Dash Cam Installation

Thanks for the review - I'm shopping around for a cam for my truck right now.

I've actually seen some of your other videos on YouTube before; always interesting

Ray

 

Hey Dan! Long time follower of your YT channel, great to see you in here! Agreed, Blackvues are the best, got them mounted in all my cars (including company cars). Keep the videos coming and send my regards to Meg!


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@dhurlbert, a few questions i was hoping you could you help answer:

• did you find any other locations in the interior to put the battery besides where you mounted it?
• i have it mounted on the interior of our family car so that the temps stay under control. wonder if high temp exposure (esp. on hot days) been an issue for you since the install.
• when you look in the rear view mirror, can you see the rear facing camera? i'm curious if you looked at installing it in the engine bay?

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your videos are always super entertaining and informative. thanks for making them.

 

I use Owl Cam. So far so good! Love the live connection and warnings.

 

@dhurlbert I watched your videos on YT and I think their great. Was able to get to the fusebox from your videos. Question about the trim removal above the seats, do they just pop up with a good yank? Trying to not break any clips as said in your video

 

Agree that you need a trim removal kit, it makes it so much easier and prevents damage to the leather and parts. I just hardwired my radar detector and dashcam. Here are the instructions from the WSM to take off the roof and door trim. Note that you need to take off the roof panel above the rear window first. These are all held on by snaps. After taking off the roof trim, there is a screw that needs to be removed before you start snapping off the other pieces.

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Dan, love your YT channel. I have been following your garage remodel. Looks great and I am impressed with your handiness.

 

fyi, to close the loop on this thread, i ended up installing the battery inside the dash just behind the passenger side knee bumpers on the Pista. If you do not have the optional "HiFi" option, there's an empty bracket behind there where the JBL amp typically resides for that option. It's a good spot thats right next to the fuses.

 

@ridege55 These images are a godsend! Thanks for posting them.

And yeah Dan’s new garage is sweeeeet

 

I have the cameras in my SUV. Just wondering about the rear camera in a 488. Do the two layers of glass distort the image to make it not usable in case of an incident?

 

I have no issues with it in the 458. This is mounted inside the cabin on the rear window.

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Is yours mounted at the top of the rear window or at the bottom? Mine is at the top and always in the way when looking in the rear view mirror. It’s hard to see behind me even without that in the way, so it makes things even worse.


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Yea, its mounted on the top. Lets be honest, you cant see much out of the rear window anyways. I always have to lower my head a bit if I REALLY wanted to look out the rearview mirror. That tiny dashcam isn't obstructing much that the car already isn't.

 

Any solutions / suggestions for a spider rear camera?

 

Wonder about mounting rear camera to one side or the other. Not in the center. Thoughts?

 

Never even considered it, is there a good reason you want it mounted on the sides? I mean the rear window is pretty tiny... not sure you’d get much with it on the side. Like I said before, you’re not blocking much with it in the middle

 

With the rear view being small as it is, I don't think I want the camera right in the middle.