Hello -

I recently took possession of a 2020 GLC 43 coupe and am interested in installing a dash cam. For those who have done so, I would appreciate any advice. Mercedes sells a front and rear cam for about $1,000 Cdn, including installation ( ). Are dash cam installations straightforward in this model. I would to avoid wires hanging down etc.

Thanks in advance.

 

I installed the 2 channel Thinkware 800 Pro in my 18' GLC63 and it was fairly straightforward with most headliner and door jams just popped loose by hand.
The hardest part was getting the rear camera wire thru the rear hatch gromett and boot and determining best switched/unswitched fuses for 'add a fuse' locations at driver's side fuse' box, but came out neat and tidy in the end and took about 2.5hrs being careful.
If you are not handy or don't understand vehicle wiring I would leave it to a shop.

 

Thank you for your response. I don’t want to mess with the electronics. Good advice to have someone qualified do the work.

 

I have a 2018 GLC43 and installed a Garmin 65W dashcam. I did not go for permanent wiring but it is easy to route the power cable under the trim to the rear seat power supply. I was not interested in having the camera powered when the vehicle is not in use. There is no hanging wires and i am very happy with the look and the quality of the recordings. I have also used the same approach for our 2014 SLK350.

 

I'm still sad that there is a perfectly usable front facing cam used by MBUX for AR navigation and Dash Cam software IS already programmed into MBUX but somehow MB USA/Canada just won't let you enable it for some reason even when you have fist full of $.

There is no less than 5 cameras/sensors under the windshield if you have Distronics and 6 is you count the one in front grill. And not one can serve as dash cam? Heck, I will even provide my own SSD for footage if they don't want write wear on their internal system.

 

Where did you mount the front cam? I've got the same setup and it looks like the only viable real estate on the windshield is on the passenger side upper next to the center windshield camera/sensor box. Just wondering if you found a better spot.

 

That's exactly where I mounted it and this allowed for the power and rear camera cables to run up against the mirror cover into the headliner...very clean install.

 

Nice, thanks.

 

Hi, does anyone have this dash camera?

 

I recently installed (myself) a front and real camera unit in my 2020 GLC after poring through just about every dashcam install post in all of the late model MB forums and watched several videos. It's done beautifully and wish I could go install another one or two or three more GLC's! - feels like after all that studying and planning and actual hands on install, I only got to install one.. not enough return on my time/energy investment!

2020 fuse box is different than the prior to facelift model. Fuse panels to the driver side or the passenger side footwell will supply constant power even when engine is shut off. You will need to tap the one under the trunk should you decide to use a fuse tap. The fuse diagram/map is tucked away in the rear fuse compartment neatly also, it's a b^tch to get it out.

If you run dual channels (with a rear camera), i'd suggest you run the cabling the following way:

1. Video cable - go through the passenger side run it along the side of the roof liner (pull down the door gaskets) and tuck the cable behind. Yes, the rear hatch grommet was a PITA, but it's doable. The trick is to use a coat hanger (straight) and pull through a fishing/nylon cable, spray some lubricant into the rubber grommet (in my case, I sprayed tire shine/wax). Tie the nylon cable with the video cable and pull the micro usb cable through.

2. Power cable - go behind the A pillar (search video on how to remove A Pillar safely), run it along with the wiring loom that's already there, zip tie to the loom). Remove the panel next to the glove box (essentially the opposite of the driver-side fuse box panel), so you run it down to the passenger footwell. Run it behind the footwell fuse panel cover and route the power cable under/along the sill plate all the way to the back bench. Pull up/remove the bench seat and route the cable behind the cargo side liners. The felt liners have enough flex that you should be able to fish the power cable all the way to the fuse box location.

Had wish I could leverage the Augmented Reality built-in camera, but actually was pretty satisfied with the unit i got. Here is why: this unit obviously is meant for dashcam purpose, so it has GPS built it so the recordded videos contain GPS info. Also it comes with OTA ability to update the firmware if you download its phone app and can update vis BT from your phone. Lastly, this dashcam also alerts you when you are above the speed limit and also when a speed trap camera is approaching - additional features included in this dashcam.

 

I have a '21 and there was a purchased option for a dashcam.... problem is I don't like the way it functions (There is another thread where I go into details... doesn't auto-start, red dot on screen, etc etc). I believe the option was $200 or $250.

 

I installed the blackvue DR900S-2ch with a power magic pro. It was pretty straight forward. I got constant 12+ and IG+ from the rear fuse box. Popping off the A pillar and moldings to route the wires is no different from any other car I've worked on. The only challenge is mounting the front camera- I usually mount them behind the rearview mirror but the huge sensor stack on this car forced me to mount it closer to the passenger side. The rear grommet is not too bad as long as you have a tool to fish the wire.