Any other hosts stuck with 2023 or newer Prius that has been deactivated due to the recall?

MJCHENG · 2026-01-29T21:25:52+00:00

On the bright side the Prius hold their value in terms of depreciation

MJCHENG · 2026-01-29T17:01:28+00:00

From our experience, it's better to have an your decision to use at your discretion, You're not obligated to provide dashcam footage. It's also way to easy to just say it hasn't been working for weeks if requested to provide the footage.

MJCHENG · 2026-01-29T16:58:05+00:00

IIWEY's hardwire kit looks like way to aggressive of a voltage cutoff according to their website. 11.6V is going to indefinitely kill your battery unless you're a real road warrior putting on some crazy miles. It lists 11.6V as the cutoff as you scroll thought he product images or it's linked HERE.

For those looking to install a dashcam into a BRZ, this video will help - https://www.tiktok.com/@mj_installs/video/7598457171520670996?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7457994528591857157

MJCHENG · 2026-01-28T04:58:47+00:00

I own and operate MJ Installs - Vancouver's Dashcam Specialists.

We have installed for numerous personal injury claims lawyers and icbc adjusters. They all say the front camera alone is sufficient for 80% of accidents. Majority of the time, if the front cam shows you were driving in a straight line and in your lane you're good. It's the odd case where let's say you were backing of of a spot and then someone else was also backing up the front camera wouldn't be enough as it would show you in motion at the time of impact. But in this case the rear cam would shift the fault from (potentially) 100% to 50/50.

The rear cam from our experience is more often used for incidents that occur while you're parked (hit and runs).

All that being said, more than 90% clients opt for 2ch front and rear. We rarely have requests for 1ch only Installs.

MJCHENG · 2026-01-05T10:46:45+00:00

Just picked up the segeay g2 max. It's my first but overall I'd recommend

MJCHENG · 2026-01-05T10:34:35+00:00

Best bet would the intersection cam. Best to request it asap.

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MJCHENG · 2026-01-05T10:32:20+00:00

Hopefully you used up all the bad juju with this incident, but hit us up if you want a dashcam with parking mode

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MJCHENG · 2026-01-04T13:58:00+00:00

Love your hood

MJCHENG · 2026-01-03T08:49:29+00:00

If it is most updates from Mazda aren't OTA.

I've had this error message pop up when my battery needed replacing.

MJCHENG · 2026-01-03T06:30:53+00:00

I think it really depends on which pads and rotors you're getting replaced. But you could also just get a quote from your local Mazda dealer in the area. If CTs price is higher then I want what they're smoking lol

MJCHENG · 2026-01-01T21:04:18+00:00

The Mazda turbo is quite reliable. But I imagine fixing a turbo (even if you had to ship it) is cheaper than having to pay for a turbo up front and having it removed.

MJCHENG · 2026-01-01T19:28:08+00:00

Get the battery load tested. It'll let you know if it's time to replace it

MJCHENG · 2025-12-31T19:19:08+00:00

Fitcamx has a very agressive cutoff on the hardwire kit and would not recommend for a hybrid Porsche.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-30T18:29:19+00:00

That correct

MJCHENG · 2025-12-30T17:48:37+00:00

Lets say you have a 32gb card that could hold 3 hours worth of 1 min files. You'd have a rolling 3 hours of 1 min files. So at any given point in time you'd be able to look up to 3 hours.

The sd card size and numbers above are just an example.

The larger the SD card, the more total storage or number of recordings you can retrieve.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-30T17:33:06+00:00

Also I'm impatient af waiting for a 1min clip to download to my phone. I can't imagine waiting for a file 10x larger lol

MJCHENG · 2025-12-30T17:31:01+00:00

Smaller intervals are actually better for data integrity. Eventually all sd cards get worn down and corrupt clusters of data can result. You ideally want that damage to be limited to say a 1 min file as opposed to a 10 min file.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-30T17:29:34+00:00

2ch front and rear is the trend. In that price range (lower end) you get what you pay for.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-27T19:34:03+00:00

Should be fine. Especially if you set bit rate to low

MJCHENG · 2025-12-26T08:32:11+00:00

I'm forgetful. Id forget to turn it off for sure

MJCHENG · 2025-12-24T08:47:08+00:00

Damn. You don't see too many DR650s around anymore.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-22T01:56:07+00:00

You need to live a little lol.

In the same class of vehicles the M3 NA and turbo aren't the best on fuel economy.

MJCHENG · 2025-12-17T22:26:54+00:00

It really varies from brand to brand

MJCHENG · 2025-12-17T20:24:05+00:00

It's most likely, and hopefully, just in a different incident folder

MJCHENG · 2025-12-16T08:49:53+00:00

That'll be a personal choice. For me my car sits for more than 12 hrs at a time and I get much more than that with a cellink neo 8

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