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Reversing camera not working

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Wesley1874
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Reversing camera not working

Post by Wesley1874 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:40 am

Up until a few weeks ago it was working OK.  Then it started showing a series of coloured bands on the screen when reversing.  Now its completely dead, just a blank screen when reversing.  Can anybody advise what the problem is?  Thanks

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Re: Reversing camera not working

Post by Horizon » Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:09 pm

I had a similar isue with an aftermarket camera I fitted to my Golf. It turned out to be water ingress in the camera.
I suspect it was caused by an over zealous guy with the steam cleaner at my local car wash.
Bought another camera that was advertised as "Waterproof " this started to fog up after a while, usually after getting the car washed
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Re: Reversing camera not working

Post by gileso » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:36 pm

On other forums, it has been suggested that the wiring loom has broken, but quite a few people have had success by removing the rear hatch trim, unplugging the lead from the camera and plugging it back in - it seems the connector itself can be a weak spot.
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