Dash cam fitting

ajlsl600

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I’m new on here and have a problem I never foresaw. I have a W218 CLS (pride and joy) and my wife recently bought me a nextbase dashcam as I like the peace of mind they offer. Phoned MB Edinburgh regarding fitting it, wired to car. They have told me I have to buy a fitting kit that they don’t supply for £252 and take it to them to carry out the job. I queried it obviously and was amazed when told they haven’t fitted any. I know it’s not a huge job but I wanted it fitted properly. Just wanted some advice really. Thanks

nextbase kits are 20 quid in halfords, you can fit them in less than an hr .
 

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i have next base in front and rear of A class. and nextbase mirror cam in the SL and CLK . happy enough ,tho fr some reason one in A class keeps saying memory full ? i have to re format it to carry on the other ,same model just over writes by itself .no issues . suspect nextbase loike apple . all chinesse , with supposed better QC ??
 
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Trying it out in my convertible and seems to work as it should. Still might be a bit tacky for the CLS, everything else is so classy in there.
I should say the convertible is a 2007 focus
 

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Trying it out in my convertible and seems to work as it should. Still might be a bit tacky for the CLS, everything else is so classy in there.
I should say the convertible is a 2007 focus
My skin has just started to develop a rash :shock:
 
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C58CBF57-C19B-4E52-84BE-9BB7C016B780.jpeg Ha ha. It’s not that bad! Had to teach these two how to drive and it certainly wasn’t going to be in the CLS at least its well spec’d up and comfortable.
 

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Has anyone fitted, or had fitted, a dash cam on a R231 SL?

I'm thinking of having Halfords fit it but would be happier to know what's involved before I take it in.
 

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Went to Halfords in Yeovil today to have a dash cam fitted. The fitter seemed to know what he is doing, but the only place he could fit it was either on the passenger side or in a very limited part of the windscreen on the driver's side. The law on dash cam placement is very strict

I decided not to go ahead

Google dash cam fitting
 

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Went to Halfords in Yeovil today to have a dash cam fitted. The fitter seemed to know what he is doing, but the only place he could fit it was either on the passenger side or in a very limited part of the windscreen on the driver's side. The law on dash cam placement is very strict

I decided not to go ahead

Google dash cam fitting
What reason did he give for not being able to fit it behind the main rear view mirror , thats where my clk one is fitted (by me , so its not rocket science ) . The law is just that it doesnt obstruct the drivers forward vision .
 

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What reason did he give for not being able to fit it behind the main rear view mirror , thats where my clk one is fitted (by me , so its not rocket science ) . The law is just that it doesnt obstruct the drivers forward vision .

All the available room is taken up mercedes product....which includes a camera!!. Anything below that would be in line of sight and as such obstructing the view

Can't win!
 

Belarmino Vaz

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We asked our local dealership about fitting ours, they said they don't offer a dashcam fitting service :eek:

We have a Nexbase one, I will go take a pic right now :)

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Looking at your image. My car a 2017 CLS Shooting Brake has that very large mystery box that is next to your camera.

Is it used by the car's parking sensors & if so why can't Mercedes simply create their own dash cam facility from that?
 

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