[Kawasakih2]

Is it possible to retrofit a rear camera to my M1 35i? I emailed the dealer and the spare parts guy said no, however I am not sure if this is correct. Do BMW have a kit for this and if so, does anyone have any info or a link about this - thanks.

[ttimbo]

I was told by my dealer this is not possible. Has to be done at the factory, apparently

[steve1975l]

http://www.bimmer-tech.net/shop/bmw-...rofit?vmcchk=1

[ovekvam]

Originally Posted by steve1975l

http://www.bimmer-tech.net/shop/bmw-...rofit?vmcchk=1

Trunk handle mounted camera sounds like a better idea than the factory option.

[Bob UK]

Yeah the factory one looks awful imo.

By comparison at a motorway services I waved a guy driving a Warrior complete with big nasty towbar into a space that backed onto my car. The guy jumped out and thanked me afterwards but said he had a rear view camera.

He had to point right at it before I saw it as it was virtually invisible, the opposite of the BMW factory fit.

[ovekvam]

Originally Posted by Bob UK

Yeah the factory one looks awful imo.

By comparison at a motorway services I waved a guy driving a Warrior complete with big nasty towbar into a space that backed onto my car. The guy jumped out and thanked me afterwards but said he had a rear view camera.

He had to point right at it before I saw it as it was virtually invisible, the opposite of the BMW factory fit.

Besides, the rear end of the F20/F21 is aerodynamically shaped to be a dirt magnet, so the camera will have to be cleaned regularly. Auto hiding the camera when it is not in use, is a better solution.

[sniperboxer]

I have this installed in my car, works perfectly and the lens doesn't get dirty that easily

http://www.myelebest.com/index.php?i...duct&id_lang=1

[steve1975l]

Originally Posted by ovekvam

Trunk handle mounted camera sounds like a better idea than the factory option.

They should have put it in the badge emblem like VW...

[ovekvam]

Originally Posted by steve1975l

They should have put it in the badge emblem like VW...

The badge emblem is the trunk handle, so it sounds like this product is done right.

[steve1975l]

Originally Posted by ovekvam

The badge emblem is the trunk handle, so it sounds like this product is done right.

Yep the camera's are tiny so can easily fit as well as being a handle.

If it were my car I would buy this and try and adapt it to fit a BMW badge/handle. I use to enjoy playing around with anything AV for the car, sadly I never took pictures of it apart from 2 very old ones below in 2006.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oem-vw-gol...item3a9308d521

I think I was the first person to put an A4 RNS-E into a 2001 Audi S3


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