Front 360 parking camera replacement cost

[bn8959]

Hi
The front camera on the 360 parking system has failed on my car (blue screen with a camera icon with a X over it). Audi have quote me to replace and recalibrate- wait for it - £3,127!

They won’t cover it under warranty as it has a stone chip on the lens - despite it working fine for 2.5 years with the chip.

HazzyDays quoted me around £300 all in to replace it around the time I got the chip, so I find the Audi cost ridiculous!

Has anyone else had theirs replaced and could aby one recommend someone in the South West?
Thanks

[morski]

A new camera is £202.46 ish inc vat. You can pick up a used one for around £70 and dont even need to take the bumper off to replace it and not a difficult job to do even for the home mechanic. It will work straight away without needing any calibration but will show in a diagnostic scan that camera needs calibrating.

[bn8959]

Thanks for the info. I shall investigate. I did think the camera were around £200.

[MikeFish]

Might not be the camera itself though. Doesn't it run through a control / processing unit first?

[bn8959]

Might not be the camera itself though. Doesn't it run through a control / processing unit first?

Very true - might not be camera. All others are ok though.

[MikeFish]

Ok, have you tried to trace the cable to see if there any obvious signs of damage and make sure the plug hasn't come loose? I imagine this will be nigh on impossible but maybe worth a look.

[bn8959]

I’ve not done anything yet. But knowing I won’t be getting it fixed by Audi, I will be investigating! I want to replace the camera anyway as the stone chip made the image so blurry it was useless.

[IrishStig]

Hey BN8959, just wondering if you managed to sort your front camera out? Same thing with mine and reluctant to pay the RS premium in Audi to have it replaced / repaired.

[bn8959]

Yes I did. I looked up the part codes and they had quoted for the night vision camera (as I suspected thay had). They then requoted £625 inc vat to replace the camera and recalibrate. For convenience I went with that.

However last night I tried to use night vision and it seems they have broken that now. So it’s going back

[IrishStig]

Ah crap...
Gotcha re NV camera.
Same as your issue, the outer lens has a crack in it from a stone hit. Was hoping in vain that the outer lens could be replaced rather than replacing the entire camera. The more I think of it, it's a silly design. If you use a GoPro in a rough environment you put a case around it, the outer lens on the front camera should be a separate part!

[Haikojeem]

I mounted a camera on the front grille using a small bracket and some strong double-sided tape—worked fine even at motorway speeds. If you're thinking of recording your drives or capturing track footage, I’ve had a good experience with 360° action cams from insta360.com. The stabilization’s great, and you can reframe shots after filming. Plus, some models come with a handy remote that sticks to the dash.