Need your opinions on rear camera placement - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

ultim8 5 · 15th April 2002, 21:03

Im going to have the boys at NAV TV do a Tuner/DVD/Mirror Image Reverse Camera next week when the parts are in. In the meantime my dilemma is as follows. The camera eye for this option is larger than most we have seen ,about an inch in diameter. I really hate the idea of putting it in the Roundel for asthetic reasons. It is actually designed to fit in the keyholes of most cars and will in this case. I dont have folding rear seats and with the propensity of the trunk attuator to go bad on the e39 do you guys think its a bad idea to use this hole. I dont know if you can remove the camera eye from the outside yet but have my doubts. I look forward to your thoughts guys. Thanks in advance .

young-nyc · 15th April 2002, 22:21

Rave M5 actually mounted his camera by his license plate frame...
you can PM him.

BM5VIUS · 15th April 2002, 23:45

I'd try and put behind the rear hole of the license plate... that way you might now know its there and could always drill the license plate hole out a little ?

ultim8 5 · 16th April 2002, 00:41

Yeah that would be too easy , this is a new camera (mirror image view) so that you can just look in the screen while backing up.The aperture or lense whatever you call it is the size of the keyhole, way too big to put behind the plate. The real issue for me is whether on not I can get in the trunk if the electric opener fails.