VIOFO HK3 Acc Hardwire Cable for A129, A129 Plus, A129 PRO, A129 IR, A119 V3, Enables Parking Mode, Low Voltage Protection (Fuse Tap Not Included)

This is a great three wire hardwiring kit and is the third of three that I’ve installed. The first was the Plozoe which was a two wire power supply. If only one power and a ground are needed it’s a great product with the best value as it includes 4 sizes of fuse taps that by themselves usually cost $7 a piece. It doesn’t have an selectable battery low charge feature. The second was the Power Magic Pro: what a piece of over-priced garbage. First off, it didn’t work out of the box which many have reported. You’re forced to retain the cigarette-like plug to adapt it to the dash cam, which makes it the most antiquated and inflexible of the hardwire kits. Warranty is voided if you remove the plug for more streamlined, less bulky terminals. The fork terminal for the ground is tiny; most grounding points that you’ll find will be M6 (10mm socket) or 1/4” bolts, so you either not find a suitable connection or have to source a larger M6 terminal to replace it with. The Viofo three wire affords you a battery power wire for parking mode and an ACC wire to wake up the camera when you start the car. The circuit board allows for multiple battery low charge protection limits and has nonproprietary USB connections. Hopefully this will become the new standard for dash cam hardwire kits. You must source your own fuse taps or splice into the vehicle power supplies which most pros suggest. The Viofo A129 Pro Duo with this power supply has been the best combo for the price, ease of use and performance. The small screen makes setup and monitoring current operation convenient and takes up a very small piece of windshield real estate. The Vantrue failed mostly because it would never wake up from parking mode (a three wire system would alleviate this problem). The Black Vue is very cheaply made for the cost. It has some nice features that make it an enticing option, but it’s in need of some serious updates and material upgrades to justify cost. The camera plastic is very cheap and the front camera jiggles around in the base. It also lacks a screen interface to quickly assess mode and operation. Save your money.

The wires themselves feel very quality and not cheap at all. They give you so much length that I'd be surprised if anyone managed to run out with their install. Works as it should and that's all there really is to it. Easy enough to install at home with the help of some youtube videos (even for an idiot like me when it comes to wiring/electrical work). Highly recommend for any Viofo cam owners contemplating the purchase

Installed a A129 Plus Duo on the wife's car a couple weeks ago and used the kit. Everything went together great. At the moment she's not driving much at all, her car sits for a week or so at a time, after the install I set the kits volt meter to 12.2V and in about a week after I last drove it I came home in my car and noticed it wasn't recording and the record light wasn't even blinking. I figured the kit must have shut down the parking mode to save the battery. When I got her keys to see if that was the case, sure enough the car started just fine and once running for a few seconds the camera came to life and started recording. Once she starts driving regularly again I'm confident that the kit will make sure her battery does die on her, specially with winter upon us.

Installed in a 2014 F56 Mini Cooper S. Like in all BMW cars, these hardwire kits will trigger a warning most mornings which will say "battery low voltage warning" even if you have the Viofo Hardwire Kit on its most conservative setting. It's never caused me any issues though and the car starts just fine. Will it harm the battery over the longer term? No idea, but doesnt seem to be causing any issues thus far. The Kit itself can be installed by anyone with decent DIY skills. However, there are some VERY important considerations (see below). TIPS: 1. Research and identify which fuse you can tap! Never tap a fuse for a critical system like braking, steering, etc. Go for an accessory, something like AC, Power Windows, etc. AND NOTE, it must be a fuse that stays powered when the car shuts down completely. Some fuses will eventually turn off (usually 10m after your car turns off) and then your DashCam unit wont have power. 2. Research how to remove interior panels if you want to hide the wiring through the pillars, roof, or carpet. You will break a few clips removing these things, but they are very cheap and I ordered extras from my local BMW dealer. You can do the same for whatever make you have. 3. Adjust the min battery setting you'd allows before the system shuts off. I chose the most conservative setting because too aggressive of an energy pull can shorten battery's life.

I got this as I needed to hardwire my A129 Dash cam. The install was simple and straight forward. Just be sure that you have a crimping tool and any other required parts be for install.

Great product

Easy to install and works perfectly

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A must-have if you want your camera in parking mode. Works well and I like the different voltage cut-off settings. I have installed several of these on different vehicles now and I've always been satisfied.

also tut bisher was es soll, kabel sind lang genug, der knubbel (ferrid) nervt bei der installation, installation ist nicht für jeden etwas, da sollte man schon grob wissen wohin welches kabel und woher.. Der einzige Kritikpunkt für mich die per schieber einstellbaren spannungen (entladeschutz), höchster wert sind 12,4v (24,8v) das sind bei agm nur noch 60% bei regulären immerhin noch 70% ladung.. ausgelierfert wird mit 11,8v (23,6v) da wird es schwierig mit auto starten, entspricht nur noch 20%.. gut die cams brauchen im parkmodus auch nicht mehr so viel trotzdem find ich das schon grenzwärtig.. lieber wären mir die 4 stufen:12,2, 12,4, 12,6 und 12,8v.. enspricht etwa regulär 50, 70, 90 und 100%, agm 45, 60, 75 und 90% ladung..

VIOFO hardwire kit, this is second time I've purchased this, once for my car 2 years ago and now for my partners new car. Very happy, be sure to check your fusebox properly for which leg is live - plenty of guides/forums online for every car, easy self install. Paired it with a VIOFO A129 Plus Duo.

The best part is the product is that it provides the required fuse tab for required vehicle, after the purchase of the product the seller contacted and gets the basic details of the vehicle so as they can provide the correct fuse tab..and the work was done in a fluent way. Overal I'm happy with the type of sales service and the quality of the product. For the installation you would required a circuit breaker so as to know which one has constant power and cut of ignition point and also to know the positive side of fuse tab.