Good review. That hardwire kit is very nice with all the supplied fuse taps and Voltage tester. Pity the dashcam didn't give more granular control of the parking mode..e g. Fps of time lapse, a buffered parking mode instead of just impact, and a timer on the parking mode ( e g. 4, 8, 16, 24 hrs) in addition to the voltage drop . Having that sort of functionality on the Viofo dashcams, i look for similar on other dashcams when evaluating.
With the parking mode do all 3 cameras activate and record or just the front facing camera. I ask because I just purchased the R3 after my car got broken into last week.
Thank you so much for sharing the switch settings at the beginning of the video, I had already installed it, but I wasn’t sure what the optimal settings were for that and so that was extremely helpful to have it right there at the start
Hi I have watched some of your vide and still have question about the dash cam, So which dash cam you would recommend if I am looking high quality 3 channel smart dash cam with wifi can monitor everything surrounding?
Ugh. They put the fuse box under my back seat, and it has a whole different diagram. Also, how did you get the fuse box cover back on? Aren't there wires that have to go through that opening to get up to the camera?
Awesome video! Good job and thanks for your effort! I know viofo A229 plus and pro are better dashcams but they are also priced high. And their hardwire kit is not as comprehensive. Hencd this thorough video is making me think if I should just settle for the ROVE and save 40-50% of my money! Compromsie being misisng out on Sony Stravis 2 sensor.
Now, I bought a Rove 3 dash cam that I am going to install soon, but if I use the parking mode option and install the hardwire kit I am afraid it will do the same thing that happen before which was that my car won’t start if I don’t start it for 1 or 2 days. I just want to know how to Avoid this and how can I keep using parking mode option and not have problem with car not starting if I don’t start it for few days. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I had one dash cam before I installed on my pathfinder just the way you did, I used a parking mode on it, but if I don’t use or start the car for 2 days the car will not start. It kept happening to me that my car won’t start if I don’t start it for 1 or 2 days I had to remove the fuse for parking mode. Why does that happen and how to avoid that? Please help me out. THANKS
You need a dash camera that has voltage cutoff protection so it does not drain the car battery too low. Either the dash camera has the voltage cutoff or the hardwire kit has that feature built in.
Unfortunately, no. That doesn't mean that (buffered) motion detection cant be added in future updates. I plan to email their support for such a request, because you need to see what happens before it actually happens, hence the buffered feature.
Excellent video ...i have a question so i have a on and off switch in my car because i had a cobra camera connected 24 hrs a day for like 2 year so i decided to upgrade to dash cam Rove R3,now i dont need the wire kit for the rove to stay on parking mode on since i have the on and off switch that i had for my cobra dash cam,would it still works for Rove?
That all depends on how your on/off switch is wired into the car (if it's a switch for battery power when ignition is off). My guess is you still need the hardwire kit because 1) it provides a USB C output, 2) it has a voltage protection cutoff circuit to save your car battery, and 3) it will tell the dashcam when to go into parking mode. I am pretty sure your on/off switch does not those features.
Someone did that on or off switch and it has a fuse but not sure how they did it but because I didn't have the wire kit on dash cam cobra before they did that to keep camera on when car was parked off I would have to shut the switch to off for the camera to shut off or switch on for camera to go on but thank you
I also unplug the camera when I am parked in the garage so parking mode doesn’t work when I am not going anywhere. I only keep my dash cam on when I go grocery and stuff and when I come back I take the power cable off from my cam, but still battery drains when I am parked inside garage and don’t start car for 2,3 days. I would really appreciate any answer or recommendations.
Great install tutorial. I have the same dashcam and hardwire kit, I installed it. So whenever I turn my car off, the dash cam turns on and when I turn it off it turns off. I am very confused and was wondering if you knew fix around that?
So I really need help with this hard install I can't get it to record the parking mode. I got it the 1st time after I turned off car parking mode turns on but then I noticed that the camera itself will get hot I moved to diff fuses and when I turn off car the camera turns off
@@mikekruger8806 Yes and sorry I can't remember exactly how I got it to work but it was in the sequence of the initial activation. Once it finally worked no issues since. It wasn't the parking mode switch for sure. If your having the same issue , try turning on with the car's ignition off or vice versa. It was something like that. For sure no one covered the issue on RUclips and it wasn't in the manual. Keep messing with it. That's what I did and it finally worked.
I'm from India , I own Tata Nexon, I have installed Rove R3 dashcam and it working fine as expected, Can i install this hardwire kit to my car and does the same installation kit works in my car ?
Hello, ever since I have installed my rove dash came the Same model you have on my 2013 pathfinder my car doesn’t start if I don’t start it for two three days. All my settings are same as you showed in your video and I am using it on my 2013 pathfinder which is same wiring and fuse as your pathfinder. Camera works fine, but if I don’t drive for 2,3 days my car does not start and I have to jump start it which is a hassle. I don’t know if it’s the rove dash cam or what else that’s draining the battery so low that my car doesn’t start. I don’t have anything else installed on my car. My battery is only 2 years old and I don’t drive as much either. If it is not the dash cam then what could it be that’s drains my battery so low that my car doesn’t start? What are your thoughts?
If it's draining that much of your car battery, then set the cutoff voltage to 12.4v. If you are still having problems, get your battery tested as it could be a battery problem. I know you said it's a 2 year old battery, but the health of the battery might be bad.
Great camera. It’s unfortunate that (like everything else that uses 3m tape) the adhesive melts and eventually stops working altogether. It’s a complete pain. They should have a better way of mounting this thing, for the money it costs. Might work great if you live in Alaska, but if you’re in a sunny, humid area, you’re gonna have problems.
Greetings to everyone! Can somebody please tell me how to install r3 ultimate hardware kit in 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hynrid? I am having difficulty to locate the right ACC and BATT fuses. I’d really appreciate it. There are no videos on RUclips for my car. Thank you. 🙏
Same. Helpful but uses lots of technical terms and uses equiment I don't own. And knowing me I'll mess things more. Need to find someone for that complex manoeuver
If you set the Voltage cutoff switch to 12V, what is a real world amount of time that the camera will be able to utilize parking mode before the switch kills the power?
Most car battery powered parking mode will run for about 5-7 hours depending on how many events triggered. Also depend on how much current the dashcam draws.
Disappointed it doesn’t have motion sensor in parking mode like the Vantrue S2. Also would’ve like buffered recording in parking mode. Because the Vantrue S2 has motion sensor and impact detection in parking mode, it can capture a vehicle moving towards your vehicle before the impact so buffered recording isn’t necessary.
A very clear video that I watched recently. Thank you
Good review. That hardwire kit is very nice with all the supplied fuse taps and Voltage tester. Pity the dashcam didn't give more granular control of the parking mode..e g. Fps of time lapse, a buffered parking mode instead of just impact, and a timer on the parking mode ( e g. 4, 8, 16, 24 hrs) in addition to the voltage drop . Having that sort of functionality on the Viofo dashcams, i look for similar on other dashcams when evaluating.
..... Excellent, well done Mate.
I actually found it was cheaper to buy directly from their website rather than Amazon, and was delivered in 3-4 days. Hope this helps.
Can I use OBD adapter for parking mode?
With the parking mode do all 3 cameras activate and record or just the front facing camera. I ask because I just purchased the R3 after my car got broken into last week.
All 3. Kind of irrelevant though since they'll probably steal your camera when they break in.
Can live footage be viewed from the rove app if the cameras are in parking mode?
Thank you so much for sharing the switch settings at the beginning of the video, I had already installed it, but I wasn’t sure what the optimal settings were for that and so that was extremely helpful to have it right there at the start
Hi I have watched some of your vide and still have question about the dash cam, So which dash cam you would recommend if I am looking high quality 3 channel smart dash cam with wifi can monitor everything surrounding?
Great video keep up the hard work in this profession...!!!
Ugh. They put the fuse box under my back seat, and it has a whole different diagram. Also, how did you get the fuse box cover back on? Aren't there wires that have to go through that opening to get up to the camera?
Great information, thank you.
Awesome video! Good job and thanks for your effort!
I know viofo A229 plus and pro are better dashcams but they are also priced high. And their hardwire kit is not as comprehensive.
Hencd this thorough video is making me think if I should just settle for the ROVE and save 40-50% of my money!
Compromsie being misisng out on Sony Stravis 2 sensor.
Great review
Now, I bought a Rove 3 dash cam that I am going to install soon, but if I use the parking mode option and install the hardwire kit I am afraid it will do the same thing that happen before which was that my car won’t start if I don’t start it for 1 or 2 days. I just want to know how to Avoid this and how can I keep using parking mode option and not have problem with car not starting if I don’t start it for few days. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
In the video he explained how the box will cut the power to the dash cam, if the battery voltage drops too low.
I had one dash cam before I installed on my pathfinder just the way you did, I used a parking mode on it, but if I don’t use or start the car for 2 days the car will not start. It kept happening to me that my car won’t start if I don’t start it for 1 or 2 days I had to remove the fuse for parking mode. Why does that happen and how to avoid that? Please help me out. THANKS
You need a dash camera that has voltage cutoff protection so it does not drain the car battery too low. Either the dash camera has the voltage cutoff or the hardwire kit has that feature built in.
@@dial2fast Ok, so now i bought rove R3. That one has a voltage cutoff i think so i shouldn't have any battery drainage problem with Rove R3.
Been looking for a motion activated cam, does the R3 offer that?
Unfortunately, no. That doesn't mean that (buffered) motion detection cant be added in future updates. I plan to email their support for such a request, because you need to see what happens before it actually happens, hence the buffered feature.
The Vantrue S2 is almost the exact same dash cam but it does have motion detection while in parking mode.
very good tutorial
Excellent video ...i have a question so i have a on and off switch in my car because i had a cobra camera connected 24 hrs a day for like 2 year so i decided to upgrade to dash cam Rove R3,now i dont need the wire kit for the rove to stay on parking mode on since i have the on and off switch that i had for my cobra dash cam,would it still works for Rove?
That all depends on how your on/off switch is wired into the car (if it's a switch for battery power when ignition is off). My guess is you still need the hardwire kit because 1) it provides a USB C output, 2) it has a voltage protection cutoff circuit to save your car battery, and 3) it will tell the dashcam when to go into parking mode. I am pretty sure your on/off switch does not those features.
Someone did that on or off switch and it has a fuse but not sure how they did it but because I didn't have the wire kit on dash cam cobra before they did that to keep camera on when car was parked off I would have to shut the switch to off for the camera to shut off or switch on for camera to go on but thank you
I also unplug the camera when I am parked in the garage so parking mode doesn’t work when I am not going anywhere. I only keep my dash cam on when I go grocery and stuff and when I come back I take the power cable off from my cam, but still battery drains when I am parked inside garage and don’t start car for 2,3 days. I would really appreciate any answer or recommendations.
upgrade your battery, also get the hardwire kit
Great job.
Doing parking mode does it have buffing prior to impact or glass break
There is no buffering before the event.
Great install tutorial. I have the same dashcam and hardwire kit, I installed it. So whenever I turn my car off, the dash cam turns on and when I turn it off it turns off. I am very confused and was wondering if you knew fix around that?
change off default mode
So I really need help with this hard install I can't get it to record the parking mode.
I got it the 1st time after I turned off car parking mode turns on but then I noticed that the camera itself will get hot
I moved to diff fuses and when I turn off car the camera turns off
Same thing is happening to me. Everything is wired correctly but it just won't work so I'm returning it.
Camera is not recognizing the hardwire kit. Camera has power Ign off. Everything else is perfect. Any suggestions?
Did you solve the hardwire kit issue?
@@mikekruger8806 Yes and sorry I can't remember exactly how I got it to work but it was in the sequence of the initial activation. Once it finally worked no issues since. It wasn't the parking mode switch for sure. If your having the same issue , try turning on with the car's ignition off or vice versa. It was something like that. For sure no one covered the issue on RUclips and it wasn't in the manual. Keep messing with it. That's what I did and it finally worked.
My camera keeps saying recording starts recording stop. Help.
Will the rear cam record aswell in parking mode or just the dash?
Yes parking recording will record the rear also.
I'm from India , I own Tata Nexon, I have installed Rove R3 dashcam and it working fine as expected, Can i install this hardwire kit to my car and does the same installation kit works in my car ?
Hello, ever since I have installed my rove dash came the Same model you have on my 2013 pathfinder my car doesn’t start if I don’t start it for two three days. All my settings are same as you showed in your video and I am using it on my 2013 pathfinder which is same wiring and fuse as your pathfinder. Camera works fine, but if I don’t drive for 2,3 days my car does not start and I have to jump start it which is a hassle. I don’t know if it’s the rove dash cam or what else that’s draining the battery so low that my car doesn’t start. I don’t have anything else installed on my car. My battery is only 2 years old and I don’t drive as much either. If it is not the dash cam then what could it be that’s drains my battery so low that my car doesn’t start? What are your thoughts?
If it's draining that much of your car battery, then set the cutoff voltage to 12.4v. If you are still having problems, get your battery tested as it could be a battery problem. I know you said it's a 2 year old battery, but the health of the battery might be bad.
Great camera. It’s unfortunate that (like everything else that uses 3m tape) the adhesive melts and eventually stops working altogether. It’s a complete pain. They should have a better way of mounting this thing, for the money it costs. Might work great if you live in Alaska, but if you’re in a sunny, humid area, you’re gonna have problems.
I agree, I’ve a tremendously hard time here In Florida having the 3m to stick. I’ve since found the perfect solution so now I’m a happy camper
apply some superglue at it.
@@ChrisGrand7 what is your solution
@@ChrisGrand7 what's your solution?
im in florida and my dash cam has been on my windshield with the included sticky tape for over 2 years, you can use super glue also
Greetings to everyone!
Can somebody please tell me how to install r3 ultimate hardware kit in 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hynrid?
I am having difficulty to locate the right ACC and BATT fuses. I’d really appreciate it. There are no videos on RUclips for my car. Thank you. 🙏
ruclips.net/video/CrzsSdYfSkA/видео.html
Very helpful, but I’m going to need to hire someone to install 😅 I know my limits
Same. Helpful but uses lots of technical terms and uses equiment I don't own. And knowing me I'll mess things more. Need to find someone for that complex manoeuver
I have a Roav S1 dashcam. Did Roav change their name to Rove or are these different companies?
Different company
@@dial2fast Rove and Roav... well that's not confusing at all. 😄
anyone got the link to buy this on amazon?
If you set the Voltage cutoff switch to 12V, what is a real world amount of time that the camera will be able to utilize parking mode before the switch kills the power?
Most car battery powered parking mode will run for about 5-7 hours depending on how many events triggered. Also depend on how much current the dashcam draws.
@@dial2fast Thank you!
Can I hardwire a radar detector to it
Is it motion detection
no
Thanks
Disappointed it doesn’t have motion sensor in parking mode like the Vantrue S2. Also would’ve like buffered recording in parking mode. Because the Vantrue S2 has motion sensor and impact detection in parking mode, it can capture a vehicle moving towards your vehicle before the impact so buffered recording isn’t necessary.
It has all that, it's in the menu
@@billrawle1 my R3 only has impact detection. It doesn’t use a radar like some of the Vantrue cams have.
I wanna try a 1tb microsd card...I wonder...
This dash cam only supports a max of 256gb
Hi Moe, It can now support up to 512GB. Be sure to use LOOP Cycle for video access.
which I'd better the r2 or r3?
R3
Let’s go
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So, in other words, hire a professional to install this thing. :P
Thinking the same thing. Couldn't get any reading from any fuse.
Thankfully my son-in-law is an installer so he took care of it for me
Turn in your man card then
Hi
Can this be set to motion detected only while in parked mode?