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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: davo245 on 14 July 2023, 10:24
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Just looking at changing my existing Nextbase dash cam to a new one possibly Road Angel 4k had anyone got one and what's the verdict and also anyone done there own hardwired dash cam install and any issues?
Also after any more reccomendations for a decent dash cam preferably 4K?
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My nexbase was dealer fitted and they used a piggy back fuse and ran the wire up under the ns a pillar trim. I swapped it to my Rs3 and it's very easy. Think it was fuse 30 rear wash wipe.
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My nexbase was dealer fitted and they used a piggy back fuse and ran the wire up under the ns a pillar trim. I swapped it to my Rs3 and it's very easy. Think it was fuse 30 rear wash wipe.
Anyone have issues connecting to app via WiFi when car always auto connects to WiFi and android auto?
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I have Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam with Front and Rear Camera with Class 10 U3 Gigastone 512GB SD Card
It privdes full 4K/30fps UHD In Car Recording; WIFI Bluetooth GPS
Also avaiable is Super Slow motion 120fps; Alexa Built-in with 280/360° Dual Angle
Very pleased with it.
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I’ve bought a fitcamx (4k front, HD rear) but not had time to fit yet. Will try to take pictures / video and share review once in.
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Fitted the fitcamx today. Was a bit of a pain as not done anything like it before (closest have come is fitting the r paddles and footrest) plus it was got under the sun.
Broke two things in the process, including a rear clip the videos warn you are easy to break, which was annoying.
Seems to be working fine.
Have had the wifi issue noted above, best way round seems to be to only connect to it when the car is completely off or to put phone in airplane mode with Bluetooth off but even then kept trying to connect to the car.
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Have realised I don’t have after pictures and they are a bit out of orde. Will add more.
It runs purely off the power to the rain sensor, no hard wire. But the rear cam wires to the front cam, so a cable still has to be run. It even has parking mode with this setup.
The camera comes in a new case/trim piece. I scratched the original slightly taking it off. The new piece is black, not exactly the same dark grey colour of the original.
In the picture with the broken (white) clip you can see the nylon “cable flex and draw tape” (aka fish tape) that I bought from b&q for £10 that I used to got behind the airbag at the a pillar and into the boot lid through the rubber cable boot.
I removed one other trim piece (on the boot lid) which was actually easy compared to the ones around the mirror. I watched a couple of videos where this was done, the best was the Deutsche Auto Parts video where they put a clubsport spoiler onto a normal gti as they don’t get the clubsport in the US.
The hardest thing was unplugging the power cable to the rain sensor or auto dimmer rear view mirror (not sure which it is). In the process I actually broke something, but eventually I found a way that if I had known from the beginning would have been super easy and non damaging - basically I used two mini flat head screw drivers from an Xmas cracker set from either side to grip and pull out. Their instruction video just had you pulling it and I broke the clip by trying to wedge it from underneath.
At the front it’s super invisible from all angles. And at the back it’s just the rear cam on the window with its cable disappearing into the rear trim.
No issues to the dab signal that I can tell so far. I ran the cable on the left (uk passenger) side.
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I have Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam with Front and Rear Camera with Class 10 U3 Gigastone 512GB SD Card
It privdes full 4K/30fps UHD In Car Recording; WIFI Bluetooth GPS
Also avaiable is Super Slow motion 120fps; Alexa Built-in with 280/360° Dual Angle
Very pleased with it.
I have been looking at that also 👍Did you hatlrdwire it yourself?
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Have realised I don’t have after pictures and they are a bit out of orde. Will add more.
It runs purely off the power to the rain sensor, no hard wire. But the rear cam wires to the front cam, so a cable still has to be run. It even has parking mode with this setup.
The camera comes in a new case/trim piece. I scratched the original slightly taking it off. The new piece is black, not exactly the same dark grey colour of the original.
In the picture with the broken (white) clip you can see the nylon “cable flex and draw tape” (aka fish tape) that I bought from b&q for £10 that I used to got behind the airbag at the a pillar and into the boot lid through the rubber cable boot.
I removed one other trim piece (on the boot lid) which was actually easy compared to the ones around the mirror. I watched a couple of videos where this was done, the best was the Deutsche Auto Parts video where they put a clubsport spoiler onto a normal gti as they don’t get the clubsport in the US.
The hardest thing was unplugging the power cable to the rain sensor or auto dimmer rear view mirror (not sure which it is). In the process I actually broke something, but eventually I found a way that if I had known from the beginning would have been super easy and non damaging - basically I used two mini flat head screw drivers from an Xmas cracker set from either side to grip and pull out. Their instruction video just had you pulling it and I broke the clip by trying to wedge it from underneath.
At the front it’s super invisible from all angles. And at the back it’s just the rear cam on the window with its cable disappearing into the rear trim.
No issues to the dab signal that I can tell so far. I ran the cable on the left (uk passenger) side.
Good info thanks for that not heard of that camera before.
How many pennies was that? Looks good and neat when installed.
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It’s was $248 but I used a 10% discount code from a you tube review (for a Ford 150 truck) to get $25 off. I also ordered a hard wire cable, but they emailed me to say i didn’t need it so refunded it, they also asked me to send picture of the car mirror before shipping to make sure it was the right one. After conversion via PayPal it was about £200, would be less now as pound has strengthened against the dollar. I didn’t have to pay any extra import duties or anything.
All working fine, although have put parking mode sensitivity up to highest as only picked up one short clip so far on medium.
Pictures of it installed:
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