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Old 12-03-2018, 08:13 PM
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Does anyone have any thoughts on a reverse camera swap or know of an upgrade protocol? In my limited experience it is very often set up with some control wire and a run of coax cable.

I am am loving every part of my 2012 XJL supercharged, except the backup camera. My 2016 fusion which i just turned in had much higher resolution and clarity.

if anyone has information on part comparability I would surely be appreciative. I prefer to keep it OEM finish rather than getting a wireless backup cam but I might end up doing that.
 
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Old 12-03-2018, 09:17 PM
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I don't know if there was a change in the backup cam from 2012 to 2013, but I'm very pleased with the display and functionality of my 2013. Have you cleaned the lens lately?
 
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Old 12-04-2018, 07:41 AM
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I don't think they've rolled the part number for some time. But, yes I've cleaned it. It just seems like the brightness is way too high.
 
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Old 12-04-2018, 08:27 AM
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yeah idk about newer than 2012 but i agree the camera is terrible. my 2012 Maxima even had a clearer camera than this. it gets washed out really bad on sunny days.

Ive asked this a couple times and no one really has an answer. im not sure if the cable from the camera to the screen is capable of higher resolutions or not.

I never did check to see if they are 2 different part numbers or not.
 
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Old 12-04-2018, 09:25 AM
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I'm doing some research right now, looks like ours has the same base PN as Ford, still. Maybe I can get to the point where either fixture or pinout can impact this further. I am a novice with camera technology for the most part, so i am asking around.
 
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Old 12-04-2018, 12:37 PM
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I agree the camera is pretty bad compared to most others I've seen. It gets the job done but its very low resolution.
 
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