Dash cams ... I welcome your thoughts and experiences regarding dash cams. Worth it for documenting incidents (and near misses)? How easy for a handy person to install (or leave it to the pro)? Just one for the windshield, or another looking out back? Nissan has an oem dash cam that can be installed in the Ariya -- for those who went that way, how does it perform? There's a super tiny Garmin that's unobtrusive, how does it compare? There's lots of articles on the web comparing all kinds of dash cams, I'd be interested in reading the opinions and experiences of my fellow forum members.
Let's talk dash cams...
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Hey there, I am looking for some information on where to run the wiring and which fuse to connect to for Dashcam. Do you have any picture or video you used to install? Is that something you can share? Thanks
I posted everything you need to know about dash cam installation on this thread. Have you not seen the YT video I posted?
fyi, there is no fuse of any kind to do this installation
Thank you, watched the video. Now connecting all that information, you had used the obd port to connect your cam, and wiring was wedged under headliner then under the left pillar down to obd port. Did you have to remove any of the covers or it was easy to just slide and hide under the covers?
Since you have connected to obd port I am assuming your camera gets constant power. I am going out of station for 4 weeks so if I leave my cam on in parking mode will it drain the battery completely?
I also read somewhere that EV battery charges the 12 v battery in Ariya when 12 v is low.
Hank, what's the purpose of your dashcam, if you don't mind me asking? Personally, I've been driving for over 45+ yrs now and never had one installed on any of my current or previous vehicles. The need or wanting a dashcam for a vehicle has always baffled me since I've never had a purpose for it. My cars are always parked at home in my garage when I'm not using it, I've parked them in public places while on vacation or at the local store lots, no accidents to be had (I hope to not jinx myself🤞🏾) and definitely not trying to be the "eye on the road" for other people's accidents. So, is it a paranoia thing, just another tech gadget for vanity or something else. Inquiring minds (mine mainly😊) would like to know your insight, reasoning for them. Maybe I'd see a purpose for adding one to my cars too... but in all honesty, after all these years of driving, I never had a purpose for them.
Yes, I removed the plastic trim cover on the left pillar as shown on video. It’s quite easy to remove and reinstall. If you think you can tuck the cable behind the plastic trim without removing the trim cover, then your job is a bit easier. The entire installation took me less than 10 mins,
The OBD power adapter allows you 10 min or 24hrs of power to the cam. In the parking guard mode, if something triggers the event, it will send you a text message. You can not live stream the video images unless you park your car in the garage via WiFi or if you have cellular coverage to the cam. It does not drain your battery in the parking guard mode.
My recommendation is to purchase the Garmin OBDII power adapter. This power adapter is unique to their dash cams because the connector is at a right angle.
Good luck! Let us know how your installation went and if you have any tips for others to learn from. It’s really nothing more than running the wire around the windshield…..
If you are in a situation where someone else was at fault for an accident and was attempting to weasel out of it, dash cam footage could be offered to insurance providers and law enforcement. That nearly happened to me and I'd like to avoid that if possible. I think where there are lots of cars there may also be those who try to commit insurance fraud. Unfortunately, some may want one because of domestic violence threats. Others want to be able to get neat shots of wildlife crossing the road.
Because we drive an EV, anything can happen unknowingly. There are haters out there who will do crazy things like cut us off on the highway, or key our car when parked. For whatever reason, they do this out of spite because we drive an EV. Yes, that’s the world we live in.
More importantly, I installed the dash cam in my Ariya because I want proof of evidence that my Ariya acted “differently”. It wasn’t me that caused the accident. With all these sensors on our EVs, I need proof that the accident was caused by the EV, and not by my inability to drive the vehicle safely. If I die in an accident because something triggered the Ariya to misbehaved, then there will be video images that will refute a mountain of Nissan corporate attorneys claiming I was at “fault”.
FYI, the data in your Ariya is proprietary to Nissan only. It’s your attorney’s word vs Nissan. Without video to refute, Nissan will win the lawsuit because they own the data. This is how Tesla always wins in lawsuits.
www.tesladeaths.com
Yes, good points! Documenting errors is also helpful. I wonder if there would be an easy way to mount a cam that could see any error messages popping up. Of course, a dash cam might also document that a person was totally at fault 😆. There was an incident earlier this year in Portland, Oregon where a guy had some road rage and drove his truck on the Rose Festival grand floral parade route -- all conveniently captured by his own dash cam and now immortalized on YouTube! 🤣
Yikes! Ok👍🏾...I guess I'm a very fortunate guy to not experience those types of incidents. But I totally understand.
Interesting.... soooo, do you have dash cams in all your vehicles, because any vehicle can have part failures on them that can be life threatening to the driver and others. But based on your reasoning, it's basically a CYA "peace of mind thing"?🤔
And people take auto insurance for same reason or any other insurance for that matter… peace of mind.
Very true! Although in most states auto insurance is required, not simply a "nice to have" item 😄
I don’t have a dash cam in my Volvo SUV. No one will ever want to cut me off or keyed my old Volvo. Plus, my Volvo does not have “intelligent sensors” that would give me false flag.
while everyone was talking about buying the Motorola wireless Android Auto dongle, I purchased another Garmin Mini2 while it was still on sale for $99 at the time. This set will be installed on the new Volvo EX30 or the Prius Prime. If I can save 30 bucks, why not…. For $100 plus $45 for the OBDII adapter, it’s a cheap insurance.
A member on this forum (@kuma) was fortunate to have his dashcam on his vehicle. His vehicle was rear ended. The owner of the vehicle that rear ended him DENIED the accident. His video footage proved otherwise.
Ugh! What happened to me once was I was in line at a traffic light and another driver backed into my vehicle (this was in the 1990's, before EVs and dash cams). When the light turned green they took off, but slowly, pulled into the parking lot of a regional hospital that was right nearby, drove slowly all around the facility, and finally parked near the emergency entrance. First they acknowledged what happened, but then when a security guard approached (we were bordering a no parking area), they started making a royal scene and claimed I had rear ended them. They demanded that the security guard call for the police. The security guard called for law enforcement and a sheriff's deputy responded. Some EMTs nearby started to observe the scene. When the person told the deputy that I had rear-ended them, an EMT stepped forward and stated that they were in the lane next to us and witnessed what had really happened. Thank goodness!
"Scratching my head"🧐, how can someone DENY that they rear-ended someone? The police who is inspecting that type of accident would be able to determine that for sure. Deny all you want, but the physical evidence will speak for itself.
Wow! I hope nothing like that hasn't happened to you since then. 😕
Yeah, just like those fake electors and Jan 6th. It is what it is. Denialism is a cancer.
I'd want to document what actually happened. Sometimes people don't remember right, although I think I'd remember if I had actually rear ended someone 😆😆😆 and would be honest about it. It's unfortunate that some see the opportunity to skip their responsibilities, and go for it. Although it hasn't happened to me, someone dear to me experienced threats from a domestic partner and found it necessary to document those with the help of a dash cam for the vehicle related incidents.
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