backup camera for non popup screen
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backup camera for non popup screen
hi guys, got an 10 C300 without the MM package. has anyone without the MM package install a backup camera? i've seen people on youtube with backup cameras on a non-MM screen, but i cannot seem to find it available anywhere. anybody know where i can get one?
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It might be cheaper to just buy a new bumper when you hit something. haha just kidding. on a more serious note, I've only seen threads on back up cameras on the MM system.
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I cannot see how one would be able to connect an external video source to the small display, there is no video input. It could be possible the hard way, like the way the UMI kit works but this would be extremely complicated and expensive, a lot easier and less expensive to retrofit Comand (MM).
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There is a thread on here where someone did something similar, not sure he had reverse camera however he did have navi on a non-multimedia unit. The thread is actually a speaker upgrade post.
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Don't know how this person did it but as Diesel Benz said there is no video input on the non MM also the engineering menu does not have the options to enable the backup camera. I know because my brother has the non MM on his W204 and we tried.
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i see... there has to be a pretty easy way to do this. there were other videos of people being able to. i think the video was in greek so i did not understand a thing they were saying lol
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from what i can tell with the youtube video, the backup camera is NOT original mercedes product, the people that created the youtube video somehow manage to add video input to the NON-MM screen, if you can figure out how to do that, then adding a backup camera should not be too hard for you, in any case you'll need to talk to your local shop and ask them if they have any ideas how to do it.
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Look in the video description of more information, there is an msn to contact about this module:
samuelfocus@hotmail.com
samuelfocus@hotmail.com
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so this will only work for someone with Navi? And it's just to add an A/V input?
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
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so this will only work for someone with Navi? And it's just to add an A/V input?
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
"This unit will work in vehicles with or without the factory GPS navigation option installed."
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I picked one of these up about a year ago, but have yet to install it
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...04-non-mm.html
once I do, I have a front camera, rear camera and half-din dvd player ready to roll
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...04-non-mm.html
once I do, I have a front camera, rear camera and half-din dvd player ready to roll
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I picked one of these up about a year ago, but have yet to install it
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...04-non-mm.html
once I do, I have a front camera, rear camera and half-din dvd player ready to roll
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...04-non-mm.html
once I do, I have a front camera, rear camera and half-din dvd player ready to roll
They claim "plug-n-play" but you still have to solder two connections.
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Found the company
Good luck...
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I found the company. Their website is www.car-tv.com.tw. Looks like they are chinese company. The whole website is in Chinese. You can use Google Chorme to translate the website. But, I do not know how much it will help. If you know anyone who can read Chinese will help.
Good luck...
Good luck...
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NAVVIDEO backup cam/interface for w204 nonMMI
so this will only work for someone with Navi? And it's just to add an A/V input?
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
http://www.navvideo.com/navvideo-mod...0Class#OPTIONS
this unit works as advertised. I had it installed into my wife's 2008 C300 non MMI 5" screen, along with navvideo's custom backup cam for w204 (license plate backlit slot). the camera location is closer to the center than the OEM MMI cam (on my C63), so the image is less distorted. but the smaller screen is harder to see than the MMI. The unit also does VIM but I just wanted the cam.
the install is complicated. I want to contribute to this forum - when I have a few hours to spare I'll post all the detailed instruction and pictures.
for now, see the pix...
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We also have units that use the same platform, but we program them and set them up for US cars. Full documentation in English with lots of pictures. Also a board sponsor.
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We are the US dealer/distributor. We don't post the prices in forums, as features and prices change over time and forum posts are static. However, if you go to Cartronics.com and select your car model and year you will see it and a list of options available.