My z was vandalized today while parked way in the back row at my work's parking structure. Luckily the bastard only threw some type of liquid all over my hood and windshield, looks like coffee, and also left a faint key mark across my hood. I could easily buff it out. I have a dash cam but it's only on when the engine is on. Is it possible to hard wire my dash cam to keep the motion sensor on while the car is off? Some guide would be helpful. And I have a G1W-C. Thanks.

Sorry to hear man :thumbsdown:

Yes, it would be possible. It's simply a matter of hardwiring it to a fuse that is always *on* (start button fuse, for example - I used this fuse for the homelink function on my rear view mirror). Once that is done, you just turn on the motion sensor feature on the camera. I'm not sure the exact menu options, but I'm pretty sure it's just a setting that you activate in the camera menu.

However, there are several things to consider. I have read that many of the dash cams with motion sensor or parking modes are not very good (incl the G1WC) because they take too long to turn on and begin recording after motion is sensed. It'll just depend on the situation whether your camera will capture any footage that will be of use. Also, if there is a lot of motion to trigger the camera and your car is parked for long stretches of time, I would be sure to get a battery discharge prevention device that will prevent the camera from killing your battery.

A car that reversed into a parking space may have vehicles passing by in front on a regular basis, but the camera may not actually record any of these vehicles if they are out of frame by the time the camera turns on and starts recording. You could potentially come out to your vehicle with a bunch of footage of nothing and a dead battery :ugh:

Good advice from JARblue. Especially this part.

It's been a while, time to post some interesting clips.

1) Entering costco gas station - so much for right of way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yh3etpOBnQ

2) Waiting for a pump -
a) don't people know which side the filler is on
b) helps if you actually select a gas product to dispense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbIZ85TimBY

3) Thanks for opening up the lane - nice sweeper, not taken at the 40 mph recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWKeUSnTxbY

Absolutely nothing to do with cars, but very awesome to watch.

Friend recorded this at the KY gun show yesterday.

Some cool action around 4:50.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28iuEoWd6ow

I fully understand why you passed them all on the right and they definitely should have been in that lane not in the left but was that technically legal? :inoutroflpuke:

This was freakin' awesome!!!!

SHIIIT!!!! That Mini Gun is a nightmare!!!

This is IL, we have people doing 5 under the speed limit in the passing lane. Until they start ticketing for this, I don't even bother trying to encourage anyone to move over. Usually on their phone not paying attention.

On this particular stretch, the signs may be confusing. It's not entirely clear that both lanes are for 294N. I'm sure I did same thing first time passing through.

Re gun show: 4:50, not 5:50.

I may be tempted to see this in person next year. It sounds like a friggin war zone.

Wasn't sure. Every state is different and Maine is the same way. At least around here, is it me or are the police a lot more lax than they were 15-20 years ago. There is having a little fun and then there is just not knowing how to drive(of course sometimes both which ends badly most times). I read a report that automotive deaths were up quite substantially last year, they could do a better job. When a persons tickets and insurance premiums kick in, it should smarten people up or not be able to afford a license. The way it should be.

Well, I did look into Mobius Action Cameras, will be joining that world soon. Thank you for the recommendations.

Now I understand that the green light is very short, but come on! The guy in that last car just stared at me the entire time as if he had no idea why I was honking!

Apparently people just can't figure out how 2 turn lanes work. :shakes head:

Oh i love those guys. I always freak 'em the hell out because I'll launch into the intersection when they're still thinking about turning through the-now very red for them- light. I always expect that they'll roll through because that's what ******** do. But guess what, bitch? I'm an ******* too. Ooooohhhh I get them chickenfuckers good. Nothing like the whites in their eyes when they think you are actually going to hit them.

I've been watching people and their driving behavior for awhile. Especially when cell phones and GPS became hugely popular to have, I've attributed it to mostly one thing. Being lazy and oblivious. Lazy drivers don't care how they're making their turn and the oblivious ones couldn't give a **** whether they hit you or anyone else. So yeah. I blame GPS and smart phones for the most part for that mentality.

Situations like this is why I think the inside lane is safer.