Curious to see your dashcams. I had a FitcamX and hated it

[RAMMER80]

Since I just bought the new 2026, I wanted to look at some ideas for dash cameras that you guys were using. I’m extremely OCD about wiring and want everything to look as clean as possible. I used to have the fit cam X and hated it as far as the operating system. The look was fine and it looked as factory as you could make it.

My idea was to use the 12 V plug on the dash and use one of the bullet point mounts and one of the ball attachments to rig up some way to have a dash camera there. Another really small dash camera is nowadays and I figured I can figure something out where I can just have it there instead of running wires all throughout the truck.

 

[PurpleRT]

So if your OCD about wiring why didn’t the Fitx work out for you?

Unless you’re accident prone you shouldn’t have to check footage daily and deal with the operating system much.

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[SW Driver]

FitCamX are nice for their OEM look, but performance is lackluster across multiple auto brands. I’ve read several reviews where people have had problems with the camera working. I did consider FitCamX when I was looking at dash cams for all my vehicles, but ultimately the average reviews made me look elsewhere.

I personally wanted a 4K dash cam with parking mode that would not drain my battery. For the Ram, I went with the new Thinkware U3000 Pro front/rear dash cam. Thinkware is a highly rated brand and performs well. I haven’t installed mine yet, but I did buy the hardwire kit and will run it to the fuse box under the steering wheel. This will hide all the wires. I park outside, so I wanted the radar parking mode. It has protections built in so it won’t drain the battery.

On other cars I went with Viofo A329S. This is their flagship model, but really all their dash cams are outstanding. I hardwired them as well.

Both brands make good products. The only other one I’d consider is Blackvue. If you really want to dig into dash cams, watch YouTube videos from Safe Drive Solutions or Vortex Radar. Both do lots of testing.

 

[LaxDfns15]

Viofo A229 Pro. Great quality, easy enough to install. Running the wires through the truck was nowhere near as difficult as my wife's Traverse. The rear lift gate took me longer than the rest of the car. Since you're not wanting to run wires throughout the truck you could do something like the A119 Pro.

 

[1923bob]

I went with the Wolfbox mirror cam last Fathers Day and love it.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Viofo A229 Pro. Great quality, easy enough to install. Running the wires through the truck was nowhere near as difficult as my wife's Traverse. The rear lift gate took me longer than the rest of the car. Since you're not wanting to run wires throughout the truck you could do something like the A119 Pro.

Wasn't too bad running rear camera wire in my wife's Traverse. Went through the rubber boot into the hatch. I did use my fish sticks I have from my data cable routing days.

 

[1923bob]

 

[1923bob]

 

[RAMMER80]

So if your OCD about wiring why didn’t the Fitx work out for you?

Unless you’re accident prone you shouldn’t have to check footage daily and deal with the operating system much.

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I don’t only use it for accidents. The app was horrible and connecting gave me so many issues. I’m in IT so I know it’s not user error.

 

[Aivars]

Viofo A229 Pro 3ch, received as a Christmas gift from my wife. Works perfect, I made some upgrade bought bluetooth remote and changed interior cam from standard to fisheye with wider angel, 512GB SSd card and Hardwire for parking mode.

Installation was easy and simple.

 

[boogielander]

have the viofo a229 dual cam system on my M3, it's okay. it does get in the way if you want to utilize high quality sunshade like covercraft, since covercraft is made to match your windshield. not that big of a deal for that particular car because I also have a radar detector high mounted on the windshield, and that got in the way more than the viofo.

have the fitcamx on the truck, routed the rear cam to the back of tailgate area inside the camper using extension cables. never gave me an issue. yes the app utilizes wifi signal so it can be a hassle to connect when the truck is on and you're using wireless carplay, but like many things i got used to it and it worked fine. i'm a part time IT full time truck installer/ outfitter, so maybe that's why I'm ok with it - my IT skills are not on your level LOL. BUT if you use a covercraft sunshade it will NOT get in the way and no one will know you have a dash cam.

have installed plenty of those wolfbox units. They are awesome, but positioning is important. Running wires is fine, but just remember the more wires you have to run (power/ rear cam/ front cam - if you go with the 3 cam system) there are more wires to hide in the headliner, which can make hiding it a pain (more wires = more space needed)

stay away from ventrue that uses mini usb b type of connection. those cables are BULKY and are royal pain in the rear to run. can cause folding marks or damages to the head unit - i've seen people done that.

 

[Shaggy1969]

I had the Fitcam on my 2019 and I agree the OS wasn't the greatest. This time I decided to go with Drone as I was wanting the starter as well. The all in one OS works well with the starter & front/rear cameras.

 

[Ripper]

I just ordered a WolfBox G900TriPro. Plan on installing it in the truck however if it looks to difficult to get the wires run I might install it on my Wrangler. I've watched a few videos and from the looks of it probably the most difficult aspect is going to be routing the wires through the firewall. I really won't know until the unit arrives and I start looking things over.

 

[MSweets]

I just ordered a WolfBox G900TriPro. Plan on installing it in the truck however if it looks to difficult to get the wires run I might install it on my Wrangler. I've watched a few videos and from the looks of it probably the most difficult aspect is going to be routing the wires through the firewall. I really won't know until the unit arrives and I start looking things over.

I just installed it in my 2026. It was super easy. The hardest part about getting through the firewall, was reaching the cable from the engine side.

I ran my mounted my front camera on the bumper and it was a little bit of a pain running the cable to it without removing a lot of stuff. I decided to have the rear camera above my 3rd brake light, behind the fin. I pulled the 3rd brake light, inserted the cable into the cabin there and then routed it around the headliner wo the mirror. It was super easy with no surprises at all.

 

[Ripper]

I just installed it in my 2026. It was super easy. The hardest part about getting through the firewall, was reaching the cable from the engine side.

I ran my mounted my front camera on the bumper and it was a little bit of a pain running the cable to it without removing a lot of stuff. I decided to have the rear camera above my 3rd brake light, behind the fin. I pulled the 3rd brake light, inserted the cable into the cabin there and then routed it around the headliner wo the mirror. It was super easy with no surprises at all.

I'm undecided on the rear camera. I was thinking of trying to modify the tail gate latch and mount it there. I hadn't though of above the 3rd brake light. Of course the easiest place is probably on the rear window inside. Basically going to plug the camera in and move it around to see what the picture looks like before deciding.

For the front I was thinking someplace in the grill. Once again I'll play around to decide on a spot.

 

[1923bob]

I just ordered a WolfBox G900TriPro. Plan on installing it in the truck however if it looks to difficult to get the wires run I might install it on my Wrangler. I've watched a few videos and from the looks of it probably the most difficult aspect is going to be routing the wires through the firewall. I really won't know until the unit arrives and I start looking things over.

You will love it.

 

[SW Driver]

I just ordered a WolfBox G900TriPro. Plan on installing it in the truck however if it looks to difficult to get the wires run I might install it on my Wrangler. I've watched a few videos and from the looks of it probably the most difficult aspect is going to be routing the wires through the firewall. I really won't know until the unit arrives and I start looking things over.

Is there a reason you plan on going through the firewall? Why not use the fuse box under the steering wheel?

 

[Ripper]

Is there a reason you plan on going through the firewall? Why not use the fuse box under the steering wheel?

Adding a camera to the front either behind the grill or above the bumper and you have to run the wires into the cab someplace. I'm open to suggestions if there is a better way to go. Same thing if I mount the rear camera above the license plate. I need to run the wires into the cab somehow. I saw a video where the guy ran the rear camera wires underneath along the frame with existing wires, under the cab up into the engine compartment and through the firewall with the front camera wires using an existing passage. It did require some modifications to the seal at the point of entry.

In addition I am hesitant to modify any wiring given the known flakiness of the electronics. Instead I opted for the wiring harness that plugs into the ODB2 port. We'll see how that works and if there are issues I will have to get the other wiring harness and tap into the fuse box under the dash.

 

[Ready Go]

The easiest place to pass through the firewall is the large rubber plug/baffle that the steering shaft runs through..I ran all my switch relays through it.

 

[MSweets]

I'm undecided on the rear camera. I was thinking of trying to modify the tail gate latch and mount it there. I hadn't though of above the 3rd brake light. Of course the easiest place is probably on the rear window inside. Basically going to plug the camera in and move it around to see what the picture looks like before deciding.

For the front I was thinking someplace in the grill. Once again I'll play around to decide on a spot.

I saw a guy on YouTube mounted his rear camera right inside the door handle off the tailgate. It looked great. I shied away from that for a couple reasons: 1) It gives me virtually the same view as my stock backup camera and 2) Mounting it up at the third brake light gives me the ability to see my bed (I often have kayaks & mountain bikes back there). Also, this location gives me a better ability to still see even when my kayaks are mounted (unlike going with the inside the cab rear camera mount).