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Connect your THINKWARE dash cameras directly to your vehicle's fusebox with this Hardwire Kit for all THINKWARE Dash Cameras, which allows the camera's parking surveillance mode to function while the vehicle's ignition is turned off.
Posted by: Jeff
from Valley Stream, NY
This cable needs another couple feet of length. A lot of cars these days have their fuse box in the trunk - for example, my Dodge Challenger. Routing the cable the shortest route possible along the headliner, above the windows, then down through the back into the trunk left me about a foot or so short - two feet if I wanted the wire hidden in the trunk too. The Challenger is not even *that* long of a car and it's a shared platform with many other Dodge and Chrysler models, so this is going to be a common problem.
I'll have to extend the length myself, which is going to leave splices in the wires. I know how to do this safely but I would assume that many do not, so this is definitely something Thinkware should consider.
That said, I know of no other cable for Thinkware cameras so I have to recommend this if you're hardwiring - just prepare to extend the wires (or have a professional do it).
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If you'd like to handle the installation yourself, there are some required parts you'll need. You can add them to your cart on the next screen.
Posted by: Jeff
from Valley Stream, NY
This isn't a review of the service itself (I'm still waiting for that) but the method of setting it up, which is a major hassle. I paid in advance via the web site and received instructions by email to set up an appointment through the web site or by calling a BB store. Well, the web site has no option for a dash cam install, so I tried calling my local store. First, nobody picked up. When somebody finally did, they transferred me to the Home Theater department for some weird reason. I then tried chatting with a Geek Squad rep via the web site hoping I could set up an appointment that way, and he also acted as if he didn't know what a dash camera even was. He said I was talking to the computer tech support department - no I wasn't, I was talking to Geek Squad, which is clearly what both this page and my receipt said I should be talking to about a dash cam install.
So a couple hours in now and I can't even get an appointment set up because nobody at Best Buy seems to know what a dash cam is, despite the fact that they sell them both in store and online, along with the installation service. It certainly seems like some retraining is in order.
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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