Is there a cheap/basic dashcam worth buying?

Is there a cheap/basic dashcam worth buying?

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Shearwater52

Original Poster:

46 posts

62 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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Hi all, is there a cheap/basic dashcam worth buying out there? Cheers

geeks

9,760 posts

146 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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Fill your boots!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Depends on what you class as cheap. I have an Aukey DR02D which cost £100 and is front and back, I also have an Aukey DR02 for the C1 which is front only and £60. I think they're both pretty good. There are cheaper and more expensive just depends on what you want.

eybic

9,212 posts

181 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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Halfords often do deals on Nextbase ones (which are considered one of the more reliable/ user friendly manufacturers)

Shearwater52

Original Poster:

46 posts

62 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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Cheers and saw the 60page thread which I found too techy for me but recon £100 for front and back seems fair but thought started this thread to see if there was some cheaper brands that did the job ( I have a Huawei mobile which cost £170 3 years ago compared with Samsung/iPhone £600 price tags )

Fore Left

1,505 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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https://dashcamtalk.com

I've installed BlueSkySea B1W's in four different family members cars. They all work pretty well. My only comment would be to buy a branded hard wire kit. The cheap ones stop working when its cold.

Edited by Fore Left on Thursday 17th October 17:52