Dash Cams

[matai]

Ok so its been many times I saw idiots on the road and that I wished I had a dashcam.

Latest adventure, yesterday evening around 10pm, I was in the left lane when some idiot going 10 under speed limit decided to cut me instead of staying in his slow lane on the highway. Following him for a while without any chance to pass (there was another car going same speed on its side), coasting at 80km/h when all the sudden he hits the brakes so hard and made a uturn without any warning or signal.

I had to hit my brakes hard as well, and if the car behind me hadn't swerved in the right lane, he would have rear-ended me as all of this happened without any warning and very quickly.

Long story short, just wondering, where can we buy good yet affordable dash cams?

[Bsuds]

http://www.buyincoins.com/s/dash-camera.html

[lostsurferinbc]

Go see andy at Mirror Image Auto in kelowna. They sell them there. $60

[Partmanpartfish]

http://foxoffer.com/

Been using the A118 for a couple of months now. Free shipping. No duty.

[Hmmm]

Thinking about this one. What do you think? http://www.amazon.ca/DOD-LS330W-Full-Technology-G-Sensor/dp/B00I93X15G

[skydawg]

Don't waste money on a dash cam just look in your rear view mirror

[Hmmm]

Don't waste money on a dash cam just look in your rear view mirror

If someone were to hit me and ICBC wants to assign 50/50 blame and its not my fault, I want proof. It has nothing to do with looking in your mirror. I've been driving for decades and haven't been hit, but it could happen.

[Bsuds]

Have a look here.

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?cat ... t=dash+cam

[skydawg]

Hmmm I guess that joke went right over your head

[godfatherI]

Considering buying a dashcam as a Christmas gift. So I would like to ask a dumb question or two:
Thanks in advance for any advice - don't want to go out and buy something that will be useless to the recipient.
BTW the links to various models were helpful; just don't know enough about the technology to make a decision.

Do these mount on the dash itself or under the rear view mirror (car is a convertible)
How are they powered - battery or plugged in to the car (like a cig lighter spot - what if you don't have one)
Should they be professionally installed

I see they are reasonably priced on the Internet, but any local suggestions that sell and install the product without having to mortgage the house?

[3068rocky]

We just bought a dash cam. Bought in the states on Black Friday. It is a Cobra CDR 820. Works good. Easy to use. ICBC says don't swerve, instead hit the dear with your Honda Civic or it won't be comprehension coverage. My husband responded but then you will be paying out a death benefit. So we got one. Not sure if will make a difference next time we swerve. But it is still good to use.

[fvkasm2x]

I bought one on boxing day from Visions for 70 bucks. Havent used it yet, but looking forward to it

[Verminator]

If you already have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, go to the App Store and download CarCamApp. You can use your iDevice as a dashcam to loop-record hi-res video clips of varying lengths and automatically record time and location coordinates plus sound, and best of all it's free. However, if you're using the device's other audio functions like listening to music or making a call, the app won't record sound. Other than that, it works great.