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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 12:55 PM
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Black wedges on 360 camera?
Had my 2013 GL550 delivered and noticed something weird on the 360 degree camera. I have these wedges up front and the camera display is not seamless. Any thoughts? Normal?


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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 05:42 PM
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Well... I would suspect there has been some front bumper repair .. and camera(s) were not realigned.. you have Parktronic too.. misaligned from what I see...
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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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The right screen should be full image but looks like it is looking through a tunnel. That could be the problem. I wonder if they removed the cover (new cars have plastic covers to protect the lenses until delivered) from the front camera? I assume that is the front camera since your blind cones are in the front.
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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 09:43 PM
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For me it looks like mechanical problem with the front camera (front impact?).
Can you make a picture of your front camera?
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 12:20 AM
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looks like the front camera is pushed in / not placed correctly
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 03:29 AM
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looks like the front camera is pushed in / not placed correctly
Here is the camera. It is recessed in the 'snout'.
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 04:22 AM
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Fixed it! Removed the star and pushed the camera forward into the housing. Looks like it was pushed in.
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awesome, glad to hear it is fixed
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Yea, looked like it had been pushed in. Glad you got it fixed.
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