Dashcams!

mrk · 16 Jul 2015 at 14:03

eBay for mounts, I saw them going for some £18 or so.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-Spare...114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e5f4a0da

crinkleshoes · 16 Jul 2015 at 14:08

Thank you... just ordered from:

http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/

£17.99 including mount & power adapter... they also had some sticky cable clips at a good price so I picked some of those up too.

http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/mini-0806-2nd-car-kit.html

http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/cable-clips-pack-of-10.html

mrk · 16 Jul 2015 at 14:24

You get a whole bunch of sticky cable clips, spare 3M pads and plates in the 0806 box

crinkleshoes · 16 Jul 2015 at 14:35

mrk said:
You get a whole bunch of sticky cable clips, spare 3M pads and plates in the 0806 box

Oh well... now I have spares

ShiWarrior · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:58

crinkleshoes said:
You made my mind up for me... just ordered one with CPL filter, 64GB card & fuse hijack wiring etc...

Any idea where I can get a second windscreen mount from? It would be nice to be able to switch it between the two cars.

I was going to order a 64Gb one, but decided to get a 32Gb. as it loops anyway, I thought 32Gb would be sufficient

hope you ordered a decent class 10, your going to need it

hopefully ill get mine tomorrow to test it, I've ordered a sandisk extreme Class 10 / U3 was debating to get the U1 but decided to spend another £4 and get the faster one

crinkleshoes · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:21

Decent quality Samsung class 10... should more than double the class 10 spec

The price difference between 32 and 64 was so small, relatively... that I thought the extra space might be useful for a track day or similar

Kenai · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:57

mrk said:
The 0805/0806 audio is very good, easily get outside and cabin audio:

0806:

Entered the yellow box before exit was clear, video emailed to hampshire constabulary :mad:

Howard · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:11

Bloody cyclists :mad:

ShiWarrior · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:22

Howard said:
Bloody cyclists

sorry

mrk · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:30

Kenai said:
Entered the yellow box before exit was clear, video emailed to hampshire constabulary

Oh no!

ZG002 · 17 Jul 2015 at 11:23

So with this 806 guys, Do you just leave it in the car? Take it out at night? Does it auto record once ignition is turned on? Or do you have to press a button?

kevpuk · 17 Jul 2015 at 11:40

Collected my 0806 yesterday, from locker delivered to......very pleased with it so far, although not installed in car. Seems solidly built, easy to operate and box is full of all the bits and bobs.

Quartz · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:21

ZG002 said:
So with this 806 guys, Do you just leave it in the car? Take it out at night?

I leave my dashcam in permanently.

Does it auto record once ignition is turned on? Or do you have to press a button?

It will record as long as there is power. Some cars - like my Skoda Yeti - keep the cigarette lighter socket powered even when the car isn't running so the camera will keep recording until the battery is drained.

Thebug · 17 Jul 2015 at 14:04

Wheres the best place to buy a 0806?

mrk · 17 Jul 2015 at 14:15

I used eBay. The CPL arrived today, seems good and rotating it with the screen on shows how effective the glare reduction is. I'll be leaving it in 24/7 but keeping an eye on night time brightness and if it's up to scratch then will leave it in.

soundb0y · 17 Jul 2015 at 14:17

My 0806 arrived from Amazon today.

Looking to mount it in the z4 and power from under the mirror. The only power cable supplied has a ciggy charger on it, can I cut this or do I need another cable kit?

mrk · 17 Jul 2015 at 14:33

I wouldn't cut it tbh. You'd need to DIY a spare micro usb cable for that kind of fitting.

kevpuk · 17 Jul 2015 at 15:50

Yup, I hope to power mine from the huuuge box of tricks behind the rear view mirror in my car......might be a trip to MB to see if they would like the job, as I have the practical skills of a confused parsnip

slick rick · 17 Jul 2015 at 15:56

soundb0y said:
My 0806 arrived from Amazon today.

Looking to mount it in the z4 and power from under the mirror. The only power cable supplied has a ciggy charger on it, can I cut this or do I need another cable kit?

You will need something like this to step the voltage down from 12v to 5v or whatever the camera requires.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-DC-D...907?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aec817c8b

soundb0y · 17 Jul 2015 at 16:00

So I can see a number of places selling the hard wire kit.
http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/hardwire-kit.html

Only problem is looking at the picture, I have had about ten cheap phone charges that use that cheapo style connector and they never last more than a few weeks!