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Incident Cameras (dashcam) will not work through screen!
Took my MY16, on the recommendation, of the LR dealer, to an electrical workshop opposite to have front and rear 'vision drive' cameras 'hard wired' - a 4 hour job apparently. Take courtesy 'discovery sport' for the day (so glad I didn't go for the 'sport' .... its not a Discovery - nothing like it! and should not bear the name IMO ) .. anyway .... I digress....
Get phone call late pm from fitter saying the windscreen is blocking the unit from picking up a GPS signal so they have returned it to the dealer with no cameras.... Maybe its a MY16 thing (doubt it) - a camera thing .... don't know..... the fitter was non committal whether they had problems fitting it in other Land Rovers ..... and I could tell it wasn't right to push for an answer ..... they had spent some time trying to get it to work and were a bit miffed. 'Lets just say we failed' he said shortly
Now I know there are others here with different cameras ... big 'blackvue' cameras and others on 'stalks' - too obtrusive IMO and I wanted something small, powerful and discreet .... maybe there is no such thing at the moment that will work in a Disco ......, that LR do not offer any incident cameras, at all, as a dealer/factory fit - for whatever model (as I understand) - speaks volumes to me .... I'm disappointed, but will have to live without it for the time being.... 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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24th Jul 2015 10:07 pm
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Wouldn't have thought they have changed the glass in the MY16. I have a RoadAngel with GPS next to the rear view camera. It took a good couple of hours to get its first GPS lock in that position but has been booting up and locking to GPS within seconds of the ignition coming on ever since. Wonder if they tried getting the devices to initialise and lock to the GPS for the first time outside the car then mounting them?MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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24th Jul 2015 10:13 pm
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Had an 0802 working fine, you just need to ensure the gps antenna is mainly
In the black shaded area behind rear view mirror to work.
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Blackvue 2 channel in mine works fine.
25th Jul 2015 7:17 am
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Re: Incident Cameras (dashcam) will not work through screen!
Dannyson wrote:
..., that LR do not offer any incident cameras, at all, as a dealer/factory fit - for whatever model (as I understand) - speaks volumes to me .... I'm disappointed, but will have to live without it for the time being....
Why does it speak volumes ? There aren't many,if any, manufacturers offering this as a factory fit item.21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
25th Jul 2015 8:03 am
Dannyson
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Tried my wifes Garmin ..... acquired satellites ..... no problem? 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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25th Jul 2015 3:20 pm
Willy Eckerslike
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Soon these bloody cameras will become standard fit and you'll have to have one or your insurance will be sky high, they will be able to track your every move, the police will be able to use the data, this culture of blame that now exists in the UK is sickening, somebody always has to have their nose in your business. Oh look at that he pulled out in front i'm reporting him to the police cos i'm perfect what a load of bollo cks. Club Pie n Pea
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25th Jul 2015 3:29 pm
Fitzy73
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I can see why people want them and they probably are a good idea, but the whole sorting of big brother being watched all the time does bother me.
As does potentially being incriminated by my own camera!Andy
25th Jul 2015 4:44 pm
tayaste
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You are in control of your own camera, if you don't want to use it for evidence, then you don't need to
25th Jul 2015 5:00 pm
Fitzy73
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Not sure, wouldn't the police just take it or get a warrant to do so if the accident was serious enough?Andy
25th Jul 2015 5:03 pm
tayaste
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Nope, nothing stopping you reformatting the card. Takes 10 seconds in the camera just holding one button. That's in the BV anyway
25th Jul 2015 5:06 pm
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So you do something wrong you're going to quickly wipe the card, you see someone else do something wrong you're going to report them. Club Pie n Pea
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25th Jul 2015 5:39 pm
tayaste
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Correct, that's my prerogative
Although reporting people doing something wrong is not what I bought it for.
25th Jul 2015 6:04 pm
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Willy Eckerslike wrote:
Soon these bloody cameras will become standard fit and you'll have to have one or your insurance will be sky high, they will be able to track your every move, the police will be able to use the data, this culture of blame that now exists in the UK is sickening, somebody always has to have their nose in your business. Oh look at that he pulled out in front i'm reporting him to the police cos i'm perfect what a load of bollo cks.
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25th Jul 2015 6:35 pm
Stiggy67
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RDR wrote:
Wonder if they tried getting the devices to initialise and lock to the GPS for the first time outside the car then mounting them?
MMM
I have just decided to dump my Snooper 4 Neo on the basis that I did exactly this and it didn't work.
I.E went for 30 minute drive, no GPS acquired.
Took it out of the car and left it on mains in the conservatory, acquired GPS.
Put it back in the car NO GPS acquired "must be windscreen" - bin it!
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Took my MY16, on the recommendation, of the LR dealer, to an electrical workshop opposite to have front and rear 'vision drive' cameras 'hard wired' - a 4 hour job apparently. Take courtesy 'discovery sport' for the day (so glad I didn't go for the 'sport' .... its not a Discovery - nothing like it! and should not bear the name IMO 
) .. anyway .... I digress.... 
Maybe its a MY16 thing (doubt it) - a camera thing .... don't know..... the fitter was non committal whether they had problems fitting it in other Land Rovers ..... and I could tell it wasn't right to push for an answer ..... they had spent some time trying to get it to work and were a bit miffed. 'Lets just say we failed' he said shortly 
