[nick-yeah]

Has anyone fitted the official retrofit BMW dash cam, the "BMW Advanced Car Eye"?

http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/topics/support/accessories/accessoryDetail.accessoryId=9872.html

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After a few close calls (none of them my fault!) I'm looking to install a dash cam - anyone have any reviews of the above or other recommendations?

 

[JohnKimble]

It's just a rebadged generic dashcam isn't it, not really a bona-fide BMW item? For 230 quid i think you'd be better served by a Blackvue or similar

 

[nick-yeah]

It's just a rebadged generic dashcam isn't it, not really a bona-fide BMW item? For 230 quid i think you'd be better served by a Blackvue or similar

I believe it is a rebadged Blackvue, which are pretty much the same price, however, it comes with the cabling specific for BMWs rather than messing about with Blackvue's "Power Magic Kit" (

https://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.ph.../power-magic-electric-power-controller-detail

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https://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.php/online-shop/blackvue-accessories/hard-wiring-kit-detail

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Video footage looks pretty good too:

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Another option would be the Next Base 512g (

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...rue&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A2224L4YIUC64

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nextbase-Ca...421_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0THBK2Y154BGRQ9S0F50

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[JohnKimble]

It seems to be a 'Mando BF100' which isn't a cheap cam either but a bit of an unknown quantity?

I can't imagine what would be BMW specific about the wiring kit, afaik the only connections to the car would be you a live and a neutral. You could mimic the Nextbase kit with a fuse tap

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/15500631...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1KAV1TB7SAT7YVAEG9Y2

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Currently looking at this one myself

https://www.blackvue.co.uk/index.ph...cts/dr500hd-non-gps-and-wi-fi-53-55-56-detail

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[nick-yeah]

Very interesting - thanks! Not quite sure where I got the idea it was a Blackvue from then! The wiring looks more complicated than average:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5nf7lm9d8...ternal Eye Kit Retrofit Instructions.pdf?dl=0

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I must say I do like the look of the cylindrical Blackvues as they can fit around the mirror area and are inconspicuous.