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Infedora
03-20-2019, 05:52 PM
Considering installing a front and back view one. What are your thoughts, experiences?

kung fu jesus
03-20-2019, 08:11 PM
Wire them to your car to switch on/off with the ignition. I don’t like the GPS/speed overlays, it *could* be used against you. WiFi-enables units will allow you to pull down videos on your phone. Hi-def, shock sensor-on, etc. are useful features too.

Infedora
03-20-2019, 08:32 PM
Wire them to your car to switch on/off with the ignition. I don’t like the GPS/speed overlays, it *could* be used against you. WiFi-enables units will allow you to pull down videos on your phone. Hi-def, shock sensor-on, etc. are useful features too.

Do you have a brand you like? Looking ideally for a "permanent" mounting style if that’s even possible.

kung fu jesus
03-20-2019, 09:14 PM
I use a Roav unit that is mounted to my windshield behind my rear view mirror. The camera came with the tape and mount. I wired in a USB port under the dash, hid the wire in the header and A pillar. I have been really happy with it and also use it to record my track sessions.

I bought it all off Amazon.

This thread is on this forum, too:

Dash Cameras
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=35928&share_tid=15742&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmazdaroadster%2Enet%2Fshowthread% 2Ephp%3Ft%3D15742&share_type=t

benpopham
03-21-2019, 01:53 PM
I have a GoLuk wifi enabled one, its very neat and is hard wired into the ignition. But if you have a permeant live to it you can set up 'knock sensors' and 'motion sensors' so if someone walks past or hits your car when parked somewhere it will record.

I went for this one because its small and doesn't look too out of place in my Eunos.

http://i.imgur.com/0DhCgKb.jpg (https://imgur.com/0DhCgKb)

Infedora
03-21-2019, 04:02 PM
I have a GoLuk wifi enabled one, its very neat and is hard wired into the ignition. But if you have a permeant live to it you can set up 'knock sensors' and 'motion sensors' so if someone walks past or hits your car when parked somewhere it will record.

I went for this one because its small and doesn't look too out of place in my Eunos.

http://i.imgur.com/0DhCgKb.jpg (https://imgur.com/0DhCgKb)

I’m having a hard time seeing the dash cam because I’m fixated on your mirror. Where did you get it?

benpopham
03-21-2019, 04:07 PM
Its a KG Works mirror, the dash cam fixes nicely to the back of it and you can't see it whilst driving

Agent☣Orange
03-22-2019, 12:54 AM
I use a Thinkware 750 front/rear cam system on one car and a front-facing Mini 0806 on the other. I’m sure they’ve been supplanted by more recent technology but I just want to get into my car and go without messing with cameras. I do not use the GPS nor microphone features of either because in case of a collision, I do not want to provide any incriminating evidence, only exculpatory.