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Someone scratched my car's rear parking camera and broke the lens. However, the camera is still working fine. I'm thinking that the lens would be less expensive than filing an insurance claim, and I'd like to try fixing it myself.
Can anybody help me get started? I think I need to figure out how to get the camera out and then see if it is possible to replace the lens.
Back up camera should not be very expensive and trying to fix the camera lens will be difficult. First of all, sourcing components like such a small lens isn't gonna be easy, it's almost impossible, I would say. Save time and effort, get the whole camera changed.
If the image is clear now, you just need a lens cover. If not, it'd likely be easier and faster to buy a new backup camera and put it in. I just checked Amazon, and saw a good number of cameras under $20, with one (on the first page search for "backup camera") for $9.99 delivered w/ Prime membership. Complete kits including the monitor were $29 and up.
Good luck!
