Looking at dash cams and some seem to be small enough to fit behind a rear view mirror. Anyone use one that they can recommend for being easy to use and unobtrusive? Also, how do you deal with the wiring issue? Near as I can tell the power outlet is I the glove box.

 

Hi Grunty,

I'm certainly not an expert but did a bit of research and decided on the following.

One of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310970983427...84.m1439.l2649

And one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271147802659...84.m1439.l2649

Waiting for the UPC to come in. Current plan is to go behind the mirror and wire to passengers fuse box.

 

I have a Finevue CR500 on my other car. The Blackvue 550 is dual channel and gets good reviews too, I might be putting that on my 991. I did my research on dashcamtalk forums when I bought my first camera last year.

 

Thanks. Does that itronics unit fit behind the 991 rear view nicely? It's impossible to get a sense of size without scale references. Also, it is one of the pricier options out there, do you find it justifies it's value relative to its much less expensive peers? I am happy to spend the bucks if it's worthwhile. A lot of these units are poorly made Chinese items with bad build quality. The itronics appears to be South Korean.

 

I bought a Lukas a few years back. It is a bit on the large size, compared to what they have now. Picture quality is OK. I ran wire along the headliner and down the passenger side A pilar and used the passenger side power receptacle. Here are pics to give you a perspective on size. From the inside though, you really don't see it as it is hidden by the mirror.



From the inside you can barely notice it - it is to the right of the radar detector

 

The unit is 3 3/4" by 1.5". I think it will fit perfectly behind the rear view mirror. I don't know much about these cameras but it seems like this one has pretty good reviews. This new version does 1080p and the wifi feature seems like it would be useful but I haven't installed it yet so I can't speak to value. I have no connection to the company in case anyone is wondering.

 

Thanks to you both. The pics are helpful. The wifi aspect of the unit along with the iPhone interface seems to be a deal breaker for me over the Lukas which I think needs PC. The Lukas seems to have better image quality and may be a bit smaller.

This is like trying to figure out which options to get on a porsche.

 

I have this one, it's tiny and it mounted perfectly to my V1 Blendmount and used the V1 Key Hot line to wire it...

http://www.crimestopper.com/products...ems/dr110.html

 

Go to http://dashcamtalk.com/ There is a wide spread on pricing and quality. One problem is being able to handle the heat from being next to the windshield and it's own operating temps.