Braddabing
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So is the general consensus these are worth buying? Is it an absolute headache to fit or fairly straight forward?
Has anybody got a Wolfbox dashcam?
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And for that reason you will find its illegal to have the screen on when driving
Regulation 109 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 provides for the use of television sets or other monitors in motor vehicles
109(1) No person shall drive, or cause or permit to be driven, a motor vehicle on a road, if the driver is in such a position as to be able to see, whether directly or by reflection, a television receiving apparatus or other cinematographic apparatus used to display anything other than information
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AutoVox better. A direct replacement with bracket. Customer service will supply you one
I got a wolfbox strapped onto existing mirror. Looks pretty good and the videos are clear and crisp.
I have the option for front/rear/both. Always on rear.
I was able to install it myself with a fitting kit and some patience.
One thing I struggle with a video rearview is sometimes the image is a little blurry due to my sight and you don't get that with a mirror.
I have the option for front/rear/both. Always on rear.
I was able to install it myself with a fitting kit and some patience.
One thing I struggle with a video rearview is sometimes the image is a little blurry due to my sight and you don't get that with a mirror.
HarryJonesT6
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I've got the Wolfbox 840H installed in mine, didnt go for the top end 900 as I wanted the wifi version so I can download videos straight to my phone via Wifi connection. Fitted it myself, took about 2 hours.
You could try mounting the wolfbox behind the instruments close to the glass. It is a little further away from your eyes. less distracting and close to where you are going, less of an angle for eyes to transit from forwards to wolfbox.
Yeah I had the very same idea. It's possible as and when my vision degrades further I will be doing this. Need to figure out a bracket to hold it down there on the dash. shouldn't be too hard to route the wiring down there. My only concern would be driving at night I will likely get the reflection/glare on the inside of the windscreen interfering with the A zone
Braddabing
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I’ll be honest. It’s the wiring that worries me and messing up the trims. After doing my apprenticeship at Audi some 15 years ago, I’m as good as a newbie again and trims always haunted me.
HarryJonesT6
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It was the first time I'd tried fitting one myself and went quite well. Mine is a T6 work van so I didn't have to remove as much trim.
I mounted it on top of the old rear view mirror and just used a pry tool to push the wires up behind the head liner trim along the top of the windscreen and the behind the A pillar trim, then removed the lower glove box trim to route the power cable to the internal fuse box area near the gear stick.
In the load area I undone one side of the head liner and ran the cables to the back barn door, then used a roll of plumbers soldering roll to run the cables through the rear door to the number plate area and mounted the camera there.
I've got the rear view on display at all times with the image reversed in the settings and it's like have a normal view, not distracting at all for me personally. The front view is distracting though, keep thinking I'm about to get in to a head on crash!!!
Sounds a bit like me from having perfect vision and now fine at range not so good close up the latter particularly so in poor light. Age is a pain in the arse. The other thing with eyes and age is dryness, the eye is not lubricated so much and that affects vision too, it alters the normal refractive index and can be part of the causes that slight blurring, it is sometimes random and at times might be affected more than at other times. All Age related .
What I was trying to suggest is to stand it up at the front but wedged up against the glass. Not very good at IT and gadgets but there must be something that sticks onto the glass and has a small arm and something to mount it on. I totally agree reflections on the screen at night particularly would not be great. The other place might be in the squareish bin centre dash, that is if yours has one, mine has a hinged lid but with some Transporters it is just open. Good luck with finding a good solution.
Braddabing
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Very useful. Mines converted and got some fancy roof lining with lights in so I really don’t want to butcher that. I’ll have to see how simple it’ll be to feed it I guess!
Here’s my fitting process.
I’ve searched the forum, but don’t see anything to answer my latest question.
I’ve bought a Wolfbox G900 dashcam / rear view mirror. Research on here showed that I needed a bracket to go between the wolfbox mirror and the bracket on the screen. I’ve gone to fit the wolfbox and the bracket is completely different.
I’ve never come across this before and seems to be a standard VW bracket. I can cobble these parts together in an OEM looking way, but…
here’s my question. One sensor will stay in the bracket on the screen. What will happen if I don’t connect the sensor that is in...
I’ve bought a Wolfbox G900 dashcam / rear view mirror. Research on here showed that I needed a bracket to go between the wolfbox mirror and the bracket on the screen. I’ve gone to fit the wolfbox and the bracket is completely different.
I’ve never come across this before and seems to be a standard VW bracket. I can cobble these parts together in an OEM looking way, but…
here’s my question. One sensor will stay in the bracket on the screen. What will happen if I don’t connect the sensor that is in...
Braddabing
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Nice one! As far as I can see then, a little modification and it will look like a full on replacement? What model van do you have? I’ve got a T6 so keen to also keep the headlights and wipers still working on auto!Here’s my fitting process.
I’ve searched the forum, but don’t see anything to answer my latest question.
I’ve bought a Wolfbox G900 dashcam / rear view mirror. Research on here showed that I needed a bracket to go between the wolfbox mirror and the bracket on the screen. I’ve gone to fit the wolfbox and the bracket is completely different.
I’ve never come across this before and seems to be a standard VW bracket. I can cobble these parts together in an OEM looking way, but…
here’s my question. One sensor will stay in the bracket on the screen. What will happen if I don’t connect the sensor that is in...
HarryJonesT6
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A friend of mine fitted a different brand wireless rear view camera with a dash mounted screen, saves having to run long cables to the rear, that might be a better option.
Braddabing
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Oh nice. Does it function like a rear view camera while driving still? Or just for parking.
HarryJonesT6
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Its constantly showing the rear view.
Mines a t6.1. Lights and wipers still work on auto.
After an incident today I decided to look at footage on the app it only shows the reverse camera footage but on the actual mirror I can see both, is there something on the app to show you the front view I have the 850 pro.
Ahhhh.... yeah it's an absolute pfaff to pull footage. It's like there's vid files and then ghost files. I never figured it out as I lost the clips I wanted due to user error. I had stopped for every lockable clip previously and they were accessible via the screen. Then I did a long drive to scotland and saw a bunch of saveable clips but couldn't stop so pressed the short cut pad lock icon assuming it'd save the current clip... sadly it records all subsequent clips, so all my saved clips were over written.
Have you tried it on desktop or in a phone? The desktop option was what I tried and it was hard to work out.
If I'd spent a bit more and got a more advanced model with bluetooth/wifi, i coulda just used phone.
Does yours have the connectivity to send to wolfbox phone app?
Solved it pal, I reformatted the sd card it came with, I can access all recordings now via WiFi to my phone and on the mirror itself. I use an iPhone btw.
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