BMW E89 Z4 Parking Sensor/Reversing Camera Install
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2019
- Here I install after-market parking sensors and reversing camera into my BMW E89 Z4 and hook them up to my Android Touchscreen.
With this hook-up the camera feed goes through the parking sensors and in so doing means that the sensors distance is displayed on top of the video image.
This is a long job so make sure you have plenty of time and be very careful with the rear bumper clips as you can easily break them.
The parts I got were…
Parking sensors;
www.aliexpress.com/item/Origi...
Reversing camera; (this is a loose fit, so I cannot recommend it!)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Revers...
Number plate lamps;
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-BMW-LE...
Crimping pliers;
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-9mm-6-3m...
Waterproof connectors;
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-2Pin-Ca...
Thank you for watching and I hope you like it.
My aim is to publish a video as often as I can and they'll be directly connected with the BMW Z4 E89 2009 to 2016 range.
My next videos should be;
Cruise Control Retro-fit.
Auto lights - Auto wipers retrofit.
Auto dimming interior mirror.
If there are any specific subjects you'd like me to cover in the future then please let me know.
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Finally someone who is slow, clear and detailed. Legend
Thank you, I'm trying to give as much detail as I can. I've seen so many videos where they skip over stuff or are talking so fast you are totally lost. Alas though this is why it takes me so long to produce content.
Another great how to video Dave. Food for thought once main unit is installed :)
Another really helpful video, used it today to assist changing out the rear light unit on my e89
Used to repair my tail light which had water in.
Very helpful explanations.
Thanks a lot for making such detailed videos.
Big help for E89 owners.
My rear indicator light has begun to fail intermittently. Forums say this is mainly due to water ingress/condensation build up due to a faulty rubber seal. It sounds like a similar problem to yours. How did you fix yours? Was there an obvious defect in the rubber?
@@Aliabbas07 I removed the bulbs and then used a hair dryer with an old magazine rolled as a funnel to dry the taillight. Once it was dry put silicone with one of those silicone pistols on the area between the gray plastic piece and the rubber. One of the noses holding the rubber is broken. Then used some rubber conditioner and voilà...taillight dry and working for months now.
@@maxmustermann1193 amazing! I’ll have to give it a go! Thanks for your speedy response
Hey Dave. Might also be worth adding that at 5min 20secs the bolt that’s right up behind the bumper, through the wheel arch that needs removing with the extension bar is also an 8mm. There is a 10mm bolt right next to it. That is for bodywork and holds the upper part of the wing to the car and is no use at all in this operation!
The 10 mm bolt you're talking about is a painted bolt and shouldn't be confused with the 8mm bolts which are the same ones holding all of the bumper and wheel well liners.
In my case however on my US Z4, rather than an 8 mm bolt, I had a T20 galvanized torx screw; I ended up confirming that my ratchet and extension was in the same location as Dave's so I unscrewed it and out came the bumper without busting any tabs..
Hi Dave, so cool you shared this. Very good camera work with the recording. One question: is it essential to take out rear light to take off the bumper? Thank you for the answer!
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.
This was my first time removing the rear bumper, and I was following a guide I'd found (no videos around then). It turns you don't need to remove the rear lights 👍
I already read the answer in comments! Thank you once again for the video!
I plan to give 2nd life to exhaust tips to my beloved car. For that I needed help on taking off the bumper. 👍
thanks... good content. let me offer one criticism. these videos are intended to instruct. you should move the mike closer or speak up. you are quite the soft talker.
Great Videos. Did you color match ( paint) the PDC sensors? If so just touch up paint?
In this video those came that colour, but I have a new video coming soon where I retrofit OEM full PDC and I bought a rattle can in my correct colour.
If spraying it just needs to be a couple of light coats, enough to cover properly but not too much to affect the sensor.
Hope that helps 👍
Did you update the software system on the BMW z4
Hi Dave which wire is the reverse power wire
Hi David, so from 5:45 to 9:18 is unnecessary because you don't have to remove the tail lights, correct? Thanks.
Yes that is correct, you don't need to remove the rear lights.
My vote for the next video goes to retro fit cruise control. Currently looking to buy an E89 but it doesn’t seem to be a common factory fit.
I'll see what I can do, I've got a couple of guys coming to have theirs fitted and I need to change my stalk set over as part of my auto wipers mod so the next three videos may be filmed together anyway. I'm just trying to sort the best way to record the coding sequence, as my laptop isn't powerful enough to run the coding and screen capture at the same time. It won't be to long away though 👍
Videoing of the fitting and coding for Cruise has been completed today so hopefully I'll have it uploaded by the end of the weekend. Hope you like it.
Hi Dave, how did you connect the LED in the enclosure with the camera?
I used two T-Taps to connect it to the plus and negative of the tag light, but it would not turn on.
LEDs are electrically directional specific, have you tried swapping the wires over?
@@BMWZ4Mods i think my product was a defect. Ordering a new one. Do you have to connect the Red wire to the input on the screen?
Well my screen activated, when placed in reverse, prior to me installing the sensors and camera, so I'd try it without before you put everything back together, if it works ok then you're fine, if not then connect the red wire.
Dave, at the 9:27 mark when you start to remove the bumper from the side, would it be better to first apply a heat gun to the seam where you're going to pull the side bumper away, to make the tabs less likely to break? For the one tab that you broke there on the right side, was there any problems after you put the bumper back on? Thanks!
Yes some heat may be of assistance there, I did actually do this on a warm day though.
As for the damaged tab, it made no difference and I've had the bumper off twice since as well. The bolt accessed from the wheel arch is holding it perfectly.
@@BMWZ4Mods thanks David I think I’m going to wait and pick a hot spring day to do it.
Dave when you reinstalled the bumper, how did you ensure that it would be lined up correctly? Did you start from one of the wheel arches and then work your way around to the other arch?
@@milovan8565 at 15:41 you'll notice that the bumper turns up to meet the matching rear 1/4 panel is out of line (plastic green pull cord for the fuel door), line this up both sides equally and you'll be centered. I recommend cleaning the lip of the bumper where it goes into the black section that is between the lights, so that there is no dirt on there as it'll aid sliding it back in place.
@@BMWZ4Mods Good idea on cleaning the dirt David, I might then spray some WD40 to ease sliding it in, then clean off the spray after the bumper's back in place.
Great video.... one question, how do you get the boot lid into maintenance mode?
Press and hold the roof open button, when the rear roof is on top of the front roof section and the deck has opened to the vertical point, release the button and it will stop at this point.
If you have an aftermarket roof module (like SmartTop) then open the roof like normal but once it's at the right position press the close button once, and this will stop the movement.
Hope that helps
@@BMWZ4Mods Thank you so much.... Worked a treat for me.
Thank you for this video. Is ‘maintenance mode’ an important part in order to get the light off? My roof decided to stop working on me whilst trying to replace the rear light and I can’t work out if not being able to get the roof up is preventing me from removing the rather stubborn light. Any help gratefully received!
Does anyone have a backup recommendation for the E89? I haven't found a good one yet.
David, I came across some instructions on the Internet that talk about the differences in installing the power wires for the rear camera, based on whether you have a manual transmission like yours, or an automatic transmission like mine. Basically it says that you do not need to connect the red and black wires to the reverse lights if you have an automatic transmission. Can you confirm that is accurate?
Agreed, that's what it looks like 👍
@@BMWZ4Mods David, would that therefore eliminate the need for a relay like the one in your video then?
@@milovan8565 yes it would.
Hi Dave
Can you confirm this is how you set up your relay for the reverse camera?
85 - Negative (ground from Rear Light Unit)
86 - 12v from Reverse Light
87 - 12v wire from fusebox
30 - 12v feed to camera
Thanks,
Jay
Yes that is indeed correct 👍
@@BMWZ4Mods one more question, which fuse did you tap power from?
Hey Dave can you reply when you can?
Hi Jay! Do you achieve to install your reverse camera ? Is relay obligatory or just using T-Tape on Positive / Negative working ?
Thanks !
@@BMWZ4Mods I figured out this weekend that the relay in itself is not needed....feeding the camera from the R-lights is perfectly ok. But then you have to code the cold and hot check of those lights out (to prevent the module briefly switching to camera, and switch music & display off). If you (or anyone else) wants to be so adventurous as well - happy to figure out the actual parameters (again)....
Hey Dave,
I think my camera was a defect so i bought another one and it powers on fine when i test the connection with a 12v battery.
However, when i connect everything as it should be connected in the car, the camera does not power up at all. Do I have to use a relay like you used in this video?
the strange thing is the reverse light works fine when I haven't tapped the camera in to it, but when I use my T-Taps to tap in to the reverse light, both the camera does not get any power and the reverse light also does not work anymore. I get the warning light on my dash.
I initially tapped into the reverse wire for the trigger wire, camera power and sensors but due to it failing constantly I fitted a standard relay and just used the tap to operate the relay (as per in the video).
Make sure you are tapping into the correct wires and the right way round.
@@BMWZ4Mods Sadly I've been at this for days and can't get the camera to operate. So you don't think tapping into the reverse positive and negative wires for just the camera power and trigger will not work?
@@jayan3257 OK, just to check....
Firstly are you running your tap wires from the correct lamp wires? Have you checked that you are receiving 12 volts when in reverse?
Secondly have you ticked "Aftermarket Camera" in the "Camera/Video Settings" page?
Yes I definitely recommend using a relay (as per the video) and only using the tap wires to operate the relay and that's all.
Hope that helps.
@@BMWZ4Mods I tapped into the actual lamp wires instead of the the harness like the way you did it. Do you think this would make a difference? Right now, the camera seems to not be getting any power at all. I have an LED camera that I've tested using a 12v battery (to make sure that it is working) and the LEDs will not turn on.
What clip did you use on the camera to keep it in place?
It was just a piece of bent plastic, nothing specific.
I wouldn't recommend a camera that fits in the number plate hole due to it being off centre and not straight to the car. I would recommend a number plate surround type camera instead as its central and square 👍
@@BMWZ4Mods appreciate it, I see what you mean with the camera off to one side.
Hi, can I use a E90 parking sensor kit on my E89?
Yes, sensors are the same as is the module, so no problem 👍
@@BMWZ4Mods brilliant, thanks for the quick response.
Just trying to get the bumper off now, (to replace air vents) do you have to remove the rear lights ?
No you don't need to remove them, this was my first time and I was following a tutorial, that turns out to be slightly incorrect!
@@BMWZ4Mods ah ok thank you, I just wanted to also thank you for your content. It must take a lot of time. During this pandemic I have just recently found myself without work, having a little project is really helpful for the mind, so it just shows how much positive effect can come from your work 🙏
Oh and I ordered the MMI box from Ali 🙏
@@supercrazysane you wont regret it, really nice piece of kit.
@@supercrazysane well thank you very much for saying so, I really happy that I can inspire others to try these sorts of things.
Hello bmw z4 Mods i need an hint...wher eis located the PDC module unit?Mine probably is ko but i cannot find it....i watched in front and rear hood but no way to find it...My z$ is a e89 23i from 2009 .Thx Mark
The OE PDC module is located in the boot (trunk), right hand side under the panels next to the roof module.
@@BMWZ4Mods thank you for the info but i did not find it maybe i need to remove panels?Sorry but i m a neewbie about this ..
@@austinpowers1970 yes, as you see me removing the panels in this video it is below those ones.
@@BMWZ4Mods in the rear right under e the light
@@austinpowers1970 yes
Have you ever thought about commentating on the snooker? easy listening
🤣👍Can't say I've thought about it before.
The battery is in the back, why not just take power to the relay and camera from there?
Yeah that's a good point. I was running the video cable to the front anyway so it wasn't a problem and using a fuse piggy-back fuse connector is a lot neater. Horses for courses, whatever suits your own thoughts is always a winner.
16.50. Scotch locks ......Nooooo . Please solder joints like this 👍
Piece of cake. Lol