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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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VIM and Backup Camera Help!!

Hey guys,

I am in need of your opinions. Which VIM and backup camera do you recommend, here are the options I am considering.

1. NAV-TV

2. NAVVideo

3. Mid City Engineering

Thank you for your input.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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I'm going to go under the assumption that you have the Multimedia Package.
NavVideo and NavTV looks like the same thing. You're gonig to need 2 things:
http://navtv.com/product/116/w204mprg.html

http://navtv.com/product/95/cam1-lic...t-vision-.html

I don't know which one is better. I have the MidCity one and I think it's great. As of now, my opinion is one sided because I only use MidCitys. The guy who did the install recommended NavTv at first. Back then the price for it was about 1000 so I guess before it went on sale. I told him MidCity has one for 7-750ish and he checked it out. His response was "NavTV camera is better. But it is not worth the extra $300".
BTW if you need a DIY search in the W204 forums under "cyclops" and it should pop up.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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Alright Thank you for you response. I guess unless I hear from anyone else I'm gonna go with MidCity too. Thanks.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BB451
Alright Thank you for you response. I guess unless I hear from anyone else I'm gonna go with MidCity too. Thanks.
I don't have VIM but i do have backup camera...

I just bought a http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-CCD-20...261396&sr=8-31 It doesn't look like my cars modded at all, looks completely stock.

and bought the fakra to rca cable from midcity (like $25-30), works fantastic, if you're doing the install yourself, i would recommend this camera, works great, even at night. There's 3 different tutorials you can check out as well over at https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-together.html I used the centered location.
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