Wolfbox_Tech sells supposedly "Certified Open Box" dash cams. They're "certification" leaves a lot to be desired. I ordered a Wolfbox 850. It was missing the GPS module and the micro SD card. When I boxed it up to return it I realized it didn't quite fit in the packaging. The shape was wrong. Then I realized the mirror wasn't an 850 at all. It was some older model that doesn't have the taper the 850 does. I returned it. Wasted time. Lesson learned. I'm buying a new, non-Wolfbox mirror cam on Amazon.

Buyer beware!

I just bought a little van that I am using as a camper. The back and windows are totally covered and there's a blackout curtain behind the front seats. You can't tell that I'm in there when I'm sleeping.

I want a dashcam that I can use Live View on an android phone or tablet while inside the van while parked and the cam is in Parking mode. I want to know who/what might be outside my van while I am parked.

I need to be able to wake up the wifi on the dashcam and see the live view without reaching/touching the camera from the back into the drivers area. Basically I need to remain stealth, and not alert anyone looking in that I am there.

For reference, I have a viofo a329 with a bluetooth remote button in my subaru. The bluetooth button to enable wifi does not reliably work for me. Also last week I was hit by a huge rock impact while driving and the cam didn't capture or lock the incident.

Are there any other brands/models to consider? I like the idea of the rear-view mirror cam, since my back window is covered.

I have the 70MAI 800T and like it a lot. The problem that I have with it is that "Parking Surveillance Mode" only records the front camera. My assumption is that this is to limit the amount of current the dashcam uses when the car is not running.

I have the extended battery pack and an EV. So I was wondering if it wouldn't be better to wire the dashcam so that it is always on. This would require that I manually turn the device off when parked in my garage for more than 24 hours, but other than that, having it record all three cameras at full resolution the entire time seems like more protection for parking than just the front camera. It would be strange to get hit in the front where I park.

So is parking surveillance mode just a gimmick that limits battery use in exchange for crippled protection, or is there something more to it that I should know?

Thanks for any input.

P.S. So far in the year and a half that I have owned it, I have gotten thousands of alerts about people walking by the front of my car while in parking surveillance mode, but no collisions except when the camera pops off the windshield constantly because the adhesive fails.

I purchased the 70 Mai 800t and loved the quality. Unfortunately it’s kind of heavy and in Georgia, in my car, no adhesive system seems to work. I have literally tried more than a dozen different tapes with and without static cling. They all fail.

My radar detector uses a suction mount and has never failed. 70mai does not offer one.

Can someone suggest a suction mount and where to get it that will work with my dashcam that doesn’t require adhesives. I have heard that Temu sells compatible brackets, but I would like to know from someone who owns one which one to get.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Hello! Thanks for help in advance, I did a search and found some older post, I'm not a Reddit expert, just a guy trying to help get MLW what she wants!

Need: A simple, reasonably affordable dash cam from a real, existing brand with a US presence. I don't know a ton about dash cams, but I want to avoid these companies with alphabet soup names, sold only on Amazon, with no US office or presence.

I don't mind particularly where the camera itself is made and am happy to buy online. LG, Samsung, Sony, whatever, something like that, would be fine.

Example: Garmin Mini 2/3 , which is what I found in the search.

Product requirements: High-quality forward-facing video in both day and night. Ideally for license plates, but mostly to avoid any risk of fraudulent liability claim. Temps aren't extreme, but rains a lot.

Don't need: Parking mode, multiple cameras, Wifi / OTA stuff.

TIA!

The model is ROVE R2-4K Dual Dash Cam Front and Rear

I followed the instructions that came with this dash when I installed it, but it keeps falling off about every three weeks. What have been some of your best solutions to secure it on there permanently?

looking for a dash cam that I can easily show police/ insurance if I'm pulled over or get in an accident.

Prefer something without any type of subscription that has a screen to play back video.

Subaru Legacy 2025

Never know when something can happen.

Hi,

I’m about to buy a dashcam for my new car and I have a lot of doubts. I can’t get the model I want because money is a bit tight at the moment and here in France dashcams are MUCH more expensive than in the USA. These are the three dashcams I can buy right now.

- Viofo A229 Plus (239€)
- 70mai A810S (239€).
- 70mai A900 (179€).

I want a cam with 4K and I know the star is 2 sensor is supposed to be the best specially at night.

The A229 plus is only 2K and I think it’s not going to be good enough as it’s an older model. The A229 pro is way too expensive for me right now.

The A810s front cam looks fine but the rear cam being only 1080p looks very very bad at night.

The A900 does not use the starvis 2 sensor, but videos on YouTube look mostly fine. Its dual-4K, that’s a plus for me. Is it much worse than the others?

I live in the outskirts of Paris so I want to protect me against the crazy traffic here. I mostly drive during the day but in winter it’s dark very soon here so it needs to be decent at night.

What would you choose in my place? Thanks.

Special shoutout to the oncoming car for stopping and confirming I was ok too

Just wanted to share a quick review of this camera from Wolfbox. Full disclosure: I was allowed to keep the camera after completing the review.

I haven’t had a chance to fully put it through its paces just yet. 😅 I still need some time to properly route the wiring through the panels and get everything looking nice and clean, especially when it comes to running the cable to the rear of the car.

That said, my first impressions have been pretty positive. The camera looks great, seems like a solid option, and has performed well during the limited testing I’ve done so far.

I’ve included some pictures and videos showing my first impressions of the camera, as well as the accessories that came with it.

I’m looking forward to exploring more of its features and seeing how it performs over time. Hopefully, this gives anyone in the market for a decent dash cam a little more insight into what this one has to offer.

Overall, so far, so good! 🚗📸 :::

Hey fam, there is simply no more road left to run on trying to keep my Vantrue E2 Dual securely mounted. I absolutely love this camera and my Camry, but dealing with this semi-annually has become exhausting.

I’ve been using this setup for over 3 years now, and the adhesive issue is driving me crazy. Because there aren't many dedicated aftermarket anti-shake or mirror mounts compatible with the E2 Dual out of the box, I’ve had to experiment with different techniques over the years: standard 3M adhesive stickers, Duro Super Glue, and even heavy-duty velcro tapes.

None of them work in the long run. The intense California summer heat always wins, it starts with micro-vibrations that ruin the video quality, and eventually, the whole unit drops off the glass. It has fallen at least 8 times so far.

My main goals are rock-solid stability (zero shake for clean video) and permanent longevity so it actually stays stuck.

For those of you in hot climates dealing with heavy dual-lens dashcams: is there a hidden aftermarket bracket hack, a specific industrial adhesive tape (like 3M VHB applied a certain way), or a clever modification you’ve used to make a Vantrue mount bulletproof? I'm open to any remedies at this point!

I keep looking at mirror-style dash cams because the wider rear view sounds useful, and wolfbox is one of the names I keep seeing, but the installation makes me hesitate. Running a rear-camera cable through trim, past airbags, and into a hatch seems like the kind of weekend job that can turn into broken clips and rattles. For people who installed one themselves, was routing the rear cable the hardest part, or did night brightness and parking-mode setup take more adjustment afterward?

Hello all, so wolfbox came up while I was comparing dash cams, but the part I keep thinking about is not resolution; it is whether the card is still recording months later. I have seen people discover corrupted files only after an incident, which makes the whole setup pointless. For daily drivers, do you format the card on a schedule, review a random clip every few weeks, replace high-endurance cards after a certain period, or rely on the camera warning you when something is wrong?

Hey, I’m looking for a dash cam for my dad. His criteria:

- no WiFi connection required
- no Chinese app download required
- Immediate playback screen
- he does not plan to hardwire the camera
- under $100 is a PLUS

If there’s any camera out there that fix these features, pls let me know. I highly appreciate it. Thank you

Edit: To add, I’ve checked Google & AI suggestions with my criteria, I was asking here so get real reviews/ recommendations.

Hi there,

My friend gave me one of those no name dash cams a while back and I ran it without thinking much about it. The rear cam would randomly freeze and drop chunks of recording, but I figured it was good enough. Then I got rear ended at a red light and of course the few minutes around it weren't on the card. The other driver claimed I braked out of nowhere, insurance went with their story, and I ate the whole repair bill myself. That was the last straw. So I did the homework this time. Most of my diving is highway after dark, so the first thing is footage I can actually read at night, plates included, on both the front and the rear. The second is a rear cam that doesn't freeze and drop clips on me again. The a900 is the one that seemed to check those boxes, with true 4k on both cams and the big aperture for low light, so it's at the top of my list now.

The one thing I'm still on the fence about is the 4g parking cable. I get that it's an add on, but I park in open lots a lot and getting a ping if something happens is tempting. Just not sure it's worth the extra spend. So if you're running the a900, how has it been day to day? Mostly wondering if the 4g cable ended up being worth it, and has the parking mode actually caught anything?

Any honest takes are appreciated.

My car has a few USB ports, but only the one by the center console seems to work with CarPlay. The rest seem to just charge. Looking to add a wireless CarPlay adapter and a dash cam, so the adapter would take that one port. Can I just plug the cam into one of the charging ports? Anyone running both? Curious how you have yours hooked up and if you've had any issues.

2016 Subaru Impreza merges onto highway. Downshifts and accelerates instead of yield. Had entire right lane open. Decided to cut 2 lanes to left, hit me in middle lane (oops - turns on blinker), car in left lane beeped the horn at him, then merges back into middle lane, driving at traffic pace.

Maybe he didn't check his blind spot, or intentional.

Open to criticism.

I bet they regret racing around the car.