U3000

I’d focus on how you’re powering parking mode. A lot of dash cams sound good on paper, but for hit and runs the setups people seem happiest with are hardwired with low-voltage cutoff or paired with an external battery so you’re not killing the starter battery. Buffered parking mode matters too becau

Any thinkware with radar tech us what you need. The camera sleeps and uses radar to detect movement, only recording when triggered. It sips battery, can last a very long time as a result. Other cams use motion detection based on the camera, so the cam has to be on all the time and might only last 1

Screen saver from Amazon is probably the cheapest and best accessory to protect that super soft infotainment screen. I had THINKWARE U3000 Pro front and rear Dashcam installed. Uses OBD II power connector so no fuse box taps and has one of the best parking modes to save battery drain.

A dashcam doesn't cause ICCU failure. The recall documentation points to overvoltage stress at the start and end of the 12V charging cycle, plus thermal loading during charging and driving. That's internal to the unit. Nothing you hang off the 12V causes it. But a dashcam will absolutely unmask a fa

If you want front + rear with parking mode, the U3000 is solid, 4K front, 2K rear, good night footage, and radar parking mode that only wakes up if it senses actual motion/impact so it's not just draining battery and eating SD space all day. THINKWARE is a good brand. I have the ARC900 and might be

THINKWARE U3000 uses OBD II power and the best parking mode efficiency, High end cameras with good app and support.

Here is what I recommend. Get a Thinkware U3000 and an external battery. This will provide the best footage currently while driving and have the inbuilt radar for parking mode. The external battery will protect your cars battery if you don't drive it for long times. I have this exact setup on my veh

u/JunoJuni2000 4 times is brutal, sorry. It def sounds like bad luck. The thing you want to search for specifically is buffered parking mode, not just "parking mode." Non-buffered cameras only start recording once they detect the impact, so you get the aftermath and a car already driving away. Buffe

My vote goes to Viofo if pure video quality and catching license plates is your main goal. The difference between the Plus and Pro actually matters a lot for plates: A229 Plus (2K) is the best value for your wallet and handles glare great using the Sony STARVIS 2 sensor. A229 Pro (4K) gives you a ma

I had a dashcam only shop install my THINKWARE U3000 PRO, and he avoided the airbags, but remember he ran the cable inside the lower door jam where the wires go for the sill lights rather than overhead. He spent over 3 hours installing correctly, well worth paying the Pros rather than breaking a cli