CamelCamelCamel just reported this to be the lowest price.
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VIOFO A129Pro Duo 4K Dual Dash Cam 3840 x 2160P Ultra HD 4K Front and 1080P Rear Car WiFi Dash Camera Sony 8MP Sensor GPS, Buffered Parking Mode, G-Sensor, Motion Detection, WDR, Loop Recording
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Mine freezes up a few minutes into the drive and stops recording
Try a new high endurance card.
I’ll give it a go!
How much generally does this front and rear camera installation cost by mechanic?
You'd want an auto electrician.
Not answering your question, but we installed it ourselves without hardwiring and it was easy on our 2 cars (medium SUV and 4WD). I did the easy front bit and the husband did the back hatch. He didn't even watch any YouTube video himself and only relied on what I relayed to him.
$250 for Plus Duo and Cellink battery install by auto elec for me. Had other quotes of $280, $330.
Thanks mate. Do we need separate battery for this cam? I am planning to install on merc gle250d
No battery required.
I opted to put one in to use for parking mode. Using the car's battery for parking mode is possible with a hardwire kit but troublesome, particularly models with auto stop/start.
@Unorthodox: Behind the glovebox. Common spot is under seats but i didnt have enough clearance there.
@sirspiff: Yes, the HK3 replaces the supplied USB>12v cig socket cable that comes with the camera. It has the extra wire required for parking mode.
Camera>HK3>Cellink output
The Cellink has it's own input cable that handles the connection to the fuse panel.
A generic hardwire kit with the same USB type as the HK3 should also work as the regulation device is redundant in this scenario.
Which Cellink did you go with (any deals on them?)
Any one else have overheating issues with these? Have a a129 duo that I got refunded because it boot looped when it got warm so I'm hesitant to buy another if they just aren't cut out for the Australian summer.
good question….I'm poised to buy one but would be good to have this confirmed. I'm surprised they refunded rather than replaced, implies its a known issue
It was shipped to them and back and concluded 'not faulty'. I spent over a year contesting it because I reported it faulty during summer and by the time I had finished with their troubleshooting it was no longer summer and had to contest it the following summer and argue going through consumer affairs. Both Viofo and the seller were very stubborn.
thanks…that's enough for me to stay clear.
Need to research what are reliable options for Australian summer, when car interiors can get to 70C, especially mounted up high
Mine shuts down when it hits around 25-27C outside with some direct sunlight (hardwired with parking mode on).
When I didn't have it hardwired, no issues that I noticed as it would just re-start.
Thanks for your reply. Was going to give them another try but I think ill go elsewhere. (Mine is hardwired)
Garmin VS this one. Any recommendations?