I drive a 2006 BMW E90, can I DIY my dashcam installation?

[liamrunnin]

I managed to acquire (through a friend's generosity) some nifty dashcams that record very well at night and at a resolution of 1080 p at 30 FPS. It's a great dashcam, I've learned from him that it's the same type used by show cars during Mellan Norrlands BF season here in Sweden, but my challenge is installing it into a 2006 BMW E90. I think it's a minor addition to a BMW and I'm not very keen on taking my car to a garage and getting charged big (I drive a BMW after all, and god knows what the mechanics will assume) for dashcam installation. Has anyone worked on a BMW here before, and are there important things I need to bear in mind before going about this DIY project? I'd appreciate all advice. Thank you very much!

 

[niko]

How specific "DIY" installation you want to do. Are you talking about just simple installation without modification ( stealth, - built into something etc ) ?
What dashcam model you plan to install ?

 

[Nigel]

More or less the same as any other car except that if you steal electricity from a modern BMW without permission from Munich then it is likely to turn the circuit off, or insist on a trip to the dealer!

Don't know if that is an issue for a 2006 model, but if your not going to power it from the accessory socket then you may need to power it via a relay so the BMW computer doesn't notice.

There was also an issue with the BMW metallic coated windscreens blocking GPS signals but I think a 2006 model will be OK for that.

Make sure you supply the camera with the right voltage, don't put 12 volts into a 5 volt powered camera without an adaptor.