Audi Dash Cam.

[Capt Threaders]

Any one know of any Audi offers on sale of front /rear Dash cam ??😂

[Francis007]

Hello Captain Threaders

Dont know of any offers regarding Audi Dashcams but I can 100 percent recommend a Blackvue two camera system and the company that installs them.

I'm on my second Q8 and on both, for the first time in my motoring life and many many motor cars ( I'm 77 years of age by the way ) I made the decision to have a dashcam fitted to both. For my security and safety.

I researched alot and it seems that the two high end cameras that are recommended by the various motor magazines are the Blackvue system and the Nextbase.

They are both at the top of the dashcam available technology but I do believe  you get what you pay for and as our cars are pretty expensive and valuable I decided to go for the duo system Blackvue backed up by a seperate Cellink battery.

Both systems in both my cars were fitted and installed by TTW Installations situated in Nottingham.

Now I realise thats a bit of a way to go seeing you are in West Yorkshire as it is for me being in Hampshire butif you value and love your car as I do I assure you its worth it.

Small Company run by a husband and wife team who employ one other fitter. Just take a look at their website and see the type of vehicle they are working on. They do all sorts including top of the range tracker systems and speed warning systems.

They are car nuts and look after your car and the installation is quite superb. All leads and wires hidden and the battery is either fitted hidden under a seat or in the boot.  Nothing on show and the quality of the camera and lens and the playback is superb.

I think it makes a perfect deterrent.

Hope this is of interest.

Frank

[Capt Threaders]

Many thanks for the information Francis, since writing I have been offered an Audi Dashcam / front and rear for a decent price . When I asked my local dealership for quote re fitting they wanted over £ 500 , which I think is slightly taking the .....Biscuit ! 

[Francis007]

Hiya Karl

That sounds good. Pretty sure that the Audi dashcam system is a high quality one.

May I ask if you've had a dashcam before ? I had not before my first Q8 in 2021 but for me it's almost a requirement now seeing the dopey sods that are now on our roads ! The standard of driving here in Hampshire, both on the minor lanes and on the Motorway is now breathtakingly bad sometimes. I see things now that I dont think I saw just maybe just 5 years ago.

So, it'a a safeguard with evidence just in case youre involved in something and also as a deterrent I think. May I ask if you are going to run the sysyem off a seperate power source so it can be active whilst the car is parked up ?

Just a point about standards of driving on UK roads. My missus and I have just returned from a 4 week road tour of Deutschland. It is something we do twice a year. We went over on the Shuttle , headed to Dortmund, then Parsberg and Berchtesgaden in Bavaria. From there we headed back to Berlin for a few days followed by a week in our beloved Dresden. From there to an old Schloss hotel that we have been using for years that is situated in the pristine farmland and forests of Lower Saxony.

And finally we always spend our last 2 days in the town of Ypres in Belgium on the way back to the Shuttle terminal. I have a grandfather who persished in the mud of Paschendale and he has no known grave so his name is insribed on the Menin Gate We always say our thanks and our prayers to these thousands of young Tommies and thank them for the life we have now.

Anyhows my point is that I am now 77 years of age and I'm determined to keep doing this till age or ill health prevents me from doing so. I think I'm a decent enough driver and hold my end up well on the Autobahn although because of the car and the UK plate some of our Teutonic cousins tend to try and hunt you down ! 340 bhp helps a bit although I would like more !

However I  can say that the standard of driving on German roads be they minor raods or the Autobahns far exceeeds the standards here. Lane discipline and speed limit obeyance is exemplary. But when you can enjoy the bit of the network that is not speed restricted boy can some of these guys shift and its great fun still !

Anyhows, enjoy the safety and security of your dashcam....and happy miles in the Q8.

Frank