DashCam install in Ranger Raptor, hardwired and hidden cables front and rear
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- I installed my Vantrue Nexus 4 pro 2 channel dashcam: a.co/d/cBcyiOv
With the Vantrue hardwire battery protection kit: a.co/d/d8yE6tB
And I hid all the wires in the trim along the headliner and the rear view mirror covering.
Nice Work!
FYI.. I took the voltage controller and tucked it with fuses out of the way. It's on 12 and not planning on going 11.6 so no biggie. If I DO want to change it I can just go into the fuse area and do it.
@@mariarob that’s smart… i have it set to 11.6 but will probably switch it over to 12 as well.
What phone bracket are using?
Keep up the great videos!
Theres an easier power source in the rear view mirror. On the drivers side, theres a plug with 5 wires, top one is white, 3rd one is black. This is positive (white) and ground (black). If you use a mirror tap for a radar detector, you can easily run both a detector and camera as they both draw very little power.
some dude on ranger6g did that and it messed something up and now has some errors on the gauge cluster and ford is refusing to repair under warranty cuz he tapped into the electrical
That squirrel at 1:30
yeah, he's my little filming buddy. trying to fatten up for the winter
I don't know why new cars just don't come with dash cams included - all cars now have a giant camera cluster at the front (just throw in a normal recording camera in that) and a rear reversing camera that could just always be recording. Put an option in the software to enable or disable dash cam recording, and have an SD card slot in the glove box for video files to be recorded onto.
It's getting so much harder to mount a dash cam in new cars where it isn't in the driver's field of view due to the massive bulk behind the rear view mirrors
Also - crazy that the US model doesn't have the USB port up by the rear view mirror - it even has the indent in the shrouding for the USB port...
@@stuartmunto4755 I was thinking the same thing… it has cameras front and back and also on the side view mirrors looking down… makes sense to be able to record what is happening in case of an accident.
Just done mine. Where did you get the fuse taps from? Never mind.....just seen they came with your Hardwire Kit. Mine didnt.
right on... you can get them on amazon but make sure you get the really small ones, apparently there are like 4 different sizes of fuses... i kept trying the wrong one at first haha. then i went back and found the right one in the kit
Why not use the digital rear view mirror you previously installed as a dash cam? (currently trying to decide on a digital RVM for my Ranger)
@@NARoutdoors it was constantly turning on from misheard voice commands that cant be turned off and out on the trail with all the bouncing around it would turn on as well. The quality of the video was outstanding and the low light was great as well but i just didn’t like how hot it got and didn’t want it turning on all the time
@@flaberdoopin Good to know! i'll probably be trying out a wolfbox then! I some how missed the entire intro of the video (teach me for watching at work)
what is that other white box stuck to the windshield?
Probably his toll pass.
@@bartroberts5953 ahh, dont have those where i live but that makes sense, thing is huge!
What tonneau cover do you have?
@@Brob90 it is the ford branded (basically just a ford sticker stuck not it) version of the Retrax ONE XR but i got a deal on one from the previous model year ranger and had to modify the mounting hardware to make it fit. But for $200 bucks i couldn’t turn it down. Simple answer to your questions is that it’s a Retrax ONE XR. Cheers
Dude, you constantly do some nonsense. It either looks awful, like four amber lamps (why not three? Four looks terrible!). But I love that you’re not afraid to do things with your own hands. You’re not scared to mess up the car and don’t hesitate to post it on TH-cam. I give you a like for your persistence! :)))
@@Sten-n2v Okay. The only three light options that i have seen so far are sets of 6 led bulbs in each spot… i think that doesn’t look all that great so i went with the 4 that are uniformly lite… to each their own… i cant help it if your opinion is completely wrong. I didn’t realize i messed up my truck but please let me know what else is messed up so i can fix it for you. Cheers shipmate (and that was the derogatory use of shipmate, not the good one)
@@flaberdoopin Don’t take it personally! You’re a nice guy. You post naive stuff on the internet - and that’s okay. I’m not judging you, I even gave your efforts a like. But be ready to hear opinions that you might not like when you post videos for everyone. So, your dashcam... How about that?! Almost in the middle of the windshield.
@@Sten-n2v Okay. I’m not above learning and improving myself. What is naive in your opinion, constructive feedback is just that, and i am willing to learn. As for the dash cam, why would it need to be in the center below the mirror where it would block a little bit of the drivers line of site, it has a 170 degree field of view so it’ll catch anything i need from right there instead of being 3 inches lower and 5 inches left.