ADAS camera
recalibration
The camera that runs your lane keeping and emergency braking sits on the windscreen. Move the glass and you move the camera. Recalibrating it is not an upsell, it is the second half of the job.
Does my car need it?
Send the registration. We check the VIN for a forward-facing camera and tell you whether recalibration is part of the job, before you book anything.
adas recalibration in progress · client photography
A degree out is
enough to matter
The camera reads lane markings and the car in front from a fixed position. Shift its angle by a fraction and everything downstream of it is working from bad information.
In practice that shows up as lane keeping tugging at the wrong moment, adaptive cruise sitting too close or too far back, or emergency braking reacting to a shadow. None of it is obvious on the drive home, which is exactly the problem.
Static calibration needs a level floor, controlled lighting and targets at measured distances, so it happens at the unit. Dynamic is a road drive at a set speed on roads with clear markings, and can start from wherever the car is.
We do both in-house rather than subcontracting. That is the whole reason we can finish a replacement in one visit instead of handing you a job sheet and somebody else's phone number.
How the job
actually runs
VIN checked
We confirm from the registration whether the car has a forward-facing camera and which procedure the manufacturer specifies.
Glass fitted and cured
Calibration only happens once the screen is bonded and has reached strength. Doing it earlier is pointless.
Targets set
For a static calibration, targets are positioned at measured distances on a level floor under controlled light.
Procedure run
The manufacturer's own routine, through the diagnostic interface, not a generic approximation.
Report printed
Pass values recorded and handed over. Keep it: insurers and main dealers both ask for it.
Does yours need recalibrating?
Registration and what the damage looks like. You will see whether it can be repaired or needs replacing, whether the camera behind your mirror has to be recalibrated, and how the insurance works.
Resin injected while the damage is still small, about 40 minutes, and the glass stays original.
Your vehicle
Petrol · 2024 · almost certainly carries a forward-facing camera
Recalibration
A repair leaves the glass in place, so the camera keeps its aim.
Most policies cover glass separately, outside your no-claims bonus, and we handle the claim with your insurer so you deal with the excess and nothing else. Vehicle details come from the DVSA record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What comes
with the job
Static calibration
Level floor, measured targets, controlled lighting at the unit.
At the unitDynamic calibration
Road drive at the specified speed on suitable marked roads.
On the roadThe diagnostic interface
Manufacturer procedure rather than a generic routine.
OEM routineThe printed report
Pass values and date, for your records and your insurer.
Handed overRe-run if it fails
If a fault traces back to our fit, we run it again at our cost.
No chargeCalibration only
We will recalibrate after somebody else's glass fit, if it was left undone.
StandaloneWhat people ask
about this one
Does my car definitely have it?
If there is a camera module behind the rear-view mirror, yes. That is most cars built since roughly 2018 and plenty before. We check the VIN rather than asking you to know.
Can I just skip it?
You can drive away without it. What you cannot do is rely on the safety systems, and your insurer may take a view if they are involved in a claim afterwards. We will not fit glass and leave it undone.
Somebody else fitted my screen and did not calibrate it. Can you?
Yes. We take standalone calibration work and it is more common than it should be. Bring the car in and we will run it properly and give you the report.
Why does it have to be at your unit?
Static calibration needs a level floor, measured target distances and controlled lighting. A side street has none of those. Dynamic calibration we can start from anywhere.
Where calibration happens
Dynamic calibration runs from wherever the car is. Static has to come to the bay in Brislington, and we tell you which yours needs before you book.
