Ignition live

[TommyGG]

Just ordered a dash cam (Roadhawk) with the hard wire install kit. I'm planning on putting it behind my rear view mirror.

I've had a search but can't find much information, is there an ignition live I can install it on in the rear view mirror?

 

[-Tom-]

If you have self dimming mirrors then maybe there will be a live knocking about for that?

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[aquazi]

in the autodimming mirrors the ignition controlled live wire was purple. I was going hardwire my road angel using it and run the cable down the A pillars.

 

[Z4 Coupe]

The roadhawk looks good. However you get the 12v can you post some photos of it installed please?

 

[TommyGG]

@Aquazi nice one thanks!

Yes I'll post installed photos with it sure! Pretty much everyone I know who has had a recent insurance claim seems to have been screwed over from lack of evidence. The whole kit costs ~£200 but I think it's worth it and could save me a lot more money than that if someone else crashes into me!

 

[aquazi]

@Aquazi nice one thanks!

Yes I'll post installed photos with it sure! Pretty much everyone I know who has had a recent insurance claim seems to have been screwed over from lack of evidence. The whole kit costs ~£200 but I think it's worth it and could save me a lot more money than that if someone else crashes into me!

Even better you can use this guide:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20302&postcount=29

No splicing just stick a pin in the pack of a connector!

I quite fancy fitting a in car camera to mine too... but i'd want to be able to set it to record while it isnt started - after having people drive into my parked car on 2 separate occasions now.. causing damage and driving off.

 

[PerryGunn]

I've thought about a Roadhawk but I'm not sure about leaving it when parking with the roof down

I wonder if anyone has tried the waterproof 'Roadhawk Ride' intended for bikes/motorbikes and mounted it behind the kidneys?

 

[aquazi]

I wonder if anyone has tried the waterproof 'Roadhawk Ride' intended for bikes/motorbikes and mounted it behind the kidneys?

But what happens if you have a front end collision? The camera probably wont survive

 

[PerryGunn]

I wonder if anyone has tried the waterproof 'Roadhawk Ride' intended for bikes/motorbikes and mounted it behind the kidneys?

But what happens if you have a front end collision? The camera probably wont survive

Good point, but I guess that, if the collision is that bad, the camera is the least of your worries

For general use, hooning videos, minor collisions etc. I think it would work fine - Best thing overall would be if you could get one of the endoscope-type flexible fibre-optic extension lenses so that the camera could be mounted by the bulkhead and you could route the camera lens to wherever you wanted

 

[TommyGG]

I've thought about a Roadhawk but I'm not sure about leaving it when parking with the roof down

I wonder if anyone has tried the waterproof 'Roadhawk Ride' intended for bikes/motorbikes and mounted it behind the kidneys?

Do people leave it parked with roof down? I'd never do that! Only takes 3 seconds to put it up/down.