Dashcam - a MUST
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Dashcam - a MUST
Fellow F-Type owners, this post may be a tad off-topic but I have been trying to raise awareness of the benefits of having a dashcam lately.
On November 8th 2021, while driving my 2020 Jeep GC SRT with my daughter, we had a catastrophic accident. I84 was closed 3 times in NY and CT that day, 2 accidents were fatal, the one at 3PM was my daughter and I vs. a tractor-trailer with a shipping container. While I was NOT speeding as most speculated, the accident caused life-altering injuries to me. My daughter has finally fully recovered.
So why this post? The dashcam was critical. The truck driver tried to get away, then he flat out lied with the narrative of the accident. If it wasn't for the dashcam footage, I would have been at fault... Had we been driving the F-Type instead, we would have been dead and decapitated.
Please do yourself a favor and get a dashcam. Should you have a fatal accident, at least your loved ones will know what happened. Should you have an accident that is weak on evidence, you will have some objective evidence of your own. As many pointed out, I have been absent from the group for a while, some noticed that I "returned" over the past week, truth to be told, I have some extra time between treatments and a Chromebook to kill time.
Please all, be safe, enjoy the F-Type and protect yourself as much as you can. I would hope that this thread can turn into a way for those that have dashcams to share what they use, how they installed it, and tips/tricks for it.
My install was rather simple, I tapped a fuse in the passenger footwell fusebox with a 12V pigtail to mini USB adapter (5V/2A) and ran it up the A-pillar and under the top windshield edge to the camera next to the mirror. Others will certainly have better ideas/ways.
On November 8th 2021, while driving my 2020 Jeep GC SRT with my daughter, we had a catastrophic accident. I84 was closed 3 times in NY and CT that day, 2 accidents were fatal, the one at 3PM was my daughter and I vs. a tractor-trailer with a shipping container. While I was NOT speeding as most speculated, the accident caused life-altering injuries to me. My daughter has finally fully recovered.
So why this post? The dashcam was critical. The truck driver tried to get away, then he flat out lied with the narrative of the accident. If it wasn't for the dashcam footage, I would have been at fault... Had we been driving the F-Type instead, we would have been dead and decapitated.
Please do yourself a favor and get a dashcam. Should you have a fatal accident, at least your loved ones will know what happened. Should you have an accident that is weak on evidence, you will have some objective evidence of your own. As many pointed out, I have been absent from the group for a while, some noticed that I "returned" over the past week, truth to be told, I have some extra time between treatments and a Chromebook to kill time.
Please all, be safe, enjoy the F-Type and protect yourself as much as you can. I would hope that this thread can turn into a way for those that have dashcams to share what they use, how they installed it, and tips/tricks for it.
My install was rather simple, I tapped a fuse in the passenger footwell fusebox with a 12V pigtail to mini USB adapter (5V/2A) and ran it up the A-pillar and under the top windshield edge to the camera next to the mirror. Others will certainly have better ideas/ways.
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Thanks for posting and wishing you both a good recovery. It sounds terrible
Totally agree on the Dashcam. I bought a Garmin one a couple of years ago. V small, stuck at top of windscreen behind the rear view mirror so I don't even see it when driving. I just ran the long USB power cable across the top then right hand A pillar of windscreen. Tucked in all the way so you can't see it. Past edge of dash and tucked under pax footwell behind glove box. Then routed up to a USB adaptor in the center console power port. Took literally 5 mins to install. Totally invisible except 3 inches where the wire loops up to the center console to plug in - but I have a phone power cord in there too so it's not noticeable
I highly recommend it.
Totally agree on the Dashcam. I bought a Garmin one a couple of years ago. V small, stuck at top of windscreen behind the rear view mirror so I don't even see it when driving. I just ran the long USB power cable across the top then right hand A pillar of windscreen. Tucked in all the way so you can't see it. Past edge of dash and tucked under pax footwell behind glove box. Then routed up to a USB adaptor in the center console power port. Took literally 5 mins to install. Totally invisible except 3 inches where the wire loops up to the center console to plug in - but I have a phone power cord in there too so it's not noticeable
I highly recommend it.
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I've installed dashcams on all my cars over the last ten years. Never had an incident that required using the footage as evidence but comforting to know it's there. My recommendation as far as installing is to hardwire the camera rather than using a bulky plug thing in the 12V power socket. First off, buy the hardwire kit on line suitable for your camera. Most cameras operate on 5V and the kit has a little transformer for the purpose. You have to hijack a fuse in the car that has power when the ignition is off - power seats perhaps, or in my case the 5 amp fuse connected to the keyless entry system. My camera kit also has a 5 amp fuse so it's an easy match. On the XE the fuses can be found in the passenger side footwell (on my LHD car). Also you need to find a ground nearby but there are a number of screws available in the area. You have to pull off the extreme right (LHD again) dashboard trim panel anyway to run the wires from the camera. There are a number of videos on the Internet showing how to do this too. Much neater than running a cable to 12V power socket and, in any case. on my 2022 XE Jaguar have done away with a 12V power socket in the center console. Well worth installing in my opinion.
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I hope you recover soon! Too bad they won't arrest the truck driver for filing a false police report or something.
I've been considering one recently since the dashcam videos keep appearing in my YouTube feed for some reason. Anyone have a recommendation for a good dashcam?
I've been considering one recently since the dashcam videos keep appearing in my YouTube feed for some reason. Anyone have a recommendation for a good dashcam?
I'll be installing it later next week and will post up some pics.
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I've always thought of dashcams as something used to create YouTube videos of Russian drivers fueled up on vodka.
The OP has me thinking about it for my vehicles, any recommendations on brands would be wlecome. Some posts here mention a 24 hour circuit for power, why would you want to keep the unit powered if your not in the car driving?
Thanks.
The OP has me thinking about it for my vehicles, any recommendations on brands would be wlecome. Some posts here mention a 24 hour circuit for power, why would you want to keep the unit powered if your not in the car driving?
Thanks.
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I've always thought of dashcams as something used to create YouTube videos of Russian drivers fueled up on vodka.
The OP has me thinking about it for my vehicles, any recommendations on brands would be wlecome. Some posts here mention a 24 hour circuit for power, why would you want to keep the unit powered if your not in the car driving?
Thanks.
The OP has me thinking about it for my vehicles, any recommendations on brands would be wlecome. Some posts here mention a 24 hour circuit for power, why would you want to keep the unit powered if your not in the car driving?
Thanks.
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Sometimes it’s nice just to look back on some of the drives.
This one was useful to find out how I came to get caught for speeding!
The camera van was on the other side of the road under the bridge.
Waze did warn me but I stupidly thought I was safe on my side.
83 and limit 70. Had to do a Zoom course in why I should be a good boy in future.
This one was useful to find out how I came to get caught for speeding!
The camera van was on the other side of the road under the bridge.
Waze did warn me but I stupidly thought I was safe on my side.
83 and limit 70. Had to do a Zoom course in why I should be a good boy in future.
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Understood, I don't care what happens when I'm not in the car and knowing me I'd probably forget to power down the camera when the car is going to sit for a spell.
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That’s why there’s an external battery pack so you don’t drain your car battery or have to shut it down. Guess I’m a little different in that I do care what happens when I’m not around.
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The Cult of Safety
I am for any individual chooses who to have a dashcam [or fifty of them for that matter], but in this age of safety at any cost, we end up as we have over the past couple of years with an approach to life mandated by politicians who will do anything to insure their place at the public trough. Millions of businesses were lost, hundreds of millions of people adversely affected by policies designed to "protect" the public from LIVING. This is antithetical to being a free person where each individual must choose for what makes the most sense for themselves and their families.
I always thought that driving a car like an Ftype was sort of like giving the finger to those who believe that we should all be incarcerated in vehicles that are all warning beeps and bells and no soul. Again, to each his own, but I can see the powers that be mandating universal cameras that record every second of our lives [of course, for our own good].
I, for one, will continue to take my chances and if tomorrow is the day fate chooses for me to move on to another form, so be it, but at least I will have accomplished living as a free person unwilling to succumb to the fear that is destroying Western culture.
Last edited by synthesis; 01-31-2022 at 12:20 PM.