Any recommendations for a dash cam for our soon to be 16 year old? Preferably something I can get quickly off Amazon.

Thanks y'all. Normally I'd research myself but running out of time on this one.

My older 2 girls didn't use them, but my son is going to be driving a mustang (it's an echo boost... I'm crazy, but not giving my 16 year old a V8 crazy) and he really wants one. He's a really good kid, but teenagers with sport cars are sometimes targets for BS.

Cargo Shorts FTW said:

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Viofo. This is the one I use, but they have cheaper that are very good as well. It has excellent day and night video and great license plate legibility.

https://a.co/d/0g3MqQIR

They also sell a little bluetooth connected remote control button that I recommend, very handy.

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I have this same one. Without the remote control thing. Curious what you use that remote for?

Sweet Kitten Feet said:

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Cargo Shorts FTW said:

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Viofo. This is the one I use, but they have cheaper that are very good as well. It has excellent day and night video and great license plate legibility.

https://a.co/d/0g3MqQIR

They also sell a little bluetooth connected remote control button that I recommend, very handy.

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I have this same one. Without the remote control thing. Curious what you use that remote for?

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It has three buttons and can be easily stickered to your dash or center console, wherever you like. If well placed, it looks nearly factory. The big button triggers a video save. Two smaller buttons on the side can be programmed, I have one set to toggle audio recording on/off, the other turns on wifi when i want to download videos. Never have to reach for the tiny buttons on the camera now.

https://www.amazon.com/VIOFO-Official-Wireless-Bluetooth-Control/dp/B07GF9CF2X?crid=2KDQU2Z250X30&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qe73iz6a9n3fVxlMlW9uuLWcvkSCJ7N3KST8RAnNmS1I64fVdO5nYfpbm9cN2j61HBOjebmigRC_kqwOSDt0a-L9Ww_bmAtw3DX_EQ3fiJ8-4vUTlFOe0XA8HcGBugVMFs-ttzW4iCKYQd_pvn4Su_T2ZO-NXA3DxiM-02vrmlBIFSLKpCz8IIU2DX2Xf2258_zP7T89d3cPgEbQSMXwDsBxisvB2m2nbGPo92l902M.OhdNejsG_DTzR9ah9PVmK_8jNLbVideU6DRqGSuvh4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=viofo+remote&qid=1773963121&sprefix=viofo+re,aps,448&sr=8-1

Wow, interesting. Didn't know about that. It is voice activated so I juste use my voice if I want to say something or turn off the audio recording but that remote is petty cool

Viofo a329

I've had this REDTIGER with front and rear cameras for a couple of years and have been pleased with it so far.

https://a.co/d/01jAf81P

Make sure to get one that can read license plates.

We got my son a 70mai A810S 4K Dual Dash Cam Front & Rear from Amazon. Works great

We've used it twice, neither his fault at all. The car driving next to him had a car pull in front of them, get hit, and drive away at night. He pulled over and gave the video to the other driver. It was enough for the cops to find the runner.

I don't hink I'll own a car without a dash cam again.

Cargo Shorts FTW said:

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Viofo. This is the one I use, but they have cheaper that are very good as well. It has excellent day and night video and great license plate legibility.

https://a.co/d/0g3MqQIR

They also sell a little bluetooth connected remote control button that I recommend, very handy.

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This has been on my list forever to look into…. These are on sale on Amazon right now, bought three! We'll see how install goes this weekend!

can you mute these things to not record internal vehicle audio?

I can turn it off on my Redtiger F77.

Make sure you get one that has rear camera too.

BCSWguru said:

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can you mute these things to not record internal vehicle audio?

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I've owned 4 or 5 dash cams over the years. All could disable the internal vehicle audio.

How hard is it to install these things without wires going all over the place. Think that's one reason I haven't gotten one.

SJEAg said:

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How hard is it to install these things without wires going all over the place. Think that's one reason I haven't gotten one.

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Really not that hard at all. I was a bit nervous as well. In my truck I bought a Dongar adapter so the camera is plugged into my rearview mirror and then running the wire for the back camera I just ran it between the ceiling and the liner. Really easy. I did not have to run my wire down the pillar into the fuse box or anything since I used the Dongar adapter.

It's really not that hard. Can get tricky if you use fuse taps to hardwire the power. But there are tons of videos on YouTube showing how to install them.

I've only installed one so far. Wire running was pretty easy. Biggest thing for me was tapping into the fuses. I assumed one of the fuses would be always on but I think one I picked didn't have enough power for me to tap off of so wasn't working. The next two when I install I'm going to make sure I verify with multimeter on off flow states and it should go a lot smoother.

Cargo Shorts FTW said:

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Viofo. This is the one I use, but they have cheaper that are very good as well. It has excellent day and night video and great license plate legibility.

https://a.co/d/0g3MqQIR

They also sell a little bluetooth connected remote control button that I recommend, very handy.

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I ordered 2 of these today since I drive a lot and use two vehicles. That was the easy part...now comes the installation. I have a 2022 F150 and a 2021 Lexus NX.

I've installed 6+ different cameras on multiple vehicles. Most of the dash cams come with a cig lighter connection for power (maybe all). I never had to tap into a fuse box. The cig lighter connection usually has two USB ports, one for the dash camera and one for whatever use you want. Just make sure the cig lighter turns on/off with the car.

Just run the dash cam wire along the top windshield and down the A pillar. You'll be able to find ways to tuck it in. The dash cam kits usually come with a plastic trim piece to help tuck or pull trim pieces.

Fuse taps are typically only needed if you have a camera that has a g sensor and will record when the vehicle is off and it detects movement of the car. Or you don't want to see any wires or use the 12v adapter.