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Can anyone recommend a workshop that can repair a reverse camera issue for a CKV36? Started off intermittent but now never works - just shows a black screen with the steering lines when you put it into reverse. For any other purpose, the display otherwise works fine. Would prefer Wollongong area but will travel to Sydney to get it fixed. Dropped by a couple of local auto electricians and they did not know where to start with it (I suppose I prefer this honesty up front rather than spending chargeable hours and not getting anywhere!) Thanks.

On 9/2/2024 at 8:11 PM, JoVo said:

Can anyone recommend a workshop that can repair a reverse camera issue for a CKV36? Started off intermittent but now never works - just shows a black screen with the steering lines when you put it into reverse. For any other purpose, the display otherwise works fine. Would prefer Wollongong area but will travel to Sydney to get it fixed. Dropped by a couple of local auto electricians and they did not know where to start with it (I suppose I prefer this honesty up front rather than spending chargeable hours and not getting anywhere!) Thanks.

Tunehoouse have sounded knowledgeable for our cars when I have spoken to them. I would hope the electricians you took it to at least first checked that the camera was getting power, the impedance across the unit was not 0, and there was continuity between the camera plug and the screen (much more specific technically).

If you have access to a wrecker for these cars, might be cheap to get a camera from a wreck and plug it in to see if an image displays. Of course , the wreaked camera may also be broken. 

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yep it will be like that. Where do you mean by "down here"? This forum traditionally was an Australian/NZ one but we've been worldwide for many years now. So 100% state your location first so people can help by providing more localised informations (state your country, it helps a lot).

On 9/2/2024 at 8:11 PM, JoVo said:

Can anyone recommend a workshop that can repair a reverse camera issue for a CKV36? Started off intermittent but now never works - just shows a black screen with the steering lines when you put it into reverse. For any other purpose, the display otherwise works fine. Would prefer Wollongong area but will travel to Sydney to get it fixed. Dropped by a couple of local auto electricians and they did not know where to start with it (I suppose I prefer this honesty up front rather than spending chargeable hours and not getting anywhere!) Thanks.

 

7 hours ago, niZmO_Man said:

yep it will be like that. Where do you mean by "down here"? This forum traditionally was an Australian/NZ one but we've been worldwide for many years now. So 100% state your location first so people can help by providing more localised informations (state your country, it helps a lot).

He said in the OP Wollongong area.

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Update: Tunehouse looked into the problem and identified a wiring issue between the camera unit and the connector. They managed to get it working , but did warn me at some point it will stop working again. From their perspective it is unserviceable and will need replacement.

They did some research and found that the new replacement camera would be Approx $1400 supply only (their fitting cost would be $190) . They did provide the part number (28442-JL05B) and a quick google of the part number shows that these are rather expensive brand new (seemingly no longer in manufacture) for the places that still have them in stock, with the used option potentially presenting  the same issue down the track at some unknown point. They are happy for me to supply the part so that they can fit it. Decisions, decisions...

I can definitely recommend Tunehouse (thankyou Vee37!). Cost for the diagnosis was as quoted  ($190) , car was ready on time and communication was top notch. Their workshop is super clean and modern, and there was plenty of car candy parked out the front on the day I went.   Would definitely go back. 

 

It can't be some stupidly proprietary video signal coming out of it that only Nissan's can understand. Surely you can just find some generic camera to stuff in there and use hot melt glue/blu-tac/gaffer tape to hold it in place if need be?

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