SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Rear view camera installed SL63
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Rear view camera installed SL63
Finally got around of installing the rear view camera on my SL63.
Use a license plate mount rear view camera (BOYO brand) from Crutchfield (went for the license plate mount camera due to lack of space to mount regular style rear view camera). Note: Still able to access the manual trunk latch lever even with the camera mounted.
The time consuming part was to run the thin camera wire all the way to the console mounted display. Another issue came about is that the instruction that came with the kit was for regular SL (not SL63) which has slightly different shifter hence different trick in taking the top part of the console out (need to take the aluminum cover plate and then the shifter slider out first).
Other than that the install was pretty straightforward and work the first time around (after activating the rear camera using the steering wheel buttons)
Use a license plate mount rear view camera (BOYO brand) from Crutchfield (went for the license plate mount camera due to lack of space to mount regular style rear view camera). Note: Still able to access the manual trunk latch lever even with the camera mounted.
The time consuming part was to run the thin camera wire all the way to the console mounted display. Another issue came about is that the instruction that came with the kit was for regular SL (not SL63) which has slightly different shifter hence different trick in taking the top part of the console out (need to take the aluminum cover plate and then the shifter slider out first).
Other than that the install was pretty straightforward and work the first time around (after activating the rear camera using the steering wheel buttons)
Last edited by E55MKB; Feb 3, 2010 at 03:22 PM.
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can this rear-view camera be used/connected to a 2005 SL55 with Command system?.
Which Boyo rear-view camera camera you bought-model?VTL Series?
Please let me know and thanks.
Which Boyo rear-view camera camera you bought-model?VTL Series?
Please let me know and thanks.
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A_y:
I'll take some pics
Rick SL55:
Yes the BOYO VTL425 plus the kit/module from MidCity Engineering
Andy and Rick:
Call http://www.midcityengineering.com/ to check for application.
My 09 SL use the NTG 2.5 command unit but I see on their website that it works with the older command units
Pic of module/wiring below:
I'll take some pics
Rick SL55:
Yes the BOYO VTL425 plus the kit/module from MidCity Engineering
Andy and Rick:
Call http://www.midcityengineering.com/ to check for application.
My 09 SL use the NTG 2.5 command unit but I see on their website that it works with the older command units
Pic of module/wiring below:
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A_y:
I'll take some pics
Rick SL55:
Yes the BOYO VTL425 plus the kit/module from MidCity Engineering
Andy and Rick:
Call http://www.midcityengineering.com/ to check for application.
My 09 SL use the NTG 2.5 command unit but I see on their website that it works with the older command units
Pic of module/wiring below:
I'll take some pics
Rick SL55:
Yes the BOYO VTL425 plus the kit/module from MidCity Engineering
Andy and Rick:
Call http://www.midcityengineering.com/ to check for application.
My 09 SL use the NTG 2.5 command unit but I see on their website that it works with the older command units
Pic of module/wiring below:
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Did it myself. Rather easy using the 3M Dinoc CF film, just use heat gun to assist in the curvature, plus all the plastic chrome parts detach from the black grill. Also covered the gloss black horizontal grill with matte black vinyl.
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2008 SL 63 AMG R230
really nice
wanting to retrofit
1) Backup Camera Kit
2) Video-In-Motion
3) Factory ipod connection into command
4) Valentine One Radar Detectors
5) Distronic
into my 2008 Sep production SL 63 with Command, Nav, Music Register, but no 518 option.
wanting to retrofit
1) Backup Camera Kit
2) Video-In-Motion
3) Factory ipod connection into command
4) Valentine One Radar Detectors
5) Distronic
into my 2008 Sep production SL 63 with Command, Nav, Music Register, but no 518 option.
