Close-call thread (Dash Cam)

[sbrenskell]

Does anybody know if Best Buy does a good job installing dash cams? I want to get some to keep my new baby safe. And possibly make a dash cam youtube channel. Since we have a lot of older people here who can't drive. And I think it'd be interesting.

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[Asharus]

Probably not. Have a custom audio shop do it. They do it all the time.

 

[sbrenskell]

Probably not. Have a custom audio shop do it. They do it all the time.

I'll have to look into it. I'm interested to try it out.

 

[Trackaholic]

My latest contribution. :(

Awww, that sucks....

The damage looks superficial, so hopefully a good body shop can get it as good (or better) than new.

Best wishes for a successful repair!

I like how the other car turns on their blinker after they've already moved over.


-T

 

[catchthecarp]

The ol' simultaneous signal and no-look lane change..... you never had a chance.

 

[StangATX]

This is from August 20th. I didn't make it publicly before due to investigation but they didn't call me back at all. Whenever the driver started to throw a beer bottle at the window I told my wife to directly call the cops. At the end I stopped following him and just went home since we already got his plate and gave it to the operator. The guy kept going on emergency lane to let me pass a few time (Probably to get me or something. Some people are really fu**ed up...) The sucky part is that my bumper has some scratches :frusty:

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[ATLDesigns550]

My latest contribution. :(

Damn man, sorry this happened.

 

[ATLDesigns550]

My latest contribution. :(

This is from August 20th. I didn't make it publicly before due to investigation but they didn't call me back at all. Whenever the driver started to throw a beer bottle at the window I told my wife to directly call the cops. At the end I stopped following him and just went home since we already got his plate and gave it to the operator. The guy kept going on emergency lane to let me pass a few time (Probably to get me or something. Some people are really fu**ed up...) The sucky part is that my bumper has some scratches :frusty:

Was there nothing they could do at all?

 

[ATLDesigns550]

Not sure if it's my connection or what, but the editing on that video seems off.

Some examples:

Title overlay blocks much of the taxi. There is never anything needed to see when the title screen is up. Nothing with the taxi really happened

Most of the pop-up overlays occur too quickly to read. Some of the fast pop ups, even with text, is just a thing I am playing with. If you care to read you can pause it or just keep the video going.

The "like" ad at the end blocks the interaction with the cones and signs. It's just a lot of me and him arguing and him doing nothing for over 5 min. There wasn't much to see and if I kept my audio there was just a lot of cussing and threating to call the police so that's why I had the "like" overlay the video.

Very nice overall though, thanks for sharing. I just mention these few items because I don't recall them being present in your previous videos, so maybe something has changed or maybe something funky is happening on my end.

Thanks! No there was nothing wrong on your end, I was just playing with some different editing on this one from some content creators that I like that they do.

-T

 

[Sig556]

Talk about taking action. Try this, I just completed my tour of Last Out. I'm in uniform but in my personal car. A drunk driver cuts me off and side swipes my car. I pursue him and he turns into a development and winds up on a Cul-D-Sac (dead end street). I block him in and effect a lawful arrest and place him in handcuffs. Now this is where it gets good. It's around 1:00 AM I have no radio, I have no phone, I have this guy on the ground in cuffs and some woman hangs out her window and yells "If you don't quiet down "I'm calling the police" I yell back I am the police call headquarters. TRUE STORY.

 

[jasonstang]

This is from August 20th. I didn't make it publicly before due to investigation but they didn't call me back at all. Whenever the driver started to throw a beer bottle at the window I told my wife to directly call the cops. At the end I stopped following him and just went home since we already got his plate and gave it to the operator. The guy kept going on emergency lane to let me pass a few time (Probably to get me or something. Some people are really fu**ed up...) The sucky part is that my bumper has some scratches :frusty:

Someone is jealous.
I had a grandpa in his Cadillac last night doing 15 over trying to pass me because I got off the line fast in my WRX. Not gonna happen.

 

[StangATX]

Was there nothing they could do at all?

I gave them the plate numbers and when I started to follow him in that little street they told me to turn around and not risking anything. They will call me if they needed more information. Never got a call back... :tsk:

Someone is jealous.
I had a grandpa in his Cadillac last night doing 15 over trying to pass me because I got off the line fast in my WRX. Not gonna happen.

I think that's what it is. Jealous people! Whenever I drive my Focus nothing like that happens. When I drive my Stang I always have AT LEAST one sh*t happening to me per day. No joke!

 

[PJR202]

Interesting thread ...

Questions:

What brand/type of dash cams are you all using? Are they the type that is another rear view mirror that clips over your existing mirror or independent cams that get affixed to the windshield?

Battery powered or hot wired into fuse panel/cig lighter socket?

I use a Z Edge Z3. It shoots in 2K HD and has very clear audio. I like that it has a small display so I can make sure it's pointed the way I need. It's mounted high on the windshiled via one of those super suction cups with the locking clamp, which works well most of the time. I have it powered using a $12 micro USB mirror tap, and it was a snap to put in place and works great.

The camera is a little annoying to operate because some of the buttons are dual function and the shock sensitivity seems to be all or nothing. Little irritations here and there, like when I ran it off of USB power it sometimes wouldn't kick on when I got in the car. I missed getting video of a unique deer strike one night in my truck because of the power not kicking on.

For $105 I think it's pretty good but wouldn't buy it again. It died after one year and I was looking forward to getting something else, but I realized it had an 18 month warranty so I contacted the Amazon seller (the manufacturer) and after I sent them a short video showing the problem they sent me out a new camera that showed up in two days. Pretty good customer service.

 

[randotheking]

Get a dash cam, it's awesome. Trying to make Ford fix a problem with wobble in the rear, after I had them rotate my tires. I watched the techs drive my car and also completely misdiagnosed my problem and try to blame it on exhaust drone (I have pype touring, no drone bro...). They didnt even take my car into a bay to try and look at the wheels

 

[StangATX]

Agree with @randotheking a dashcam when you bring your car to the dealer it's were it's gonna pay off lol. I posted a while back a video about a dealer I used to go and where I bought the car. They played with the car and didn't do anything to it. Thank God for the dashcam. Car under warranty and charged me for something that wasn't it or diagnosed at all... That video got my money refunded with a nice review a yelp.


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