360 Bird View Camera System

[Plasma]

I'm in the UK and I get my 2019 JL Wrangler Overland delivered on Friday, but am eager to start investigating accessories and upgrades for it. One of my previous cars had a 360 camera system and I loved it. I'm a programmer / electronics engineer so I'm not phased by a technical installation / splicing wires etc as I'm pretty competent. I searched around and found a few posts where people had fitted after market radio's and camera kits, but I want it to integrate with the stock unit. My Jeep has a rear reversing camera already, and I was wondering if I could buy a kit like this from Amazon and replace the output from the stock reversing camera with the multiplexed view from the 360 unit:

Noblik 3D 1080P HD 360 Degree Bird View Surround System

I read that some people needed to get the PAC BCI-CH21, to unlock the camera, but I'm hoping I won't need that as I already have the reversing camera enabled on my unit. I also read that they need to be calibrated using a black and white squared sheet laid on the floor under each camera. I'll be documenting my experience and sharing what I learn along the way, but has anyone tackled this before on a JL or have any opinions to offer?

Many Thanks!

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[letzgostate]

Did you ever do this? I was looking to put one in too.

 

[Plasma]

Hi, after looking in to it I decided it would be too expensive / complicated. On the JL the reverse camera isn't a plain video in, I think it's muxed up and sent as digital to the head unit. So it's not as simple as cutting the feed and splicing in a new one. I did find a couple of adapters that might have worked but they were only available in the US. The other alternative was to replace the whole head unit, again because all the car controls are in there that was also ridiculously expensive.

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