BlackVue Dash Cam Installation on Convertible
08-05-2019, 03:22 PM
#31
Racer
Thread Starter
Your car isn't a cabriolet, right? Mine is... I pulled the license plate light out today and I think I can fish the dashcam cable up through there, then around the convertible top and into the interior of the car. I'm going to mount the camera to the license plate screw.
The license plate light probably won't go back in all the way, once the dashcam cable runs through there, so I'll have to see if I can live with that.
I'm getting the Thinkware F100 weatherproof dashcam here: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._infrared.html
The license plate light probably won't go back in all the way, once the dashcam cable runs through there, so I'll have to see if I can live with that.
I'm getting the Thinkware F100 weatherproof dashcam here: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._infrared.html
Ran the wire through license plate light. Snapped the light back in. There is enough clearance for thin cable.
Also used an L shape connector instead of the straight one. Looks much better that way.
08-05-2019, 03:24 PM
#32
Racer
Thread Starter
08-05-2019, 05:44 PM
#33
Thinkware rear cam Attached via 3m sticky tape. Good when top is down only. Back view is a little high to clear the rear deck but would easily capture a rear ending . Be forewarned that installing a GPS enabled dash cam near the rear view mirror can throw off the car’s navigation as the Nav antenna in cabs is in the mirror housing. After many attempts to fix my Nav which periodically would show me driving under bodies of water, a smart svc mgr diagnosed the conflict.
08-05-2019, 07:25 PM
#34
Racer
Thread Starter
Thinkware rear cam Attached via 3m sticky tape. Good when top is down only. Back view is a little high to clear the rear deck but would easily capture a rear ending . Be forewarned that installing a GPS enabled dash cam near the rear view mirror can throw off the car’s navigation as the Nav antenna in cabs is in the mirror housing. After many attempts to fix my Nav which periodically would show me driving under bodies of water, a smart svc mgr diagnosed the conflict.
You have a gorgeous car, but the way and the position of this camera simply doesn't match the car
08-05-2019, 07:42 PM
#35
Three Wheelin'
I get mine in 3 days. I had one from them before. It was in my BMW M3 and it held a radar detector. It was as close to the bottom of the mirror as you could get it. Tons of adjustability. They are pricey. But its worth it to have CLEAN high and tight installation. This is NOT ebay junk. This is a solution that works and works well.
08-05-2019, 07:43 PM
#36
Racer
Thread Starter
I get mine in 3 days. I had one from them before. It was in my BMW M3 and it held a radar detector. It was as close to the bottom of the mirror as you could get it. Tons of adjustability. They are pricey. But its worth it to have CLEAN high and tight installation. This is NOT ebay junk. This is a solution that works and works well.
08-05-2019, 07:49 PM
#37
Three Wheelin'
As men get older, they tend to lean towards function over form. No offense to that poster.
If I were a cab owner I would have got a dual lens camera like this.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/uniden-...?skuId=6199169
Last edited by BIGWORM; 08-05-2019 at 08:39 PM.
08-05-2019, 07:54 PM
#38
Racer
Thread Starter
08-05-2019, 08:38 PM
#39
Three Wheelin'
I didnt think you did. And I do agree with you. It doesn't look very clean or more importantly safe. That will fling right off in an impact. I would not want that anywhere near my face mounted that way.
