Does installing it invalidate warrantees?
it took you 10 minutes to install? Are you good at installing because because I am not
How competent does one need to be?
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Doing the install is actually quite easy and could be done by anyone with a small amount of dexterity.
Removing the mirror cover takes 5 seconds. It pops off from the back. Just lever forward and it removes by two rear clips coming free. It is not a very strong attachment.
The power comes from an interlocking power clip...the hardest part is depressing the little clip to get it to release. My fingers are a little big. I used a needle nose pliers and simply pushed the clip lever and it popped free.
The camera comes with a wiring harness about 4 inches long. One end plugs into the previously unplugged and open power port, the other end has two couplers. You plug the mirror power line into the one port and the cam into the other. The plugs are configured and marked so it is impossible to make a mistake.
It is essentially a Y splitter.
The hardest.... and I mean the longest struggle is getting the clips on the camera to pop into the opening behind the mirror. I struggled with that for awhile. Finally, I realized there are slots for the clips to seat behind the mirror and I was hitting, not sliding into the slots. Once I got the clips in the slots, the back popped into place. dd
It is secure and flush. The color is identical to the original molding and the finish looks like factory OEM.
My 10 minute installation was based on the fact that I tried to ignore the time wasted not realizing the clips went into slots. If you include the wasted time factor, it took 20 minutes.
Installing the app and recognizing the WIFI signal was 5 minutes.
The camera powered on and I turned on the app. It connects to the camera via a WIFI connection. Both IOS and Android.
You can adjust record time, resolution, impact or parking monitoring. There are buttons on the camera for power and instant video record. It turns itself off after 5 minutes and does not draw power.
There are many You tube videos that review the Fitcamx. Just do a search.
It comes with a 64 k card that can be replaced.
Upgrade to DHL express was s$25.00
I got mine in 10 days.
There appears to be no difference between the Fitcamx and other models on Alibaba. The Fitcamx has a US presence through this online store. I did both message and email for confirmation of the model and return concerns.
I got instant responses on one occasion through "messages". Emails were responded to by the next day.
So far, it is simple and clean.
I can't imagine how or why this would void any warranty. There is nothing the warranty that prevents tapping into a power source for a low powered dashcam.