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ob1conobe



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Dash Cam Fitting
I was given a Dash Cam over the festive period that I would like to fit on my 90. It came with an adapter to simply plug into the cigarette socket, but I have managed to also purchase a 'hard-wiring kit' which allows you to take off a 12v supply.

Assuming the camera itself is going to sit just in front of the rear view mirror, with wiring then being fed down either the left or right hand side pillar's - what would be the best method and point to connect it up 'behind the scenes' so to speak?
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stanley



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Mine is hard wired down the drivers A pillar to fuse box and a piggy back fuse holder into a 10 amp fuse , works a treat and well hidden
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^^^ Ditto Phil
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ob1conobe



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Sounds good - do you mean the fuse box under the driver side (off-side) seat?
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Nope, mine is in the driver's side dash (under the steering wheel). Phil
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ob1conobe



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Great, thanks for the advice Thumbs Up
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I fitted mine on the bolt of the sunvisor. From outside it hard to spot it's there.
The wiring runs behind the headlining, where it is connected to a small 12v to USB converter. This wiring from there goes down the A-pillar to the fusebox and is fed from the radio fuse (which is on with ignition on).


Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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Rashers



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Nice neat install Vincent Thumbs Up

Which dash cam is that??
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VeeTee



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It is a Mobius. Very nice little camera with good programmable features. Starts with ignition on, records in a loop, very good video quality. I bought one off Ebay for approx. € 80, including an extra wide angle lens, cables and capacitor battery. Thumbs Up Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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Rashers



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Thanks Vincent. I keep thinking about buying a dashcam, and that looks incredibly neat. Thumbs Up
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I bought a lens extension cable for it, and plan to do an "invisable" install. The extension cable is approx. 20 cm, so should allow to fix the lens to the rear of the rear view mirror and the camera itself completely out of sight behind the headlining.


Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

MySite
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mk1collector



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Could wire it into the back of the lighter socket Ray
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
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ob1conobe



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For installing a dash cam in the rear of the vehicle, the topic below was very useful. I purchased the proper power connector also from Polevolt as detailed:

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic9330.html?highlight=c1692

Front and rear combined dash cams are not that great in my opinion. You are better off getting a decent one for the front and another cheap(er) one for the rear as I have done.

I went for a Nextbase 512G for the front and a Nextbase 112 Go for the rear. They obviously are not connected but should the worst happen you can pull the footage off both as required.

Hope that helps.
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Retroanaconda



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Do they not need to look through a part of the screen that is swept by the wipers?

Otherwise after a few days/weeks there'll be a load of dirt on the screen obstructing the view surely?
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^ would indeed be better. That is why I planned to do the install with the extension lens cable on to the rear view mirror.
Bu until now no problems with dirty screens, nearly every morning must clear the screen from frost last weeks. Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

MySite
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