Rear dash cam location - XC60

[tails]

i too will be doing this soon,
well as soon as i know if i can come off a wire at the rear of the car that is ?
good luck.

[encroute]

Originally Posted by simonjedrake

Best place is high up a few inches to the left (passenger side) of the intellisafe casing where it’s out of the way which is where I mounted my Blackvue 750 Dual Channel camera.

Blackvue 4K 900s (refurbished) with Magic Power Pro arrived today!
Waiting for Quote to install from Sentiel Volvo in N17

Happy to take any installer recommendations....

[WhatNext?]

I relocated my DR900s (installed by local independent) to just below the Intellisafe housing in the middle. - it works fine, no interference. It was initially to the left - a bit too to the left as the access to the microSD is on the right.

Can also confirm, DAB works fine too.

I am a bit unsure how the PowerMagic Pro works?
Is it meant to come out of Parking mode as soon as you switch on the car (accessories on/Ignition I position?). Mine appears it is the motion that turns off parking mode to normal recording rather than the car being switched on.

Can anyone confirm.

[simonjedrake]

Originally Posted by Bloke69

I am a bit unsure how the PowerMagic Pro works?
Is it meant to come out of Parking mode as soon as you switch on the car (accessories on/Ignition I position?). Mine appears it is the motion that turns off parking mode off.

Cam anyone confirm.

The PowerMagic box sits between the car’s electrical circuit & the BlackVue dash cam with its primary function being to allow the dash cam to carry on functioning when the car’s ignition is turned off and doors locked, etc until either the battery voltage has dropped below the level pre-set or a pre-set period of time has elapsed. Both the pre-set variables are set by the row of rocker switches as shown on the instruction pamphlet with pictures.
A very common installation mistake is the incorrect wiring of the PowerMagic’s two positive leads with one of them needing an “always on” connection.Get that right and you will be Ok.

[ehadz]

You can use the Magic Power pro or the BlackVue OBD Power Pro Cable. Which is a lot cheaper.

[simonjedrake]

Originally Posted by ehadz

You can use the Magic Power pro or the BlackVue OBD Power Pro Cable. Which is a lot cheaper.

Much easier & very neat solution - no hardwiring into car's fuse box.
I would have used this new product if it had been available at the time, just shows how tech is constantly moving forwards all the time.