Hardwired BlackVue dashcams and Uniden R7 radar
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Hardwired BlackVue dashcams and Uniden R7 radar
I picked up my car a week ago and on Monday had the following installed (plus used Blendmount for stable platform for BlackVue DR900S under rear view mirror) - I picked up these items months ago when I naively thought I was going to get my car on 12 July:
I bought a couple of the R7 to replace my two Valentine1 (Unidens are way better and also have front/rear sensors and arrows).
The BlackVue DR900S is one of the best rated dashcams with pretty good software (but front unit is much bigger than I expected).
Samsung Pro Endurance micro-sd card is well rated for use in very hot/cold environments and under continuous operation such as dashcams (needs special formatting for BlackVue use).
The Power Magic Pro gives peace of mind that your car battery won't be drained should you leave it for several days with dashcam constantly recording - I have it set to turn off the BlackVue if battery voltage goes below 12.5V or after 72 hours whichever happens first.
I bought a couple of the R7 to replace my two Valentine1 (Unidens are way better and also have front/rear sensors and arrows).
The BlackVue DR900S is one of the best rated dashcams with pretty good software (but front unit is much bigger than I expected).
Samsung Pro Endurance micro-sd card is well rated for use in very hot/cold environments and under continuous operation such as dashcams (needs special formatting for BlackVue use).
The Power Magic Pro gives peace of mind that your car battery won't be drained should you leave it for several days with dashcam constantly recording - I have it set to turn off the BlackVue if battery voltage goes below 12.5V or after 72 hours whichever happens first.
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Here is how it looks installed:
The black case to left of mirror holds my EZ-Pass. Then you have Blackvue front camera under mirror and the Uniden R7 to the right.
Rear Dashcam - only 1080P for this one whereas front camera is 4K.
The black case to left of mirror holds my EZ-Pass. Then you have Blackvue front camera under mirror and the Uniden R7 to the right.
Rear Dashcam - only 1080P for this one whereas front camera is 4K.
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The work was done by Ron at Tier One Motoring near King of Prussia in PA. I think they did a great job - this was the first 992 they had seen (they do a lot of work on high end cars) and it took them 5 hours to wire things up due to learning the vehicle (literally twice as long as he expected). After the first hour I wandered off to the movie theater 200 yards away to watch Joker.
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Ron told me he would take some pics of the work in progress - but ended up with only three pics that mean nothing to me (sorry)...
I can say that the fuse box (drivers footwell on left) had two empty sockets used for my components. Left one in pic is constant power and used for dashcam, right one in pic is active only when car on and used for radar.
I can say that the fuse box (drivers footwell on left) had two empty sockets used for my components. Left one in pic is constant power and used for dashcam, right one in pic is active only when car on and used for radar.
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One of the challenges here is routing the data/power wire from the rear dashcam to the front one which has the MicroSD card for writing data to. Ron mentioned that sometimes people hide wires in front of airbag areas along pillars and roof and these could foul the airbag in an accident - he works around them.
Here you can see the right and left side of the front dashcam re wiring (front cable goes to fusebox in left side driver footwell, and rear cable routed around the car to the rear dashcam). Again the EZ-Pass holder is the box above and right of the BlackVue (perfectly hidden by rear view mirror from drivers seat).
Here is a view from below showing the BlendMount and DR900S:
Finally here is a pic of the R7 and DR900S in operation from drivers seat (zoomed in a bit - not so big or distracting in real life):
Hope this helps some of you with your installs...
Here you can see the right and left side of the front dashcam re wiring (front cable goes to fusebox in left side driver footwell, and rear cable routed around the car to the rear dashcam). Again the EZ-Pass holder is the box above and right of the BlackVue (perfectly hidden by rear view mirror from drivers seat).
Here is a view from below showing the BlendMount and DR900S:
Finally here is a pic of the R7 and DR900S in operation from drivers seat (zoomed in a bit - not so big or distracting in real life):
Hope this helps some of you with your installs...
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Here is a review from the company I bought it from - they sell all the top brands of dashcam (I was also looking at the Thinkware F800):
https://www.blackboxmycar.com/pages/...ng-term-review
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It's of essence to buy the correct SD card. Not the fastest necessarily, but the one recommended. Not doing that will overheat the dashcam, eventually faulting it. I bought the BlackVue branded SD, although it's a brand name labeled BlackVue. No issues for 3 years. I did burn a couple of other brand's dashcams in the past before finding out about this.
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I wish these cars had a built in security camera system like the Tesla. They could add a forward facing camera in the back of the rear view mirror and use the backup camera to cover the rear. While your install is nice, it is a bit too bulky for my taste.
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They fit the new/small EZ-Pass not the big/old rectangular ones. The mount is pretty good but after a few years the black plastic starts to warp in the heat on the windshield so I have to replace them occasionally.
They fit the new/small EZ-Pass not the big/old rectangular ones. The mount is pretty good but after a few years the black plastic starts to warp in the heat on the windshield so I have to replace them occasionally.
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It's of essence to buy the correct SD card. Not the fastest necessarily, but the one recommended. Not doing that will overheat the dashcam, eventually faulting it. I bought the BlackVue branded SD, although it's a brand name labeled BlackVue. No issues for 3 years. I did burn a couple of other brand's dashcams in the past before finding out about this.
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Just got a new 922 and plan on installing a blackvue 900 dual ch dash cam myself. I am just curious which fuse you tapped for the constant power [the red wire ] and which one you tapped for the engine on only [the yellow wire]? i am trying to install a dash cam this weekend. Appreciate the help. thanks.
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