Front AND rear dashcam installs?
Discussion
Hi guys,
I've had my front dashcam for some time now (Transcend Drivepro 200 - very good!) hard wired into the fusebox with the wires neatly tucked away, and I'm now thinking of purchasing another so I can have both front and rear set up.
Does anyone have both front and rear installed? worth doing?
I'm tempted to get a Drivepro 220 for the front which has GPS capability and mount the 200 in the rear.
Any pics of a similar set up would be good!
Thanks
I've had my front dashcam for some time now (Transcend Drivepro 200 - very good!) hard wired into the fusebox with the wires neatly tucked away, and I'm now thinking of purchasing another so I can have both front and rear set up.
Does anyone have both front and rear installed? worth doing?
I'm tempted to get a Drivepro 220 for the front which has GPS capability and mount the 200 in the rear.
Any pics of a similar set up would be good!
Thanks
Thinkware F750-2CH. It has a main front camera and a separate rear camera which connects by a single USB cable with all video recorded to a microSD in the front unit. All recordings are 1080p and you can pull directly off the microSD or download in-situ to an Android or Ios mobile phone using WiFi.
Joe5y said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
I would have done it if I didn't have a convertible. Catch the tailgaters
And do what with the footage?I've gone for front and rear identical cameras... Something to note is that sucker mounts do not work on rear windscreens due to the heating elements, so you need to either make something that fits in another way or (as I have done) buy an additional mount with a super-sticky adhesive pad on it.
Power has its own challenges compared to a front cam. Any car with a CAM bus will have a rear power module/fusebox that you can tap into, or a power socket in the boot that you could use. Something I had to snag was that the radio tuners are in the boot in my car, and the PSU that came with my cameras was noisy, so it killed radio reception until I bought a quality power supply, well-shielded USB cable and added a couple of RF chokes to the 12V side. Your tuners may be in the dash however your aerial could still be near where you mount the PSU so be aware if your radio reception dies you might want to start with replacing the power supply.
Power has its own challenges compared to a front cam. Any car with a CAM bus will have a rear power module/fusebox that you can tap into, or a power socket in the boot that you could use. Something I had to snag was that the radio tuners are in the boot in my car, and the PSU that came with my cameras was noisy, so it killed radio reception until I bought a quality power supply, well-shielded USB cable and added a couple of RF chokes to the 12V side. Your tuners may be in the dash however your aerial could still be near where you mount the PSU so be aware if your radio reception dies you might want to start with replacing the power supply.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Joe5y said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
I would have done it if I didn't have a convertible. Catch the tailgaters
And do what with the footage?Joe5y said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Joe5y said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
I would have done it if I didn't have a convertible. Catch the tailgaters
And do what with the footage?NiceCupOfTea said:
I don't understand what point you're trying to make. A rear camera will capture tailgaters on film, so if there is an accident you have video evidence.
I think he is alluding to the many very sad people who add terabytes of footage to youtube to show their outrage at the driving around them.You are saying you'd only use the footage for accident/insurance purposes which I don't think anyone would have a problem with.
But when you say tailgaters... they haven't by definition run into you so he was probably assuming you'd be one of those sad individuals who uploads 'scandalous' driving whenever someone is less than 3 car lengths from their rear bumper.
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