Anyone got a Dashcam hardwired in their Cupra? I’m thinking of getting one fitted and wanted to gauge the Pro’s and Con’s that people have come across and also which Dashcam is the best.
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Nextbase is a good company, I've had my nextbase dash cam for over 3 years now, I think it's the nextbase 512 Pro, but it's been updated now and they have many others to choose from at all different price points.
I was looking at a Nextbase 512 myself. Is your hardwired in?
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But I wouldn't drive without one now, far too many idiots on the road.
I've had one hardwired in for a while on my cupra with no issues. It's a small and discrete enough to fit behind rear mirror and is not visible from drivers seat. My cam has parking mode with battery monitor which is all I wanted from the cam. Easy to wire in with fuse taps.
Had I not been able to produce the video, I would have been prosecuted
It was a doddle to fit. Remove the a pillar trim to tuck the cable out of sight and drop nicely in behind the glove box where switched and perm live connections can be found. I've got a my16 cupra st 280 but can't see there being any major differences between my's on the 5f in relation to fuse box layout. A multimeter, trim removal tool and fuse taps was all I needed.Was it easy to fit and hide all the wires? Which model Cupra you got it fitted in?
Got a 512GW in Leon, was hard wired (easy peasy) in previous Cupra, only had this a week so currently temporary wired bit will get round to it shortly.
Watch the video if you are in any doubt about the merits of a dashcam. This accident happened to me in 2013, I was interviewed by the police and the officer didn't believe a word of my version of events. Had I not been able to produce the video, I would have been prosecuted for this.