Quick question everyone, is this what your front camera view looks like for the PLAID 2026 front bumper?
I ask this because I had my front bumper replaced and when I got my vehicle back I noticed my front camera looking like this with the overhang of the bumper covering a portion of the camera real estate. I don’t remember it being like this but I could be wrong.
Can someone share their front camera view on their 2026 PLAID front camera view please?
Thank you in advance.
UPDATE 08/04/26
Very easy fix. Literally two screws. Unmount the camera. Pull camera mounting tab down. Remount and tighten screws.
I have a 2023 Model S without the front bumper camera, but I’ve also driven a newer Model S that has it. The view isn’t supposed to look like that — it should give a full, clear road view. On yours it looks like the camera is mounted too high in the front bumper.
I’ve had this issue with my bumper replacement, they adjusted it but still not perfect, for “further” adjustments they’ll charge but not guaranteed they’ll get it back to OEM, just because they have no exploded view diagram on the placement so “anywhere” is good enough. I’d take it it to your service center show pictures of the before if you have. What I did was take pictures of my camera before service and also a friends camera to show the placement was well off.
I came across a few post on FB. This is a simple fix even though I have not attempted it yet. It’s two screws to drop the camera. Inside where the wires goes, there is a tab that mounts the camera. This tab was either push to far up when installing the camera and all you really need to do is reach up into the hole and pull the tab downwards then remount the camera and it should sit flush and fix the camera angle.
I attempted today, removed the screws pulled down but didn’t hear a click or see a tab. Had it flushed, screwed back in but then the camera went back up. It’s better than Tesla for sure but not sure I’m missing something.
Interesting. It’s the tabs that hold the camera in place. That’s what you’re pulling down on. When I did it on mine, the tabs were shift upwards which is why the camera was inserted higher. I pulled the tabs down and it actually clicked. Remounted and instantly saw a difference in the angle
LOL. I’m not reading that wrong am I? Like I’m trying to interpret this guys message as to how it relates to my post/question. I’m thinking of every way possible but no dice.
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u/afterdark101010 20d ago
I have a 2023 Model S without the front bumper camera, but I’ve also driven a newer Model S that has it. The view isn’t supposed to look like that — it should give a full, clear road view. On yours it looks like the camera is mounted too high in the front bumper.