Dash cam recommendations.

[EVskiy]

This just come up on Costco website.

Has anybody got one and has a first hand experience with it? I could do with having it in the work van.

 

[GADGET]

In there at the moment, just going to buy one!

 

[EVskiy]

In there at the moment, just going to buy one!

Let us know what it is like. My local Costco is two minute drive from me. Handy for cheaper fuel too.

 

[GADGET]

Your lucky, it’s about 80 miles for us to Stevenage

 

[Oldrat]

Don’t forget to buy a wiring kit.

 

[EVskiy]

Don’t forget to buy a wiring kit.

Does it not come with one????

It be like buying a kettle both out a lead.

 

[Oldrat]

Hard wiring kit not supplied

 

[GADGET]

So, this is what's in the box, 2 sets of wiring, power lead to front camera from cig lighter socket connection, I guess this could be cut off and used for hard wiring and the other lead to connect front to rear camera.

 

[EVskiy]

So, this is what's in the box, 2 sets of wiring, power lead to front camera from cig lighter socket connection, I guess this could be cut off and used for hard wiring and the other lead to connect front to rear camera.

That looks like a different cam to the one I am looking at…

 

[Oldrat]

Includes: Road Angel Halo Ultra Full HD Dash Cam, USB power cable, dual USB power adapter, 3M adhesive, instructions (Hardwiring Kit Sold Separately)

It would save some faffing about if the hard wiring kit included a piggy back fuse.

 

[Rusty]

Let us know what you think of it once you have it up and running. Looks decent.

 

[GADGET]

UPDATE:
Spent quite some time installing this, obviously bit of a pain running hidden wires from behind rear view mirror n(front screen), to rear view camera (rear screen) and also down to fuse box. I already had a piggy back fuse, so opened up the cig lighter power socket and there were 3 wires, black to earth and a red & yellow wires to the centre (fused) connection. So, black to a tested earth point, yellow and red together to a tested live Ign on. Nothing, no light on the camera. Tried a connection using a 12v M/C battery, nothing.
So, ordered the hard wiring kit, which came today, set it up in the kitchen, 12v battery, hardwiring kit, camera, its dead!
Just sent an email to Costco, dont want to drive 160 miles to take it back.

 

[sanqhar]

UPDATE:
Spent quite some time installing this, obviously bit of a pain running hidden wires from behind rear view mirror n(front screen), to rear view camera (rear screen) and also down to fuse box. I already had a piggy back fuse, so opened up the cig lighter power socket and there were 3 wires, black to earth and a red & yellow wires to the centre (fused) connection. So, black to a tested earth point, yellow and red together to a tested live Ign on. Nothing, no light on the camera. Tried a connection using a 12v M/C battery, nothing.
So, ordered the hard wiring kit, which came today, set it up in the kitchen, 12v battery, hardwiring kit, camera, its dead!
Just sent an email to Costco, dont want to drive 160 miles to take it back.

Are you sure the cameras run on 12v?
In many cases the cig lighter plug takes the voltage down to USB voltage of 5.5v, have you cut off the plug and wired it direct to a 12v supply?

tom

 

[GADGET]

Are you sure the cameras run on 12v?
In many cases the cig lighter plug takes the voltage down to USB voltage of 5.5v, have you cut off the plug and wired it direct to a 12v supply?

tom

I did cut of the plug, but it is a 12V supply, otherwise there would be a step down box on the hardwire kit I subsequently bought.

 

[yofi]

Are you sure the cameras run on 12v?
In many cases the cig lighter plug takes the voltage down to USB voltage of 5.5v, have you cut off the plug and wired it direct to a 12v supply?

tom

Yes, 5v.

https://www.roadangelgroup.com/pub/media/downloadable/support/HWK5V-GUIDE.pdf
https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-road-angel-halo-ultra_p-44749.htm