Apeman C860 Dash Cam

[Mark Holmes]

Has anyone ever used this product?

 

[Scorpion]

I have the Apeman C550 dual dashcam with GPS tracker, has worked well for me although i can't sort a decent tidy install for the rear camera as yet but when it warms up a bit i will have another look.

 

[Amun]

I don't have the C860, like @Scorpion I have a C550 - well, two of them. I bought the first and was please with the quality, so bought the GPS module. I fitted the rear camera, but wasn't impressed with the picture quality, so bought another C550 and fitted it at the rear. This takes up two 12V sockets, but it does mean that I have good video front and back. It's not neat in the back, though, as I can't really find a way of keeping the wiring neat whilst still being able to open the hatch.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do if I do buy an EV, as they don't seem to have many 12V sockets.

 

[jonathanhoey]

I don't have the C860, like @Scorpion I have a C550 - well, two of them. I bought the first and was please with the quality, so bought the GPS module. I fitted the rear camera, but wasn't impressed with the picture quality, so bought another C550 and fitted it at the rear. This takes up two 12V sockets, but it does mean that I have good video front and back. It's not neat in the back, though, as I can't really find a way of keeping the wiring neat whilst still being able to open the hatch.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do if I do buy an EV, as they don't seem to have many 12V sockets.

I used some self-adhesive cable clips like so:

5 metre cable runs all the way along the passenger side, meets the front camera cable at the top of the A-pillar, they both go behind the glove box and come out at a dual USB adapter in the centre console.

 

[Mark Holmes]

I used some self-adhesive cable clips like so:

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5 metre cable runs all the way along the passenger side, meets the front camera cable at the top of the A-pillar, they both go behind the glove box and come out at a dual USB adapter in the centre console.

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Thanks for the idea.

 

[Scorpion]

I used some self-adhesive cable clips like so:

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5 metre cable runs all the way along the passenger side, meets the front camera cable at the top of the A-pillar, they both go behind the glove box and come out at a dual USB adapter in the centre console.

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I actually mount the rear camera on the inside of the car not the boot lid so it never moves. I like the wiring run for the rear camera you have used will have to have a look at that

 

[Cocijo]

nextbase do rear camera attachment that gives the equivalent of your rear view mirror view. It’s very neat and slots in the side of your front view camera. No additional wiring.

 

[Jocko]

They actually do a camera that does both forward view and rearview, all in one.

 

[Scorpion]

They actually do a camera that does both forward view and rearview, all in one.

Only problem with that is can pick up some things that you might not want recording

 

[jonathanhoey]

I looked at those but I didn’t think the other occupants of the car would like being on video. I also had my doubts about how good/useable the quality would be compared to a view directly through the rear glass.

 

[Amun]

I also had my doubts about how good/useable the quality would be compared to a view directly through the rear glass.

I could be wrong, but I doubt that it would be capable of clearly rendering number plates

 

[Jocko]

If a car runs up your rear, knowing the number plate before it hit you is a moot point.

 

[Cocijo]

If a car runs up your rear, knowing the number plate before it hit you is a moot point.

Not if they reverse and quickly drive off!

 

[Jocko]

Aye. Right.

 

[Amun]

If a car runs up your rear, knowing the number plate before it hit you is a moot point.

Rather useful for insurance purposes or in court, though....