rear parking camera

[carmel120]

just for people installing a rear camera this one looks like a direct fit.
I purchased one of ebay and I had to spend a couple of hours with a dremmel to make it fit don't like the non oem looks so this looks good.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Car-...08.3.10.YnZVaF

[Johnmed]

Originally Posted by carmel120

just for people installing a rear camera this one looks like a direct fit.
I purchased one of ebay and I had to spend a couple of hours with a dremmel to make it fit don't like the non oem looks so this looks good.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Car-...08.3.10.YnZVaF

Good find. I've been there with the generic Dremel type thing wondering why things can't ever be simple with Audi.

[carmel120]

yea got mine fitted today using the xcarlink for the reverse switch pity I didn't see this camera before I started using a camera that did not fit right and the led light part doesn't even work it just started to flash then nothing

[mattylondon]

EDIT: Looks like it's not for the D3

Anyone tried this camera?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351409588411?

[Simonbartlett]

Whete do you connect this and what else is required ?

[Joe2.0E]

Pretty sure the car needs to have a TV Tuner to display the output on the MMI Screen. The Parking Sensor Module might also needed to be changed to enable the camera display when you select Reverse but it may be just coding to enable this function.

[Johnmed]

Originally Posted by Joe2.0E

Pretty sure the car needs to have a TV Tuner to display the output on the MMI Screen. The Parking Sensor Module might also needed to be changed to enable the camera display when you select Reverse but it may be just coding to enable this function.

Much easier if you have a TV tuner in the boot. Without you need an interface, like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262742227637

And to wire it all in behind the glovebox before the MMI, like I did.

[Simonbartlett]

What about with the 3g mmi ? I have sensors front and rear with the display but no tv. Its a 2008 se.

[Joe2.0E]

Those cameras are seriously cheap if they are any good. Interface makes it expensive if you don't have a Tuner.
Would it make any sense to buy a 2nd hand Tuner instead ?

[mattylondon]

Originally Posted by Joe2.0E

Those cameras are seriously cheap if they are any good. Interface makes it expensive if you don't have a Tuner.
Would it make any sense to buy a 2nd hand Tuner instead ?

The OEM TV's send an analogue signal down a coax to the front to the MMI Control head. So you would still need an MMI control head with the FBAS connection to add the OEM TV module. Non-TV and non-RVC A8's don't have this connection on the MMI control head. The Control Head has component protection so if swapped this would need to be removed by the dealer, to add further costs. John's method is best as his module sits between his existing MMI control head and the screen... Actually this is not so dissimilar to the Japanese spec A8 as they have an LVDS switch at the same location to switch for the Jap spec sat nav.