Replace PCM-1 with CDR-22?

[fridsten]

Originally Posted by thatguychad

I got a USB cam on eBay. Auction title was "New R0003 L2 Waterproof Camera for Car Android GPS Unit with USB DVR function sz".

It's average, at best, but as with these units don't have your expectations too high (especially for bluetooth call quality, which is near-unusable.) The cam resolution is 640x480, I believe. It's acceptable, but not what I'd call good, especially if you have experience with any of the 1080p or better dedicated dash cams. Mine looks like this and I rather like the mount. I have mine tucked up behind the rear view mirror and nobody notices it.

Thanks for the info! I'll probably look for something with a bit higher resolution.
Now that you're here, though... Did you use your factory amp or did you use the one built into your head unit?
I'm currently planning on using the old Haes 4x40, but wonder about the wiring...

[thatguychad]

Originally Posted by fridsten

Thanks for the info! I'll probably look for something with a bit higher resolution.
Now that you're here, though... Did you use your factory amp or did you use the one built into your head unit?
I'm currently planning on using the old Haes 4x40, but wonder about the wiring...

At the time, there were no higher resolution cameras, that seems to have changed, but it's hard to tell.

I used my factory amp (the Haes 4x40) though I did acquire a 6x40 from a 911 Cab, just haven't used it. For my girlfriends car (which had a 2-DIN MOST head unit with CD-based Navigation), I installed an inexpensive Kenwood KAC-M3004 Class-D amplifier in the factory location with a homemade adapter (salvaged from a Haes 4x40 amp) for plug-and-play action on the speaker wiring. I had to run 2 RCA cables and a remote wire from the head unit to the frunk, but that was no big deal.

If I were to do it again, I'd go the route I went with the girlfriends car and use that Kenwood (or similar) amplifier. They're nice and compact, but have fantastic sound.

[fridsten]

Originally Posted by thatguychad

At the time, there were no higher resolution cameras, that seems to have changed, but it's hard to tell.

I used my factory amp (the Haes 4x40) though I did acquire a 6x40 from a 911 Cab, just haven't used it. For my girlfriends car (which had a 2-DIN MOST head unit with CD-based Navigation), I installed an inexpensive Kenwood KAC-M3004 Class-D amplifier in the factory location with a homemade adapter (salvaged from a Haes 4x40 amp) for plug-and-play action on the speaker wiring. I had to run 2 RCA cables and a remote wire from the head unit to the frunk, but that was no big deal.

If I were to do it again, I'd go the route I went with the girlfriends car and use that Kenwood (or similar) amplifier. They're nice and compact, but have fantastic sound.

Great! Thanks again.
The head unit is in Sweden now, so I'll probably get it next week. I'll write here when I start working on it.

[ymkmkrz]

Originally Posted by fridsten

Great! Thanks again.

The head unit is in Sweden now, so I'll probably get it next week. I'll write here when I start working on it.

Did you go with a single or double DIN?


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[thatguychad]

Originally Posted by ymkmkrz

Did you go with a single or double DIN?


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From pictures further back in the thread, it's a 2-DIN like mine.