Anyone else planning on adding a dashcam to your rig? I plan on getting a Blackview dual Camera system with the hardwire kit. Just wondering where everyone plans to or has mounded the cameras? Pictures would be AWESOME.
Can you post your install pictures? Does the camera interfere with Eyesight?I went with the new Thinkware U1000 and mounted it to the left of the rear view mirror about in the middle of all those windshield dots that I don’t know what purpose they serve. It was easy enough to feed the wires under the plastic and out of the way of the drivers side eye sight camera.
I can post some picture when the sun comes back up and it a bright enough to see everything
I didn’t go with a blackview as it’s design for in the way of the radar detector mounted on the mirror stalk.
I have to admits the fit and finish on the outback is pretty good as it was a huge pain to run the cable from the rear and get it all tucked away. Just the front cable was bad enough.
Is the reason for mounting to the left of the mirror mount so as to clear the auto dim sensor? If possible, mounting on the right would allow the power/video wires to run up alongside the mirror wire tunnel.Here are some photos. I couldn't go any higher since then I would capture the mirror mount in
the video. I didn't want to go any more left to go higher to stay out of eye-sight way.
I own 2(front & rear) of the Viofo A119 V3 dashcams w/CPL filter and they're the best value dashcams I've owned so far. My previous cheap dashcams would go blurry when I drive on a road with lots of trees or under expose the footage during sunset.I have installed my front dashcam (temporarily while I get the hard wiring kit installed) here. EyeSight hasn't complained at all but the location does fall into the 'grey' area for the EyeSight cameras. Because my dashcam, the VIOFO A119 V3 can not swivel left to right (only up and down), Placing it on the outside of the EyeSight cameras cuts down the field of view of the dashcam on the opposite side of the car.
Consider making a simple reflective cover that can be quickly placed over the camera when the A/C is not running. I have made reflectors with the use of spray adhesive, cardboard and aluminum foil. I have seen reflective thin thermal bags or those cheap thermal blankets that could be cut for this purposeI wonder if painting the body of the camera with either silver/mirrored paint or white paint would cut down on how much heat it absorbs at the front windshield? I can only imagine a black body absorbing a lot of direct sunlight/heat.
Also, if you buy a brand that has been around for a while, when you replace the cam in 3-5 years I wonder if you can just find one with the same connector types so you can just swap in the replacement without having to rewire everything?
Cost, higher sticker price, more warranty repairs, etc.When I first started looking at a 2020, I hoped the thing might offer a built in dashcam, since it's got digital video cameras front and rear. Is there something stopping Subaru from offering that?