Dash cam + Porsche warranty - solved?
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I’ve seen many a post regarding how hardwiring a dash cam will invalidate an OPC warranty, which is something I’d like to avoid.
Ideally I’d plug it in to a switched 12v socket but both sockets on 987.2 CSs are constantly live (as are many other models).
The only solution I have found so far is connecting it to the USB port in the armrest. After some experimentation it only powers up when the car is unlocked, which is ideal, and as a further bonus it powers the cam up for 20 secs when the car is locked and the door handles are pulled.
This of course restricts iPod usage. Otherwise it seems to be the best solution unless anyone has found an alternative?
Ideally I’d plug it in to a switched 12v socket but both sockets on 987.2 CSs are constantly live (as are many other models).
The only solution I have found so far is connecting it to the USB port in the armrest. After some experimentation it only powers up when the car is unlocked, which is ideal, and as a further bonus it powers the cam up for 20 secs when the car is locked and the door handles are pulled.
This of course restricts iPod usage. Otherwise it seems to be the best solution unless anyone has found an alternative?
chazd said:
Cannot see why it would void the warranty.
My OPC fitted mine for me before I took delivery!
Sorry, should have said extended warranty. The claim is that a hardwired dashcam ‘could’ affect the car electrics. Nonsense I know, as all we’re doing is using the fuse box as a power source, but them’s the rules... My OPC fitted mine for me before I took delivery!
gwsinc said:
Sorry, should have said extended warranty. The claim is that a hardwired dashcam ‘could’ affect the car electrics. Nonsense I know, as all we’re doing is using the fuse box as a power source, but them’s the rules...
Luxury. Back in the day (2008ish) my standalone, non-wired, not connected to anything m-track tracker apparently voided the extended warranty. That was the last time I had work done by an OPC 
Bert
It does not void the warranty. At best it causes issues with claiming for an item which “could” be impacted by the installation or with the checks required for extension of warranty.
If it voided the warranty then they would send you away with a warranty claim where your petrol tank is leaking or your air conditioning leaking gas etc just because you have a dash cam fitted. This is of course ludicrous and not true.
If it voided the warranty then they would send you away with a warranty claim where your petrol tank is leaking or your air conditioning leaking gas etc just because you have a dash cam fitted. This is of course ludicrous and not true.
Edited by craigjm on Tuesday 25th December 16:30
gwsinc said:
dreamcar said:
My OPC (Portsmouth) advised they would not do the extended warranty with a dash cam hard wired so I plugged the power lead into the socket in the passenger foot well. Works fine!
That’s my OPC too 
Do you leave it plugged in all the time?
craigjm said:
It does not void the warranty. At best it causes issues with claiming for an item which “could” be impacted by the installation or with the checks required for extension of warranty.
If it voided the warranty then they would send you away with a warranty claim where your petrol tank is leaking or your air conditioning leaking gas etc just because you have a dash cam fitted. This is of course ludicrous and not true.
Correct, if you’re considering the factory warranty. However, that’s not what this topic is about.If it voided the warranty then they would send you away with a warranty claim where your petrol tank is leaking or your air conditioning leaking gas etc just because you have a dash cam fitted. This is of course ludicrous and not true.
Edited by craigjm on Tuesday 25th December 16:30
The contract you may volenterily sign for an extended warranty, states “NO MODIFICATIONS OF ANY KIND”
So if you take out the warranty and then make ANY changes, you have breached your contract, which you might consider to then be void.
craigjm said:
f it voided the warranty then they would send you away with a warranty claim where your petrol tank is leaking or your air conditioning leaking gas etc just because you have a dash cam fitted. This is of course ludicrous and not true.
Whatever happened to Soovy?Edited by craigjm on Tuesday 25th December 16:30
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