Existing curb camera issue
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Existing curb camera issue
Hello - I just bought a 2017 z06, z07, 3lz. It has front curb cameras. The projector image for the front cameras is gray and doesn't show the front image at all. I noticed that the passenger side camera has a broken lens. The back camera works.
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
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Hello - I just bought a 2017 z06, z07, 3lz. It has front curb cameras. The projector image for the front cameras is gray and doesn't show the front image at all. I noticed that the passenger side camera has a broken lens. The back camera works.
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
If you can get access to a scanner that has the same capabilities as the GM MDI tool used by dealerships you should be able to see codes related to the front cameras and the video module. OBDII scanners aren't useful since this involves brand-specific GM body codes. Codes are necessary for diagnosing this issue.
Bill
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
Hello - I just bought a 2017 z06, z07, 3lz. It has front curb cameras. The projector image for the front cameras is gray and doesn't show the front image at all. I noticed that the passenger side camera has a broken lens. The back camera works.
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
Would the cracked lens distort the entire picture or just the right side view? How do you replace the camera in the front grill? If it is not the cracked camera, what is the next likely issue?
thanks much - back to a Corvette after getting mis directed in Viper world...
If you can get access to a scanner that has the same capabilities as the GM MDI tool used by dealerships you should be able to see codes related to the front cameras and the video module. OBDII scanners aren't useful since this involves brand-specific GM body codes. Codes are necessary for diagnosing this issue.
Bill
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Is it possible to swap the camera plugs at the video module to troubleshoot?
We know the rear camera works. What happens if you unplug it and plug one of the front cameras into that port?
What happens if you plug the rear camera into one of the front camera ports?
We know the rear camera works. What happens if you unplug it and plug one of the front cameras into that port?
What happens if you plug the rear camera into one of the front camera ports?
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The front cameras are powered directly from the video module in the trunk. There's a fuse for that module. If your rear camera is working, then the fuse is good.
You can't swap cameras without taking the pins out of the connector. I wouldn't recommend that. It's too easy to damage something if you haven't done it before.
You can't swap cameras without taking the pins out of the connector. I wouldn't recommend that. It's too easy to damage something if you haven't done it before.
