Porsche Dashcam

[Wivenhoe]

Matt. It’ll be interesting to know how the installer actually fits - I’m still waiting for Porsche to provide the installation / cabling details for their camera - not sure if that is only on the Coupe or SUV as well.

 

[Matt-Taycan]

The installer being me all went well on the Taycan. How difficult can it be on the Cayenne (hopefully i don't regret saying that)

 

[Wivenhoe]

I hope so too. It seems a little too much for Porsche to issue a guide !

 

[1AX]

I've so far opted to use a Blackvue camera with their rechargeable 12v battery pack. The battery plugs into the standard 12v socket in the boot (battery located in the storage well below the floor), so no interfering with anything that might be used to wriggle out of a warranty claim later.

Cabling is simply a feed from front to rear camera / front camera to battery / battery to 12v socket

 

[Wivenhoe]

Good luck with that. Porsche UK haven’t figured out that yet !

 

[CHP]

Still can't believe camera is not standard. HAL at Tesla is amazing and around for a few years now. Seems reverse engineering is not a German thing. That being said, Mercedes offered paid software upgrade to activate camera in my GLE. Any news if Porsche Software shop is coming back?

 

[CHP]

The main reason I went with the Porsche dashcams was because UK support said if there were electrical issues the warranty for those Could be voided. I didn’t really believe it would cause a problem but a few early adopters of alternatives on the Macan forum were experiencing some issues with alternatives. I was mostly concerned about the possible drain of the 12v battery but late realised that was unfounded. I went with the Porsche one on the Cayenne as it was a gift from the dealer as I left the one in the Macan.

When are you having your camera fitted? I am like you, don't want to mess with third party electronics. They tend to use any excuse like tracker in previous car. Glad tracker was installed by dealer otherwise I would have been in trouble.

 

[Wivenhoe]

Still no date. The dealer won’t fix them without the Porsche installation instructions. The longer this goes on the more convinced I am that it’s not the installation instructions that is the issue. I’ve got the dealer thinking this too. For what it’s worth I suspect that as the pre-wiring isn‘t standard on all cars (non UK) the EV’s may not have it fitted in error.

Surely 8t doesn’t take over 6 months after launch to prepare and issue simple camera installation instructions. UK Customer Service have no timeframe or explanation.

 

[Simon_B]

Speaking with my dealer today as I'd mentioned there seemed to be issues with the Porsche Dashcam. They checked and came back that there's a software upgrade needed along with an extended cable.

So perhaps not quite as pre-wired as expected but assume there's no extra charge for that above my initial quote

 

[1AX]

The front pre-wiring definitely exists in the usual place.

I started hunting for the rear pre-wiring which wasn't in 'the usual' place so it would figure that the connector is hidden somewhere short of the camera location and requires an extended cable.

Frustrating when I've already bought a Porsche Dashcam and it's essentially now a plastic brick. Not as if they're cheap either and no doubt there will be further cost for the software update and cable. Taking the ****!

 

[wemct]

The front pre-wiring definitely exists in the usual place.

I started hunting for the rear pre-wiring which wasn't in 'the usual' place so it would figure that the connector is hidden somewhere short of the camera location and requires an extended cable.

Frustrating when I've already bought a Porsche Dashcam and it's essentially now a plastic brick. Not as if they're cheap either and no doubt there will be further cost for the software update and cable. Taking the ****!

Are there any tricks to removing the plastic overhead console trim pieces to access the wiring for the front cam? location of the metal retention clips, and hidden torx screws?

 

[1AX]

There's no hidden torx screw (unlike the 911 if you're tried with that).

The clips are essentially in the same positions as they are on the Macan otherwise:
Macan Dashcam Install Guide