Backup Camera Out of Position
#1
Backup Camera Out of Position
Washed my G37s Coupe the other day, nothing special, hand washed with wash mit. When I got in the car and put it in reverse I noticed the rear view camera looked odd. There was a large ridge at the bottom of the screen that I'd never noticed before. I got out and went back to look at the camera. Sure enough, the bottom of the camera housing was pushed back out of position and the ridge I was seeing on the screen was the bottom of the camera mount cut-out in the spoiler.
I felt the camera and housing to see if it felt loose at all and it does not. It seems to be tight and solid, but the bottom is pushed back leaving a gap at the bottom of maybe 1/4" where water etc could get in behind the camera and inside the spoiler.
Anybody ever run into this? I can't imagine how it happened. I'm sure I didn't put any pressure against it when I washed over the camera.
Looking at the schematic for the spoiler and camera, it looks like a pain to access since the spoiler has 2-sided tape around the base that I'm sure will be a PITA to get off.
Anybody ever pull the spoiler or mess with the camera?
I felt the camera and housing to see if it felt loose at all and it does not. It seems to be tight and solid, but the bottom is pushed back leaving a gap at the bottom of maybe 1/4" where water etc could get in behind the camera and inside the spoiler.
Anybody ever run into this? I can't imagine how it happened. I'm sure I didn't put any pressure against it when I washed over the camera.
Looking at the schematic for the spoiler and camera, it looks like a pain to access since the spoiler has 2-sided tape around the base that I'm sure will be a PITA to get off.
Anybody ever pull the spoiler or mess with the camera?
Last edited by Blazin383; 11-16-2014 at 05:35 PM.
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#8
Then, after looking at the camera and seeing the gap at the bottom between the camera and the spoiler cut-out, it seemed obvious that the camera was out of place. Now you have me wondering if it hasn't always been that way! Still doesn't seem right though!
Will anyone else check thier camera view and camera mounting and see if it's the same?
#9
Maybe I'm loosing my mind! I did a google search on G37 backup camera images and found that most, if not all show a band of the cars rear end at the bottom of the screen! I guess maybe it's been there the whole time and I just never noticed it before!
Still doesn't seem right to have the gap at the bottom of the camera where water can get into the spoiler!
Still doesn't seem right to have the gap at the bottom of the camera where water can get into the spoiler!
#10
Yeah, I wonder if the inside of the spoiler is sealed to prevent water from traveling through-out the spoiler.
Funny thing is that I didn't notice the gap with the back-up camera until you brought it up
Funny thing is that I didn't notice the gap with the back-up camera until you brought it up
#12
The whole thing just seems odd! As was mentioned above, if that's the factory fitment it seems pretty poor!
While researching this issue I did see a You Tube video that showed that the camera view can be adjusted via the onscreen menu. I wonder if the angle could be brought up so 1/4 of the lower screen isn't taken up with a pic of the rear bumper!
#13
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So it's grunge/dirt? Not a lack of finish? If it was where there was no paint or clear coat, then it clearly got pushed in. If it's accumulated dirt, then there's no telling for sure.
It looks to me like it's pushed in. I'm surprised there aren't more coupe owners with spoilers chiming in.
It looks to me like it's pushed in. I'm surprised there aren't more coupe owners with spoilers chiming in.
#15
So it's grunge/dirt? Not a lack of finish? If it was where there was no paint or clear coat, then it clearly got pushed in. If it's accumulated dirt, then there's no telling for sure.
It looks to me like it's pushed in. I'm surprised there aren't more coupe owners with spoilers chiming in.
It looks to me like it's pushed in. I'm surprised there aren't more coupe owners with spoilers chiming in.