Car Chat

[CaminoRacer]

Got this one for $40. Seems like a good basic setup. Rear camera would be nice but I wasn't sure about routing the power wire. After installing this one, I realize it probably wouldn't be too bad

https://www.amazon.com/APEMAN-Recorder-Detection-G-Sensor-Recording/dp/B07GFF7NLB/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=apeman+mini&qid=1578547717&smid=A2K169HGDCXGK7&sr=8-2

[giant_mtb]

Nice. Just check it once in a while to make sure it's still working. Never know when they might lock up on ya...it happens even with the more expensive ones.

The rear camera on mine is just one cord from the main unit for power/video to the rear camera. Just ran it under da door sills and such and nobody knows it's there.  But having at least a front-facing and audio is better than nothing, for sure.

Taco has constant power to its 12V outlets, so mine runs 24/7. In the A4, it only ran when the vehicle was on, basically, because the internal battery wasn't much.

[CaminoRacer]

Yeah mine only runs when the car is on. 24/7 would be nice since I park on the street, but the Bolt's 12v battery is somewhat of a weakness since it doesn't have an alternator charging it all the time, so not worth the risk of not being able to turn the car on in the morning.

(The 12v runs the screens and interior lights. And is needed to flip on the big main battery to turn the car on. The big battery will charge the 12v but not as often as an alternator on a normal car that constantly charges the battery whenever the car is on)

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Got this one for $40. Seems like a good basic setup. Rear camera would be nice but I wasn't sure about routing the power wire. After installing this one, I realize it probably wouldn't be too bad

https://www.amazon.com/APEMAN-Recorder-Detection-G-Sensor-Recording/dp/B07GFF7NLB/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=apeman+mini&qid=1578547717&smid=A2K169HGDCXGK7&sr=8-2

Is there a Hard Wire kit for it? I think I might grab one of these myself.

[CaminoRacer]

Is there a Hard Wire kit for it? I think I might grab one of these myself.

Any dashcam hardwire kit that plugs into micro-usb should work.

From my quick googling last night, looks like some guys like to tap into the fuse box. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FXJD8W1/ref=psdc_3248689011_t2_B07V3BLNZ2

[giant_mtb]

Yeah mine only runs when the car is on. 24/7 would be nice since I park on the street, but the Bolt's 12v battery is somewhat of a weakness since it doesn't have an alternator charging it all the time, so not worth the risk of not being able to turn the car on in the morning.

(The 12v runs the screens and interior lights. And is needed to flip on the big main battery to turn the car on. The big battery will charge the 12v but not as often as an alternator on a normal car that constantly charges the battery whenever the car is on)

Ahhhh interesting.

When I went to the Galapagos last winter, I forgot to unplug my dash cam while Taco sat nice and warm in the shop for the 12 days or whatever I was gone for.  Sure enough, that was enough time for the dashcam to drain the battery...

[AutobahnSHO]

OBDII bluetooth reader in Scrappy was fine but in Impreza it drained the battery in 2days.

[giant_mtb]

lol @ the front end on the new Chebby HDs.

[FoMoJo]

lol @ the front end on the new Chebby HDs.

Why such a high hood?  What the hell do they have under there, a steam engine?

[giant_mtb]

Why such a high hood?  What the hell do they have under there, a steam engine?

All trucks these days seem needlessly tall. I don't get it, either. I imagine there's *some* reasoning behind it (increased ground clearance, bigger engines, etc), but....

[Laconian]

Are you fucking kidding me?

What's the body count of this needledicked arms race?

[AutobahnSHO]

I thought they were still the same size just styled to look taller, but that one definitely seems to have a tiny wide windshield......

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

lol @ the front end on the new Chebby HDs.

They've grown on me! I've seen a couple lifted with nice wheels and they look pretty good. If it was my money I'd head to the GMC Stealership myself.....

[MX793]

I thought they were still the same size just styled to look taller, but that one definitely seems to have a tiny wide windshield......

Because they do have a tiny windshield.

[r0tor]

That just looks horrendous

[veeman]

I saw this comment on another website:

Tesla: Let's make a really ugly truck
Chevrolet: Hold my beer

[Soup DeVille]

Are you fucking kidding me?

What's the body count of this needledicked arms race?

GM altogether seems to not put a lot of thought into driver visibility on any of its products, and that's not just trucks like this; Camaro, Acadia, even to some extent the small cars seem to suffer from poor outward
visibility compared to others.

[MrH]

https://jalopnik.com/the-268-hp-2020-toyota-gr-yaris-is-the-wildest-rally-sp-1840924138

?!?!

[CaminoRacer]

https://jalopnik.com/the-268-hp-2020-toyota-gr-yaris-is-the-wildest-rally-sp-1840924138

?!?!

Expensive, but wow that looks pretty nice and the specs look sweet. We need some rippin rally vids.

[FoMoJo]

At least it has decent suspension, double wishbone rear and MacPherson strut up front.

[Raza]

They've grown on me! I've seen a couple lifted with nice wheels and they look pretty good. If it was my money I'd head to the GMC Stealership myself.....

Lifted? 

Lifted? 

That skyscraper needs to be lifted?

[Raza]

https://jalopnik.com/the-268-hp-2020-toyota-gr-yaris-is-the-wildest-rally-sp-1840924138

?!?!

Time to trade in your Subaru and golden retrievers.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Lifted? 

Lifted? 

That skyscraper needs to be lifted?

Check out the first 12 seconds of this video. That truck looks nice (minus the wheel lights) with the color matched accents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OdiQxbcbM

[Raza]

Check out the first 12 seconds of this video. That truck looks nice (minus the wheel lights) with the color matched accents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OdiQxbcbM

This is what I see when I look at that truck:


You'd have to pay me to drive something like that.  A significant amount. 

[Soup DeVille]

I like the red truck a lot better. A lot.

And if I met that guy on foot, miles away from any truck, and had to guess what he drove, I would not be off by more than a model year and a paint color.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I like the red truck a lot better. A lot.

And if I met that guy on foot, miles away from any truck, and had to guess what he drove, I would not be off by more than a model year and a paint color.

[giant_mtb]

Check out the first 12 seconds of this video. That truck looks nice (minus the wheel lights) with the color matched accents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OdiQxbcbM

[Soup DeVille]

mirrored off brand aviators: Chevy/GMC

wraparound Oakleys: Ram/Dodge

Find me an exception.

[Raza]

The FUCKS edition.

[MX793]

mirrored off brand aviators: Chevy/GMC

wraparound Oakleys: Ram/Dodge

Find me an exception.

My uncle and cousin (his son) are both dyed in the wool Chevy/GMC truck owners and both wear Oakleys.