nehal51086

for those of u that have the navi with the back up camera im sure u have noticed this....after it rains water gets all over the lens...is there anything we can do to prevent this from happening....rainx posibly....

Evitzee

Since the lens is out in the open where all the spray is there isn't much you can do except wipe it off occasionally. You could try Rain-X or something similar, but is it really that much of a problem??

kensteele

nothing you can do about it except maybe wipe off the lens with a cloth, have you tried that?

nehal51086

wiping it off works fine...but the thing is that i back into my drive way and i woudl rather not have to get out during the rain to wipe it off...my driveway is fairly long and there are sprinkler directly beside the edge of the driveway....only reason i asked is bc i have the camera but its usless when i need it after/while it rains...

15951

I find that the interior rear view mirror tends to stay dry during the rain, but the back window does get rain on it. I haven't found a cure yet.

Only kidding. I honestly have no idea how you'd prevent this, other than putting some type of splashguard device around the lens...but that wouldn't look too good.

nehal51086

i guess im gona have to stick with my sideview mirrors....just thought there may have been something i could do...eh oh well....ill see how rainx works...

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

yea i noticed it too.. it sucks cuz the IS does have a nice blind spot back there, but I just use my rear view at that point

Evitzee

Backup camera is not meant as a substitute for using the rear view mirrors, and turning around and looking out your back window. It's there to check if anything/anybody is directly in back of the vehicle. Trying to back up and watching the wide angle distorted image on the screen as a guide is not the way to do it.

inecstaz

I agree. It takes 2 seconds to look behind you.... and in all the rain I've been in, I've rarely had a problem with the backup camera being too distorted or fuzzy.

IS_Mine

I would say the camera is best used at night. Hard to see things behind you but the back up lights and license plate frame lights help out the most there! I think thats the only time I look down at the nav.. is at night.

lobuxracer

iTrader: (2)

The backup camera is useless after driving in the rain. All you need is a few drops of water on it, and it's impossible to see.

Drunkebuda

mine works fine lol i dont have any of that fuzzy rain dot on my lens

dajwilson

I haven't had an issue to date with camera after it rains. I can still see clearly.

phatboyc

A little blurry when it rains but I find still usable.

Since I like using it so much when it's dark out this post gave me an idea. I will be applying Aquapel to it this summer. It's already applied on our stock windows and does a awesome job. I bough some off Ebay to apply it to our other car. Since the camera lens is made of glass it should do the trick.

Bichon

I guess Lexus needs to design a tiny little windshield wiper and washer for the lens.

Seriously though, the aerodynamics of the back of the car are such that they seem to be a magnet for dirt and road film. Perhaps with a little time back in the wind tunnel, the engineers could make some minor design tweaks to alter airflow near the lens, minimizing the problem.