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Originally Posted by Arayan5614 The itch to get a dashcam has been there for sometime, I have been windowshoping for a while and finally got the 70mai Pro Plus+ A500S through Amazon today, it came at a discounted price of 9,999 Attachment 2261757 Attachment 2261758
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As promised sharing DIY installation experience :
So there were two options to install the dashcam,
- 1st one was DIY
- 2nd one was getting it done through a mechanic
These days working from home makes you crazy and at least I keep looking for opportunity to escape this jail, where things has become little too monotonous
Doing a DIY seemed to be a good escape and I started my research on 'how to DIY install your cam',
I was sure about doing the hard wiring approach as I never liked the wire hanging from USB port, so I already had got the hard-wiring kit from 'nexdigitron' - just to let others know there are the sellers on the amazon too.
After going through a couple of videos on youtube on how to DIY - the learning was , one need the followings stuff for doing the DIY:
- Hardwiring approach - To Identify two unique fuses in the car's internal fuse box
- A low voltage tester to identity these fuses
- A fuse puller - used to pull out the fuse from the fuse box
- A lot patients to do the tasks
- A plier for attaching the wire to the fuse
- Mobile phone Torch to work underhood - most of the fuse boxes are in dark areas under the dashboard
I didn't have the low voltage tester and never had opened the fuse box ever in my life, with these hesitations I changed my mind of doing the DIY and made a quick visit to my nearby trusted mechanic hoping he would help in identifying the right fuse and attaching wires there
But you know sometimes the things don't work as expected - He wasn't comfortable working on the electrics of car and suggested to go to some other accessory shop to get this done and this is the time I came back with a thought to give it a try
I restarted my research and found two very useful resource to do the DIY:
1. A most detailed DIY article
here (DIY: Hardwiring your Dashcam) on team-bhp by @arunphilip
2. A youtube video - explained in simpler language
I had some new confidence after going through this article and the video, tried looking for a low cost voltage tester and fuse puller clip but couldn't find any of it
'necessity is the mother of invention!'
This is what a fuse puller clip looks like:
This is my jugaad replacement,which worked like charm and was easily available in our house
Only way to go without the low voltage tester was identify the accurate fuse studying the car manual!
Action Time:
- locating the fusebox
- Locating the fuse in the box and pulling it out with the clothes peg /pin
- Wiring in a jugaadu way - Red and Yellow wire attached with respective fuse
- Moving the wires under the hood through piller
- Placing the cam next to rear view mirror , so that I can look at screen when I need and can use the reverse camera while driving in reverse
- Placement of the reverse camera
A sample image from front camera:
Sample video from the front camera:
Learning and takeaways:
1. DIY take about an hour for naive like me - be ready to get stuck during the process but be assured it's not that difficult
2. Installing front the camera on the windshield is a bit difficult job especially placing it without a tilt - take help of someone who can guide you from outside to place the camera, I took the help from my wife in installing the camera on the windshield- in return I had to make coffee, in fact, I first made coffee and then sweetly lured her into helping me out
3. Wiring can be done before placing the cams on-screen - in fact, I would suggest you do that first considering the notional position of the cam
4. Reverse cam placement is a no brainer - place it on the centre of the screen/back windshield, both of the cams are vertically adjustable ( up and down)
5. Front cam position is an important call basis your priorities, I also wanted to use the cam screen and reverse camera while driving in reverse and hence I opted to place it where it could see the screen and cam could also capture the front almost equally to left and right
6. The whole package comes with a wiring tool, make use of it
7. Very critical - The windshield stickers are very strong, once placed it's super difficult to remove it
All the best! let me know If could of any help
