Right I'm after a dash cam, I think I've whittled it down to the nextbase 402G. On eBay they're about £80 which is a good saving. Image quality seems good and quality seems good too. Are there any others I should be looking at for that money?
Nextbase 402G - updated, installed with pics/vids
- Thread starter MartynFrancis
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Excellent. Cheers guys. So this seems a good deal? The B grade is cheaper still?
That is a great price for a great dash cam
Bought mine from Costco for just over £100 about 6 months and not had any issues.
Just a couple of bits of advice........
- make sure you have the speed function switched off, could be difficult in proving fault if your video displays you were a couple of mph over the limit.
- I blacked out all the wording on the front plastic housing of the dash cam using a black marker.This makes it much more difficult to see by others from outside the car.
Definitely go for the nextbase at that price.
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Bought mine from Costco for just over £100 about 6 months and not had any issues.
Just a couple of bits of advice........
- make sure you have the speed function switched off, could be difficult in proving fault if your video displays you were a couple of mph over the limit.
- I blacked out all the wording on the front plastic housing of the dash cam using a black marker.This makes it much more difficult to see by others from outside the car.
Definitely go for the nextbase at that price.
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Super job, bit the bullet and bought one today. So with a bit of luck it might be here for the weekend. Will update once it's in!
Well, it went pretty smoothly. Hardest part was finding the right screw to ground it with, and I had to shave a slight bit off the usb to slide it through where the mirror loom is. Anyway, Firstly massive massive thanks to JINGLE who gave me loads of help and even supplied the converter for me. You sir are a legend! :happyclap:
JINGLE sent me over this guide which was really easy to follow. (FYI I have don't have rain sensors but having a pre facelift I already have the looms in place)
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=73905
He also gave me these goodies
So here's the camera, very good quality, and as new considering it was meant to be A grade
excuse my finger prints
So first was to get the lights out as per the guide
Find the loom, forgot the tape was a bitch from when i installed my gap tech
Found a screw that would fit!! Panicked slightly as non fitted but after raiding everywhere managed to find one
The scotch block
And then after all that I've forgotten to take a pic of the finished article! lol, Ill get a picture tomorrow.
Anyway the software is great, showing speed location, route, G force everything. (finger place as I might have been going 1 or 2 mph over what is acceptable
) the program is mac and windows, and then you can edit your video in youtube as I have
And then a couple of vids, obviously daylight is going to be better, but I installed it after work and its dark.. so tough luck!
Edit: fitted pics in daylight
I haven't played with the settings so I should imagine the quality is set to normal, being a bloke I just wanted it on and I haven't read the book yet on settings etc
Also I'm not sure if I uploaded it to youtube in HD, but hopefully it is!
EDIT: just checked and click the youtube button to watch in on the youtube website then change the resolution to 1080p when you do
[youtube]r5HSFEtr3tg[/youtube]
just waiting for a driving video to upload then I'll update with that vid too.
EDIT other vid now up, just going through my estate. again 1080p will be when you click the youtube icon, as I'm not sure if it defaults to it on here,
[youtube]kJST7mPxPzQ[/youtube]
EDIT : just got home, now have a daylight vid as I'm coming home from work. Taken off the speed, but have added in my REG number. excuse the music, after a dull day inside, a bit of N.W.A. was needed. video inc
[youtube]jNu7YdG3cf8[/youtube]
Overall Verdict. you need one of these in your life, I've not played with the settings so not sure if the quality can be better still. But, the software is great and supports OS and windows. fairly small, easy to operate, stable footage. can easily switch to camera mode if you want to take pics after an 'event'. records in 3 min intervals from what i can see so its easy to extract what you want. Loops over once full also on the micro SD. I never give anything a 10/10, but its damn close so 9/10 pushing 9.5 lol
Thanks again to all that has given me a hand!
JINGLE sent me over this guide which was really easy to follow. (FYI I have don't have rain sensors but having a pre facelift I already have the looms in place)
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=73905
He also gave me these goodies
So here's the camera, very good quality, and as new considering it was meant to be A grade
excuse my finger prints
So first was to get the lights out as per the guide
Find the loom, forgot the tape was a bitch from when i installed my gap tech
Found a screw that would fit!! Panicked slightly as non fitted but after raiding everywhere managed to find one
The scotch block
And then after all that I've forgotten to take a pic of the finished article! lol, Ill get a picture tomorrow.
Anyway the software is great, showing speed location, route, G force everything. (finger place as I might have been going 1 or 2 mph over what is acceptable
) the program is mac and windows, and then you can edit your video in youtube as I have
And then a couple of vids, obviously daylight is going to be better, but I installed it after work and its dark.. so tough luck!
Edit: fitted pics in daylight
I haven't played with the settings so I should imagine the quality is set to normal, being a bloke I just wanted it on and I haven't read the book yet on settings etc
Also I'm not sure if I uploaded it to youtube in HD, but hopefully it is!
EDIT: just checked and click the youtube button to watch in on the youtube website then change the resolution to 1080p when you do
[youtube]r5HSFEtr3tg[/youtube]
just waiting for a driving video to upload then I'll update with that vid too.
EDIT other vid now up, just going through my estate. again 1080p will be when you click the youtube icon, as I'm not sure if it defaults to it on here,
[youtube]kJST7mPxPzQ[/youtube]
EDIT : just got home, now have a daylight vid as I'm coming home from work. Taken off the speed, but have added in my REG number. excuse the music, after a dull day inside, a bit of N.W.A. was needed. video inc
[youtube]jNu7YdG3cf8[/youtube]
Overall Verdict. you need one of these in your life, I've not played with the settings so not sure if the quality can be better still. But, the software is great and supports OS and windows. fairly small, easy to operate, stable footage. can easily switch to camera mode if you want to take pics after an 'event'. records in 3 min intervals from what i can see so its easy to extract what you want. Loops over once full also on the micro SD. I never give anything a 10/10, but its damn close so 9/10 pushing 9.5 lol
Thanks again to all that has given me a hand!
Thanks for the write up.
Just checking on install - black wire to earth, red wire to any purple you can find (behind the light is a good shout)?
Is the purple permanent live or live on ignition?
Just checking on install - black wire to earth, red wire to any purple you can find (behind the light is a good shout)?
Is the purple permanent live or live on ignition?
Thank mate, the purple is the live for the rain sensors (which isn't installed on my vehicle) soothe 4cables just lead to a blank connector. It's live on ignition, so as I start the car it will automatically turn on and start recording, and turn off when the car is turned off. 
The guide in the link tells really easily which loom it is too.
The guide in the link tells really easily which loom it is too.
Magic. I should have read the guide before asking as its all in there!
My neighbours are always taking the piss as I'm always cleaning it! Even the local kids pick up on it too lol!
As for 19"s....... Do it do it do it!!
As for 19"s....... Do it do it do it!!
Updated with fitted pics, just got to work so I'll try and get some daylight vids when I'm home.
updated with daylight driving vid, and mini verdict. remember to change the quality on the vid to 1080p, and if it doesn't click on the youtube logo, and watch in youtube and change the quality on there to 1080p.
overall, very impressed.
overall, very impressed.