A different spin on adding a back up camera question
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A different spin on adding a back up camera question
Bought mt 2005 last year and noticed a phone charger (so i thought) coming out of one of the cup holders. Well while doing some other work I found a booklet for it. Turns out its an auxillary cable for an old Ipod. Think of the wide power connector on Iphone 4. I'm wanting to add a backup camera to the factory nav but have read where there's no auxillary cable to do so. Since I have such a cable does anyone know how to use that for a camera? I'm guessing that cable goes to audio and/or video? Any help on instructions or components would be great. There's tons of videos on line and here but none i've seen add this little wrinkle. thanks guys
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ah, I must not be understanding it cortectly. I thought I saw discussions about this but they were from 2012. So the only way to add a camera is a stand alone unit? Not sure I want another monitor. The ones that go over the mirror don't look all that great unless someone has a good one they like. I just installed one on my wife's BMW with its own monitor so installation wasn't bad
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There is a vendor that offers adding a module to the factory NAV so that you could use a camera. You have to send the unit to them for the upgrade, and cost ~ $300 or so.
Half the cost of a good audio head replacement that would be capable to plug in the backup camera and have nav as well.
Down side is if you have a HUD, as most do with this trim level, you lose the turn by turn instructions that would be displayed on the HUD in street mode.
Half the cost of a good audio head replacement that would be capable to plug in the backup camera and have nav as well.
Down side is if you have a HUD, as most do with this trim level, you lose the turn by turn instructions that would be displayed on the HUD in street mode.
