Mine one safe to use. Got it from China thru ebay.

I leave my dvr in the car....but only twice so far ive parked outside...

but if my dvr is an sj4000, id remove it

ive only installed mine a couple of days...works qell enough to power up the dvr n charge my phone at the same time...but ive seen many cars especially cabs n tow trucks uae them

should be alright

Finally, have spare time to put it a bit more permanent, mini 0801 is now inside my accord, it was previously temporarily inside my triton:

Where I have it installed:


View from outside:


From driver view:


From passenger view:


This post has been edited by wiraone: Apr 11 2014, 06:31 PM

Mafan lor need to take it off and put it back on. Thanks Madman.

So how much is GT680W after the conversion and everything?

I'm getting one for safety purposes or to protect myself during car accident due to some bad experience.

go to foxoffer.com...get the price in usd (free international shipping)

after that google for currency converter.... xe.com is a popular one

Thanks.. browse through foxoffers and also this thread and saw most of the people are talking about the GT680W. I'm wondering is there something cheaper than can produce some decent quality of videos. I just need one which can at least capture decent video quality during day and night. Don't need GPS or anything.

if dont need gps...G1WH also from foxoffer

im using this...samplrs r in this thread

Checking it out.

Hope you don't mind another question, can the device run just on battery alone? and only charge when needed.. if I don't want to see the cable dangling in the middle of the car

yes but it only lasts a few minutes...so the battery is pretty much useless in a way hahahahha

most (if not all) DVRs comes with a pretty long cable so u can route it within ur trim.... the G1WH has this.

i routed mine within the trim... not that difficult....u can see a sample of how the cable is routed above by wiraone

wheeeeeeeee... May 18th track day is on!!! hope to book muh slot asap

will definitely be bringing muh G1WH

I see I see... how about the cabling yeah, can it charge true those USB ports or must use those car cigarette lighter holes type.

can...ive used a phone in car charger to run my dvr a number of times...it also comes with a USB cable for data transfer.

but the long cable that comes with the DVR is thru ciggie port.

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Apr 22 2014, 04:00 PM

Isn't it better to use one of the smartphone apps for track day instead? At least it'll include lap times, and if you have an OBD-2 monitor, your engine specs too which a typical dash cam won't capture.

dont know of any android smartphone app that records video at the same time as laptimes...most i see on internet are video and laptime recorded using separate devices.

i use racechrono for lap times.

and im on OBD1

I've looked at Harry's Laptimer before and it records video as well as GPS/lap time and OBD2 although I use it on the iPhone only. There's an Android version too. Haven't been on track for awhile though since I sold the BMW...

http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Home.html

Anyway, off topic.



This post has been edited by tishaban: Apr 22 2014, 04:51 PM

harry's lap timer got for android already ah?

anyway... ive read comparisons between racechrono and harrys and supposedly racechrono is a wee bit more accurate... n less crap to deal with or something like that.

theres also another app that can detect g forces and all that... but i cant remember the name...if not mistaken its trackmaster

i dont really mind though coz its more for personal use....too n00b to be posting much online ahahha


fixed the youtube for u.

EDIT: oh... n forgot to mention....finding a mount for the phone to record video WITHOUT the damn thing shaking all over the place is pretty hard... ive tried about 4-5 different mounts and all are crap and shakes like hell.... which is why i decided to get a DVR instead...unless u got any recommendation for mounts? (with links)

EDIT: just took a peek at the harrys laptimer app in the playstore... the version that records videos is RM82.... quite pricey for an app... but worth considering though.

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Apr 22 2014, 05:04 PM

Oh yes, finding a mount is hard. I've gone through a few myself, anything that's using cheap suction cup will basically rattle or fall all over the place for sure. Can't really recommend anything sorry, everything's failed me too

Enjoy your track day!

Don't mind me to ask a newbie question here
Will the recorder drain car battery faster ?

belated SJ4000 video lol:


pales compared to my blackvue, but at 1/3 the price, can't really complain much