Dash cam?
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2025
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From: Melbourne, Australia
I know some of these dash cams record while the car is parked, for those that have that feature, does it impact battery at all… given some of the posts I’ve read on people losing battery charges?
i was thinking about getting the fitcam but ill check the OEM Land Rover one as well
i was thinking about getting the fitcam but ill check the OEM Land Rover one as well
The Redtiger hardwire kit includes a voltage monitor that will turn the dashcam off if the cars voltage drops too low.
The only visible cables are the short pieces that run to the sensor trim behind the rear view mirror.
Last edited by Melburnian; Mar 19, 2025 at 07:14 AM.
Even if you do have nasty wires showing - you absolutely should have a dashcamera on your vehicle. I know this for very unfortunate reasons. Wires be damned. Get the camera.
Back in 2021, I was on the way back to my home (office) from picking up lunch at a local burrito joint on a road I drove regularly. Thats when a 15 year old, and her 15 year old passenger in a Volvo decided to not look right when trying to cross an intersection, wedged her 2 tons of Swedish (I guess Chinese now) steel under my rocker panel protection - whereupon my 37" tires ramped up her hood and flipped me over completing a complete 360' barrel roll. (I stuck the landing).
Thankfully, amazingly, nobody was hurt - but when it came time for insurance to get involved, thanks to the dash camera footage, I was found not at fault - my premiums didn't go up and I got the full payout for my custom built rig and in my opinion, staved off the army of lawyers that sometimes unfortunately follow these unfortunate events.
Back in 2021, I was on the way back to my home (office) from picking up lunch at a local burrito joint on a road I drove regularly. Thats when a 15 year old, and her 15 year old passenger in a Volvo decided to not look right when trying to cross an intersection, wedged her 2 tons of Swedish (I guess Chinese now) steel under my rocker panel protection - whereupon my 37" tires ramped up her hood and flipped me over completing a complete 360' barrel roll. (I stuck the landing).
Thankfully, amazingly, nobody was hurt - but when it came time for insurance to get involved, thanks to the dash camera footage, I was found not at fault - my premiums didn't go up and I got the full payout for my custom built rig and in my opinion, staved off the army of lawyers that sometimes unfortunately follow these unfortunate events.
TReK
Joined: Jun 2021
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From: Hill Country, Tx
As others have stated, check out PowerfulUk for a variety of different harnesses and videos that make it easy to DIY. I took the opportunity of adding a DashCam to do my own red-neck ClearView. If you don't have it, or they F'd up the build like mine, it's a backyard mechanic way of not having to rewire the entire OEM set up. Ymmv but if interested: Link.
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: USA
Even if you do have nasty wires showing - you absolutely should have a dashcamera on your vehicle. I know this for very unfortunate reasons. Wires be damned. Get the camera.
Back in 2021, I was on the way back to my home (office) from picking up lunch at a local burrito joint on a road I drove regularly. Thats when a 15 year old, and her 15 year old passenger in a Volvo decided to not look right when trying to cross an intersection, wedged her 2 tons of Swedish (I guess Chinese now) steel under my rocker panel protection - whereupon my 37" tires ramped up her hood and flipped me over completing a complete 360' barrel roll. (I stuck the landing).
Thankfully, amazingly, nobody was hurt - but when it came time for insurance to get involved, thanks to the dash camera footage, I was found not at fault - my premiums didn't go up and I got the full payout for my custom built rig and in my opinion, staved off the army of lawyers that sometimes unfortunately follow these unfortunate events.
https://youtu.be/BnxFOizlAi4
Back in 2021, I was on the way back to my home (office) from picking up lunch at a local burrito joint on a road I drove regularly. Thats when a 15 year old, and her 15 year old passenger in a Volvo decided to not look right when trying to cross an intersection, wedged her 2 tons of Swedish (I guess Chinese now) steel under my rocker panel protection - whereupon my 37" tires ramped up her hood and flipped me over completing a complete 360' barrel roll. (I stuck the landing).
Thankfully, amazingly, nobody was hurt - but when it came time for insurance to get involved, thanks to the dash camera footage, I was found not at fault - my premiums didn't go up and I got the full payout for my custom built rig and in my opinion, staved off the army of lawyers that sometimes unfortunately follow these unfortunate events.
https://youtu.be/BnxFOizlAi4
Recovery Vehicle
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From: Southern Florida
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2025
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From: Dallas, TX
I was close to moving forward with the LR unit, but decided to give this one a try instead. Seems like a very clean install. It won't be here for a couple of weeks, but I'll post pics when I'm done.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2024
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From: Central NJ
I was close to moving forward with the LR unit, but decided to give this one a try instead. Seems like a very clean install. It won't be here for a couple of weeks, but I'll post pics when I'm done.
Amazon Fitcamx
Amazon Fitcamx
Mudding
Joined: Dec 2021
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From: Texas
I have the OEM one installed on my 24 130. I pulled it from my D5 before it headed to the junk yard. I asked LRDFW if they still had the OEM camera available but they mention some states will not allow the sale anymore. A bit surprised about that. Anyways install was straight forward and a bit easier than the D5. No issues since it was installed. Purchased from LRParts.net back in 2022.