Install dash cam anyone?

[MarkW.]

Hi All,

I’m thinking of buying a Garmin dash camera and wondering if anyone has done this. It comes with a 13-foot cord, and the illustration shows this:

Has anyone done this? Is it doable/difficult to hide the cord along the windshield and on down?

Thanks, and Happy New Year y’all!

—Mark

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[AtomicInternet]

Get the Dongar adapter: https://a.co/d/dPhB7vd

And read through this thread: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/dash-cam-question.28753/#post-655732

 

[flapjake314]

lots of people have done it including myself. i ended up not taking off the pillar trim and just routing it through the rubber seal, works fine been 2 years

 

[MarkW.]

Get the Dongar adapter: https://a.co/d/dPhB7vd

And read through this thread: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/dash-cam-question.28753/#post-655732

Brillant! Thanks Brad!

 

[MarkW.]

lots of people have done it including myself. i ended up not taking off the pillar trim and just routing it through the rubber seal, works fine been 2 years

Thanks Flapjack!

 

[Vulnox]

Agree on the Dongar adapter, just installed under the mirror wiring cover and used a short USB-A to USB-C adapter to our a139 Pro. The headliner is held up with very strong magnets where the headliner meets the glass roof (at least on glass roof equipped MMEs) and I was able to pull it down from the magnets and run the wire that goes to the rear facing camera on the hatch.

Total install was about a half hour, with a good portion of that just making sure wires are tucked away nicely. The MME is the easiest vehicle I have added a two channel dashcam to. I use a dongar adapter for my F-150 camera as well, but routing the rear camera cable is a longer process, the MME is like "kid's first dashcam" levels of easy as long as you don't care to bother with parking recording and that which I don't think is worthwhile but obviously changes things if you need it.

 

[AliRafiee]

lots of people have done it including myself. i ended up not taking off the pillar trim and just routing it through the rubber seal, works fine been 2 years

This is the best way to route the wire for the rear camera. Remove the weather strip for the door and route the wire behind it.
I powered mine from the mirror power wire, that’s before the adapter came out.

 

[Triggerhappy007]

Before you buy the Garmin, look at the Viofo A119 mini 2, it's $100 at Walmart. It has the latest Starvis 2 sensor so it has one of the best picture quality. Buy a SanDisk extreme microsd card for it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/VIOFO-Mi...e-Superc/3797551467?athbdg=L1600&from=/search

 

[Sinclair63]

Before you buy the Garmin, look at the Viofo A119 mini 2, it's $100 at Walmart. It has the latest Starvis 2 sensor so it has one of the best picture quality. Buy a SanDisk extreme microsd card for it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/VIOFO-Mi...e-Superc/3797551467?athbdg=L1600&from=/search

Does the unit come with everything you need to power the camera? Where did you hook it up for power?

 

[Triggerhappy007]

Does the unit come with everything you need to power the camera? Where did you hook it up for power?

Yes, it comes with a USB cable/12V adapter. I purchased the optional Dongar adapter mentioned earlier for better concealment.

 

[vortex_walker]

The headliner is held up with very strong magnets where the headliner meets the glass roof (at least on glass roof equipped MMEs) and I was able to pull it down from the magnets and run the wire that goes to the rear facing camera on the hatch.

Can you share a picture of how you routed the cable for the rear camera? I am not able to visualize it.

 

[MarkW.]

Agree on the Dongar adapter, just installed under the mirror wiring cover and used a short USB-A to USB-C adapter to our a139 Pro. The headliner is held up with very strong magnets where the headliner meets the glass roof (at least on glass roof equipped MMEs) and I was able to pull it down from the magnets and run the wire that goes to the rear facing camera on the hatch.

Total install was about a half hour, with a good portion of that just making sure wires are tucked away nicely. The MME is the easiest vehicle I have added a two channel dashcam to. I use a dongar adapter for my F-150 camera as well, but routing the rear camera cable is a longer process, the MME is like "kid's first dashcam" levels of easy as long as you don't care to bother with parking recording and that which I don't think is worthwhile but obviously changes things if you need it.

 

[MarkW.]

Thanks all. And Volnux--" the MME is like a "kid's first dashcam" level"--that's me!

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