Chips in front camera lens

[Mark2sday]

So, less than 1,000 miles and I already have rock chips on my front camera lens.
sigh. Anyone else in here not allowed to have nice things?

 

[jonesw67]

Damn .......

ok, so who has a link for protective covers/films for camera lenses that work on our CT's ?

 

[CyberGus]

Well that's a bummer BUT the forward FSD cameras are behind the windshield, so I doubt this will affect autonomy at all. No other Tesla even has that bumper camera.

 

[tmeyer3]

Just use it until it has issues, then buy a new one. Once the market dies down a bit, should be around $100.

edit: here's a 400 mile one on ebay for $160 https://www.ebay.com/itm/405128257166
I'm sure it's overpriced, but for that cost I wouldn't really sweat it unless it impacts your view.

 

[Cybertruck26]

Well that's a bummer BUT the forward FSD cameras are behind the windshield, so I doubt this will affect autonomy at all. No other Tesla even has that bumper camera.

Oh wow, I didn't even know that... I thought it used all the cameras for FSD.

 

[CyberGus]

Oh wow, I didn't even know that... I thought it used all the cameras for FSD.

Well shrug who knows? But given that other Teslas don't even have a bumper camera, it would require re-coding FSD to use it. Plus, it's super wide-angle, so it's not significant to FSD unless you're rock-crawling lol.

I tried driving around the neighborhood using just the bumper-cam display, I almost threw up

 

[Cybertruck26]

Well shrug who knows? But given that other Teslas don't even have a bumper camera, it would require re-coding FSD to use it. Plus, it's super wide-angle, so it's not significant to FSD unless you're rock-crawling lol.

I tried driving around the neighborhood using just the bumper-cam display, I almost threw up

Excellent point. I DO love these cams when it comes to parking though. I feel like parking is easier with the CT than it was with my Model Y.

 

[CyberGus]

Excellent point.

It's not un-possible that the bumper-cam could be used to peek around corners, since it's further forward... ?‍

 

[bongulous]

Damn that really sucks. Is the chip visible on camera?

 

[REM]

Well shrug who knows? But given that other Teslas don't even have a bumper camera, it would require re-coding FSD to use it. Plus, it's super wide-angle, so it's not significant to FSD unless you're rock-crawling lol.

I tried driving around the neighborhood using just the bumper-cam display, I almost threw up

fun fact: they designed this on purpose in part to prevent people from feeling comfortable driving with only the camera. They most definitely could format the view to near 1:1 or "video-game" like.

 

[REM]

So, less than 1,000 miles and I already have rock chips on my front camera lens.
sigh. Anyone else in here not allowed to have nice things?

Nope, welcome to the "have nice thing for about 5 seconds" club.

Are the chips causing visible distortion? Maybe you can buff it out quite a bit and lessen the effect. I would mask it off and use a quality compound.

 

[Hunky Dory]

It looks like the actual camera lense is behind a transparent cover that is chipped. The cover may be replaceable. I hope replacement covers can be ordered because, with the course sand they put on the roads around here in the winter time, I will have to order lense covers by the case.

There is a good opportunity of an aftermarket accessory supplier to make a snap on protector.

 

[Outdoors]

I can say with pretty much certainty based on mine at 20k that they will not be workable at 50k. Front bumper is also like gritty sandpaper.

 

[BeFamousVideo]

Sorry that happened.
Maybe using a PPF for the camera lens would avoid a chip in the future. I just purchased a custom fit PPF for the front light bar and headlights to protect from rock chips. And here is the same product for a fraction of the cost at Amazon $11 which could also be used for the camera lens. https://tinyurl.com/2c7huyt4

 

[AO-Pete]

PPF won't work; it'll fuzz up the optics, but the main issue is it will not confirm to the shape, at least, not for very long. The Rivian's have the same issue, but on those the camera is part of the facia assembly, so you're looking at -wait for it - $1500 to replace it. For that reason, I spent a long time trying to create a 'contact lens' for front cameras, but couldn't get to a viable product. At least Tesla has made the replacement easy, and for all their many faults, they tend to be extremely reasonable for parts.