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09-17-2017, 01:46 PM
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| Best spot to install dashcam
Just got a new black tesla and need to get a dash cam installed. Any recommendations?
I'm being a bit paranoid about taking it to a shop where they're careless and might lean on the paint and scratch it or something...
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09-17-2017, 02:10 PM
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#2 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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do it yourself? Its relatively easy to do.
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09-17-2017, 02:36 PM
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Yeah, just DIY. Takes like 30 mins to yank the A pillar cover to run the wire and find a switched circuit in the fuse box. If your pillar has an airbag, run the wire behind it.
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09-17-2017, 03:04 PM
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Recommend to DIY if you are worried the shop techs will damage your car. Just buy the dashcam online or Blackboxmycar locally.
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09-17-2017, 04:51 PM
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#5 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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DIY if you're confident in figuring out the wiring fuse box (not sure how DIY friendly teslas are), but +1 to blackboxmycar for professional service
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09-17-2017, 06:15 PM
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#6 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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I still don't get it there are 8 cameras on Tesla and none of them records like normal dash cam
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09-17-2017, 06:34 PM
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#7 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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What color is your Tesla? I need to know this information before I can recommend a shop to install a dashcam
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09-17-2017, 06:57 PM
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#8 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by asian_XL  I still don't get it there are 8 cameras on Tesla and none of them records like normal dash cam | maybe they plan to sell it as a firmware upgrade in the future https://www.techspot.com/news/70921-...dents-can.html  | |
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09-17-2017, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by vitaminG What color is your Tesla? I need to know this information before I can recommend a shop to install a dashcam | Black white or silver. Seems like the only colours anyone ever orders them in.  | 
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09-17-2017, 07:57 PM
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+1 blackboxmycar. They do install too for a reasonable fee.
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09-18-2017, 06:00 PM
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I'm confused because of your thread title. Best spot to install your dashcam or best shop to install your dashcam??
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09-18-2017, 06:03 PM
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best spot is the windshield
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09-18-2017, 07:59 PM
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+1 to blackboxmycar
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09-18-2017, 09:41 PM
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09-18-2017, 10:23 PM
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#15 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Gh0stRider best spot is the windshield | and right on the glove box  | |
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09-18-2017, 11:00 PM
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The rear is the best spot. That way you can review the footage of the drivers behind you, trying to figure out the color of your brand new Tesla.
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09-19-2017, 05:42 PM
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#17 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
I'm confused because of your thread title. Best spot to install your dashcam or best shop to install your dashcam?? | I think he wants to know the best spot in the car because he doesn't trust any shops to do it for him. Trouble is, obviously hasn't researched much. Installing dash cams on Black Teslas is the hardest color to do it on. Elon has mentioned this in interviews before when discussing cameras. Thats why most people are buying the other colors.
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09-19-2017, 08:34 PM
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#18 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by vitaminG What color is your Tesla? I need to know this information before I can recommend a shop to install a dashcam | joke's lost on me
elaborate please
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09-19-2017, 09:41 PM
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#19 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero joke's lost on me
elaborate please | Quote:
Originally Posted by MegaMx Just got a new black tesla and need to get a dash cam installed. Any recommendations?
I'm being a bit paranoid about taking it to a shop where they're careless and might lean on the paint and scratch it or something... |
The joke was simply OP giving unnccessary info that his Tesla is black. Quote:
Originally Posted by DGN23 I think he wants to know the best spot in the car because he doesn't trust any shops to do it for him. Trouble is, obviously hasn't researched much. Installing dash cams on Black Teslas is the hardest color to do it on. Elon has mentioned this in interviews before when discussing cameras. Thats why most people are buying the other colors. |  | |
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09-20-2017, 07:32 PM
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#20 | | MiX iT Up!
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Shop - soundsgood
Spot - behind review mirror with lense just sticking out of any sensor area
also my car is white. made it a lot easier during install.
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09-25-2017, 09:28 AM
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#21 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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If you are looking to do just a 1 channel system, the Model S is not that bad to do. Fuse box position is a bit awkward. I would attempt a DIY if you think you are capable/somewhat mechanically inclined.
2 Channel install is an absolute bitch though, the grommets are super tight and the panels are quite tight with clips that have a tendency to break. It is a 3-4 hour install for the front and back system.
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