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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
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Reversing camera died.
My reversing camera has decided to give up the ghost and die. Found a brand new OE replacement camera on eBay for £100.
It's probably the damp got to the electrical connector so once I fit the new one I'll have a look at insulating and sealing it better. I can't find any helpful vids or forum topics on how to replace it so it'll be a matter of taking screws and bolts out until it falls off.
Common sense would suggest it needs the trim panel removing from the inside of the tailgate, so I'll start there...
I'll post a how-to thread with pics or video when I've sussed it out.
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- Narpy
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
- Posts: 684
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I got a warning message on the screen telling me to contact the dealer instead of the normal reversing camera view. The rest of the cameras are fine. On the 360° view, the tailgate camera isn't giving an input and the camera icon for it shows up yellow...haven't really checked it out yet since it only went down this afternoon when I was leaving the local shop and it got dark at 3pm... but I'll test the sensors using the old mobile phone method. It would be a nice fix if it was just a dirty bumper sensor.
I really don't want to go stripping bits off as I'm heading down to Inverness on Wednesday for this security/software update...if it's not a quick fix that doesn't require me changing the camera unit out, it can wait till I get back. The replacement camera unit also won't be here by Wednesday so I'd rather wait until it's here before I go taking the tailgate to bits.
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
- Location: North Yorkshire
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
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Many thanks Jon, that saves me unbolting a few bits I might not need to, not to mention searching around that interior trim panel for torx screws that aren't there.
I've got a big box of spare panel pins to replace any that might get broken.
I've previously replaced the LED light units on the bottom edge of the tailgate trim with brighter ones so I know they just pop out. I can remove and unplug them before taking that interior trim panel off.
I thought there might be an inner plastic access panel behind the interior trim secured by a gazillion Torx bolts like there is on the side doors... makes sense there isn't though with weight considerations on the tailgate lid.
It seems Land Rover has made getting to the inside of the doors and tailgate on the D5 a really simple task.
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
- Posts: 684
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Still waiting on my new reversing camera getting here. Due to the storm force winds we haven't had any ferries or flights to the island. No mail/parcel deliveries since Tuesday either.
Shop shelves are getting a bit bare and the local fuel pumps are out of diesel too, It looks like the winds will be hanging about for a few days yet, at least into next week, so no respite until the storm force stuff blows over to somewhere like Siberia.
Mind you, with the winds the way they are, I'd not be able to work on the Bling Barge even if the camera was here.
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