Scotty
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- Scott
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Friday while stopped at a red light the car in front of me decided to backup and hit my car. The driver refused to give me his drivers license so police had to come. He claimed he did not speak English and denied backing into me. Fortunately the damage was minor. Afterword, I decided a dash cam was needed. I previously installed and removed the Porsche Dash Cam ($2700 inc install) after it did not work well. Dealer refunded the full costs and admitted the Porsche Cam was not good due to power being cutoff all the time.
I purchased the Garmin Mini 2 for $130 and the Skyocean cup power socket from Amazon for $20.
I was able to hide the cable leading from the camera to the 12V power outlet in the center console. As you can see from the picture the cables that do show are minimal. I ran the cable from the camera to the console by pushing the cable behind the trim. I used a plastic tool to push the cable behind the trim and it was easy.
The 12 V outlet has a cutoff timer that turns power off to the outlet after 30 Mins when the car shutoffs. I purchased the Skyocean power adapter so I can turn the power off to the camera( camera has no on -off switch) by pushing the power on off button on the Skyocean, just added protection to ensure the camera has no power when I exit the car.
I purchased the Garmin Mini 2 for $130 and the Skyocean cup power socket from Amazon for $20.
I was able to hide the cable leading from the camera to the 12V power outlet in the center console. As you can see from the picture the cables that do show are minimal. I ran the cable from the camera to the console by pushing the cable behind the trim. I used a plastic tool to push the cable behind the trim and it was easy.
The 12 V outlet has a cutoff timer that turns power off to the outlet after 30 Mins when the car shutoffs. I purchased the Skyocean power adapter so I can turn the power off to the camera( camera has no on -off switch) by pushing the power on off button on the Skyocean, just added protection to ensure the camera has no power when I exit the car.