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Inexpensive option for a quality dashcam

Jampy00

Jampy00

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Talking in another thread about just how terrible drivers are becoming (including ourselves at times)
I drive and ride very little now compared to a few years ago. My commute to the office is about 15km's now and my driving is usually going into town for groceries etc.
I live on a dirt road and often times I'm the only car/bike on it.
But when I do pull out onto more populated roads, I see too many things that concern me and would like to have some protection against scams, accidents, tickets etc.

I don't want to buy a fully integrated dashcam system for the limited amount I drive/ride. I own a good phone (newest Pixel) and saw this app, has anyone had any experience with it?

play.google.com

Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder - Apps on Google Play

High Performance & Lightweight Video Recorder App with Hardcoded Subtitles
play.google.com play.google.com

I also have a quadlock case so this mount would prove useful as well for both cars. and would not block the camera.

www.quadlockcase.ca

Car - Suction Mount

The Quad Lock® Car Suction Windscreen/Dash Mount lets you mount your smartphone in your car. Integrate the Wireless Charging Head for fast wireless charging, or use a MAG Head for easy convience.
www.quadlockcase.ca www.quadlockcase.ca

For 60 bux, I think it might be worth it, any thoughts or other idea's?
 
Jampy00 said:
Talking in another thread about just how terrible drivers are becoming (including ourselves at times)
I drive and ride very little now compared to a few years ago. My commute to the office is about 15km's now and my driving is usually going into town for groceries etc.
I live on a dirt road and often times I'm the only car/bike on it.
But when I do pull out onto more populated roads, I see too many things that concern me and would like to have some protection against scams, accidents, tickets etc.

I don't want to buy a fully integrated dashcam system for the limited amount I drive/ride. I own a good phone (newest Pixel) and saw this app, has anyone had any experience with it?

play.google.com

Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder - Apps on Google Play

High Performance & Lightweight Video Recorder App with Hardcoded Subtitles
play.google.com play.google.com

I also have a quadlock case so this mount would prove useful as well for both cars. and would not block the camera.

www.quadlockcase.ca

Car - Suction Mount

The Quad Lock® Car Suction Windscreen/Dash Mount lets you mount your smartphone in your car. Integrate the Wireless Charging Head for fast wireless charging, or use a MAG Head for easy convience.
www.quadlockcase.ca www.quadlockcase.ca

For 60 bux, I think it might be worth it, any thoughts or other idea's?
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I buy this for all my cars.


easy/non existent setup required, fits flush to the angle of the windscreen so nothing hanging down or blocking the dash (personal pet peeve). requires a separate SD card
 
jc100 said:
How hard is it to hardwire in?
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only need to hardwire systems in if you want the parking - motion detector features; then you`re splicing into the wires.

otherwise it plugs into a 12v socket or usb port.
 
Evoex said:
I buy this for all my cars.


easy/non existent setup required, fits flush to the angle of the windscreen so nothing hanging down or blocking the dash (personal pet peeve). requires a separate SD card
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Nice but can't move it from car to car also no use on the bike. But I do like the looks and ease of setup.
 
POWERMAN said:
Inexpensive?

Viofo hands down.

If you are willing to spend some money: Blackvue, Thinkware
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Not interested in spending any money. I drive maybe 20 minutes a day, and that should come to an end in December.
 
Jampy00 said:
Nice but can't move it from car to car also no use on the bike. But I do like the looks and ease of setup.
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technically possible, if you got ahold of another mounting system and wires, but yeah not ideal.

certainly no good for bike, no.
 
FWIW, the A119 V2 that I bought came with some stick-on cable guides. Between those and running the power cable behind an A-pillar panel and the dashboard, the dashcam was very low profile - some passengers were surprised to see me point it out.

Also though, nothing exciting happened in front of me ever again after I installed it.
 
Good timing. As I’m not 100% of keeping the GTI I need a cheap camera. I’ve got a Thinkware laying around from the Volt, but damned if I find it.

Would prefer battery so no wires, but may just live with ghetto hanging wire until I decide on a car.
 
mimico_polak said:
Good timing. As I’m not 100% of keeping the GTI I need a cheap camera. I’ve got a Thinkware laying around from the Volt, but damned if I find it.

Would prefer battery so no wires, but may just live with ghetto hanging wire until I decide on a car.
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not hard to tuck it under the trim and roof liner, the one i linked comes with a plastic trim tool to pull back the A pillar cover and some sticky pads to run the wire.
 
Evoex said:
I buy this for all my cars.


easy/non existent setup required, fits flush to the angle of the windscreen so nothing hanging down or blocking the dash (personal pet peeve). requires a separate SD card
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I’ve got the same in a couple of my cars
 
mimico_polak said:
Good timing. As I’m not 100% of keeping the GTI I need a cheap camera. I’ve got a Thinkware laying around from the Volt, but damned if I find it.

Would prefer battery so no wires, but may just live with ghetto hanging wire until I decide on a car.
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I was over at Lockdown Security 2 months ago to get a new dual camera setup along with an external auxiliary battery (all Thinkware products).
Granted, I plan to keep this car for 10+ years but its amazing how clean the install was along with phone app integrations!

I think Lockdown has pricing to just install a camera as well if you provide the unit and cable (assuming you want it hardwired).
 
POWERMAN said:
I was over at Lockdown Security 2 months ago to get a new dual camera setup along with an external auxiliary battery (all Thinkware products).
Granted, I plan to keep this car for 10+ years but its amazing how clean the install was along with phone app integrations!

I think Lockdown has pricing to just install a camera as well if you provide the unit and cable (assuming you want it hardwired).
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I’ve used Audio Heaven for most of my installs. Guy I used stopped responding so I went back to AH and am happy with their work.
 
Evoex said:
only need to hardwire systems in if you want the parking - motion detector features; then you`re splicing into the wires.

otherwise it plugs into a 12v socket or usb port.
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Depends on your socket(s). If it's switched, yes. If it's wired live to the fusebox, no. My current vehicle has dual sockets in the dash/console under the radio, one of each. First time I'd seen that.
 
Garmin 46. Great cam, not affected by heat or Cold. Small, easy to mount ( magnetic on the windshield. Gps city refurbished $150.
Has lane depart, red Light cam notification etc.
 
FullMotoJacket said:
Depends on your socket(s). If it's switched, yes. If it's wired live to the fusebox, no. My current vehicle has dual sockets in the dash/console under the radio, one of each. First time I'd seen that.
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Usually one or both under the arm rest.
 
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