I haven’t looked as much into those front/inside cameras, but since they more or less face in the opposite direction of each other doesn’t that make it easier? Does it matter which one faces out versus in?
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Good question. I’m not sure myself, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the primary front-facing lens is better or has a higher resolution than the interior-facing one. I’ll have to look into that as a workaround.
Can you mount the camera using the windshield mount but way down on the windshield? Also, what's wrong with running the wire around the trim up top? Sounds like you're doing a semi-permanent install anyway. I just did 2 cars last week mounted up top
way down on the windshield
I used to do that on my previous car, but it was a hassle to put the windshield shade on when parked under the sun. Not to mention the camera getting cooked while sitting between the glass and the reflective shade.
what's wrong with running the wire around the trim up top?
I will admit I’m just lazy. But what I mentioned about the shade cover applies to this as well. I also drive a Subaru and the massive housing for the eysesight cameras behind the rear-view mirror already takes up a ton of space at the top of the windshield. Considering I also need space to pull down the visors, there isn’t much space left to put it without it becoming a distraction.
That's a fair point with the shade. On my one car with a sensor camera up top (lane keep, maybe also auto wipers), it worked out that the deep-v of the sunshade drooped enough to accommodate the dashcam at the lower end of the sensor. It's high enough that just part of the Garmin 55 hangs below the mirror from my point of view. Even though it's kind of above the shade, I didn't notice heat issues, not even with parking mode.
I certainly take the lazy route first for wiring. The Garmin units come with a short down-facing cable and a long up-facing cable (90 deg micro USB plugs, opposing directions). I do the short one to test mounting location, but have that same car wired "permanently" by shoving the longer cable into the trim gap, loosely hanging along the door seal, and suggestively tossing it over any wiring or brackets I can spot under the glvoebox on ti's way to the cigarette lighter. If you use any soft poking tool like a chopstick, plastic fork, trim pry tool, or popsicle stick, you can get a decent tuck on the wire. I poke the part by the camera back into the headliner maybe 3 times a year and that's it.