Reversing Camera, Bizarre Behaviour (1 Viewer)

[Langtoftlad]

My reversing camera (Vision) has suddenly started behaving oddly.

When I brake, it now switches to close-up reversing mode...
When I indicate left, it also switches, and the 'ticker' goes hyper.

As far as I can tell, all the lights behave as they should.

Any ideas?
It was only fitted (by CamperUK) a couple of months ago... so I'm sure they'll fix it under guarantee - but as its an hour each way, I was wondering if there might be an easy fix?

 

[ivorantony]

Could well be a bad Earth on the rear light cluster,
A bad earth will make all kinds of strange faults, get somebody at the back and check all your lights are working correctly including the reversing lights,

 

[Langtoftlad]

You could be right... Just been out, left indicator flashes red rear light & brake light with actual amber indicator lamp glowing feebly.

Is it an easy / quick / cheap fix?
Or are elecktrickery problems logging ke this a nightmare to locate & fix?

If it should be cheap'n'quick then I don't mind paying the local guy but if its going to be a b*gger, a couple of hours, then I schlep back to CamperUK...

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[Larby]

Bad earth....................on 1 or both

 

[Larby]

Could be as simple as bad connection on 1 or both of plugs that go to light cluster.
Remove cluster, pull plug off and push on 2 or 3 times.
Copper grease also will help and stop them doing it again.

 

[pappajohn]

A good chance the fitter connected the camera earth to the rear light clusters earth connection then did a crap job of checking functionality.

The cluster should have just one common earth to chassis for all the rear lights

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[edgy]

Not advisable to put copper grease on any electrical contact at all. Copper is one of the best conducters of electric and could quite easily cause you more problems.

 

[Langtoftlad]

A good chance the fitter connected the camera earth to the rear light clusters earth connection then did a crap job of checking functionality

Quite possibly, but in fairness all has been working normally until yesterday.
So, something has gone awry or was poorly connected in the first place.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Thanks @ivorantony @Larby
Local guys it'll be then (unless I can see something, having a butchers underneath)
I'm sure its easy for you guys but I'm someone who gets my local mechanic to change my car's lightbulbs... Mind you he does them cheaper than I can buy the bulbs from Halfords!

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[Manic]

It could be a earth screw loosening off with all the touring you've been doing,Lyndon top then Sheringham

 

[Langtoftlad]

Touring in a MH, who'd have thought .

 

[Langtoftlad]

Conclusion:
Nathan at Hollis & Brown had a quick look this morning - and you were all right .
The reversing camera was tightly attached to the connector block but that pushfit connector wasn't completely clicked in...

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