{"id":231,"date":"2019-08-05T15:21:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T20:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/rv-rear-view-mirror-camera\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:26:12","slug":"rv-rear-view-mirror-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/rv-rear-view-mirror-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"RV Rear View Mirror Camera Fix- 15 Steps To Save Hundreds of Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
RV side view cameras are an important safety feature designed to eliminate blind spots while driving. Our Class A RV has side view cameras, but they have gotten so foggy that they are useless. We researched whether we should repair or replace our RV side cameras and found out how to save money. Read on the learn this easy RV Rear View Mirror Camera Fix in 15 detailed steps. You can fix your RV side view cameras yourself and save hundreds of dollars. This is an easy DIY RV project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does your RV have a rearview mirror with a camera that is not clear or foggy? Can you fix your foggy RV Rear View Mirror Camera? Yes, you can fix your RV Rear View Mirror Camera yourself and save hundreds of dollars. If you are getting a picture to your dashboard monitor from your camera, but the picture is not clear then there are only two things it can be either a dirty camera lens or moisture has gotten into the camera.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me explain how we repaired our Rear View Mirror Camera in just a few minutes and saved hundreds of dollars by doing this simple fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have Ramco RV side view mirrors with rear-facing cameras on the left and right sides of the bottom convex portion of the mirror. Since they have become so blurry, they are useless. I decided to contact the mirror manufacturer (in this case Ramco Engineering) to ask about a repair or replacements. I believe the steps we took to repair ours will work no matter what brand mirrors you have, provided the cameras are located in the mirror itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s what our dashboard monitor looked like with the old RV Rear View Mirror Cameras:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The RV mirror manufacturer said that the first thing to do is to check to make sure that the side view camera lens was not dirty on the outside. They also said that there is a plastic lens cap over the glass lens that will pop off and can be cleaned. That was not the case on our Newmar Mountain Aire, but your model may have those plastic lens covers. The first and easiest step is to check this first on your camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I explained that dirt was not the issue, the RV mirror manufacturer told me that it was much easier to replace the entire convex portion of the mirror and the camera. That really didn\u2019t make sense to me since there was nothing wrong with the mirror itself, it was just the camera that was cloudy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I asked how much to replace the small convex portion of the RV mirror and the side cameras and they said that they start at $300- each! Not including shipping, tax, or installation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n We did more research and learned that many mirror companies purchase cameras from the camera manufacturers and then use their own wiring harness to attach them. This was exactly the case with our Ramco mirror. The camera was actually a Voyager brand (a high-quality brand used in the RV industry). We also learned that one of the main reasons these cameras fail has nothing to do with the quality of the camera, but that it is most often due to water intrusion from the mirror manufacturers using different wiring harnesses than what the cameras come with. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOur Steps to Repair Our Blurry RV Rear View Mirror Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Left Side<\/td> Rear Is Good<\/td> Right Side<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n RV Camera Lens is Not Dirty but is Still Giving You a Cloudy Picture?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Do Quality RV Camera Lens Fail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can You Buy a New RV Rear View Mirror Camera?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n