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Old 11-02-2016 | 08:32 PM
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Dash cams really appeal to me, but damned if I want a charger cord dangling from the window to the "power port". already occupied by the Garmin GPS sitting in a cup older. Looked at the Rexing website and there is a battery powered dash cam posing a real review mirror. Has anyone here actually used one of the faux mirrors?
I've routed the power cable down the side pillar, behind the glove box and through the center console. It's barely visible.

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Old 11-03-2016 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 2Rismo2
I've routed the power cable down the side pillar, behind the glove box and through the center console. It's barely visible.

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Sorry, Homey don't do no cable routing. The "mirror" V1 appears to be self-contained and battery powered, unlike the rest of the V1 line. It looks like a more elegant solution for the EX Fit. 7 inch dash rear view and lane change, 4.3 inch rear view mirror disguised as a cordless dash cam looks perfect to me. Currently out of stock as is my cash.
 

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Old 11-03-2016 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by KentFinn
Sorry, Homey don't do no cable routing. The "mirror" V1 appears to be self-contained and battery powered, unlike the rest of the V1 line. It looks like a more elegant solution for the EX Fit. 7 inch dash rear view and lane change, 4.3 inch rear view mirror disguised as a cordless dash cam looks perfect to me. Currently out of stock as is my cash.
Are you talking about the R1? If so, the battery design is similar to the V1. It's not supposed to be used as the primary source, just as a backup. You'll probably get 2m of use before it dies. It'll need to be plugged in. (FAQs ? Rexing Dash Cam)

I thought about getting it for my wife's car since she doesn't have a backup camera. It can add that capability. I'd warn you that the resolution of the rear camera isn't the greatest. It looks similar to the one I had in the V1P and was maybe 480x320
 
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Old 11-03-2016 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 2Rismo2
Are you talking about the R1? If so, the battery design is similar to the V1. It's not supposed to be used as the primary source, just as a backup. You'll probably get 2m of use before it dies. It'll need to be plugged in. (FAQs ? Rexing Dash Cam)

I thought about getting it for my wife's car since she doesn't have a backup camera. It can add that capability. I'd warn you that the resolution of the rear camera isn't the greatest. It looks similar to the one I had in the V1P and was maybe 480x320
Homey apparently failed to distinguish between V1 and R1. Sorry about that. Still looking for a dash cam that isn't sending "steal me" messages to parking lot thieves. No dangling cords, no suction cup rings on windshields.
 
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Old 11-03-2016 | 01:38 PM
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Not sure what you have against routing the cords, it's not particularly hard. If you can change the cabin air filter, then you can do it...

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Old 11-03-2016 | 05:14 PM
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Not sure what you have against routing the cords, it's not particularly hard. If you can change the cabin air filter, then you can do it...

R1 is available on Amazon
To paraphrase Red Skelton's Bad Widdle Boy (dating myself)), "You don't know me very well, do you?" If I take apart something, I'll always wind up with two, three parts left over when reassembling. I am Clumsy Carp, a mechanical disaster looking for a place to happen. But I do know my limitations.
 
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Old 11-03-2016 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by KentFinn
If I take apart something, I'll always wind up with two, three parts left over when reassembling.
So you're skilled at making devices more efficient on how they are assembled?
 
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Old 11-03-2016 | 09:15 PM
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So you're skilled at making devices more efficient on how they are assembled?
Haha... I hate it when that happens, but some parts are just over-engineered. If nothing else, it saves time taking things apart again.
 
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