{"id":247260,"date":"2023-12-04T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247260"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:49:54","slug":"installing-a-70mai-dual-channel-car-dash-cam-in-my-jeep-compass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/installing-a-70mai-dual-channel-car-dash-cam-in-my-jeep-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing a 70mai dual-channel car dash cam in my Jeep Compass"},"content":{"rendered":"

75% of the camera is not visible from my driving position. Its screen anyway goes off in 30 seconds so it’s not an active distraction.<\/h2>\n

BHPian CrAzY dRiVeR<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

25,000 kms update<\/h2>\n

The 25k km milestone came up early this month – while I was returning home after a short dinner meet with BHPians KarthikK and neil.jericho.<\/p>\n

Number of days: 593 days (1 year, 7 months and 14 days) since purchase.<\/p>\n

Average Usage: 42.2 kms \/day.<\/p>\n

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The pace of driving has clearly reduced recently, especially after the arrival of the Triumph – my old Punto had completed 25k kms in just 10 months. No hopes of giving arun.josie a run for his money this time.<\/p>\n

DEF \/ Adblue<\/h2>\n

This is one of the major queries an owner gets nowadays for a BS6 diesel car. Glad to report that I haven’t had any issues and the only attention required so far has been the regular refilling once every 5k – 6k kms or so.<\/p>\n

Till recently Velvex Adblue (used by FCA themselves) was available on Amazon and I had a 5L home delivered and kept in reserve. But just before this year’s Great Indian Sale, the delivery options have been greatly reduced for this product – at least doesn’t deliver to my place anymore. Will need to stock up from FCA the next time I visit for service.<\/p>\n

Some people hate Adblue refilling because it can spill, causing damage to the paint and stain marks over shoes and clothing items. After a couple of such refills, I have adopted this method of keeping a tissue sandwiched in the cap, which avoids the spill completely.<\/p>\n

Nowadays I fill 5 litres once the indicator drops below 50% –<\/p>\n

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No spillage mess:<\/p>\n

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The new reading. Should last till the annual service coming up in March<\/p>\n

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Dashcam DIY<\/h2>\n

Got a small gift for the car to celebrate this milestone- a dashcam which was a long overdue purchase and a necessity these days. I saw good discounts on the 70mai A810 True 4K dashcam during the Amazon Great Indian Sale and took the plunge.<\/p>\n

Cost? Rs 18,734\/- including NEXDIGITRON polarizer filter (worth 999\/-) thanks to Great Indian Festival plus HDFC credit card instant discount. Had to spend another 1.3k on the Samsung Evo Plus 256GB microSDXC memory card.<\/p>\n

This one comes with HDR Dual Vision – 4K 3840×2160 native resolution for the front and HD for the rear. Read on the dashcam thread about Starvis 2 IMX and this comes with Starvis 2 for the front – another reason to try it out.<\/p>\n

Cons – Is battery and not capacitor-powered, so hoping Bangalore temperatures won’t cause issues.<\/p>\n

Wiring was done DIY, with some clips bought off Amazon for cable management. I need to rewire the rear though- reason as seen in pics below.<\/p>\n

Unboxing the 70mai A810:<\/p>\n

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Tested both cams before installation and wiring. Front:<\/p>\n

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And rear:<\/p>\n

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Attached the front cam below the mirror mount:<\/p>\n

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75% of the camera is not seen from my driving position. Kept a hint of it seen so I could make out if it’s running. Screen goes off in 30 seconds – so it’s not an active distraction:<\/p>\n

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Clips attached to the mirror housing to tidy up the wiring:<\/p>\n

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Wires routes through the clips:<\/p>\n

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Through the headliner on to the A-Pillar:<\/p>\n

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Goes inside the A-pillar into the door beadings. A pillar sits flush after the wire is pried inside:<\/p>\n

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Routed through the door beading to the driver footwell area.<\/p>\n

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The length of the provided cable was not enough to route it to the USB in the rear console, so I could route it only to the front:<\/p>\n

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Using clips to tidy up the wire in the center console area:<\/p>\n

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More clips to the rescue, to avoid the wire hanging down towards the pedal controls:<\/p>\n

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Final routing in the footwell area:<\/p>\n

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As seen from the drivers door area:<\/p>\n

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As seen from the driving position:<\/p>\n

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Camera mounting as seen from outside. Kept it slightly kept visible as an active deterrent:<\/p>\n

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Rear cam wiring<\/h2>\n

Wiring the rear camera was much harder and I was particularly feeling good about how it turned out, but for one grave miss.<\/p>\n

The camera stuck above the rear glass and wire routed with the OE cables.<\/p>\n

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This was particularly irritating to pull off, passing the solid clip through this bent rubber sleeve with not much space to spare was tough:<\/p>\n

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Out through the roof liner, before routing it along the edge and into the C pillar:<\/p>\n

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Through the C pillar:<\/p>\n

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Through the rear door beadings:<\/p>\n

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Inside the B pillar (yep, that’s the big question!!!)<\/p>\n

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Through the front door beadings:<\/p>\n

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Passing to the A pillar:<\/p>\n

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On to the roof liner and camera:<\/p>\n

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The view from the rear camera as compared to the reversing camera:<\/p>\n

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How it looks from inside:<\/p>\n

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As seen from outside:<\/p>\n

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Rear cam wiring Reroute?<\/h2>\n

So the obvious elephant in the room – the crossing at the B pillar. Now, I passed it by sliding it in through the plastic trim in the B pillar assuming the airbag deploys from the roof liner just above it and not through the pillar. But then – friends have asked if there could be a possibility of the airbag getting caught in the wire when deploying and I guess that’s a possibility not worth the risk.<\/p>\n

Safer to just re-route it I guess, but trying to figure out how. Can pass it through the base – but then it will be difficult to remove all those trims to conceal the wiring. I have some additional length for this cable, so wire length shouldn’t be a problem, as it was with the front.<\/p>\n

Suggestions welcome.<\/p>\n

Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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