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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 05:17 PM
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Broken camera

I noticed that the forward image on my screen was blurry and checked the camera and found it was broken. I think it must have been hit by a stone while I was driving. Has this happened to anyone else?

The dealer has quoted $3k (about USD2k) to replace the camera and I have filed an insurance claim for it.

It's very bad luck that such a small target got hit!








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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 06:34 PM
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Thats outrages! This camera cant be purchased separately ? Check other dealers, this cant be true!
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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 10:50 PM
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Wow! Talk about a massive over-charge. The camera can't cost more than $300 tops. Add in the minimum labor charge to swap it out, which is another $400 and you're up to $700. So even if the dealership wants to round it up to an even grand, that is way less than $3000. Try another dealership.
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Old Aug 9, 2019 | 04:48 AM
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I have checked the MB-EPC and the camera costs about € 500 in Germany.
So that probably will be about US $ 600 with shipping costs.
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Old Aug 10, 2019 | 05:10 PM
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I bet a cheap after market Chinese camera will work with it. its just a camera, has no computers in it.
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