Hard-wire Dash Cam Install

[securityguy]

Such a useful thread! Now to decide on just how much $$ I want to lighten my bank account of...

The folks on this forum do an AWESOME job of spending my money

 

[securityguy]

My neighbor across the street just bought a new RAM. He traded in his 2013 with 170K miles and got $12K for it. He now spends a lot of time looking at all that I've done to mine and discussing what you can do. His wife now HATES me because he's buying something new every week

 

[davidn0021]

My neighbor across the street just bought a new RAM. He traded in his 2013 with 170K miles and got $12K for it. He now spends a lot of time looking at all that I've done to mine and discussing what you can do. His wife now HATES me because he's buying something new every week

Ha, I don't bother telling my wife anything. She doesn't even realize I got new wheels for the truck. Although I did tell her about the PPF and ceramic coating because she had to pick me up from the place... now a new package just shows up and she says she'll match my packages for packages for her. And hers are usually much more expensive than mine!

 

[Spaz86]

Ha, I don't bother telling my wife anything. She doesn't even realize I got new wheels for the truck. Although I did tell her about the PPF and ceramic coating because she had to pick me up from the place... now a new package just shows up and she says she'll match my packages for packages for her. And hers are usually much more expensive than mine!

Lmfao. My wife buys me all the extra stuff

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[Dogpatch]

I get all my stuff for mods shipped to my office. LOL
On the weekend, I then tell my wife I’m going down to the garage to “putter around”.
None the wiser......till she gets in the truck and I hear “Is that new”?
”Na Honey....It came with the truck. You just never noticed”

 

[dts828]

I get all my stuff for mods shipped to my office. LOL
On the weekend, I then tell my wife I’m going down to the garage to “putter around”.
None the wiser......till she gets in the truck and I hear “Is that new”?
”Na Honey....It came with the truck. You just never noticed”

I used to do that but my wife has got wiser over the years. Don't even try to hide it anymore.

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[Dogpatch]

I used to do that but my wife has got wiser over the years. Don't even try to hide it anymore.

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Trust me. my wife knows too. I’m not fooling her. She just lets me get away with it.
Although, what sparked my initial comment was, I backed into a stump and had to get the bumper replaced. She knew about that.
what she didn’t know about was I backed into a steel post 2 weeks later. That bumper I got shipped to the office and I took my truck into the body shop and got it replaced without her knowing. I wouldn’t have heard the end of that one.
I did learn that if you back up too fast, the bumper sensors don’t have time to react. Now I back up s-l-o-w!

 

[davidn0021]

Trust me. my wife knows too. I’m not fooling her. She just lets me get away with it.
Although, what sparked my initial comment was, I backed into a stump and had to get the bumper replaced. She knew about that.
what she didn’t know about was I backed into a steel post 2 weeks later. That bumper I got shipped to the office and I took my truck into the body shop and got it replaced without her knowing. I wouldn’t have heard the end of that one.
I did learn that if you back up too fast, the bumper sensors don’t have time to react. Now I back up s-l-o-w!

Mine used to trigger the brakes when I backed up too quickly out of my driveway. So now I just take it slow anytime I'm in reverse.

 

[Dogpatch]

Mine used to trigger the brakes when I backed up too quickly out of my driveway. So now I just take it slow anytime I'm in reverse.

I turned that off!

 

[joemo]

I turned that off!

Damn! I thought this was only me. I just got the 2021 Rebel and the other day backing into the driveway it slammed on the brakes. Neighbors all stopped in their yards and were looking at me like I was a damn student driver. I waved, and started backing up again, only to have it happen again lol... I turned it off right after that..

 

[SD Rebel]

I turned that off!

Damn! I thought this was only me. I just got the 2021 Rebel and the other day backing into the driveway it slammed on the brakes. Neighbors all stopped in their yards and were looking at me like I was a damn student driver. I waved, and started backing up again, only to have it happen again lol... I turned it off right after that..

Make sure you guys are only turning off the auto brake system, not the switch on the dash that also turns off the warning system, you really should keep that going.

To turn off just the auto reverse braking, go into your Uconnect menu on your center screen. Go to Safety & Brakes and turn off the auto rear brake. Turn the front toggle switch for reverse sensors back on.

 

[joemo]

Make sure you guys are only turning off the auto brake system, not the switch on the dash that also turns off the warning system, you really should keep that going.

To turn off just the auto reverse braking, go into your Uconnect menu on your center screen. Go to Safety & Brakes and turn off the auto rear brake. Turn the front toggle switch for reverse sensors back on.

Thanks for this. I just went out and double checked and thankfully I did it like you mentioned.

 

[Night Rebel]

Some good info here

 

[joemo]

I did a video on this install, and it was very very easy.

 

[securityguy]

I did a video on this install, and it was very very easy.

Joe, you may not "think" you need Parking Mode. However, MOST accidents happen in parking lots and not on the road. Parking Mode is one of the more useful features of having a dash cam. Many people caught video of their cars being backed into and caught the license plate which saved them from having to pay for any damage themselves or filing a claim. You should reconsider your choice of not using it

 

[scottmoyer]

My camera has the parking mode, but I have it turned off because I had battery issues when the camera was in the BMW. I've heard many state here that the trucks go mindless when the battery drains. I don't want that to happen and I'm hoping that the camera will protect me while driving and that I'm "safer" when parked.

Has anybody had issues with battery run down with the camera in parking mode? I know I can set the low limit voltage that the battery will drop to, but is there any concern with this? The last thing I want is my truck to go into stupid mode because of battery drain.

 

[joemo]

Joe, you may not "think" you need Parking Mode. However, MOST accidents happen in parking lots and not on the road. Parking Mode is one of the more useful features of having a dash cam. Many people caught video of their cars being backed into and caught the license plate which saved them from having to pay for any damage themselves or filing a claim. You should reconsider your choice of not using it

I will take a look. It is as simple as changing which fuse the dashcam is plugged into. I can leave the radar detector as is. Thanks

 

[Kicker]

I did a video on this install, and it was very very easy.

Crappy video, doesn't show removing the plastic around the rear view, hooking up the fuses, nothing of substance.

 

[securityguy]

I will take a look. It is as simple as changing which fuse the dashcam is plugged into. I can leave the radar detector as is. Thanks

In order to establish PARKING MODE, you typically need a device like in the link below. The device connects to the fuse panels BATTERY and ACCESSORY feeds and ground. The camera then attaches to the output of the device monitoring the battery voltage and shutting the camera down when that voltage is reached. Some of the newer upper-tier camera, like my Blackvue DR750X, have this device built into the camera now to simplify installation. The installation of a Power Magic Pro is super easy and highly recommended.

BlackVue Power Magic PRO Battery Discharge Prevention Module

BlackVue's Power Magic Pro Battery Discharge Prevention Module intelligently keeps your dash cam running while the car is parked, keeping your vehicle safe

www.thedashcamstore.com

 

[Kicker]

Then why post the video???

I don't know, apparently someone thought it was a good idea.
BTW, I didn't post the video. Go back and look..