Navigation & Audio Garmin BC-30 Camera, anyone installed one?
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Garmin BC-30 Camera, anyone installed one?
Has anyone installed the Wireless Garmin BC-30 camera in a Clubman?
Just purchased a DriveSmart 61 LMT-S and the back-up camera would be a nice addition. Haven't really looked over the car yet, but seems like the choices to mount the camera are very limited.
Just purchased a DriveSmart 61 LMT-S and the back-up camera would be a nice addition. Haven't really looked over the car yet, but seems like the choices to mount the camera are very limited.
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I bought a garmin Nuvi (i forget which model but i made sure it was BC-30 compatible) and the BC-30 at best buy and for $60 more they did the install on the BC-30 back up camera ...they hid all the wiring perfectly ....the transmitter is in the headliner above the boot and the receiver which is taped behind the Nuvi GPS is positioned semi-permanently in the space below the radio in front of the shifter, so a direct line of sight from transmitter to receiver ...note: my car is a 2016 4 door MC, not a clubman ....the back up camera works just fine even in very very dim lighting conditions ,,,syncs fine as the GPS screen switches to back up camera about one second after reverse is engaged ...also the guidelines are easily adjustable L and R and distance behind the car to whatever you are backing up into
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I bought a garmin Nuvi (i forget which model but i made sure it was BC-30 compatible) and the BC-30 at best buy and for $60 more they did the install on the BC-30 back up camera ...they hid all the wiring perfectly ....the transmitter is in the headliner above the boot and the receiver which is taped behind the Nuvi GPS is positioned semi-permanently in the space below the radio in front of the shifter, so a direct line of sight from transmitter to receiver ...note: my car is a 2016 4 door MC, not a clubman ....the back up camera works just fine even in very very dim lighting conditions ,,,syncs fine as the GPS screen switches to back up camera about one second after reverse is engaged ...also the guidelines are easily adjustable L and R and distance behind the car to whatever you are backing up into
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hmmm ...why do you need the 50' wire? In mine, the transmitter is in the headliner just above the boot and that connect to the rear reverse light for power nearby ...a tiny hole was drilled to feed the wire for the camera and it is mounted just above the rear license plate. So wirelessly the signal is from the transmitter in the boot area to the receiver that is taped to the GPS which is the front dash area
where will your GPS be placed?
It does sync perfectly so that as soon as i turn my car on the map/GPS is running and then when i put the car into reverse it switch to the back up camera with only a one second delay
where will your GPS be placed?
It does sync perfectly so that as soon as i turn my car on the map/GPS is running and then when i put the car into reverse it switch to the back up camera with only a one second delay
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Originally Posted by Lucas63
The factory camera would have mounted in the bumper above the license plate, so it's low to the ground.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post4366294
So if you can work out the rest, go for it!
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I wouldn't consider the low position a deal-breaker. I put a backup cam at the plate in my spouse's Countryman. It's low but works fine--see my pics here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post4366294
So if you can work out the rest, go for it!
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post4366294
So if you can work out the rest, go for it!
I may try that.
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