A year later and I used your video to do my install today. Took me about an hour because I took my time hiding all of the wires. My biggest fear was adding the taps correctly and that was the easiest part because of your video. Thanks for such a thorough video
Watched both vids and I am impressed by your detail and clarity. No annoying music or background noise either so it was very easy to hear and understand you. Great job. I just bought the A129 DUO for my Mazda 3 2019. I forgot to purchase the fuse tap so now I have to wait another day or two for that to arrive, ty for the reminder.
Thanks for the feedback and Im glad this video could help. I dont make too many installation videos but I defintely tried my best here to be clear and edit concisely because I felt like it could be helpful to many people since some of the videos I found were somewhat confusing. Best of luck with your install and I hope you enjoy having the dashcams as much as I do 👍🏻
Your's is literally the only installation video for this cam I've been able to find that actually indicates that the red wire is for always on and the yellow is for acc. Thank you - I've been putting off installing this for more than a year because I couldn't determine that one piece of information.
Glad the video helped! I found the same issue when I was looking for tutorials so I decided to make this detailed video. Best of luck with your install!
This video was amazing! Just finished hardwiring my VIOFO A129 into my Honda Accord and I can't believe how easy you helped make it! I almost paid someone $120 to do this, but with your video I got it done in 30-45 minutes. Super simple! Trickiest part was preparing the fuse tap metal pieces and that's just because my pliers were wonky. Everything else was a breeze and I appreciate how detailed you explained things. Perfect pacing. Thank you!
Since I recently obtained a 129 duo I've been pouring over videos of folks' installations into their vehicles. Most of them are OK, but some of them are exceptional to instruction, detail and camera work. Yours fits that category of a nice piece of work. Thanks very much. for such a nice installation video.
Thanks for the feedback, Jan! I'm glad to hear that the camera work and instruction were good and helpful. I try to be detailed with my instructional videos whereas my vlogs are typically more casual and less detailed.
Both parts of the installation was very clear and in-depth! I don't know jack about cars but I managed to hardwire my dashcam by following your instructions from both videos. Thank you so much for the videos!
I would wait on heat shrinking until you have the wires ran to wherever the fuse is incase you have to feed the wires through some tight spaces, then when you are at the fuse panel connect the fuse tap then heat shrink it.. You were very informative. Nice job. Thanks!
This is the tutorial of viofo install im looking for.. ive searched for many diy tutorials but leaves me some questions or is incomplete.. Your tutorial installation answers all my questions on the install process. A very good presentation. Keep it up bro!
Excellent instructions, the best tutorial I've seen for this exact camera, as well as car. I'm going to put this camera into my wife's 2016 CRV tomorrow. Many thanks!
Gr8 video, finally someone who explains the correct way to insert fuse tap, hot side to hot side in fuse socket, all the other videos do not explain this...
Thanks for the great video. Great job. I also have a 2017 CR-V. This got me started on installing a Viofo Plus Duo. I ran the rear camera cable a bit differently. I do not feel comfortable running the rear camera cable via the headliner where the side curtain airbags are. I ran the rear camera cable down the A-pillar, then down to the driver side front and back door sills, then up behind the door weather stripping to the headliner in the cargo area. I was able to fish the rear camera cable through the wiring rubber tubing connecting to the tailgate. As Anthony mentioned, it is quiet narrow. It took me over 30 minutes to fish it through. I taped the camera cable to a long wire, then slowly pulled it through. I had to work at it to get the cable through. One caveat. The rear camera cable that came with the kit is not long enough if routing via the door sills. I had to order a 8 meter cable.
Awesome to hear your install went well! I was wiring it the same way but I found that the wire was short like you said so ended up running it the way I did in the video. I figured running it in the headliner should be alright because its not in the way of the curtains...or I assume
I appreciate your attention to detail, esp. regarding polarity of the fuse taps. I just bought a couple of A129 pro duos for my two rigs and just wanted to make sure I'm installing everything correctly the first time around. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the feedback and good luck with your install! Be sure to check out the video I referenced as well for a better explanation of the orientation of the fuse taps!
Thanks so much for this video. I also have a 2017 CR-V. Just bought a Viofo Plus DUO. This video will help me with the installation, especially in running the cables.
I appreciate your install videos. They were precise and done at a good speed so it could all be understood properly. Thanks for your effort. I have a Honda Accord that I will be installing mine in.
Thanks for the feedback! I try my best to be detailed and concise from beginning to end with dedicated installation videos (ones that are not vlog type videos) because I felt like some of the ones online were difficult for me to follow sometimes. Anyway, I hope your install goes smoothly!
Hey Anthony, thank you so much for this very helpful video. I have a 2017 CRV just like yours, and I'm trying to install it exactly the same way. Your video is the only one that is thorough and explaining every single little thing, thank you for your efforts in making it. I'm having an issue getting power to my A139 that has 3 camera's. I got the fuse taps in the proper places also on the hot side just as you suggested, even in the exact same orientation, and it's grounded on a bolt under my steering wheel, yet I cannot get power to it, even if i change the voltage between 12.0V-12.4V. What's interesting is I've tried two hardwired kits, in case it one was faulty, but both did not work on my CRV. I got one to work on my Civic, but neither of the two on my CRV. I know this is very little to go off of, but would you mind giving me advice, or pointing me to a direction as to what I did wrong?
It is better to use a multimeter to test, and then choose a fuse that can supply constant power to connect the red wire. Then choose a fuse that can detect the ACC ignition to connect the yellow cable.
Great video. can you show how to connect on/off box to that setup? I want to be able to turn off the camera from park mode when I'm in garage. it's better to just click OFF instead off turning off park mode in the camera everytime
Great video! Straight to the point, easy to follow, and very informative. Couple of questions though, if you don’t mind. a) How small should an accessory fuse be when using a 20,15, or 10 slot? Can I use the same size fuse as an accessory fuse? b) My camera will turn off on parking mode even if it hasn’t been running for 24 hours. At times it’s a black screen with a couple of lights on or none and not recording. c) May you share what settings your camera is on and what voltage for the hardwiring kit? Thank you in advance.
Both of your videos are informative with clear understanding, I will be hard wiring my mirror dash cam DDPai Mola E3, the DDPai hardwire kit had to be purchased separately specific to this model.. The yellow wire in the kit is labeled as battery and red wire as ACC. I may swap the wires if it does not work as it should.
Great video! Leaning towards buying this duo cam, but couldn't find a good installation video for my 2014 accord. The vehicle in this video obviously isn't a 2014 accord, but the video definitely helps! thanks!
With respect to the mini usb socket on the rear camera, you can, for a small price, get a right angled mini usb adaptor which would allow the camera to be fixed higher up on the rear window.
Thats a great idea! I found that it has had enough clearance for my past couple of installs so it shouldnt be absolutely necessary but it could come in handy
This is a TERRIFIC VIDEO BRO😉👍👍you nailed the installation 4ME...!!! YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. this set up in your car is the exact same in my 2012 Toyota Corolla LE I actually have an old version 2 channel dash cam FineVue camera. The A129 Pro Duo is a nice upgrade for me. 2020 Christmas Gift
Thank you for great and detailed tutorials, i have one question about this hardwire kit, why does it have 2 different wires (ACC and Battery) What is the reason for plugin them both, i saw other videos with different hardwire kits with only one wire for the Battery and ground wire.
When you have both acc and battery plugged in, it detects that theres more current and it will put the device into regular operation mode. When you turn off the car, the acc turns off so it knows to change to parking mode because there is less current. The benefit of this is that you can set the parking mode to motion detection or time lapse to record longer/use less battery than dashcams that dont go into parking mode, or dashcams that need to manually be put into parking mode. To sum up, its for convenience and to unlock the automatic parking mode capability of the dashcam
Great video, thanks. What's your take on this dashcam, any issues with it? Also, compared to the rearview mirror models on clarity? Does dashcams get stolen often in your area?
Camera quality is pretty good in the day and night and I havent had any issues with it up to date. Dashcams being stolen is definitely a concern in some places but I'm lucky to live in an area where that doesnt seem to happen too much
Thanks for the video! I used your video to install mine on a Toyota 4Runner. Where you able to put the fuse box cover after putting the fuse taps? I wasn't able to put mine back because the taps made it bulky
Glad the video was helpful! On the CRV i think there is no cover but on my parents toyotas I couldnt put the cover on for the same reason as you so Ive left them off ever since the install
Just to add. At least in my Accord sedan, there's a little gap in the back roof plus some room in the rear A pillar that you can just sort of stuff the wire into (or wrap with zip ties and gently push in). You just feed the wire in from the roof gap into the pillar if that makes sense. That way, I was able to get the wire very tight and the rear camera to the highest mount position. Just make sure the camera is between the lines on the window!
Great video! Quick question, did you pull a different ACC fuse from the one you tested? It looks like you tested the 6th from the right at 4:00 then pulled the 5th from the right at 5:00. Was this on purpose?
Thanks! Sorry for the confusion, I probably decided to use the fuse at 5:00 instead of the one I tested as an example at 4:00. Make sure to test the one you're about to use/pull out!
I have a viofo a139, with hardwire kit, so red wire goes into a fuse slot that is constant on, when the car is off and on? Yellow wire is for a fuse slot that powers on only when the car is on? Hopefully I made sense there. Just wanna make sure first before I install.
Thats correct Gary! No worries if you mix them up, it just wont power on when you turn the car off so youll know to switch them but you are correct. Red to constant and yellow to acc
Thank you for an awesome tutorials. Was the rear camera cable in the included pacakge (6 meters) long enough for your cr-v? or did you have to purchase a longer cable (8 meters)
Appreciate the feedback! The cable that came with the kit was long enough for the way I installed it (through the roof). If you want to install it by going through the floor instead, you would need the extended cable
Great video and clear instructions. Thanks for explaining how to properly tap into fuses to avoid short circuiting. In other videos I've seen, they used the same sized fuse for the accessory and the original fuse (ie 10A and 10A). Is this safe? You mentioned you should use an accessory fuse that isn't bigger, but can you use the same size? Thanks!
Hey Josh, thanks for the feedback! Unfortunately I don't know too much about electricals so I cant answer that question. I would just play it safe and run a fuse that is larger. If I were to guess, I would say that its probably best not to run the same size fuse
Anthony. Great Video. Since I have the same vehicle and wired it like you did, I'm trying to find out which input outlet to plug the hard wire cable. There is one labeled USB on the camera and one on the GPS module. I cant seem to find any info on what the difference is (power wise). Any idea or suggestions? Thanks
Hey John! I read that either should work but I put mine into the drashcam instead of gps one since I wanted to be able to take the camera off the mount without disconnecting it. Thats just what I understand though so I could be incorrect
@@AnthonyMo I did read on a dash camera forum that Viofo recommend plugging the power lead into the gps mount, as they have found that in rare cases, having it plugged into the camera can sometimes stop the gps from receiving a signal.
@@vardagsteknik6576 its possible to fish it through depending on your car. I decided not to so I could keep it simple but it would look better done the way you mentioned
Hey for the fuse taps, do you use 5A fuse taps for both or is it dependent on the fuse that you are tapping? I’m thinking of just buying a 10 pack of 5A fuse taps but I want to make sure if that will work. Great video btw :)
Hey, I'm not the OP but I just used this video to install it on my Honda Accord. I used 5A fuses for the fuse taps and it worked perfectly. I think the only thing that matters is that the new fuse you use is LESS than the original fuse. 5A should be perfect since a dash cam only draws a tiny bit of power anyways. I used the same fuses as the video: 1. Daylight Running Lights for yellow (ACC, only on when car starts). The original fuse was 10A. I put a 5A next to it for the dash cam fuse tap. 2. Driver Power Seat for red (battery, always on). The original fuse was 20A. I also used a 5A in the fuse tap for this. I set the voltage switch thing to 12.0V. My dash cam works perfectly in parking mode for front and rear and stays on when the car is off.
awesome video very informative. One question with the hard wire kit, does the power usb cable connect into the gps unit or the front camera itself? What’s the micro USB slot on the gps unit used for? Thank you
I read online that either will work. I just plugged mine into the camera so i could take it off the mount while it was still being powered if i needed to
Can I use this camera to record continuously when i am parked for several hours? Can I plug the camera to an external battery bank instead of the battery with all the mess? Thanks
Another great video! Questions for you: does the CRV have side air curtains? Will the wire running along the headliners be a safety concern if so? Asking because I’m going to do the installation in my RDX and it’s pretty similar to the CRV.
If you mean by in the A pillar, the CRV does have airbags/air curtains there. I cant really say whether its a safety issue because I'm just a DIY'er but I've heard people say that the wire will probably just pull out easily if the airbag deploys (not obstructing the air curtain deployment). I personally routed the wire behind the air curtains because I didn't want it to yank the wire off my dashcam if it did go off. Also there was no airbags in my case after the A pillar in the headliner so I installed it, convinced that it would not get in the way of any airbag deployment. Hope this helps!
hi thanks for the guide! I have one question - how do I know what fuse tap to use in the further position in the add-a-fuse kit? using a 5A fuse tap is fine or using a lower one such as 2A? I'm afraid to ruin my dash cam or even some electricity in my car. Thanks.
@@Warun16 Let's say you choose a 10A fuse slot in the main fuse board in the car, and you want to connect the tap there. Now you'll need to connect one fuse of 10A on the "main" connector of the tap to guard the circuit of the car that requires a 10A fuse and in the "bottom" slot of the tap you need to put a 5A or 3A or even 2A fuse to protect the circuit of the dash cam. I'm hope it's understandable.
@@sipoVvids Oh I see, so essentially I just need to put the fuse back into the tap and so the fuse fap amp doesn’t matter since the 10A fuse will be connected to it. Gotcha
I ran into the same issue with my mom's lexus/toyota which had the same type of fuse panel cover. I just left it off as i figured it wouldnt be a big deal since the honda one isnt covered and that area shouldnt get wet anyway. If youre still concerned about it you could probably shield it with some plastic in another way
Have you had any issues with this draining your battery? I installed a camera last week - I have the same car, similar VIOFO a229 camera, same hardwire kit, and the last two mornings my car has been dead. The only difference is that I used the driver lumbar seat adjustment rather than the drive forward/back seat adjustment for the BAT connection. I can’t figure out what’s wrong.
Maybe your car needs a higher voltage cut off selection. Try 12.2 or even 12.4V. If not, your battery might not be fully charged. If you don't drive daily or only take short trips (less than 30 minutes), that might be the case. Try fully charging your battery and then retesting. You can also unplug your dash cam if you're doing something like parking for awhile in a garage or driveway that's covered by cameras anyways. For me, parking mode is mostly useful for trips to stores and stuff, since I have a hardwired security camera looking at my driveway.
Its been a while since the install so I cant exactly remember why I didnt use the GPS mount/power port. If you were to install this you could always test that out and then put it back in the USB port if it doesnt work. A couple forum posts I'm reading say that any port works and that the camera is just easier to slide off the mount and use if it is powered through the USB port. I think having both wires on the side looks a little cleaner as well
Great in-depth video 👍🏼 A qq , why didn't you use 3wire acc hard wire kit and instead used this 2wire one? Any differences using one on another? Because if I am not understanding it wrong in your given case of fuse, it won't record at parking mode?
Thanks! The 3rd wire allows it to automatically go into parking mode because it is detecting less power going to the dashcam when the car is off or something along those lines. The 2 wire hard wire kit will prpbably not automatically put the camera in parking mode, which means it would record as if the car was on (using more power and footage probably). Let me know if that makes sense 😁
I chose to run them over the panel so it shouldnt get in the way of the airbags if they were to deploy. Each car is different so you'll have to figure out what's best for yours
I set this up in a 2014 CRV and I'm having an issue with it always being on. I used the power seat for the red wire and the seat heater for the yellow wire and not matter what as soon as I plug it in, it's on. I also tried the day time lights and go the same results. Not sure where I messed up.
@@AnthonyMo I think I did switch them around once. It actually didn’t turn on at all the first time and I adjusted the ground wire and fuse taps and it started working. I don’t have a checker so I can’t really find one that way. I saw a couple forums online saying some care have all always hot lines in the inside fuse box.
@@neliusxander i think if you able to get a cheap tester at your local hardware store or on amazon then hopefully you can find the issue. Every car is a little different and if i were to guess, maybe both the fuses youve tapped into for your car are accessory fuses but its hard for me to say since i dont have much experience with other cars and im just basing my advice off my own experience with this install
@@AnthonyMo thanks for follow up. I used a multimeter and the seat heater and a few others were always hot. I checked the day time running lights and it was only hot when the car was on. So I plugged it into that one again and it’s working as expected. Not sure what happened before. I did noticed that when I turn my car off with parking mode enabled, it records for like 30 minutes but drops down to 45 second clips instead of 3 minutes. I’ll keep messing around with the settings.
If someone doesn't plan on using parking mode - do we still need to plug in both battery and ACC wires? Or can ACC wire + ground be sufficient to get the camera to work?
I believe both power sources are required for the dash cam to actually work when using the hardwire kit, regardless if you enable Parking Mode or not. I just installed the kit for A129 Duo Plus and tested that very same scenario - if the red wire is not connected to constant power source - the dash cam does not power on when you turn over the engine. I always like to have the so called kill switch (manual overrride), so I added one (on/off toggle) to that red wire - now I can just flip it to off position and the cam shuts off, regardless if the engine in running or not. You just need to remember to flip it right back to ON position for the next drive...
@@martinkasabov6559 Thanks for your reply. You are right, I finally ended up plugging all wires and now everything works fine. As you said, ACC+ground is not sufficient, all 3 wires must be connected.
I also have the same camera and a 2016 CRV. Any idea why my parking mode does not record video to my drive? I hardwired it and it does stay on after I turn off the vehicle but I don't see any parking files on my drive. I also tried multiple settings. I hardwired it to moonroof (power) and driver power seat (battery).
It turned off for me when i first i intalled it because I swapped the accessory power and main power. You have to make sure the main power is in a fuse thats always on while the accessory wire is only in a fuse thats on when the car is. Otherwise im not sure why it isnt working
I'm not sure if it will affect the curtain airbags but I was concerned about that as well so for that reason I wired it behind the curtain as shown in the video
I have bought a hardware kit to make the camera work while the car is off and make it a recording while in motion only, but I want to make it work like a normal dash cam while the vehicle is moving. How do I switch between the two modes?
If you wire the accessory mode and the power modes with the hardware kit properly, it should automatically switch between normal dashcam mode when driving and power-saving mode when parked
Stupid question... but when selecting and using certain fuses for the dash cam, will it get rid of the original function? Ex: if I choose to use the heated seats fuse for my dash cam, will I still be able to use heated seats or no? Thanks again!
By using the fuse taps, the original function of the fuse will still work! I would just becareful to choose fuses that arent important, such as the airbag fuse, as you dont want to have those fuses blown by accident as fail on you
So I got mine hardwired fine but for now i turned off parking mode, however the camera STILL stays on. So it still stays on (doesn’t record) when the car is off?
If the camera is on that could mean that the wires were plugged in backwards (accessory to battery and vice versa). Im not exactly sure but I think it could stay in sleep mode incase there is a crash while parked and the g-sensor should trip it to turn on. You'll have to do a little bit of testing there to see as I have not tried that before. If it is recording the whole time you are parked then it definitely means that the wires need to be switched around. I could test it sometime this week and update you here
I think the problem with that is that it wont detect when it is getting less power, so instead of going into parking mode it will just run on normal mode all the time. You can probably do this if you want but its possible that the camera will drain the battery quite fast
Has anyone used the adaptor from Dongar Technologies? It allows you to tap into the power from rearview mirror at windshield instead of hard wire BUT I'm not sure how that effects the parking mode.
I prefer running the wire from the front to the back just so I dont have to tap into other wires in the car. I would say it keeps the install simple and universal as most people would probably not want to tap into another wire especially if they aren't experienced with taking panels off
such a clean and professional install! also yeah the bubbles go away if you leave the car in the sun for a couple of days
Wow thanks 😍
Out of all the tutorials out there this is by far the best and most thorough one out there. Thanks for posting this, it was very helpful for me!
Thanks for the feedback! Im glad it was helpful for you :)
A year later and I used your video to do my install today. Took me about an hour because I took my time hiding all of the wires. My biggest fear was adding the taps correctly and that was the easiest part because of your video. Thanks for such a thorough video
Appreciate the feedback & glad the video helped!
Watched both vids and I am impressed by your detail and clarity. No annoying music or background noise either so it was very easy to hear and understand you. Great job. I just bought the A129 DUO for my Mazda 3 2019. I forgot to purchase the fuse tap so now I have to wait another day or two for that to arrive, ty for the reminder.
Thanks for the feedback and Im glad this video could help. I dont make too many installation videos but I defintely tried my best here to be clear and edit concisely because I felt like it could be helpful to many people since some of the videos I found were somewhat confusing. Best of luck with your install and I hope you enjoy having the dashcams as much as I do 👍🏻
Agreed. Great clear concise video. I never understood the need to have loud background music on instructional video.
@@AnthonyMo You deleted the first one? :(
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@@AnthonyMo Thank you!
Your's is literally the only installation video for this cam I've been able to find that actually indicates that the red wire is for always on and the yellow is for acc. Thank you - I've been putting off installing this for more than a year because I couldn't determine that one piece of information.
Glad the video helped! I found the same issue when I was looking for tutorials so I decided to make this detailed video. Best of luck with your install!
This video was amazing! Just finished hardwiring my VIOFO A129 into my Honda Accord and I can't believe how easy you helped make it! I almost paid someone $120 to do this, but with your video I got it done in 30-45 minutes. Super simple!
Trickiest part was preparing the fuse tap metal pieces and that's just because my pliers were wonky. Everything else was a breeze and I appreciate how detailed you explained things. Perfect pacing. Thank you!
Since I recently obtained a 129 duo I've been pouring over videos of folks' installations into their vehicles. Most of them are OK, but some of them are exceptional to instruction, detail and camera work. Yours fits that category of a nice piece of work. Thanks very much. for such a nice installation video.
Thanks for the feedback, Jan! I'm glad to hear that the camera work and instruction were good and helpful. I try to be detailed with my instructional videos whereas my vlogs are typically more casual and less detailed.
Both parts of the installation was very clear and in-depth! I don't know jack about cars but I managed to hardwire my dashcam by following your instructions from both videos. Thank you so much for the videos!
I would wait on heat shrinking until you have the wires ran to wherever the fuse is incase you have to feed the wires through some tight spaces, then when you are at the fuse panel connect the fuse tap then heat shrink it.. You were very informative. Nice job. Thanks!
Thank you for the brief and concise tutorial. You saved me from paying a $160 CAD installation service :-)
Thank you, Anthony! You have given me the confidence to install a VIOFO A129 DUO in my own CRV.
This is the tutorial of viofo install im looking for.. ive searched for many diy tutorials but leaves me some questions or is incomplete.. Your tutorial installation answers all my questions on the install process. A very good presentation. Keep it up bro!
Thanks!
Very nice. Thanks, for sharing your experience. I like to watch several videos of an installation before diving in.
Excellent instructions, the best tutorial I've seen for this exact camera, as well as car. I'm going to put this camera into my wife's 2016 CRV tomorrow. Many thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Gr8 video, finally someone who explains the correct way to insert fuse tap, hot side to hot side in fuse socket, all the other videos do not explain this...
Thanks Jack
Just bought the same camera and have a '19 CR-V. You just made my life easier. Excellent job, Anthony. Thanks.
Glad it helps!
Your information on the fuse tap and its installation is awesomely detailed. Best of all videos I have watched. Thank you for your upload.
One of the most detailed video regarding this topic! Thank you dude!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great video. Great job. I also have a 2017 CR-V. This got me started on installing a Viofo Plus Duo. I ran the rear camera cable a bit differently. I do not feel comfortable running the rear camera cable via the headliner where the side curtain airbags are. I ran the rear camera cable down the A-pillar, then down to the driver side front and back door sills, then up behind the door weather stripping to the headliner in the cargo area. I was able to fish the rear camera cable through the wiring rubber tubing connecting to the tailgate. As Anthony mentioned, it is quiet narrow. It took me over 30 minutes to fish it through. I taped the camera cable to a long wire, then slowly pulled it through. I had to work at it to get the cable through.
One caveat. The rear camera cable that came with the kit is not long enough if routing via the door sills. I had to order a 8 meter cable.
Awesome to hear your install went well! I was wiring it the same way but I found that the wire was short like you said so ended up running it the way I did in the video. I figured running it in the headliner should be alright because its not in the way of the curtains...or I assume
I have a CRV too. For the rear cam, I did the same. But I ran the wires out through the center removable patch.
Tat positioning after wiper clean spot👌such a simple and informative video...!!Thanks👍
Yeah, its a great spot and never blocks my view. Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate your attention to detail, esp. regarding polarity of the fuse taps. I just bought a couple of A129 pro duos for my two rigs and just wanted to make sure I'm installing everything correctly the first time around. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the feedback and good luck with your install! Be sure to check out the video I referenced as well for a better explanation of the orientation of the fuse taps!
Both Part 1 and 2 videos are very well done and I will be referring to them when I do my installation.
Thanks so much for this video. I also have a 2017 CR-V. Just bought a Viofo Plus DUO. This video will help me with the installation, especially in running the cables.
Followed both videos and used all referral links, thanks for the tutorial! Much appreciated
Good job on the install video. Was very informative. Watch it a couple of times and I'm all set. Thanks again.
Thank you for the positive feedback 👍🏻
Super helpful! nice to see another person from Ontario
Glad it helped!
Thanks for such a detailed video. I'm putting a Viofo into a 22 CR-V and this helped a lot!
I appreciate your install videos. They were precise and done at a good speed so it could all be understood properly. Thanks for your effort. I have a Honda Accord that I will be installing mine in.
Thanks for the feedback! I try my best to be detailed and concise from beginning to end with dedicated installation videos (ones that are not vlog type videos) because I felt like some of the ones online were difficult for me to follow sometimes. Anyway, I hope your install goes smoothly!
Hey Anthony, thank you so much for this very helpful video. I have a 2017 CRV just like yours, and I'm trying to install it exactly the same way. Your video is the only one that is thorough and explaining every single little thing, thank you for your efforts in making it.
I'm having an issue getting power to my A139 that has 3 camera's. I got the fuse taps in the proper places also on the hot side just as you suggested, even in the exact same orientation, and it's grounded on a bolt under my steering wheel, yet I cannot get power to it, even if i change the voltage between 12.0V-12.4V. What's interesting is I've tried two hardwired kits, in case it one was faulty, but both did not work on my CRV. I got one to work on my Civic, but neither of the two on my CRV. I know this is very little to go off of, but would you mind giving me advice, or pointing me to a direction as to what I did wrong?
It is better to use a multimeter to test, and then choose a fuse that can supply constant power to connect the red wire. Then choose a fuse that can detect the ACC ignition to connect the yellow cable.
Just bought a 2015 CRV and this guide will be perfect. I'm also getting the same camera as you. Great vid
Congrats!
Give that Honda a bath. Great video mate, thanks.
I really should...I love working on cars but I hate washing them
Very clear and understandable. Got mine working great. Thank you.
Thank you Anthony. About to fit mine in a commuter bus. had to buy the rear camera extension.😁
Commuter bus? thats awesome!
Great video. can you show how to connect on/off box to that setup? I want to be able to turn off the camera from park mode when I'm in garage. it's better to just click OFF instead off turning off park mode in the camera everytime
Great video! Straight to the point, easy to follow, and very informative. Couple of questions though, if you don’t mind. a) How small should an accessory fuse be when using a 20,15, or 10 slot? Can I use the same size fuse as an accessory fuse? b) My camera will turn off on parking mode even if it hasn’t been running for 24 hours. At times it’s a black screen with a couple of lights on or none and not recording. c) May you share what settings your camera is on and what voltage for the hardwiring kit? Thank you in advance.
Both of your videos are informative with clear understanding, I will be hard wiring my mirror dash cam DDPai Mola E3, the DDPai hardwire kit had to be purchased separately specific to this model.. The yellow wire in the kit is labeled as battery and red wire as ACC. I may swap the wires if it does not work as it should.
Great video! Leaning towards buying this duo cam, but couldn't find a good installation video for my 2014 accord. The vehicle in this video obviously isn't a 2014 accord, but the video definitely helps! thanks!
Excellent! Very comprehensive demonstration.
Awesome video! Thanks for all the info, very clear and helpful!
With respect to the mini usb socket on the rear camera, you can, for a small price, get a right angled mini usb adaptor which would allow the camera to be fixed higher up on the rear window.
Thats a great idea! I found that it has had enough clearance for my past couple of installs so it shouldnt be absolutely necessary but it could come in handy
Thank you so much man. You saved my money and time 🙏🏻
i appreciate you. best dashcam install video.
Thanks! Glad it helped!
This is a TERRIFIC VIDEO BRO😉👍👍you nailed the installation 4ME...!!!
YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. this set up in your car is the exact same in my 2012 Toyota Corolla LE
I actually have an old version 2 channel dash cam FineVue camera. The A129 Pro Duo is a nice upgrade for me. 2020 Christmas Gift
Thanks bro! Appreciate the feedback and I hope you enjoy your new A129 :)
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Its youtubers like you that make buying this Dash Cam possible.....good job😉👍👍
@@HandsONreviews4u Its the supporters that keep me motivated to make these videos :)
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Thank you for great and detailed tutorials, i have one question about this hardwire kit, why does it have 2 different wires (ACC and Battery)
What is the reason for plugin them both, i saw other videos with different hardwire kits with only one wire for the Battery and ground wire.
When you have both acc and battery plugged in, it detects that theres more current and it will put the device into regular operation mode. When you turn off the car, the acc turns off so it knows to change to parking mode because there is less current. The benefit of this is that you can set the parking mode to motion detection or time lapse to record longer/use less battery than dashcams that dont go into parking mode, or dashcams that need to manually be put into parking mode. To sum up, its for convenience and to unlock the automatic parking mode capability of the dashcam
@@AnthonyMo i wired my a129 duo like you did same car only a 2018 crv and same fuses but the car does not go into parking mode by itself
Top video! You helped me a lot. I hope my rear camera will work on the tinted glass of my qashqai. Greetings from Holland.
Thanks for the feedback! I hope it works out with your tint as well!
super helpful video man. this is what I'm using for my install!
Really great and well made video.
Thanks Phil!
Great video, thanks. What's your take on this dashcam, any issues with it? Also, compared to the rearview mirror models on clarity? Does dashcams get stolen often in your area?
Camera quality is pretty good in the day and night and I havent had any issues with it up to date. Dashcams being stolen is definitely a concern in some places but I'm lucky to live in an area where that doesnt seem to happen too much
This is such an informative video!! thanks so much :)
Glad it could help :)
Thanks for the video! I used your video to install mine on a Toyota 4Runner. Where you able to put the fuse box cover after putting the fuse taps? I wasn't able to put mine back because the taps made it bulky
Glad the video was helpful! On the CRV i think there is no cover but on my parents toyotas I couldnt put the cover on for the same reason as you so Ive left them off ever since the install
Great job! Love that you put time stamps in there! Could you pull rear wires into molding so you could mount it higher?
Thanks Carmelle! That sounds like it could potentially work! I just chose not to go through the hassle of wiring the rear wires into the plastic trim
Just to add. At least in my Accord sedan, there's a little gap in the back roof plus some room in the rear A pillar that you can just sort of stuff the wire into (or wrap with zip ties and gently push in). You just feed the wire in from the roof gap into the pillar if that makes sense. That way, I was able to get the wire very tight and the rear camera to the highest mount position. Just make sure the camera is between the lines on the window!
Great video! Quick question, did you pull a different ACC fuse from the one you tested? It looks like you tested the 6th from the right at 4:00 then pulled the 5th from the right at 5:00. Was this on purpose?
Thanks! Sorry for the confusion, I probably decided to use the fuse at 5:00 instead of the one I tested as an example at 4:00. Make sure to test the one you're about to use/pull out!
Fantastic video.......thank you!
Thanks Daniel!
I have a viofo a139, with hardwire kit, so red wire goes into a fuse slot that is constant on, when the car is off and on? Yellow wire is for a fuse slot that powers on only when the car is on? Hopefully I made sense there. Just wanna make sure first before I install.
Thats correct Gary! No worries if you mix them up, it just wont power on when you turn the car off so youll know to switch them but you are correct. Red to constant and yellow to acc
Excellent instructions! How long did install take please? Thank you.
Thank you for an awesome tutorials. Was the rear camera cable in the included pacakge (6 meters) long enough for your cr-v? or did you have to purchase a longer cable (8 meters)
Appreciate the feedback! The cable that came with the kit was long enough for the way I installed it (through the roof). If you want to install it by going through the floor instead, you would need the extended cable
Thank you for the great info. This doesn't seem too hard after all thanks again!
Best of luck if you decide to install dashcams
Great video and clear instructions. Thanks for explaining how to properly tap into fuses to avoid short circuiting. In other videos I've seen, they used the same sized fuse for the accessory and the original fuse (ie 10A and 10A). Is this safe? You mentioned you should use an accessory fuse that isn't bigger, but can you use the same size? Thanks!
Hey Josh, thanks for the feedback! Unfortunately I don't know too much about electricals so I cant answer that question. I would just play it safe and run a fuse that is larger. If I were to guess, I would say that its probably best not to run the same size fuse
Thank you Anthony.
Very nice video, thank you
Anthony. Great Video. Since I have the same vehicle and wired it like you did, I'm trying to find out which input outlet to plug the hard wire cable. There is one labeled USB on the camera and one on the GPS module. I cant seem to find any info on what the difference is (power wise). Any idea or suggestions? Thanks
Hey John! I read that either should work but I put mine into the drashcam instead of gps one since I wanted to be able to take the camera off the mount without disconnecting it. Thats just what I understand though so I could be incorrect
@@AnthonyMo I did read on a dash camera forum that Viofo recommend plugging the power lead into the gps mount, as they have found that in rare cases, having it plugged into the camera can sometimes stop the gps from receiving a signal.
Was it to hard to get the rear cam cable in the rubber thing between the chassi and the trunk door? I think you should have done that for best mount.
@@vardagsteknik6576 its possible to fish it through depending on your car. I decided not to so I could keep it simple but it would look better done the way you mentioned
Hey for the fuse taps, do you use 5A fuse taps for both or is it dependent on the fuse that you are tapping? I’m thinking of just buying a 10 pack of 5A fuse taps but I want to make sure if that will work. Great video btw :)
Hey, I'm not the OP but I just used this video to install it on my Honda Accord. I used 5A fuses for the fuse taps and it worked perfectly. I think the only thing that matters is that the new fuse you use is LESS than the original fuse. 5A should be perfect since a dash cam only draws a tiny bit of power anyways. I used the same fuses as the video:
1. Daylight Running Lights for yellow (ACC, only on when car starts). The original fuse was 10A. I put a 5A next to it for the dash cam fuse tap.
2. Driver Power Seat for red (battery, always on). The original fuse was 20A. I also used a 5A in the fuse tap for this.
I set the voltage switch thing to 12.0V. My dash cam works perfectly in parking mode for front and rear and stays on when the car is off.
awesome video very informative. One question with the hard wire kit, does the power usb cable connect into the gps unit or the front camera itself? What’s the micro USB slot on the gps unit used for? Thank you
I read online that either will work. I just plugged mine into the camera so i could take it off the mount while it was still being powered if i needed to
Great tutorial! Thx
Can I use this camera to record continuously when i am parked for several hours? Can I plug the camera to an external battery bank instead of the battery with all the mess? Thanks
Another great video! Questions for you: does the CRV have side air curtains? Will the wire running along the headliners be a safety concern if so? Asking because I’m going to do the installation in my RDX and it’s pretty similar to the CRV.
If you mean by in the A pillar, the CRV does have airbags/air curtains there. I cant really say whether its a safety issue because I'm just a DIY'er but I've heard people say that the wire will probably just pull out easily if the airbag deploys (not obstructing the air curtain deployment). I personally routed the wire behind the air curtains because I didn't want it to yank the wire off my dashcam if it did go off. Also there was no airbags in my case after the A pillar in the headliner so I installed it, convinced that it would not get in the way of any airbag deployment. Hope this helps!
Great video! Where did you screw the ground wire to? Not sure I saw that in the video
Sorry about the late reply. The ground wire can go under any metal nut or screw that you can find that's connected to the car
hi thanks for the guide! I have one question - how do I know what fuse tap to use in the further position in the add-a-fuse kit? using a 5A fuse tap is fine or using a lower one such as 2A? I'm afraid to ruin my dash cam or even some electricity in my car.
Thanks.
Hey did you figure it out? I’m thinking of using 5A fuse taps for both but I don’t know if that’s good or not
@@Warun16 Hi, It's been over a year almost since I installed the dash cam and no problems at all with the 5A fuses installed.
@@sipoVvids just to make sure, I can use a 5A fuse tap and tap into an existing use that’s for example 10A? I’m a little confused by this 😅
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Let's say you choose a 10A fuse slot in the main fuse board in the car, and you want to connect the tap there. Now you'll need to connect one fuse of 10A on the "main" connector of the tap to guard the circuit of the car that requires a 10A fuse and in the "bottom" slot of the tap you need to put a 5A or 3A or even 2A fuse to protect the circuit of the dash cam. I'm hope it's understandable.
@@sipoVvids Oh I see, so essentially I just need to put the fuse back into the tap and so the fuse fap amp doesn’t matter since the 10A fuse will be connected to it. Gotcha
Is there a reason I didn’t get fuses with my hard wire kit? Can I get some other ones at an autozone?
Thanks for the post! About to do this on my civic
Hi Anthony , I have Camry 2017 , my question is how do we put the fuse cover back once I connect parking wire connected
I ran into the same issue with my mom's lexus/toyota which had the same type of fuse panel cover. I just left it off as i figured it wouldnt be a big deal since the honda one isnt covered and that area shouldnt get wet anyway. If youre still concerned about it you could probably shield it with some plastic in another way
@@AnthonyMo Thanks Anthony for the reply
Have you had any issues with this draining your battery? I installed a camera last week - I have the same car, similar VIOFO a229 camera, same hardwire kit, and the last two mornings my car has been dead. The only difference is that I used the driver lumbar seat adjustment rather than the drive forward/back seat adjustment for the BAT connection. I can’t figure out what’s wrong.
Maybe your car needs a higher voltage cut off selection. Try 12.2 or even 12.4V.
If not, your battery might not be fully charged. If you don't drive daily or only take short trips (less than 30 minutes), that might be the case. Try fully charging your battery and then retesting. You can also unplug your dash cam if you're doing something like parking for awhile in a garage or driveway that's covered by cameras anyways. For me, parking mode is mostly useful for trips to stores and stuff, since I have a hardwired security camera looking at my driveway.
Great Video! The Fuse Tapes you linked were sold out. You have any alternatives that you link?
Thanks! I relinked some new ones just now, but any fuse taps on amazon that have good reviews and match your car fuse type will work :)
Why did you connect the VIOFO Hardwire Kit to the to the USB port on the camera versus using the power port?
Its been a while since the install so I cant exactly remember why I didnt use the GPS mount/power port. If you were to install this you could always test that out and then put it back in the USB port if it doesnt work. A couple forum posts I'm reading say that any port works and that the camera is just easier to slide off the mount and use if it is powered through the USB port. I think having both wires on the side looks a little cleaner as well
Thank you very much!
Wow thanks for this mate, A++++ for the info and effort!
Thanks!
Great in-depth video 👍🏼
A qq , why didn't you use 3wire acc hard wire kit and instead used this 2wire one? Any differences using one on another? Because if I am not understanding it wrong in your given case of fuse, it won't record at parking mode?
Thanks! The 3rd wire allows it to automatically go into parking mode because it is detecting less power going to the dashcam when the car is off or something along those lines. The 2 wire hard wire kit will prpbably not automatically put the camera in parking mode, which means it would record as if the car was on (using more power and footage probably). Let me know if that makes sense 😁
Looks fine until the rear cam wires. Don't know surely, but aren't the side airbags placed right in those places where these guy installs the wire?
I chose to run them over the panel so it shouldnt get in the way of the airbags if they were to deploy. Each car is different so you'll have to figure out what's best for yours
I set this up in a 2014 CRV and I'm having an issue with it always being on. I used the power seat for the red wire and the seat heater for the yellow wire and not matter what as soon as I plug it in, it's on. I also tried the day time lights and go the same results. Not sure where I messed up.
Did you try to switch them around? I found that the first time I got the main power and accessory power cable mixed up so it stayed on all the time
@@AnthonyMo I think I did switch them around once. It actually didn’t turn on at all the first time and I adjusted the ground wire and fuse taps and it started working. I don’t have a checker so I can’t really find one that way. I saw a couple forums online saying some care have all always hot lines in the inside fuse box.
@@neliusxander i think if you able to get a cheap tester at your local hardware store or on amazon then hopefully you can find the issue. Every car is a little different and if i were to guess, maybe both the fuses youve tapped into for your car are accessory fuses but its hard for me to say since i dont have much experience with other cars and im just basing my advice off my own experience with this install
@@AnthonyMo thanks for follow up. I used a multimeter and the seat heater and a few others were always hot. I checked the day time running lights and it was only hot when the car was on. So I plugged it into that one again and it’s working as expected. Not sure what happened before. I did noticed that when I turn my car off with parking mode enabled, it records for like 30 minutes but drops down to 45 second clips instead of 3 minutes. I’ll keep messing around with the settings.
@@neliusxander Love to hear it! Hope you can dial in the rest of the settings to your preference soon 👍
If someone doesn't plan on using parking mode - do we still need to plug in both battery and ACC wires? Or can ACC wire + ground be sufficient to get the camera to work?
I believe both power sources are required for the dash cam to actually work when using the hardwire kit, regardless if you enable Parking Mode or not. I just installed the kit for A129 Duo Plus and tested that very same scenario - if the red wire is not connected to constant power source - the dash cam does not power on when you turn over the engine. I always like to have the so called kill switch (manual overrride), so I added one (on/off toggle) to that red wire - now I can just flip it to off position and the cam shuts off, regardless if the engine in running or not. You just need to remember to flip it right back to ON position for the next drive...
@@martinkasabov6559 Thanks for your reply. You are right, I finally ended up plugging all wires and now everything works fine. As you said, ACC+ground is not sufficient, all 3 wires must be connected.
@@Bobbynou I am glad it now works for you. Happy recordings!
VERY HELPFUL!!!
I also have the same camera and a 2016 CRV. Any idea why my parking mode does not record video to my drive? I hardwired it and it does stay on after I turn off the vehicle but I don't see any parking files on my drive. I also tried multiple settings. I hardwired it to moonroof (power) and driver power seat (battery).
It turned off for me when i first i intalled it because I swapped the accessory power and main power. You have to make sure the main power is in a fuse thats always on while the accessory wire is only in a fuse thats on when the car is. Otherwise im not sure why it isnt working
Doesn't the rear camera cable compromise side curtain airbags?
I'm not sure if it will affect the curtain airbags but I was concerned about that as well so for that reason I wired it behind the curtain as shown in the video
I have bought a hardware kit to make the camera work while the car is off and make it a recording while in motion only, but I want to make it work like a normal dash cam while the vehicle is moving. How do I switch between the two modes?
If you wire the accessory mode and the power modes with the hardware kit properly, it should automatically switch between normal dashcam mode when driving and power-saving mode when parked
@@AnthonyMo how can I stoped the parking mode and set on only drive mode?
Stupid question... but when selecting and using certain fuses for the dash cam, will it get rid of the original function?
Ex: if I choose to use the heated seats fuse for my dash cam, will I still be able to use heated seats or no?
Thanks again!
By using the fuse taps, the original function of the fuse will still work! I would just becareful to choose fuses that arent important, such as the airbag fuse, as you dont want to have those fuses blown by accident as fail on you
About to install my own dash cam. Have you noticed any battery issues so far with it being connected all the time?
No battery issues so far. The module should turn the camera off if it drains too much battery
Very helpful thank you!!!
Glad it helped!
Where did you put the choke on the front camera cable?
Its just around the front by the camera behind my mirror
@@AnthonyMo Thanks.
Thank you alot.
So I got mine hardwired fine but for now i turned off parking mode, however the camera STILL stays on. So it still stays on (doesn’t record) when the car is off?
If the camera is on that could mean that the wires were plugged in backwards (accessory to battery and vice versa). Im not exactly sure but I think it could stay in sleep mode incase there is a crash while parked and the g-sensor should trip it to turn on. You'll have to do a little bit of testing there to see as I have not tried that before. If it is recording the whole time you are parked then it definitely means that the wires need to be switched around. I could test it sometime this week and update you here
great video!
Thanks!
How would you know that dash cAm record events or time lapse at parked mode?
You can change the setting to do either so it's up to which one you choose
Nice, broadway mirror?
Yes, I love the broadway mirror haha!
can i just cap the red wire (battery) if im not gonna use the parking mode?
I think the problem with that is that it wont detect when it is getting less power, so instead of going into parking mode it will just run on normal mode all the time. You can probably do this if you want but its possible that the camera will drain the battery quite fast
Can you use obd2 for parking mode?
Not sure, I havent tried to wire it that way
Did you disconnect your battery when you worked on your fuse box?
I didnt but you probably should
@@AnthonyMo ok thanks
Has anyone used the adaptor from Dongar Technologies? It allows you to tap into the power from rearview mirror at windshield instead of hard wire BUT I'm not sure how that effects the parking mode.
I prefer running the wire from the front to the back just so I dont have to tap into other wires in the car. I would say it keeps the install simple and universal as most people would probably not want to tap into another wire especially if they aren't experienced with taking panels off
To be honestly honest, I was not expecting to see Tyler’s deformed head on here 😆
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