the back of the CIC? That's the only thing I can think of

[El_J7]

It took me a couple days but it turn out to be the radio's MOST bus output connection got pushed in and didnt align properly. Its honestly still kinda loose but was able to connect it for now.

[dmz_m3]

Originally Posted by El_J7

It took me a couple days but it turn out to be the radio's MOST bus output connection got pushed in and didnt align properly. Its honestly still kinda loose but was able to connect it for now.

Okay, got it. Thanks for the quick reply. Going to take it all apart later today when I get a chance and see if I can fix the connections. Cheers!

[dmz_m3]

Originally Posted by dmz_m3

Okay, got it. Thanks for the quick reply. Going to take it all apart later today when I get a chance and see if I can fix the connections. Cheers!

So I disconnected the quadlock harness at the back of the CIC and checked the MOST pins. They were pushed in so I popped them back out and reconnected the quadlock. No red lights back there and still no sound or Bluetooth.

I don't think I even went anywhere near any of the other fiber optic cables so I'm kind of stumped. The quadlock is firmly connected into the back of the CIC and everything else works but sound and Bluetooth. The radio stations show up but nothing plays. I can select a song off the hardrive but it stays stuck at 0:00. No warning chimes or PDC beeps either.

I'm afraid that I may have bent or damaged the fiber optics cables. If anyone else has any ideas it would be much appreciated.

UPDATE: Upon taking another look at the MOST pins coming out of the CIC, they still didn't appear to be popped out enough. I ended up opening up the CIC and the MOST pins were not secured in the clips inside the CIC. I pushed them back into the clips from the inside of the CIC, put everything back together and reconnected and voila! Sound and bluetooth are working again. Now my navigation seems not to be working but I didn't use it anyway.. lol.

[El_J7]

So it start from there, if you dont see a red light come from there then its most likely busted.

[little6]

What you don’t need: PDC
There was a whole lot of yes, no, maybe in the thread, but I can tell you right here and now that I don’t have PDC and it works on mine. The caveat is that the coding may need something a little different.

I don't have PDC. The above quote implies that there is some different coding that needs to be done? I can't get my camera to show up. But there is also no parkmenu. Is there a way to get the parkmenu working without PDC? I have no problem with the coding. I can change VO and edit FSW_PSW.TRC/.MAN. Once you get the coding working, it's actually the easiest piece.

So I'm not sure if I need some extra coding, or my emulator is DOA or the camera is DOA. But I was hoping I could get the parkmenu to show up even though I know there may not be a camera display yet.

[lnxguy]

Originally Posted by little6

I don't have PDC. The above quote implies that there is some different coding that needs to be done? I can't get my camera to show up. But there is also no parkmenu. Is there a way to get the parkmenu working without PDC? I have no problem with the coding. I can change VO and edit FSW_PSW.TRC/.MAN. Once you get the coding working, it's actually the easiest piece.

So I'm not sure if I need some extra coding, or my emulator is DOA or the camera is DOA. But I was hoping I could get the parkmenu to show up even though I know there may not be a camera display yet.

Follow the coding on the very first page, doesn't matter if you've got rear PDC or not. Makes no difference. I've installed this setup on 3 cars without rear PDC, coding is identical.

[little6]

My solder to the red wire didn't hold. I fix it, but still no picture or parkmenu.
I need to find something to check if I am getting video signal from the camera.
Anyway, I will update once I get everything working.

PS I just ordered a new OBD cable as I can't communicate with my new RDC module. Another thread says it's the cable. I was playing with INFA and NCS and can read some modules and not others. Which enforces what the other thread says about the cables. We'll see what happens.

[smass]

Originally Posted by lnxguy

Follow the coding on the very first page, doesn't matter if you've got rear PDC or not. Makes no difference. I've installed this setup on 3 cars without rear PDC, coding is identical.

Which emulator are you using? That is what makes the difference in cars without PDC.

[little6]

I'm not sure which emulator I have. I purchased it a long time ago. I searched in my ebay purchases for it and it doesn't show up. If you have a link for the correct emulator, please share it, I'll probably try that next.

[Mspbcguy]

I am retrofitting rear PDC this weekend and was planning on doing the combox retrofit next. I read somewhere that guys with a combox had issues installing the camera. Can someone confirm this, or point me somewhere on how to get a camera to work with a combox?