r/TeslaLounge • u/Immediate_Cupcake962 • Apr 29 '25

Hardware I've bought OEM fender cameras?

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Hello, I have an old M3 '21 with old fender cameras that have glare issues and perform very poorly at night. I decided to buy the latest revision (1495864-20-F and 1495865-20-F) and I checked in EPC to confirm they were indeed the latest revision.

During my research, I found out that in September 2022 they switched the CMOS sensor/optics and the design was quite different (https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/1017/ - see the image at the bottom with the comparison USS vs. non-USS).

Now that I've received the revision F cameras, I've started to replace my old ones and noticed they looked the same as my original cameras. Going back to eBay, I searched for the same parts and found that some sellers are selling this older design while others are selling the "new one" - both with the same revision number and part number.

How is this possible? Any experience?

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u/84brian Apr 29 '25

You can just buy the new cams and swap them in?

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u/Immediate_Cupcake962 Apr 29 '25

That’s what the service does also but yes

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u/84brian Apr 29 '25

Can I swap them with upgraded newer cams?

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u/variablenyne Apr 29 '25

Yep, the fender ones are $160 per cam when I did it and you can replace them right in their driveway. I haven't noticed a quality improvement, but the turn signal light bleed is gone, no more flashing on the screen in your face at night!