Back up camera unusable in rain

[Firewired]

I think a system that would blow pressurized air across the lens periodically everytime the wipers were on would make a lot of sense.

 

[DarrinR]

I think a system that would blow pressurized air across the lens periodically everytime the wipers were on would make a lot of sense.

I had exactly the same thought process. I wonder if anyone is working on a solution like this?

 

[aesculus]

You guys should bundle your ideas and email Tesla with them. Don't expect they think of everything. :smile:

 

[NeverFollow]

If you have a Blackvue dashcam, (the front and) the rear camera live stream can be displayed using Wifi to any smartphone using the Blackvue App.

Since the rear Blackvue camera is inside the car, this camera is protected from the rain.

Best would be to redirect the Blackvue live stream to the Tesla 17" display, but simpler is to use any smartphone and find a place to keep it in place on the dashboard.

May be not the most elegant but works great.

Note: Blackvue provides also a Rearview kit, replacing the need of a Smartphone.

http://www.blackvue.com/rearview-kit/

 

[X Fan]

Terrific thoughts/solution folks. I've learned through this site never to underestimate the ingenuity of a Tesla owner :smile:

 

[CHG-ON]

I don't live in the snow, so only have to deal with rain. I actually find that, though the image may be obscured with the water droplets, I can still use the camera for all my backing needs. I'm pretty good about wiping the lens when I plug in. So at least I am not getting several days worth of buildup on it. I love the idea of compressed air!

 

[jerry33]

I don't live in the snow, so only have to deal with rain. I actually find that, though the image may be obscured with the water droplets, I can still use the camera for all my backing needs. I'm pretty good about wiping the lens when I plug in. So at least I am not getting several days worth of buildup on it. I love the idea of compressed air!

^^^^This. Including the compressed air.

 

[Mattzilla]

Anyone discovered a decent DIY solution for this issue not listed here?

 

[hollywood]

Rainx didn't work. I might try giving it another coat, but the micro droplets are tough to prevent.

 

[Akikiki]

I've crossed posted this in another thread. So don't go beating up on me for doing that. I admit to doing it, but it seemed so right to put it here too.

I called a NASCAR friend of mine and asked where they get the windshield tear-offs they used on the race cars. You know those they tear-off each time the car comes to the pit row. I then went to Office Depot and got a regular size hole puncher. I sat down and using the pack of tear-offs and hole puncher, I made 10 million miniature tear-offs for my rear camera. I usually peel the bottom sticky off the mini-tear-off and attach 30 to my rear camera each morning before I leave the garage. Now each time I pull up to a traffic light or into a parking lot, a member of my pit crew jumps out from the trunk and using a NASCAR certified and authorized pair of tweezers peels on mini-tear-off, sticks it in his pocket and jumps back in the trunk before the light turns green. It surely has made a difference for those times when I back into a parking space in the parking lot. I just can't get anyone willing to ride in the frunk to perform the mini-tear-off for my front mounted rear camera. It gets dirtier because its facing those bugs we meet head on.

 

[essmd]

I used some scuba goggle anti-fog as well as some clear toothpaste which work better than Rain-X for just water, but not a muddy .collection.
It leaves a thin film that breaks the surface tension of water drops, and keep the visualization pretty good.
The problem is it need to be re-applied after cleaning for dirt.

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

Is the OP car an HW2/AP2 car?

My understanding was they improved the cameras for HW2 versus what they had for HW1.

The backup camera in my HW1/AP1 is pretty much unusable in the rain unless I wipe it off constantly.

 

[kevincwelch]

Gyeon View is what I have applied. It works very well, but it isn't like a wiper, obviously. This or any legitimate hydrophobic glass coating.

 

[cellogig]

So 2 years later and still no resolve from this original post.
It is visually bad when u back into a unlit parking space. Model x 2017

 

[LukasSwan]

I saw a similar sized SUV to the MX that was a BMW or a Mercedes or something. When it went in reverse, the badge tilted outward to expose the camera. BRILLIANT . I wish Tesla had done this with the T.

 

[SMSMD]

I saw a similar sized SUV to the MX that was a BMW or a Mercedes or something. When it went in reverse, the badge tilted outward to expose the camera. BRILLIANT . I wish Tesla had done this with the T.

Volkswagen

 

[boaterva]

As was said, many want the camera on all the time. The hidden camera is only good if it’s only used for parking. And I would think that that would get dirt dried on the camera also when it’s hidden away.

 

[aesculus]

I was thinking they could create some sort of air blast when you put the car in reverse to clear the lens.

 

[hill]

That is exactly what we need!

that would sure be better than the last lousy software update that lets you open the front and rear trunk remotely so you don't have to put your groceries down. I use my third & fourth arms to remove the phone from my pocket and work the app - while my other two arms hold the groceries.
I'll bet you wonder why I don't use those extra arms just to open the trunk. Or the fob

 

[Akikiki]

Next on the list of things for EM to fix. Tesla is (according some people) responsible for what the weather does to the cars. I think this is the primary reason he created The Boring Company.