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[Popeye]

My suction mounted windscreen mount (Nextbase) keeps falling off irrespective of how clean both suction cup and window are.

Any practical solutions please, preferably adhesive free? 

[essex2visuvesi]

My suction mounted windscreen mount (Nextbase) keeps falling off irrespective of how clean both suction cup and window are.

Any practical solutions please, preferably adhesive free?

Nailgun?



Seriously tho, Have you applied any anti misting coating to the inside of the window? this can stop them sticking properly

[Popeye]

Nailgun?



Seriously tho, Have you applied any anti misting coating to the inside of the window? this can stop them sticking properly

Would a nailgun be better than a skyhook?
Window cleaned thoroughly with methylated spirit - still no joy.
Methinks the suction cup holder is the weak link with my otherwise excellent dashcam.

[tigertiger]

It helps if both suction cup and wind shield are at the same temperature when you fit them. Preferably when both are warm, you could do it on a warm day, or warm glass and suction cup with a hair dryer.
Having glass super clean does help but then you can use a tiny amount of oil (water and spit evaporate eventually) smeared on the suction cup to make the seal. I did read a suggestion to use skin oil (rub your finger into the pores of you face/nose) to apply to the cup.
In the past I have used a tiny smear of olive oil to good effect.

[Captain Povey]

Hi All, Having witnessed some terrible driving around here recently (driving up one way streets the wrong way, 3 point turns in the middle of the bye pass etc I am thinking about buying a dash cam. Prices seem to vary from a few pounds up to several hundred pounds. Specs vary enormously so has anybody got one they can recommend in the £50 - £80 price bracket? Thanks, Graham

[Martin (Admin)]

I use the Transend DrivePro 100 - I do find that you do have to check it at least once a week to make sure it is actually recording files though!
 
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[nivapilot]

I use a Mobius camera, I can also remove and use as an FPV camera when I want to.

[tigertiger]

I have one that does have a small screen. It does not do playback, but you can see if it has come unplugged or turned itself off; which happens occasionally.

[Captain Povey]

Thanks for merging the topics Martin and apologies for not spotting your earlier posting From what I am learning it seems the really cheap ones do not last very long and the image quality at night is often poor. So better to spend a bit more and get reliability and quality. I need one that can easily be transferred from car to van. Rear view ability will only work in the car not in the van and its seems GPS can be a problem and mess up a Satnav signal. On with the search then Graham