moonstone
Tyre Kicker
Blackvue DR900X2 channel dashcam fitted.
Liked having a dashcam with a parking mode on my last car and finally got round to fitting one to the M4 (after a run in with some road-rage idiot!).
This model is a 4K camera with cloud capability that sends alerts to your phone in real time if it detects any bumps or motion around your car
I also bought a cheap EE Mifi from Argos to keep in the car. It’s plugged into the USB port of the smart battery via a cable that runs to the void behind the rear seats and attached there with a bit of Velcro. The dashcam uses its hotspot to connect to the cloud (much cheaper than Blackvue’s own LTE accessory and allows passengers to connect to it as an in-car hotspot as well)
2 challenges here are that I have a convertible so how to run the cable for the rear camera and that thanks to the Lithium Ion battery in the M4 the battery management system moans at you if there’s anything drawing current outside of the cars own systems when the engine isn’t running.
Solution to the above was to buy a longer rear camera cable and route it along the convertible roof mechanism into the boot back to the front and also buy and fit the Blackvue smart battery accessory.
For the battery I decided to fit it under a flap that doesn’t seem to do anything - maybe it’s for some kind of option or accessory I don’t have but on investigation it’s just the ICE amp that’s underneath currently. I removed the plastic tray and used a cable of cable ties to suspend it in place which means it’s shallow enough to fit under the flap but still maintains an air gap between it and the amp’s heat-sink below.
I had to extend the power cable from the front camera to reach the smart battery so a bit of soldering was required and some cloth wiring tape to make a nice neat job along with LOTS of black cable ties. Took a fuse tap from an ACC live fuse for the battery and fitted the ground wire to the one of the bolts holding the TCB module in place. Pretty happy with the job.
For anyone installing a dashcam in an F32 / F33 / F30 / F82 etc etc. You want fuse number 143 for your ignition live and 161 for your constant live. If using the. Lackvue battery only fuse 143 is used. Have a couple of spare fuses handy because of you out the fuse tap in the wrong way round you’ll blew the original fuse. (See my pic above)
Liked having a dashcam with a parking mode on my last car and finally got round to fitting one to the M4 (after a run in with some road-rage idiot!).
This model is a 4K camera with cloud capability that sends alerts to your phone in real time if it detects any bumps or motion around your car
I also bought a cheap EE Mifi from Argos to keep in the car. It’s plugged into the USB port of the smart battery via a cable that runs to the void behind the rear seats and attached there with a bit of Velcro. The dashcam uses its hotspot to connect to the cloud (much cheaper than Blackvue’s own LTE accessory and allows passengers to connect to it as an in-car hotspot as well)
2 challenges here are that I have a convertible so how to run the cable for the rear camera and that thanks to the Lithium Ion battery in the M4 the battery management system moans at you if there’s anything drawing current outside of the cars own systems when the engine isn’t running.
Solution to the above was to buy a longer rear camera cable and route it along the convertible roof mechanism into the boot back to the front and also buy and fit the Blackvue smart battery accessory.
For the battery I decided to fit it under a flap that doesn’t seem to do anything - maybe it’s for some kind of option or accessory I don’t have but on investigation it’s just the ICE amp that’s underneath currently. I removed the plastic tray and used a cable of cable ties to suspend it in place which means it’s shallow enough to fit under the flap but still maintains an air gap between it and the amp’s heat-sink below.
I had to extend the power cable from the front camera to reach the smart battery so a bit of soldering was required and some cloth wiring tape to make a nice neat job along with LOTS of black cable ties. Took a fuse tap from an ACC live fuse for the battery and fitted the ground wire to the one of the bolts holding the TCB module in place. Pretty happy with the job.
For anyone installing a dashcam in an F32 / F33 / F30 / F82 etc etc. You want fuse number 143 for your ignition live and 161 for your constant live. If using the. Lackvue battery only fuse 143 is used. Have a couple of spare fuses handy because of you out the fuse tap in the wrong way round you’ll blew the original fuse. (See my pic above)
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