charlierwalker Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi guys. I was just wondering whether it was possible to retrofit a reversing Camera but using the screen in the dashboard. I've got the higher spec screen with the sat nav built in. Cheers Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 On the 5 Inch full color Sat Nav display the rear view camera can be retrofitted without any problems. However the original parts needed to do this will cost a fortune. The rear view camera input of the the 5 Inch full color display is softwarematically locked. On cars with the rear view camera the camera input is unlocked by the rear view camera module. This module sends a signal over the CANbus network which unlocks the rear view camera function of the display. The rear view camera module only works with the original rear view camera. The original parts needed to retrofit the rear view camera are very expensive. All needed parts will cost about €750,-. However there is a much cheaper solution. Some clever Russians developed their own CANbus module to unlock the rear view camera input of the display. http://www.ucdsys.ru/?page_id=350〈=en This module will work with all cheap Chinese rear view camera offered on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierwalker Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 How does this all work then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 The Russian module needs to be connected to the CANbus system. Usually it is connected to a connector behind the center console. When connected the module unlocks the rear view camera input of the 5 Inch display if the car is in reverse. If a suitable rear view camera is connected the image will be shown on the display. If your car has PDC you will loose the visual PDC information on the display. The camera image replaces the visual PDC information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierwalker Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sorry to sound thick but what is pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierwalker Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Pdc** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 PDC = Park Distance Control In other words the parking sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierwalker Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Ah I don't have them. How difficult is it to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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