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      04-19-2024, 11:36 AM   #1
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Which dash cam for '20 M340

Hi all. I’ve seen vantrue and redtiger are pretty good. Front/rear. I want to hardwire so I can always see. Would it kill the battery long term? Anyways- please recommendations!

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I use systems from BlackVue. Great picture quality!
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Yup! Ordered blackvue! Did you hardwire it as well?
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Yup! Ordered blackvue! Did you hardwire it as well?
Yes, I did. Easy to do. Maybe less than an hour of work.
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Does it drain the battery?
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Does it drain the battery?
I don’t use the park mode. So I have it on a switched circuit (although that still stays on for a few minutes after locking the car).
No problems with the battery.

If you want to use the park mode feature, it is probably a good idea to get one of those dedicated power supplies. Like this one:
https://www.thedashcamstore.com/blac...-battery-pack/
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I just recently installed Blackvue front and rear with the external battery, love it. Battery is in the glove box.
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which model Blackvue are you guys using. Looking for 4k, and front and rear hardwired.
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which model Blackvue are you guys using. Looking for 4k, and front and rear hardwired.
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The older DR900X 2 channel, no complaints, looks and works great.
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