Originally Posted by rocko76

In the interim... found this - Installation of a dashcam in a sportback - Audi A5 Forum & Audi S5 Forum. It's a B8 however, and no sunroof. He was able to pretty easily run the cable straight through the headliner.

Originally Posted by SmogTM

I bought the Thinkware F800 Pro so I could have parking mode recording. I set up the front and hid the cable, but to set-up the back camera while also hiding the cable is almost impossible. I thought of having it professionally installed, but then I am looking at another $100-$200 on top of the $500 that the camera costs. The video quality is really bad - look up some youtube videos or dashcamtalk forum.

Originally Posted by prashanth1337

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ_4wnWlwPo

this is bad?

Originally Posted by SmogTM

I bought the Thinkware F800 Pro so I could have parking mode recording. I set up the front and hid the cable, but to set-up the back camera while also hiding the cable is almost impossible. I thought of having it professionally installed, but then I am looking at another $100-$200 on top of the $500 that the camera costs. The video quality is really bad - look up some youtube videos or dashcamtalk forum. For all the above reasons, and the fact that I lease my S5 Sportback, I will be returning mine. Already bought a Viofo A119S. No parking mode or rear camera, but video quality, ease of set-up and low cost makes more sense to me.

Originally Posted by rocko76

If you can snap a quick pic, that would be great. I think I've got more challenges w/ the 2-chan unit, as I've got to run the cable into the cabin to get back to the front unit, though. Which actually presents an interesting question - just go with two independent ones and perhaps go the cheapie route (although I do need something that will stand up to TX summers). But yeah, I understand it's probably not going to catch a door ding directly, but that was more what inspired the thought vs. specific use case - although I'd think it'd would serve as a "reminder" the car I parked next to and the motion sensor grab it pulling out (not that a door ding is necessarily worth workplace drama).

Just really entering the world of dashcams and it's... interesting. More $$$ does not really get any better IQ or, in many cases, QC, just additional bells and whistles and perhaps better support/response if you get a bum unit. I can't say I did completely thorough research, but lots of acknowledgements that the tier 1 mfgs don't necessarily provide the best IQ and still even have out of focus units out of the box.

Originally Posted by BreedsAs

My BlackVue has parking mode recording, though it can be toggled on/off.
Hiding the rear cables is pretty easy, just take patience. I also did my install myself.
I originally was going to go Thinkware, but went BlackVue as it's a more reputable brand.
The DR 750s front and rear cams are both very clear. I had a DR650 for a few weeks prior to the newer model and it was also pretty good.

Originally Posted by comptr

Do you have any pics of the install ? How did you get the wire to the back camera ?