Show your Octavia III Dashcam setups

[Aurial]

Im looking at getting a blackvue 650 front and rear inc gps/wifi - cheapest i can find is 260 delivered - can anyone tell me if this is this a good price?

cheers

Mike,

Yes that is a good price. The cheapest I could find was around £270 about a month ago.

[MikeF]

Mike,

Yes that is a good price. The cheapest I could find was around £270 about a month ago.

 

just found it at 242

 

http://www.nigelohara.com/blackvue-dr650gw2ch-pid149774.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwqe-rBRCv_J6qs6isp6EBEiQAmbctFvjEEliUCMRvZdJTvei3QQ9mtcT0USVrfj2C5nPjHQwaAvSk8P8HAQ

[JamesVRSmk3]

When I was choosing my cam, I was advised not to go for a Blackvue 650GW because of the rear windscreen being the DAB/FM radio aerial could cause interference with it, or it cause interference with the radio, I can't remember which now.

I had no problems with my original cameras but since they sent a replacement front and back camera (original cables) I've had problems with DAB. Can hardly ever get a DAB reception in places where it was perfect before. I've checked the cabling and I haven't moved or disturbed it so it must be the camera. Quite annoying although I don't spend a huge amount of time listening to the radio.

[arriba]

Only in Oz........[emoji23]

Cheers, will have a look at NRMA.

RACQ has it too, maybe you can get it from your WA auto club as they have member discounts.

Edited 18 June, 2015 by arriba

[Neily03]

I had no problems with my original cameras but since they sent a replacement front and back camera (original cables) I've had problems with DAB. Can hardly ever get a DAB reception in places where it was perfect before. I've checked the cabling and I haven't moved or disturbed it so it must be the camera. Quite annoying although I don't spend a huge amount of time listening to the radio.

 

http://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.php/online-shop/blackvue-accessories/dab-noise-suppressor-detail

[JamesVRSmk3]

http://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.php/online-shop/blackvue-accessories/dab-noise-suppressor-detail

 

Ah I have a couple of them on some old cables I was going to chuck. Will ping one off and give it a go!

[MikeF]

I had to get a replacement for my dash cam because of a fault. It arrived today, so in order to assist Gallo, and any other prospective dashcam buyers out there who need a pointer in the right direction, I thought I'd remove what I could of my setup to try and give you a step-by-step guide. It's not difficult, so I hope this gives someone the confidence to give it a go.

 

DISCLAIMER: As always, this is entirely at your own risk.

 

I make two apologies up front. First, the state of my car. I did a long DIY detailing session last week but unfortunately the only space I could get in the car park over the weekend was under the bushes / trees so my pride and joy is filthy. Second, the quality of the pics isn't great but the weather is pretty pants today so I've done my best.

 

Also, this is not the only way to do this. Schodoodles and some other helpful users have posted other methods to get things wired up earlier in the thread, so have a look at their methods too and choose whichever you prefer. Schodoodles' is certainly better if you want to run something like a satnav as well as it allows you to power more than one device.

 

My dash cam is the Blackvue DR650 so it has two cameras that record front and rear. I've also got a Power Magic Pro to handle the power side of things. Those are the two bits of kit I'll show you how to fit here, but please do your own research and choose what's right for you.

 

 

The Power Magic Pro is already stuck to the car, but it looks like this

 

The purpose of the power magic pro is to keep your camera running while you're away from the car without running your battery flat. It has a series of jumpers which allow you to set either the battery voltage it will turn the camera off at, or the amount of time to run the camera after you've turned off the ignition. I have mine set to turn off once the battery voltage drops to 11.8v and that seems to work fine for me. You don't need one of these to run a dashcam as they all come with cigarette lighter sockets, it's just for the added benefit of battery safety.

 

You'll also need a pair of these Add A Circuit Fuse Taps.

I got the pair for less than £4 from eBay. Be sure to get full size ones and not the mini version. You'll need two 5 amp blade fuses to go in them. I also got a plastic panel removal set so as not to damage the panel you need to take off to access the fuse box. A screwdriver may do just as good a job but I didn't want to take any chances with damaging my trim.

 

 

First step is to fit both cameras where you want them. I found that with mine I could mount the holder for the front camera at the very bottom of the black bobbles to the side of the rear view mirror, which kept it hidden behind the mirror from the driver and also meant the windscreen wipers cleared the glass in front of it when it was raining.

 

Next, remove this panel from the passenger side (on U.K. cars) of the dashboard.

 

Which will reveal this cavity

Here you can see why I didn't photograph my Power Magic Pro, as it's already stuck to the inside of this recess. I used a piece of double sided adhesive that came with it to attach it, and it stops it from rattling around in there. Should be easy to remove when I change cars. Now you need to remove your glove box. There are instructions at the back of the owners manual with a diagram of how to do it. It's in the "Fuses" section of the book. Essentially you need to unhook a little arm from the back to the glovebox by poking a screwdriver through a hole which you can't really see in the picture above. Then it's a case of pulling the glovebox upwards to dislodge it. Be brave.

 

Once the glovebox is out your fusebox will be revealed. 

You may have more or less fuses depending on the options you have fitted to your car.

 

The Power Magic Pro has three wires that you need to hook up.

 

(BATT +) Yellow wire - Needs to be connected to an always on fuse.

(ACC) Red wire - Needs a fuse that is only live when the ignition is on (also known as a switched live).

Black wire - Needs to be earthed.

 

In the photo of the Power Magic Pro above I have loosened the bottom of the three bolts to the left of the recess and attached the black earth cable underneath it. I've checked the whole area with a multimeter and you can't really go wrong there wherever you put it as the whole metal plate, and therefore the three nuts are all earthed. The Yellow and Red wires, as you can see, are fed over the top of the metal plate and through a small hole there that drops down to just above and to the left of the fuse box. You'll easily find it with your fingers.

 

Once you've got your wires through feed the bare ends into the ends of your Fuse Taps and squash the metal ends to lock them in place.

 

If you glance back at the picture of the fuse box, we're going to use fuse 47 for the switched live (red wire). Fuse 47 is the blue one on the bottom row and is the fuse for your rear wiper. For the always on current (yellow wire) we'll use fuse 40 which in the picture is the yellow fuse on the row above. Fuse 40 is for the cigarette lighter socket.

 

The first step is to remove both of those fuses. Next, put one 5 amp fuse into each of the fuse taps in the slot directly above the wire. Then put the fuses you've just removed into the spare slot on each tap, which should be the closest slot to the metal pins on the end of the tap. The tap on the red (BATT+) wire should now look like this.

 

And the yellow (ACC) wire should look like this.

It's very important you get these the right way around.

 

 

Once that's done plug the fuse taps into the slots in the fuse box where you removed the fuses from earlier.  Red wire (which now has a blue fuse in the tap) into slot 47, and yellow wire (with yellow fuse) into slot 40. It should look like this.

 

The fuse numbers are embossed into the plastic of the fuse box if you look closely, so that makes things a little easier.

 

Now, so long as you have your earth wire connected to one of the bolts mentioned earlier you are good to go. It's simply a matter of plugging the power cable from the camera into the cigarette plug on the Power Magic Pro and you should have power. Note that there is an On/Off style switch on the power magic. If it is set in the On position it will provide power to the camera whether the ignition is switched on or off. If, however, you have it in the Off position it will only provide power to the camera when the ignition is turned on. I haven't mentioned how to set the jumpers for voltage or time limits, but there are too many permutations to cover so I advise you to look in the instructions. It's very simple.

 

All that remains for you to do now is route the power cable and the connecting cable for the rear camera. Both of these can be tucked into the roof lining along the top of the windscreen quite easily. From there I ran mine tucked into the top of the A pillar, and brought the power cable down the door side of the A piller into the recess where the power magic is. The cable for the rear camera I just carried on around the edge of the roof lining all the way to the back of the car.

 

Once your glovebox is back in place and you've put the plastic panel back on it's job done. Make yourself a cup of tea.

 

 

Thanks for the thorough installation instructions, I've pretty much done all this and the camera is working and recording (if i take the sd card out i can watch the footage).  How the hell do I set the thing up on my wireless network?  I can connect to it via wifi but the software doesn't connect   

[flyingpigvrs]

Thanks for the thorough installation instructions, I've pretty much done all this and the camera is working and recording (if i take the sd card out i can watch the footage). How the hell do I set the thing up on my wireless network? I can connect to it via wifi but the software doesn't connect

Weird.

I just connect to it with my iPad/iPhone/surface, whatever I want to use.

Once it's connected I just load the Blackvue app and click on Blackvue wifi and it brings up a list of the files on the sd card.

Don't know why it wouldn't be working maybe someone with more knowledge than me may be able to help more.

[MikeF]

Weird.

I just connect to it with my iPad/iPhone/surface, whatever I want to use.

Once it's connected I just load the Blackvue app and click on Blackvue wifi and it brings up a list of the files on the sd card.

Don't know why it wouldn't be working maybe someone with more knowledge than me may be able to help more.

I'm trying to do it on the pc but will try it on the iPad tomorrow - thanks

[JamesVRSmk3]

Not the most elegant solution but DAB is now working perfectly. I'll tidy it up when I get 5 mins.

[worthyd74]

Today I installed a Mini 0805 GPS dash cam and only found out after running the wiring up under the centre console that the 12v socket stays on when the ignition is off arrrggg!!!.  So what I did next was cut the wire off the plug pulled it back and hard wired it into the fuse box with a fuse tap.  I also pulled apart the 12v car adapter and hard wired into the circuit so I would get the 12v to 5v drop that the dash cam needs.  All good and now works when the ignition is turned on.  I can't post up pics yet.

[NuclearSi]

Just installed my mobius in the front with a modified helmet mount. Im chuffed because it's hard to spot from outside and can't see it from drivers seat. It can also easily be removed if posing any where dodgy . Unfortunately I can't post any pics yet.

[Waqar]

My front facing camera is behind rear view mirror on passenger side. Rear facing camera is above rear view mirror. My car is a Taxi so it is used for recording inside of vehicle..

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[skd12]

http://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.php/online-shop/blackvue-accessories/dab-noise-suppressor-detail

Or similar but cheaper here http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121672492419&alt=web

[DonjSZ5]

It's time manufacturers offered them as a fitted option.

[Makefish]

It's time manufacturers offered them as a fitted option.

I don't think it will be too long before high vehicles have cameras and a recording facility fitted as an option!

[Hyphons]

I've heard advertisements on the radio for a Satnav with a built in dashcam

[hotbaws]

My front facing camera is behind rear view mirror on passenger side. Rear facing camera is above rear view mirror. My car is a Taxi so it is used for recording inside of vehicle..

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Do you tell customers that you are recording them when they enter your taxi?

I wonder about the legality of what you are doing.

[Gromle]

I've heard advertisements on the radio for a Satnav with a built in dashcam

Garmin has a satnav with dashcam.

[Mr Grump]

Do you tell customers that you are recording them when they enter your taxi?

I wonder about the legality of what you are doing.

 

I don't think their are laws to stop anybody doing this ... especially as its for his own safety. I would imagine a sticker to say the car has CCTV would be adequate or respectful, although I doubt its a requirement.

Edited 24 July, 2015 by Mr Grump

[Waqar]

I tell the passengers they are being recorded for my safety as well as theirs. You'll be surprised how nice people behave when they know they are being recorded..

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[Guest]

Do you tell customers that you are recording them when they enter your taxi?

I wonder about the legality of what you are doing.

No different to passengers filming or taking pictures in the cab. Trains and buses have them installed, so why not taxis?

[Dr Zoidberg]

Do you tell customers that you are recording them when they enter your taxi?

I wonder about the legality of what you are doing.

 

Why do you think it might be illegal?

[M12MKD]

TBH you're on camera (if living in London) for most of your day so I can't really see how you can complain about it.

 

90% of the footage will probably never been seen in his cab, only should he require it for evidence.

 

I put it this way, 90% of my cam footage it just recorded over, only odd events do I bother saving. So why would I bother with a notice to all saying that I am recording them? (with that logic surely recording the car in front of you or the person walking down the street as you drive past, you should tell them right?)

[ps1619]

hi all,

after my daughters car was recently hit while parked i've decided to invest in a kit for my 2 month old Octavia . I'm deffo after one with parking protection/mode and have been looking at http://thinkware.com/Products/Dashcam/H50 one front and rear.

Does anyone have any personal knowledge of these or an alternative. I do like the Blackvue ones but at £220 for front and back I'm looking for viable alternatives.

thanks in advance

tim