Dash Cam
#12
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Yeah I just found in the manual that its 5v so I'll have to disassemble the 12v adapter to get it to fit in the overhead unless I can find enough room to tuck a 12v outlet in the headliner...
#13
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There is for sure power available both switched and un-switched as well as room to stuff cabling a convenient place to put a small panel switch if I so choose...
#15
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yea, the GDO buttons are always hot. I bet you could wire this to be always on. I assume once it's full, it just overwrites the old stuff...?
I run an optima yellow top, now 5 years old, still plays the radio for hours and starts the truck just fine.
OEM battery couldn't do that new!
I run an optima yellow top, now 5 years old, still plays the radio for hours and starts the truck just fine.
OEM battery couldn't do that new!
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#18
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The power supply module is for the most part a standard 12v to 5v cigarette lighter phone charger.
What I ended up doing it taking another charger and butchering it down to its power supply and using the remaining case to encapsulate it to about the size of a lip stick tube and concealed the power supply within the headliner above the GDO and map lamps.
I ended up tying into the rear view mirror power as you suggest 73shark but did it within the head liner and I used the pink Ignition 1 wire so that when key is off the cam will auto power down and power on with key on..
Its now a very clean and concealed setup... I did purchase an extra mount and still have the original cigarette power cord that is about 6 feet long so I can move the dash cam to other vehicles if so desired...
What I ended up doing it taking another charger and butchering it down to its power supply and using the remaining case to encapsulate it to about the size of a lip stick tube and concealed the power supply within the headliner above the GDO and map lamps.
I ended up tying into the rear view mirror power as you suggest 73shark but did it within the head liner and I used the pink Ignition 1 wire so that when key is off the cam will auto power down and power on with key on..
Its now a very clean and concealed setup... I did purchase an extra mount and still have the original cigarette power cord that is about 6 feet long so I can move the dash cam to other vehicles if so desired...
#19
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Just an update, the dash cam is still working well, have captured a few jack wagons but nothing worthy of posting, guess that is a good thing
#20
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Well, the $15 one... didn't work, then did, then didn't then... it may have met with my foot after 20 tries. I decided I need something reliable. If I have to futz with it, every time I get in, that doesn't work for me. I need to install and be done.
According to the specs it was supposed to do all I wanted. It... did not.
So, thanks to PayPal, I'll get my $ back.
And, thanks to US shippers, and internet reviews; I bought this one
Wickedhd G1W Original Dashboard Dashcam 1080p HD H 264 2 7" LCD Car DVR Camera | eBay
And, it should be here TODAY!
And, thanks to you guys, after some playing with it's position/settings/etc. I do plan to wire it hot 24/7 and set it to 'motion' capture. Which should capture all issues while driving, and any parking garage issues.
For now I plan to back-in to the parking spaces, however, I'm hoping, by this fall, if my crazy long plan comes to fruition, and I acquire a used Model S, to put TWO in it. One out the front, and one out the back. Full (well mostly) coverage!
I'll post up with the new one once I get to play with it a bit.
According to the specs it was supposed to do all I wanted. It... did not.
So, thanks to PayPal, I'll get my $ back.
And, thanks to US shippers, and internet reviews; I bought this one
Wickedhd G1W Original Dashboard Dashcam 1080p HD H 264 2 7" LCD Car DVR Camera | eBay
And, it should be here TODAY!
And, thanks to you guys, after some playing with it's position/settings/etc. I do plan to wire it hot 24/7 and set it to 'motion' capture. Which should capture all issues while driving, and any parking garage issues.
For now I plan to back-in to the parking spaces, however, I'm hoping, by this fall, if my crazy long plan comes to fruition, and I acquire a used Model S, to put TWO in it. One out the front, and one out the back. Full (well mostly) coverage!
I'll post up with the new one once I get to play with it a bit.