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Where and How to Install Back Up Camera For Car?

Do you wish to have a better view of what's behind your car while reversing the car? Installing a back up camera to your car can dramatically increase your rear vision and safety while backing up and parking.

Where to install back up camera?

A rear view camera is a special designed camera which is mounted to the rear of the car, usually near your license plate at back. Some rear view cameras should be installed by replacing one of the car license plate lights, don't worry, the new back up camera can be made with LED light for better night vision. Some back up cameras installed where the trunk handle is. Others can be installed in the reserved hole near the license plate light.

You will also need a monitor to work with the backup camera so the rear view video can be displayed at front when in reverse, unfornately nearly all original screen monitor from the car does not come with a RCA connector which the aftermarket camera used for connection, so you can also buy a small monitor which can be stuck on the top dashboard or an aftermarket head unit with large screen monitor to replace the old radio unit.

Here are some useful tips to help you select which back up camera and what type of model is right for your car.

Firstly you can check the back of the vehicle, especially for the position near the license plate light, is there a reversed hole for the camera? If yes, you can measure the dimensions in mm and tell it to the back up camera supplier so they can know which model is right for your car. You can also try to replace one of the car license plate lights and install the new back up camera, that's also clean looking and easy installation.

For instance, i have a BMW 325i and want to install a back up camera, what's my choice?

The best way is upgrading the factory radio head unit with an aftermarket Android BMW E46 head unit and adding an aftermarket back up camera with RCA connector. Why? The aftermarket Android head unit provides you multiple modern features including GPS navigation, Bluetooth, WiFi, DVD player and more, and it works well with the back up camera, which replaces the vehicle license plate light for installation, so it looks like OEM. Besides, the aftermarket back up camera works well with the head unit, and you don't need to buy another monitor to display the camera videos, by the way, if you are looking for a back up camera for BMW 3 series e46, e90, f30, BMW X5, BMW X6, you can check this license plate light camera:

How to install back up camera?

Well, that depends on the position where you need to install the back up camera, the most used position is the car license plate light, remove it, then install the camera.

Some people prefer wireless back up camera because it's easier for installation, however, if you want the camera installed in your car to last long you should choose the wired camera instead because the wireless camera is not so stable compared with the wired one. Besides, after a long time the signal from the wireless camera may be weak, then you would need to replace it and install a new one. Installation for the wires camera is a little complicated as you need to run the long video cable from the front dash to the back of the vehicle, but that's really worth to do that if you want a stable and long-lasting back up camera.

Follow these easy steps to install a backup camera.

1. Find out the position where the backup camera will be installed, let's take license plate light for example
2. Remove the car license plate light, unplug it. It will be replaced
3. Run the 6m long camera video cable from the front to the back
4. Find your reverse light, the camera should be powered with 12V reverse light, one red wire to positive, and black wire to negative.
5. Connect the video cable with the monitor, it's a yellow RCA plug, so just plug and play, for this step, you may need to connect a trigger line from the head unit which usually named BACK with one red wire from the long camera video cable, if there's one such wire from the head unit, then connect it, from the other end of the long video cable, there's another loose red wire, it should connect with 12V+ reverse light power.
6. Connect the power for the camera with your reverse light.
7. Insert the car key, put in reverse gear, and check if the monitor automatically switches to back up video, if not, check the trigger wire and see if it's well connected.

The installation instructions for back up camera are more or less the same for nearly all car models. The most difficult part should be running the long video cable because it takes much time. For those who want to install a back up camera for their vehicles you can find one special for your vehicle here:

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/backup-cameras

DVDGPSNAV provides aftermarket head units with back up cameras for all cars available.

Suzuki Swift Stereo Upgrade with Aftermarket Android Suzuki Swift Radio Replacement

Factory Suzuki Swift radio is not working anymore? Or you want to upgrade car stereo with a new Android stereo for Suzuki Swift? An aftermarket Suzuki swift radio replacement is your best choice for its price and quality compared with the factory head unit.

Before buying and installing:

You should know which head unit fits your car perfectly, installation should be plug and play so it will not cut any wires from your car. Nearly all aftermarket head units are designed specific for the exact car, except for the universal one din or 2 din head units. Generally speaking, you want the unit looks like OEM after installation, so your first choice is the special head unit which is special for your car.

As for a 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 year Suzuki swift, the dashboard with factory Suzuki swift radio is the same, so the aftermarket head unit replacement is also the same, it should be like as below:

The same car in different countries or different years may be a little from the factory radio, but the dimensions should be the same in the same generation. If your dashboard with factory car stereo looks like as above, you can install this Suzuki swift radio replacement - Android head unit with navigation:

Buy now here: 

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-6-0-suzuki-swift-dvd-player-gps-navigation-system-head-unit-1024-600-touch-screen.html

This new Android Suzuki swift head unit supports steering wheel controls, back up camera video input, touch screen, Android apps, WiFi, Bluetooth phone calls, Bluetooth streaming music, USB, SD, DVD player, FM/AM radio, and more.

If your Suzuki swift is in year 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the dashboard is different, so you should upgrade and install another head unit. How does the new Suzuki swift dashboard look like? The below photo shows the dashboard from a 2015 year Suzuki Swift, see the difference?

As factory Suzuki swift radio is different, so the aftermarket radio replacement is also different. Not only the appearance is different, but also the dimensions of the new unit are different.

Buy it here:

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-6-0-system-car-dvd-player-gps-navigation-for-2012-2016-suzuki-swift-2gb-ram.html

However, the price is the same, both of the two units are with Android 6.0 system, Quad-Cores CPU processor, 16GB ROM, 2GB RAM. And other specifications and features are the same. And it supports steering wheel control as well.

It comes with GPS maps installed before the shipment, so you can use GPS navigation system in your country once you got it installed in your car. Besides, it's also easy to upgrade the GPS maps, maps are located in a GPS micro SD card. 

Installation is just plug and play, firstly remove the original radio and CD unit, disconnect cables behind, and connect them with new adapter cables, pretty easy. If you want to install a reverse camera too, that's possible, but you may not be able to install the camera by yourself, especially for the power wire for the camera and running the long video cable, don't worry, at this time you can ask a professional car stereo shop to do that for you, that's an easy job for them.

Conclusion:

Aftermarket Android Suzuki swift stereo upgrade is popular nowadays, before purchasing the radio replacement you should confirm the head unit you are interested in fits perfectly with your car. And choose a professional and reliable supplier, who provides not only high quality product but also excellent service.

Australia & New Zealand IGO Maps Download and Update Free

Are you looking for the latest GPS maps for your navigation system? If you've installed an aftermarket navigation unit in your car for years, you will need to update maps now. GPS maps are normally copied into a SD card which has already in your GPS card slot, which can usually be seen at the front panel of your current unit.

If you are from Australia or New Zealand, you can download and update igo maps for Australia and New Zealand from us now. The latest maps for Australia & New Zealand are in 2018.Q2, which can be used for both Android and Wince systems.

If you don't have a SD card, you can also buy it from us, we will send you the card with our latest maps. You can contact us to download latest Australia & New Zealand igo maps, don't know how to update it after you got the new map files? Don't worry, our previous post How to Update GPS Maps for Navigation Head Unit tells you step by step instructions.

New IGO maps for countries: Australia and New Zealand
Latest Maps Version: 2018.Q2
System Compatibility: Android or Wince
Where to download it: Contact us now.

DSP Wires Connection for Aftermarket BMW X5 GPS Navigation System Installation

For those who want to upgrade the factory head unit on a BMW X5 E53, and install a new aftermarket BMW X5 navigation GPS head unit, the first question you should know is if your car has DSP amplifier. For BMW X5 with DSP amp, installation is a little different.

If you have confirmed that your X5 has DSP amplifier, and together with a 7 inch large screen in the dash where the factory radio is, then you should use a long cable running from the front to the rear trunk to connect a 40 pins plug under the trunk. For 2002 year afterwards, BMW X5 E53 comes with flat 40 pins connectors, for a 2001 year BMW X5, it should be with round 17 pins connectors.

So we are talking about installation of 2002-2006 BMW X5 E53 with a 7 inch large screen in the dashboard, and with DSP amplifier, your factory radio looks like as following:

As you can see, there's a large screen in the dash, so you need to use a 6m long power cable. How to run this long cable? You can run the long cable under the carpet along the door frames, removed the back seat to get access to the trunk, and hid the wires behind the cover panel in the trunk.

How to find the 40 pins plug under the trunk? Just check below pictures:

About 4 loose wires: 1 yellow, 1 black and 2 white wires.

1. Yellow: connect to 12V+ car battery
2. Black: connecto to 12V- car battery(Ground wire)
3. You will not need to connect the 2 white loose wires.

While if your car does not have DSP amplifier, you will not need to connect these wires, so installation is easier. After you connected the yellow and black wires with your car battery, but still the unit does not support DSP amplifier(no sound), you will need to splice 8 speaker wires to connect your 8 speaker wires for each car door speaker directly to get sound, if not, you can also install the new BMW X5 navigation GPS radio with an external amplifier with RCA connectors(FRONT-L, FRONT-R, REAR-L, REAR-R) and non DSP or fiber optical.

If your BMW X5 E53 just comes with business CD and radio, before installing a new aftermarket multimedia navigation unit, you can learn how to remove the original BMW X5 radio here.

This instruction is also suitable for the new Android BMW X5 navigation head unit: https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-bmw-x5-e53-dvd-gps-navigation-head-unit-radio-navi-bluetooth-usb.html

New Update: This Android head unit has been upgraded to Android 10 OS now, without extra fees needed. Price is the same as before.

How to Update GPS Maps for Navigation Head Unit?

Have already installed and used an aftermarket in-dash multimedia GPS navigation head unit for years? If yes, you should update your GPS maps with new version now. For some countries road changes are minor but new maps will give you a fresh looking and you can enjoy driving for a trip.

The most common GPS maps in the market are IGO, TomTom, Sygic, etc. Let's take IGO maps for example because IGO maps are widely used all over the world and it's one of the most popular maps nowadays. Old maps are usually located in a SD card which has already inserted into the GPS card slot, which is usually at the front panel of your unit. What you will need to do is replacing the old map files in the SD card with newer ones.

IGO maps include two parts, one is the software and the other is map files. The IGO software is located in the root directory and with a IGO.exe or Primo.exe file included. Map files are located in content > maps folder. If you don't need to update the software then you can just replace map files under maps folder.

Follow below steps will help you update GPS maps easily and safely.

1. Where can i get new maps? Firstly you can contact the supplier who has sold you the navigation unit and ask them to see if they provide free update for you. If not, you can try to search on google to find new maps for your country.
2. Firstly you should backup all files from the SD card in your computer. If new maps does not work then you can install back the previous maps, this step is very important.
3. If you have got the entire new maps including software, then you can delete all files in the GPS card, and copy new maps into the SD card, it may take about several minutes to copy them as the map files are in large size. If you just got maps folder, then you can delete content folder and then delete this folder and copy the new one.
4. Insert the SD card into the GPS card slot, not the other SD card slot. Now enter into GPS path settings by touch screen, settings > navigation(or navi path), select the root Primo.exe or IGO,exe, click "OK", that' all, then you can test GPS function and see how it works now.

Dvdgpsnav.com provides aftermarket Android and Wince GPS navigation head unit with GPS maps for free, together with a 8GB SD card for maps. Update is also free when it's available. If you want to update your maps just visit dvdgpsnav.com to ask a question.

Install Mercedes-Benz E W211 Android GPS Navigation to Upgrade W211 Radio System

Upgrading the factory Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 radio system and installing an aftermarket W211 Android GPS navigation head unit is your best choice to add navigation system and back up camera compatibility. With the aftermarket Android GPS unit for Mercedes Benz E W211, you and your passengers can also enjoy music or movies in the car through multiple features like DVD, SD, USB, Android Apps, Bluetooth stereo music, and so on.

The following is the best quality Android OS head unit for Mercedes-Benz E W211, it's compatible with Mercedes Benz E55 AMG, E220, E240, E280, E300, E320, E320/300 Bluetec, E420 CDI, E63 AMG, E350, E500, E550, and Mercedes Benz CLS W219(2005-2006), Mercedes Benz CLS350, CLS500, CLS55, Mercedes Benz CLK W209(2005 to 2006), etc.

Source: https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-double-din-mercedes-benz-e-class-w211-navigation-dvd-player-e55-e63-e300-e320-e280-e350-e500-head-unit.html

Android 8.0 system
Octa-Core CPU processor
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM

Firstly it's equipped with 100% pure Android 8.0 operation system, all the interfaces of this W211 head unit are Android based. With the built-in WiFi function to connect internet, you can easily download many apps in Google Play store by touch screen, and it supports Google maps. It comes with 7 inch 1024*600 high resolution intelligent capacitive screen, which brings the sharpest image in brilliant color, it's more intuitive being able to simultaneously support 5 points touch screen operation, which is better than old resistive 800*480 screen.

With convenient and humanized operation interface, the inbuilt 3D navigation system locates your position accurately, receives GPS signal sensitively, provides turn-by-turn voice directions and reroute automatically all the way. GPS works worldwide, DVDGPSNAV offers Android IGO GPS maps for free available nearly all countries in the world, besides, maps update in the future is also free. The powerful Quad-Cores Cortex A9 1.6GHz Frequency high speed CPU makes it run faster than other Dual-Core Android units, and it's with 16GB high speed eMMC Flash, 1GB DDR3 RAM.

The media playing feature from this Mercedes-Benz E W211 Android GPS navigation head unit supports 1080P HD video, compatible with multiple disc formats like DVD, DIVX, MP4, MP3, VCD, etc. You can also pair with your mobile phone to play Bluetooth streaming music, both Android phones and iPhone are supported. The hands free phone calling function is built-in for safe driving without picking up the phone to answer a phone call while driving.

The inbuilt USB port and micro SD card slot with maximum capacity of 32GB allows you to connect a USB device or TF card for media play, file management, photo view, software update. It can even support an external 500GB hard drive through USB.

My Mercedes-Benz E W211 has steering wheel controls? Don't worry, with CAN-BUS decoder included it can keep your original car steering wheel controls, also support automatically displaying reversing image when you put the car in reverse gear, but you should install a back up camera with this unit firstly.

With WiFi module built-in you can connect to any available WiFi hotspots in range, you can enjoy convenient e-life whenever and where-ever for online entertainment such as videos, music, TV, movies, radio and online communication including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other services.

Another cool function from this W211 Android GPS unit is Mirror-Link, which delivers wireless connectivity between the system and your smartphone and realize the same display on both screens. This modern technology enables you to gain access to your smartphone's apps on the unit to play music or videos.

As for how to this Mercedes-Benz E W211 Android GPS head unit, you can download installation instructions via this link. Please note there are two different kinds of cables included in the package. If your W211 has fiber optic amplifier, you will need to use the 5m long cable to connect speakers in the trunk at left. For any other questions like features or installation about this aftermarket W211 Android navigation unit, you can contact DVDGPSNAV.com to get professional help.