Great work! I ordered the same one off of eBay after reading your post and it came today. Can't wait to see how it works. Thanks for posting that. If it works that's a lot of saved money. Did you use forscan cabled to the a laptop or can you do it using the Bluetooth app on an iPad?@peterk9 , all
Guys, there is breaking news!
I have finally found a 60$ solution to the camera issue.
Bought 60$ FL1T-19G490 FoMoCo camera from a store on aliexpress with free shipping to Qatar. I was their first customer by the way.
Got the camera today after 7 days. Seemed identical to the OEM camera. Didn't care for 110F temperature outside and did the replacement job myself. When I put the car to R, violaaaa!! It works. For the camera guidelines, I calibrated the camera using Forscan.
The camera quality is HD, much better than my earlier 2011 model camera. Also, the night results seem to be much brighter. The camera I purchased seems to be OEM as it had all the markings and writings of the OEM camera, with the manufacturing date of 2015.
You're welcome.
Hi benny18,
Good to know someone got benefit out of my post.
If your explorer is equipped with active guidelines, only then you are required to calibrate the camera. This can be done via full version of Forscan, which to my knowledge is available for PC only.
The normal static camera guidelines will be set by camera module automatically without the need for Forscan.
Link for Forscan procedure#
Yes that is correct. Active guidelines are only there if you have Active Park Assist......... Active is the ones that turn when you turn the wheel then, correct? Thanks
I am getting intermittent faults on the rear camera, where there is no image and unavailable message. Has anyone had to repair/replace the unit, and what should expected cost be? Is there an aftermarket preferred fix?
2012 limited.I had the same thing happen to my front camera (2016 Platinum) the first 3 months that I had it. It was under warranty but it took them a 4 days to replace it because it effected the navigation for lane assist.
As for cost to replace it, they can be quite expenseice to replace if you go to a dealer. I couldn't see your profile. What year and Model do you have?
2012 limited.
Welcome to the Forum.My explorer backup camera quit working the other day. After reading through most of this thread I found the replacement most are using on ebay and now when I put the car in reverse I have an image again.....BUT...its upside down! Is the fix for this calibrating with Forscan? I don't really want to drop another $70 on a Bluetooth OBD tool if it is not going to correct the issue. Anyone else run into this?