How to pop internal camera housing back in

[teethdood]

I just got my windshield tinted and got the dreaded emergency lights flashing issue. I popped off the internal camera housing to try to get it to dry quicker, but now I can't pop it back in. Any ideas how to push it back in? Thanks!

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[CyberGus]

There are 4 clips that the cover snaps into:

You might have lost one of the clips.

 

[teethdood]

Thanks for the picture!
I never opened it completely. I just barely removed it to enable some airflow. Notice the black piece next to the front clip. Everything still looks to be there. I'm trying to force it back in flush, but I think the front clip is preventing me from pushing it in. Do I pull out the housing a bit so it can get past the clip? It seems to be pretty stiff, scared of breaking anything.

 

[sharpgator]

Mine came back this way from a camera cleaning at Tesla service. The reason housing wasn't seating well was because the underlying camera heat shield had been left loose. You might want to pull that housing down and make sure the heat shield is properly mounted. There are a number of videos out there on how to do this. Look up "cybertruck forward camera cleaning"

 

[CyberGus]

Thanks for the picture!
I never opened it completely. I just barely removed it to enable some airflow. Notice the black piece next to the front clip. Everything still looks to be there. I'm trying to force it back in flush, but I think the front clip is preventing me from pushing it in. Do I pull out the housing a bit so it can get past the clip? It seems to be pretty stiff, scared of breaking anything.

You cannot remove the "Beauty Cover" without first removing the rearview mirror (Torx T20). Then you can gentry pry the cover at the clips, using a trim-removal tool like these:

You don't need these exactly, just don't use a metal tool against your windshield lol, and don't insert anything further than necessary because there are delicate electronics underneath. Keep the cover straight until all the clips are released, they might break if bent.

As @sharpgator noted above, they may have broken one of the two tabs on the Glare Shield, which is shockingly easy to do on the brittle plastic.

If so, they owe you a new one (and an apology, IMHO). I've had to replace mine, but it's only $30.

The whole R&R cleaning procedure is documented here:

https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybe...UID-6229D89E-739C-4ABF-BF8B-58E8FD447952.html

 

[CaseyL]

As @sharpgator noted above, they may have broken one of the two tabs on the Glare Shield, which is shockingly easy to do on the brittle plastic.

If so, they owe you a new one (and an apology, IMHO). I've had to replace mine, but it's only $30.

I broke both tabs on the Glare Shield despite knowing they break easily. I just pushed everything back together and ordered a new Glare Shield. It's still sitting in my closet. We're on a road trip now with 14.2.2.2. So far we've put 1100 miles on the truck and I drove about 5 of those. Gotta put that new Glare Shield on someday ....

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