DashCam Thread

[chris williams]

Most any of the Solid Green, or, Light Green/White wires would work regardless of what they run since the cam is relatively low powered...

Excersise care though, a lot of these run at 5v through some tiny adaptor in the plug in lighter.....don't ask how I found that one out!

Bought this one from Ebay today, I'll report out on it after I've used it for a while.

HD IR 1080P DVR Car Vehicle Dash Cam G-sensor HDMI Camera Vedio Recorder GS8000L

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-HD-1080P...item5d45cecea0

We have a few of these installed in our work vehicles and they have been working well for nearly a year or so. The instructions are rubbish but once you have set the date/time etc they work well.
Chris

[EdR5150]

I just bought an 0801 dash cam myself. While installing my awesome new power outlight/lighter….

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?9635#post141426

…I added two more power outlets under the dash for electronics:

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http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de..._N0318_-1_4357

Fuse 17 is rated at 20 amps, and my new lighter draws under 7.5. My cell phone and dash cam combined draw less that 1 amp, and my ’83 also doesn’t have a clock on Fuse 17. Adding two more outlets wasn’t a problem, and it will be nice to keep all these power connectors out of sight. Since Fuse 17 is live all the time, I decided on another mod:

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http://store.delorean.com/p-10223-on...sole-pair.aspx

After some fast shipping with DMCMW, I cut the wiring harness and put a switch in the middle of the circuit. So now all my power outlets are controlled by the switch. This allows me to stop and start my dash cam whenever I want without touching the cam or the power connector. I plan to use this to record DCS and some Cruise Ins, as well as all my drives.
My A Pillar trim is off the car right now, so I’ll be running the power for the dash cam behind the trim, then above the headliner. I’m also installing a new head unit with Bluetooth, that has a wired mic. The mic wire is also going behind the A Pillar trim, and the mic will be on the driver’s side at the top corner of the windshield.

Blog post: http://www.16908.info/?p=2573

[dtavres]

I LOVE the Mobius cam... Under $80 (US), HD video, and very small! Here's a link - http://amzn.to/2aGVLYT

Also, much of the video on this site is from a Mobius - www.YesterdaysDrive.com

THE QUESTION:
Should I only use the suction cup mount, or do the adhesive mount?

I know the adhesive can be easily scraped off the glass, and I don't really see a downside (assuming it's positioned correctly on stick! lol)

The biggest reason I want to use the adhesive one, is the low profile.

Right now, I'm using this suction cup mount - http://amzn.to/2bzHldG

But I've bought these adhesive ones too - http://amzn.to/2bzGUQG

Thoughts?

[Farrar]

In my experience, adhesive works better than suction on very hot days.

[Farrar]

I eventually settled on this model. I like it so far.

I also like the fact that I can stick a mount to the other car's windshield, run a power cable, and swap the camera between cars.

Update: A hot day killed this unit. But the mount is still stuck to my windshield -- 3M adhesive wins.

[refugeefromcalif]

Update: A hot day killed this unit. But the mount is still stuck to my windshield -- 3M adhesive wins.

That's one of the reasons I went with a suction cup mount with my Garmin Dash cam 35. After a couple weeks of hot days, it loses suction and falls on the dash. (So far, the dach cam still works).

George

[Johnny-T]

I just installed a Viofo A119 camera in my D. I plan on uploading "bad driver" vids on youtube once I get the hang of it. I was even able to change my Youtube name to Delorean Dash Cam. So keep and eye out. I will post again once I start uploading.

[DaraSue]

Resurrecting this thread since most of the responses are from 2014 and earlier, and a lot can change tech and price-wise in 3 years. Any new recommendations?

[Farrar]

This one looks promising, but it needs to be hard wired.

https://www.amazon.com/SpyTec-A119-L.../dp/B01HN0HBFG

[Bitsyncmaster]

I bought this one and it seems to work OK.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

One thing with this one and maybe many others, they expect your cig/lighter socket will power off when the car is turned off. So the unit will not power on and off automatically with most US made cars.