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OT I know, but cabin filters are the biggest dealer annoyance of them all. It's not just Toyota either. R&R on some are a little more difficult than others, but I've seen some dealers charging $100 to replace them when the actual OE filter sells for around $20 and takes about two minutes to...

Gotcha. (y) It's pretty big... large enough to be very noticeable when you get in. I've had all sorts of dash cams over the years and this one is the largest for sure. Usually I mount the cams on the passenger side so I'm not even aware that they're there but that's not an option with this one...

The form factor is okay, but it's twice the size of most dash cams, so it's kind of intrusive. Otherwise, trust me, it's terrible. It picks up ALL of the reflections of the dash, hood, windshield you name it. White balance is constantly adjusting and sometimes when you head into the sun the...

Agreed, and that's too bad. Toyota/Lexus doesn't seem to skimp in other areas. The overall brand is as close to bullet-proof (if not more-so) as any out there due to their excellent engineering and design. Like their stereos (manufactured by Denso, Pioneer, Clarion) and some other specialty...

Thanks very much and keep up the great work! (y)

Yep. Learned my lesson. We've had Toyotas and Lexus for decades and they've all been super reliable and all-around great cars and trucks. Vehicle manufacturers should stick to manufacturing vehicles. They could avoid a lot of bad press. ;)

Good advice. I was just going to apply a touch to the edges of the filter case, but I'll probably just leave it attached with electrical tape. Can't tell and only I know it's there. Yet another reason to avoid this cam. ;)

Thanks for the terrific review @Augie! (y) I may have missed it, apologies if so... but is there a CPL filter for the A229 Pro's rear camera? It looks like that would help cut down on reflections. TIA!

I may have missed it, but didn't see any threads here talking about Toyota's Integrated Dash Cam so I thought I'd add my experience. This is a copy of a post I made over at the Toyota Nation forum. The whole thread is here...

Not sure what dash cam you have, but is there any reason you can't use a higher capacity micro SD card like this and dial down the resolution to the lowest setting? (I think some cams run up to 1TB of storage now.) Seems like that would be considerably easier than trying to flash new firmware...

Just stumbled across this thread while searching for details about the Dongar Mirror adapter. The Dongar adapter uses a basic USB-A connector to supply power to dash cams. I also have a VIOFO A119 V3 Quad HD. The power connector on the VIOFO is a USB Mini-B but you probably already sorted that...

Thanks @jokiin, that is correct, the fuse is designed to protect the vehicle's wiring. 5 amps it is! (y)

Thanks @Leonauto! (y) Question: I've always set loop recordings for 3 or 5 minutes. Is there any advantage in a shorter setting like 1 minute or is that just a user preference? TIA!

Sounds a bit painful @hvaghela but I'm glad to hear that you were able to get it working! So is the power outlet in your boot "hot" all of the time? If so, your camera would be recording 24/7 and agreed, that isn't what they're designed to do and could have a negative impact on your battery. If...

Currently using this Samsung Pro Endurance micro SDXC card and it seems to be working well. I like that it's rated for DVR and dash cams specifically.

I'm sure it's here somewhere, but I've searched and I cannot find a thread or post with a list of the most commonly recommended settings for the Viofo A119 V3 such as resolution, exposure, WDR, parking mode, G-sensor, that sort of thing. I understand much of it is user-preference, but with other...

To power our new Viofo A119 V3 I used the Viofo Hardwire Kit with two fuse taps plugged into two open fuse outlets, one 12V constant load and one accessory load. I've researched here and elsewhere but cannot find a recommended fuse amperage for the Viofo A119s. I used 10A fuses in both taps and...

I did exactly that with a Mobius dash cam in our Toyota SUV which has a rear power outlet that is accessory powered on. However I simply used the supplied Mobius USB cable with a USB adapter plugged into the power outlet. You might want to try that first to be sure it works. Caveat is that our...

Thanks very much for all of the feedback everyone, much appreciated! It will forever remain a mystery, at least for me. Rather than continuing to take up your valuable time I went ahead and wired it to an accessory/key-on source. So now it's working like it did before. I've gotten this far...

Thanks for the fast feedback everyone! (y) I forgot to mention that I have WDR set to "on" if that might make any difference. So as mentioned, it's in the garage, overhead garage door light, overhead fluorescent light and workbench LED light are all off so it's pretty much pitch dark. There's...