Porsche Taycan 4S, Garmin 67W front, Mini 2 rear

[Armyav8tor]

I'm using a Garmin 67W in the front and Mini 2 in the rear of my Porsche Taycan 4S. The only thing I care about is that it has to work reliability and look good. I've had a Garmin Speak Plus for years in my M3 so I'm familiar with the crappy Garmin Drive App. The important part for me is that you can hardly notice it when installed and if you do notice it, it looks pleasant and not out of place/cheap like some of the other solutions I've researched. I've had the 67W for a month and no complaints so far, the Mini 2 is a new addition and so far so good as well.

 

[TonyM]

That's a tidy install in the space available behind the rear view mirror. The red light on the rear camera would bug me though.

 

[DT MI]

...The red light on the rear camera would bug me though.

Yeah, there would be a small piece of electrical tape, or similar, over that in very short order if it were mine.

 

[Armyav8tor]

The Mini 2 red LED light isn’t as bright as it is shown in the picture. I’m still sporting an iPhone 7 Plus from launch day and used an App called NightMode which takes multiple shots and merge them together to make pictures in low light look good. On top of that, I don’t really notice it in the rear view mirror because I placed the Mini 2 on the driver side of the rear windshield and my rear view mirror is tilted toward the passenger side. This new setup gives me a peace of mind knowing all the stupid will be captured against the perpetrators as evidence. The Mini 2 seems to have some issues coming out of Park Mode though, I’ve had to unplug/plug power cable which is currently running into the always on USB-C port in the Taycan (under the back seat). My 67W is running off the Garmin Parking Mode cable and have been absolutely flawless since I bought it (now over a month). I could run another Parking Mode cable to the Mini 2 but then I’m lazy so I’ll continue to reach back and unplug/plug the power cable whenever the Mini 2 stops responding.

 

[laszlo.nyiri.sz]

Thanks for sharing!
I am considering exact same setup.

 

[STick220]

I think this might be my next setup also, nice and discreet, although I wonder as these models have been around for a while if Garmin will introduce something newer quite soon.

 

[Nigel]

although I wonder as these models have been around for a while if Garmin will introduce something newer quite soon.

I don't know about Garmin's plans, but the Viofo VS1 is worth looking at since it is using the latest Sony image sensors.

 

[STick220]

Thank you for the heads up on the VS1, maybe two of those would make a really discrete front & rear setup. I’m thinking the newer Sony image sensor in the Viofo would be more beneficial then the Garmin’s ability to link the two cameras together in the app.

 

[Nigel]

Thank you for the heads up on the VS1, maybe two of those would make a really discrete front & rear setup. I’m thinking the newer Sony image sensor in the Viofo would be more beneficial then the Garmin’s ability to link the two cameras together in the app.

The new sensor and Viofo's implementation of HDR for night time license plate reading at almost any legal speed is a big step forward.
I'm not sure that the app only accessing one at a time is a big issue, and it may be sorted in a future app version anyway.

You might be interested in this thread from another Porsche owner who has two VS1, specifically because of the discreteness, maybe ask there for advice/experience:

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Thread 'VS1 as rear camera?'

Mar 27, 2024

I've just bought a VS1 direct from Viofo and received it today.
So far, I've updated the firmware and I already feel like it's a big upgrade in video quality and usability over my previous glitchy Nextbase 322GW with additional rear facing camera.
The rear camera connector on the 322 would only connect properly with the additional untidy camera mount and extension cable, and I'd get an intermittent white rear view and camera freezes.

I have a 981 BoxsterS, so 322GW with the rear camera on the windscreen had a very narrow field of view through the small convertible window and wind...

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[STick220]

Thanks Nigel, the unit certainly looks small enough in the Boxster. If only mine was going in something as exotic as a Porsche, just a plain old Ford Mondeo here! Trouble is all the ADAS stuff around the interior mirror makes a discrete install tricky, hence my quest for the smallest cam I can find with decent footage.

 

[Nigel]

Ahh, I did wonder if you were here because it was a Porsche thread, or not. The Boxster manages to make it look big, it will look tiny in a Mondeo. I found a Fiesta quite difficult as well, I think it is the way Ford have designed it rather than the amount of ADAS stuff they have. In my MG there is no issue.

 

[STick220]

Ford do seem to have gone overboard with the size of their ADAS housings don’t they? My original plan was to mount a camera just to the left of the housing but there is some kind of sensor on the back of the interior mirror on that side, I guess the best plan will be to get the camera here then see what I can do with it. It was much easier in the old car!