Comand 2.0 and DIY Reversing camera issue

[ldare]

Hi
I have a Panasonic DVD player running perfectly through my Comand 2.0. I bought a £6 reversing camera off ebay. The camera works fine off the cheap and nasty Eonon unit in my C180k but I want to use it on the Comand in my 270ML. When I unplug the Panasonic DVD Video phono and plug in the camera the video displayed is very distorted and overlapped. Is the comand sensitive to frequency?

 

[ldare]

Camera is NTSC - problem solved

 

[Lit91]

What camera is required then?

 

[ldare]

I'm ordering a £9 PAL one off ebay. It should work but will let you know. Ive taken out the analogue tv tuner so have a spare phono in

 

[Lit91]

I'm ordering a £9 PAL one off ebay. It should work but will let you know. Ive taken out the analogue tv tuner so have a spare phono in

Ok, will keep an eye out for the outcome! Where are you affixing the camera?

 

[ldare]

It comes with a drill bit. I'll pop a hole in the bumper at the bottom. I'll upload a photo if successful. Cheers

 

[ldare]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201694113000 - works a treat. Unplugged analogue tv tuner under passenger seat and video phono from camera into av controller box.

 

[ldare]

The issue I now have is that whilst I now have the camera working Im not confident in drilling the hole. On my W203 I could get my hand behind the bumper to (a) feed wires and (b) check there was enough room for the shaft of the camera. On the W163 I can't get my hand in behind the bumper and I can see there quite a chunk of metal behind so I dont want to drill a hole in the plastic bumper and find I cant get in deep enough. I don't fancy taking the rear bumper off.

 

[Lit91]

I was thinking that you were going to be using a camera which replaces one of the number plate lights, like below;

I wouldn't drill into my bumper for a camera, but have seen a camera drilled into the Euro sign of a number plate before, looked neat and discreet.

 

[ldare]

I took the bumper off tonight, just 4 bolts. Its easy but I hate taking them off as sometimes they never line up right again. Drilled in the centre and cabled fine. I like the idea of the number plate camera and did look into it but you have a harder job of getting the wires back into the car. Ive got the power coming of the reversing light curcuit so that was easy from the bumper.

Cheers
Louis

 

[ldare]

I was thinking that you were going to be using a camera which replaces one of the number plate lights, like below;

I wouldn't drill into my bumper for a camera, but have seen a camera drilled into the Euro sign of a number plate before, looked neat and discreet.

Here's my bumper with the camera:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5_vK1yaxLQ0ZEx3UDBEVElRUm8

 

[Lit91]

Here's my bumper with the camera:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5_vK1yaxLQ0ZEx3UDBEVElRUm8

Ah cool, does it help with reversing?

 

[Dan2k7]

Hi mate did you have command already fitted to your ml? I am wanting to do something similar to save the rear bumper from my missus. How did you wire the camera up to the command unit?