DIY: Dashboard Camera

[hyde]

Originally Posted by nameisjae1

So just updating everyone...the power source to the fuse box pictures. On the side of the fuse box, you should find a fuse box identification card. I had to shrink the picture down to 1200x720 to upload. I can email some more pictures if anyone is interested. Plus I have lots more pictures but pretty much the same as r33.

Where is it grounded?

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by hyde

Where is it grounded?

You can use any screw that has contact to the metal body of the car.

[opasha]

Just got my Thinkware F550 :

[nameisjae1]

Nice. What was the total price on amazon? Since F550 has english firmware, I bet the Korean version will work too. The price here is about $230 with all the cables, rear camera, 32G memory, etc.

http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/d...code=425321955

[opasha]

Originally Posted by nameisjae1

Nice. What was the total price on amazon? Since F550 has english firmware, I bet the Korean version will work too. The price here is about $230 with all the cables, rear camera, 32G memory, etc.

http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/d...code=425321955

Yeah, that's WAY cheaper. Here is the Amazon price:

1) Front camera ($239.99): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

2) Rear Camera ($99): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3) Hardwire Kit ($39.99): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (I guess I bought the only kit they had left in stock)

[Armen383]

Great DIY, r33. Now I know what I'll equip my dealer with to do this properly (as much as I'm good at driving cars, I suck (or afraid? hmmm...) at doing such DIY things with them).

P.S. Anyone believes that installing a dash-cam is a magnet for something to happen? ;/ Had a quite a few fellas that had road accidents just days after they installed dash-cams. Coincidence?

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Armen383

Great DIY, r33. Now I know what I'll equip my dealer with to do this properly (as much as I'm good at driving cars, I suck (or afraid? hmmm...) at doing such DIY things with them).

P.S. Anyone believes that installing a dash-cam is a magnet for something to happen? ;/ Had a quite a few fellas that had road accidents just days after they installed dash-cams. Coincidence?

I'm not sure what they were doing when they got into those accidents, and I hope they are ok. However, fiddling with the dash cam while driving on public highways/roads is just an accident waiting to happen . It's no different than texting while driving. Your attention is diverted.

The main purpose of these cams is to review an accident (evidence in a collision), protect your parked car with surveillance against vandalism or hit and runs, or turning it on while parked before entering and recording on a track the way @r33 has done.

[F15GorDe]

Originally Posted by MattBianco

He once installed a self-powered dash cam on his horse, with front, rear and bottom views. He gives coding tips to computer programers. Mufflers ask him to build them. Strangers offer him their car so he can test tuning chips. He is the world's most interesting car man.

I don't always mod cars, but when I do I share it on bimmerpost.

LMFAO

[Armen383]

Originally Posted by opasha

I'm not sure what they were doing when they got into those accidents, and I hope they are ok. However, fiddling with the dash cam while driving on public highways/roads is just an accident waiting to happen

Nah, just the usual driving and then some minor accidents happened. My brain tells me it's clearly a coincidence, but somewhere inside there's this little bastard voice saying: "Are you sure, pal?

[Broadsword]

Found an interesting product while looking for dashcams. It's a "hard wire" installation kit. Just a simple piggyback fuse tap. http://thedashcamstore.com/universal...ceted_search=0

Now if I wanted to use this installation kit, where would be the the optimal fuse box (front or rear) and which fuse to tap?