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rearview camera and distronics for 08 550

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Old 06-23-2012, 02:48 PM
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rearview camera and distronics for 08 550

is it worth it to install these?
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can you afford it? and is it worth it to you> what is distronics?
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wasnt rearview camera standard on all 08 W221's? for a big car its a must have. distronic is great if you drive a lot of highways but you're better off finding one that already has the distronic plus vs. retrofitting
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One would think that Distronic would be quite costly to retrofit...assuming that it could be done at all.Can't speak for costs to install the rear view camera.Unlike some (many?) I find the Distronic cruise control to be a bit annoying given *my* type of driving...I'd prefer the old fashioned type.But as for active lane assist and blind spot assist I love it.The rear view camera is outstanding as well.
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Not standard, I believe it's only in the p2 and up package or an added option to p1.

I remember someone said that there's already the wires for this in the trunk. You can get cameras that fit on ebay and get your stealer to program it in.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...+camear&_rdc=1
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Thank you that's is correct. Had camera installed on Thurs.

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