C5 X7 Camera Cleanup

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DanielKusnir
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C5 X7 Camera Cleanup

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Hello guys

i bought older C5 X7 Tourer from 2013 that has a parking camera - all works well however it seems that there is a water in protective plastic / glass case that i need to clean up.
Video is very blurry. I tried to find some guide how to disassemble it but could not. Do you know how to remove camera case so i can clean it ?

thank you
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GiveMeABreak
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Re: C5 X7 Camera Cleanup

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There's no official cleaning procedure - it's generally a replacement if the camera has water ingress. Probably caused by poor use of a pressure washer. The water has penetrated the seals and got into the unit, so short of forcing the unit open and breaking the entire seal to get in, I can't see another option. If you do this, you will probably worsen the problem as these are very hard to reseal using silicon once opened.

I've tried many times with headlamps and other light units - once that seal is destroyed it usually leads to a worsening problem and the only way I've sorted it on many occasions is a new lamp or light unit. So I expect this will be the case with your camera.
Please note, I'm no longer active on the Forum, so won't respond to messages.

Marc