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@ushackers

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I want to know about the sponsored video. Can you provide some way to contact you? Not able to see your email or anything

@rameshimontheeaglessidejav7518

3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done

Speaking as a professional mechanic this was a very well thought out and executed install- the fuse taps are excellent to avoid modifying or damaging the factory wiring, the cables were well concealed and using the existing factory grommet for the rear brake light was certainly the best way to do it in spite of being more difficult. One of the biggest issues we see with installs like these would be a parasitic draw but the wiring kit addresses that with a power cut off. Absent the wiring kit the only way you could install one of these is in a “hot in run/ACC” power socket which would not permit parking mode monitoring. Older cars built in the 90’s have power at all times including key off so that would give you a parking video but it would be very power and memory intensive at 100% recoding and would kill your battery after a few days. The only thing I might add is it appeared you used a stud for the passenger airbag module for a ground- while that should be fine it’s generally best not to mess with airbag components such as mounting bolts. If you could find some other bolt that would probably be ideal but I don’t think you’ll have an issue. Airbag components are marked by bright yellow connectors in every car I know of. Great video and it brought up some considerations I hadn’t thought of conceptually before I install one in my car.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thanks. I liked that you didn't go on with a lot of blah blah blah at the beginning. Straight into it and only showed what we needed to know. More people could learn from this.

Sire, my respects, ur video is so far the BEST, with the exception of the whole pillar disassembly everything else is great!

Thanks Craig. You're a superstar for taking the time to put this together. Really apprecaited.

WOW, this is the best dash cam installation ever. Thank you very very much for a thorough how-to video. Super well done! 👍👏 👊

I am very impressed by this video! You included every step in great detail. Even videos that are dedicated to dashcam placement did not go as in-depth as you did. Thank you very much for the time and effort you put in this video! Edit: fixed typo. Also, I installed an A129 in my car too! It works great

I've looked at many install video's, this one is the only that mentions hot side of the fuse and it's relevance to the fuse tap orientation. Brilliant.

superb guide, thanks! gave me the confidence to do this myself, I already have a kit ready on the garage table

Thank you very much sir. Text book video. Clear and straight to the point. I ordered my A129 dual with hardwire kit and should have it in a weeks time. I look forward to installing it as gracefully as you did. Now I'm going to go watch your review on the unit itself. Thanks again.

I really enjoyed that video, well explained and documented. Well done!

@TheChilator

4 жыл бұрын

Stu B agreed fantastic video thanks so much

great video, a lot of effort put on installing the cameras and making the video at the same time! Very useful for my project, thanks!

Great stuff man, thank you! I just bought the 4k version and will be using this to install.

Extremely comprehensive video. Answered all of my questions, especially concerning the inline fuse wire taps.

A nice clear and concise how to video of a very good performance dash cam Thank you. I have installed the A119 v3 which is basically the same with no rear camera.

Great video and I especially like the explanations concerning the orientation of the fuse tap. Your wiring work is so clean and neat also. Thank you!

Greetings from Australia. Thanks for the most comprehensive install video I have seen for this camera, Craig. I will now install mine in our Renault Trafic van.

Excellent presentation all around! I no longer fear doing this myself.

Hi Craig, I wish I found your video when you first posted it 3 years ago! A comprehensive and elegantly presented step by step instructional. Bravo!

The best dash cam installation video! Very useful. Thank you for that! 👍

Excellent detailed how-to video, perfect amount of information provided. 👍

After watching this helpful video (I bought this camera system so I'm interested) I went looking in the comment section, and NOT ONE silly high school joke about inserting or lubricating. I'm not even angry.

Awesome work! I did think about doing this a year ago but I just use a cygnett 27k powerbank with a male to female usb switch, put it in the centre console and ran the wires under the seat and along the trims up towards the dashcam. No issues even when under the 40 degree celcius heat here in Australia(I do try to park in shade if I can). Just something so much easier to do

The man is an artist! Amazing video. Kudos!

Nice clearly voiced video. Having now done a similar installation myself I can safely say that feeding cable to rear dash-cam through the rubber conduit is the most awkward bit of this, especially as the mini usb is a 90 degree version, which they often are.

Great video. Good pace with detailed specs. Thanks.

great video.......very Good review....no short cuts.....The Best of All Reviews ( Dash Cam)

Great, descriptive video... thanks... loved the way you explained it.

Bloody well done chap......I bought that dash cam also. Actually I used to have the Fine Vu T9 2 channel dash cam. So like you I will be wiring it up the same as my old cam. But I did learn something new on your channel and that is the Tap wiring 😎👍....cheers mate🍺

Brilliantly explained short & sweet.

Great video, thanks. I would say however, that to get the best view from the rear camera, give the external glass surface a good clean with warm water and detailing clay, then add a coat of RainX.

Thanks man this helped a lot. I thought I needed to run a wire through my firewall to my battery but I found a fuse that was on all the time my door lock. Couldn't find the emergency flashers though.

great video craig, thanks for that lesson in dash cam installation

Thank you for an Actual installation video! Very nicely-done! I'm almost Not Afraid to attempt mine now! And the link to Blackboxmycar made this camera system a Better Deal than at Amazon!

Well done,you really put that over great.

Best video on the internet, tyvm

Thanks for the informative video, very interesting. What surprises me in virtually every installation video that uses high quality 3M double sided tape, not one person bothers to clean the mounting point with IPA or similar (as recommended by 3M) before install. You will be amazed at the extra strength of the bond if you give your mounting area a good clean prior to installation. You could mount that tape to an aircraft wing and it will become virtually permanent if cleaned first - Any dirt will seriously compromise your installation.

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

And it's very awkward to ever get it off...

A lot of information and a lot of respect bro 👍👌

Thank you, very helpful and much appreciated.

May be the best video yet👏🏽👏🏽 Awesome awesome job. If people have questions after this then something is not clicking up there..just saying

06:06 Your production has really gone up since the last few vids. Didn’t expect that unique camera angle at all.

Great concise tutorial..👏👏

Wow!! This guy is brilliant.

Great video fella... Very helpful

About to install this tomorrow, so set at 12.4V🤟

First time to see your video and im quite impressed. Because of that, i subscribed which is unusual for me 😄

This is a very comprehensive video, great job! I recently purchased a dashcam that came with a rear camera as well. I have been procrastinating about installing the rear camera as I did not want to mess with the routing of the cable to the front. I also have been procrastinating about hooking up the hard wire for the parking feature. Your video explained both processes in great detail so I will be working on it this weekend.

Super helpful, thanks! 👍 I don't know why they don't include the "add a fuse" adapters with the hardware kit though 🤔

Just finished installing the same camera to my car today and just came across your video which i wish i came across it sooner. my thoughts was pretty much the same as what you said only thing i did differently was i went with the cable to the side instead of the top (which i did at first but there was too much cable left over, so i had to take out and redo - -"

Good video on my rear cam I had no choice put to put it over the demister line on my car due to the way my rear window is. So far it's not damaged the heat lines in anyway. Only thing is when heat travels through it eventually it removes the adhesive on the rear cam so every now and then I need to restick it which is a bit annoying.

Probably the best installation video I've ever seen! Great detail and it explained well especially on the vcc and acc power connections. Is the acc only used to tell the power pack that it is in parking mode and to cut off the power when the voltage is low?

Really useful to understand the battery saving settings. Thank you! Viofo don't seem to mention it anywhere.

Buff the rear window with RainX original formula (in the small bottle, not in wiper fluid) and the water should not bother as much. Thank you for the insights here :- ) Great vid. I would think that the hazzard lights fuse would be live all the time.

Perfect guide thanks

excellent video guide indeed. i wish you had done a part about the wiring in the rubber part of the doors (instead of the headliner)

These videos are great

Thanks ill know where to mount it now

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Great informative video

Thank you so much for demystifying something which has always felt to me like a bit of a black art! 👍

Great video, well paced and full of useful info. Just a few comments for people doing an install, 1. please don't use knives etc. to prise off any plastic trim as you risk breaking or cutting something (voice of experience) 2. work slowly and don't route any wiring anywhere near heat sources - lights etc. Once again great video , todays temp. 32 deg. C (93 deg. F) in the shade so it will be interesting how my setup fares up in the summer heat. Cheers from Australia

Hi thanks for the video i have one question when camera works in parking mode overnight does it work al time or its working like motion detection

great video

Great install. Think I may get a pro fitting because a year old motor under warrenty. pug 3008 thank you for the guide though especially power connection . interesting

Fantastic video

Can you take a look at the “Bluetooth” button that is an accessory for this. Supposedly it can be used as a button to quick save vids without having to reach for the camera.

I was wondering if this video and your previous video hardwiring a dash cam could be combined? I was thinking the dash cam USB plugging into one and the phone plugging into the other and then cutting the mini USB end off of the hardwire kit and splicing it into the opposite end of the 2 USBs? Would that work? I don't have a Viofo as it was out of my current price range but was trying to figure all of this out with an Apeman that has a parking mode as well.

Beautiful

Thanks!

Thank you,

Hi, great video, i checked the link but am unsure what fuse clips to use can you send a link to the fuse clips to your from please, am worried i might blow the car :D please help thanks

I cut a grove in the sticky pad for the rear camera so it can sit either side of a heated wire...

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Clever. Careful if/when you ever remove it.

Hello Craig Im planning to fit my A119v3 dashcam this weekend Just needed some advise What fuse do I use for the camera in the fuse tap? Is this mentioned anywhere or does it come with the camera? Us used a 5A in this video but how do I find out which one I will need for me A119v3? Thanks in advance

Super video and great explanation of the steps to installation for the A129 DUO. . Question: To use the front camera in another car is a suction cup type mount available. Thanks in advance.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Viofo do one but not for the GPS mount... amzn.to/2KKECNC / The reality is it would only be a few $ more for another GPS mount, and if you had it wired up properly that would save unplugging it too.

Hello Craig, I enjoyed your video very much. Could you possible try hardwiring the A129 Duo on a minivan, such as a Honda Odessy or Toyota Sienna?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's possible!

I'm keen to see whether the hard wire kit can be a DIY thing to give parking mode. My theory is that the USB jack is using the data lines for 5v in a non standard way to provide the parking power and the camera switches to that input if the normal 5v feed goes. The only other way I can see this working is if it uses the standard power pins and runs at 5v for normal use and then a lower voltage to switch over to parking mode. Would be great to get a multimeter on the USB pins to confirm

hi will this type of wiring record while your parked up, and not flatten the battery

How about an installation for Garmin dash cam front and rear?

Why did you plug the power cable directly into the unit instead of the gps module?

Hello, may i ask you to test our wireless rear view camera ?

Question. I have a jomise cam and had used a hardwire kit connected to a permanent live spare fuse. When my car stops at lights the engine turns off. When it turns back on the camera switches off. Any clue?

Hi I have a vauxhall insignia 2016 will this go in my car and can you please tell me all the stuff you have in the video so I can order it ?

Awesome video mate. Very helpful. I just want to clarify that the new fuse ampage that you put on the add a fuse must be equal to or less than the original fuse ampage that you took out from the fuse box? Is this correct ?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

No it becomes a separate circuit, it should have its fuse sized to suit the device it's powering.

Great video very detailed thank you! Please can you tell me wat that mini tripod is you had your mobile in?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

It's a Ulanzi aluminium mount on top of a generic tripod, it's ok but can get better I think, try looking: amzn.to/2MBf9su

Which coloured cable goes into the constant power source and which coloured cable goes into the ignition power source??

Great video. Could you kindly show how to adjust the cpl filter?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean adjust? It shouldn't need orienting.

@TharangaUdagedara

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY Well there are some videos showing the cpl filter is oriented, but I still get the shadow of the dashboard

nice job, hard enough doing the install without moving cameras around

I'm too worried about pulling panels off my interior for the wiring. I tried that with my last car and couldn't get them properly reattached.

Can you live-stream on an Iphone?

Thanks for the great guide. If I wanted to hardwire the camera however not use parking mode, would the kit still work with only the accessory cable wired (i.e the battery cable left disconnected), or do both need to be wired for the camera to function?

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, I presume it always gets power from the perm and the ACC connection is just a switch, so you would better wire it as intended and then just disable the parking mode on the camera functions. Which also retains the option for the future. But you can save a bit of $ and just get a camera without a dedicated parking mode, like the A119 to speak of Viofo, and eliminate the 3-wire kit at the same time so you just wire its power to ACC or ignition and then it's hard-off with the key.

You have any videos of the parking mode set up? Like parking mode detection? Low or medium etc. Im confuse where to set the parking mode.. not sure about time lapse 1fs etc. Or should i choose auto event detection?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Watch the linked review, it over-views the options and gives my opinion. Auto event detection doesn't work very well in the outside world.

My accessory fuse slots show 12v when ignition is on. But when off, they seem to always show a residual voltage of 3v. Is this normal?

Great video Craig. I watched some of your videos and I wanted to know if you had any recommendation for a Hybrid car (I got a 2019 KIA Niro Hybrid) dashcam hardwire connection. I have read that Hybrid cars have smaller 12V batteries and that would probably consume the battery of it really fast (I want to be able to use parking mode). I don't have $300 for an external battery.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

A number of factors. First you should find out the actual capacity of your car's battery for sure, so you know. It may not be so bad. Then, how long do you want the parking mode to work for, and with what balance of wear on the battery. E.g. as explained in my video(s), I set the battery saver to the most conservative (highest voltage) setting, to minimize wear, and I get roughly 12 hrs out of the parking mode. That's good enough for me but other situations may call for more, whereas some people may only care about the 30 mins in the supermarket car-park. Finally, if you're not in a very hot environment you could add in a li-ion powerbank on the perm power side for much less than $300.

@contrale11111

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY I emailed Kia to get the information about the battery's capacity (I couldn't find that info in the owner's manual). I only need approximately 3 hours of recording, no more. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Good video. One question though, if I use the cigarette power then even when I turn the car off, the camera still records after I turn off the car and lock ? Will this drain my battery? I obviously do not know much about car 🙂 . . .

@CraigsDIY

Жыл бұрын

That is the point of hard-wiring.

And after all that afford you sell your car 2 years later. Buyer: "I don't want that camera. Could you remove it please?" Respect for taking your time to make this video.

Hey I want to know about the sponsored video. Can you provide some way to contact you? Not able to see your email or anything

Very nice video. I just hope.after installation you showed or tested the parking mode...if i remember correctly, you set it up with timelapse did you say? That means g-sensor is not the trigger here in case of an emergency, am i right? Anyway i just subscribe, i find your video quite clear and helpful. Thanks

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the review, it overviews the parking mode on this camera. The G sensor is always active, but with time-lapse mode the only thing it does is lock the current recording. I've never seen that happen, but then I'm not willing to test it...

parking mode does not drain battery im worried if i got parking mode on. my batt will be dead.🥺

Why did you connect the VIOFO Hardwire Kit to the to the USB port on the camera versus using the power port?

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Because in earlier versions the parking mode wiring wasn't forwarded in the GPS mount and you had to do this.

What Country are you in. Right hand drive like us brits