Dashcam on NX....best/quickest way

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02-21-19, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomer80

Not trying to be a d*@k here, but I'm trying to understand why people want dash cams? I realize there are plenty of vids on the internet of crashes etc caught on them, but in my 40+ years of driving I've actually seen a crash occur in front of me maybe twice and never been involved in one myself. I've heard where it''s almost standard equipment in Russia, but that might speak more to quality of drivers there and adherence to driving rules and etiquette being followed. I just don't get why people in the USA would need/want one and why put another treat in the vehicle for someone to want to steal.

I got one after a police officer gave me a false speeding ticket. He claimed I was doing 49 on a 25 mph street meanwhile I was 49 on a highway off ramp decreasing speed. So he clocked me on the ramp and gave a ticket. The dash camera only proved its worth when I was on a stop light and a person decided to lay down on my hood and start to yell she was hit. I let her call the police herself and explain her story and then I pointed to the dash camera. This happened in NYC, so I guess Russia isn't the only country with good dash cam stories.

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02-21-19, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LouisV

how did you tuck the cable at the end of the pillar that meets the dash?

I didn't cross over the A pillar from the bottom.

The cable went from the dashcam up and the into the headliner. Then I tucked it in and across the A pillar at the TOP of the A pillar. Used the plastic pry bars to make enough space so that I can shove the cable in. Then down the door side of the A pillar, not the windshield side.