Americas Wolfbox is installed and it is very cool

[Chadd7]

I've only done this once when I forgot to disable start/stop, but it worked: I flipped the INT2 switch to off, gave it about a 5 count, then flipped it back on and the mirror turned on.

I think the long term solution is hardwiring it to the fuse box or battery, but I've run enough wire for now. I'll revisit it in a month.

I do the same. I have the same issue and wired it to INT2 as well. I never knew it was related to start/stop. I will try to turn start/stop off on my next long drive.

 

[Airleader]

If this is not a feature you are interested in, the red wire doesn't need to be connected at all..

Thanks to LRNAD90! That was the key information!!!

 

[HereinDaRockies]

What is the start up performance of the wolf box? Concerned about delay until the rear view is available

 

[landmannnn]

What is the start up performance of the wolf box? Concerned about delay until the rear view is available

About 3 seconds longer than the factory reverse camera.

 

[AUDIOBUS]

To anyone - Is there a way to wire up/power the camera to bypass the start/stop issue? I'm all ears/eyes. Installing this camera is on my electrical to do list and I'm almost to it.

@Loc Nar @Reducs, @Clark Kent for the way I've wired the mirror (comes on with engine start, not wired to INT1 or INT2), if I flip the PWR toggle on the overhead switch panel, the mirror will come on.

 

[DoubleDoom]

Had my wolfbox G900pro installed today. The standard wire was long enough without needing an extension. But only with several inches to spare. It had it done professionally rather than risk breaking something myself. It was piggybacked onto the OBD to give continuous live feed. It didn't need the panel removing but went into the headlining across to the A pillar where it was wired behind the airbag and down to the fuse box.

I didn't get much chance to drive it until it was dark. The rear vision in the dark is non-existent as expected (I have had several camera mirrors with Range rovers). However, under street lighting or with a car behind you its good enough. I needed to turn the brightness down as the default is overpowering, even in daylight.

The straps have been used initially and no noticeable vibration. Inside the car it doesn't look third party apart from the two wires coming out of the camera but they barely show. However, I intend to get the mount just to bring the camera closer to the windscreen as the ADAS camera takes a chunk of the front vision away with the straps.

With the rear wheel and the cargo barrier in place, the rear view was pretty poor as standard. This is a worthy upgrade, and I would recommend it.

 

[HereinDaRockies]

Had my wolfbox G900pro installed today. The standard wire was long enough without needing an extension. But only with several inches to spare. It had it done professionally rather than risk breaking something myself. It was piggybacked onto the OBD to give continuous live feed. It didn't need the panel removing but went into the headlining across to the A pillar where it was wired behind the airbag and down to the fuse box.

I didn't get much chance to drive it until it was dark. The rear vision in the dark is non-existent as expected (I have had several camera mirrors with Range rovers). However, under street lighting or with a car behind you its good enough. I needed to turn the brightness down as the default is overpowering, even in daylight.

The straps have been used initially and no noticeable vibration. Inside the car it doesn't look third party apart from the two wires coming out of the camera but they barely show. However, I intend to get the mount just to bring the camera closer to the windscreen as the ADAS camera takes a chunk of the front vision away with the straps.

With the rear wheel and the cargo barrier in place, the rear view was pretty poor as standard. This is a worthy upgrade, and I would recommend it.

Poor night time image - can you give an example?

Did you mount the camera to look thru the tinted rear glass?

 

[scottyboy436]

Has any one noticed the rear view camera of the wolfbox picks up the ineos reverse lights flickering ?

 

[Clark Kent]

Poor night time image - can you give an example?

Did you mount the camera to look thru the tinted rear glass?

Based on my own experience, I think what @DoubleDoom is saying is with no sources of light behind you the mirror is dark, like it's night. If there is a light source then the sensitivity is good enough for the mirror to be functional. I have the G900 (not pro) and it's the same. The pro rear camera should be better than my G900.

My camera is inside the tinted privacy glass and it works fine. I didn't try it outside so don't know what I'm missing if it is better. I like my camera inside (pic) because the view is covered by the wiper. If it was outside it would become dirty and ineffective quickly in rain due to the drag behind the Grenadier. I drove 300 miles in steady rain recently and was glad I could keep the rear camera view clean with an occasional pulse of the rear wiper.

 

[DoubleDoom]

Poor night time image - can you give an example?

Did you mount the camera to look thru the tinted rear glass?

As mentioned above. Its just black. With no light sources you will get black vision. But it doesn't take much light to improve. Mine is mounted inside the window so it sits right in the middle of the car. It was raining tonight and the water does splash up but the wipers kept the vision good.

 

[bigleonski]

As mentioned above. Its just black. With no light sources you will get black vision. But it doesn't take much light to improve. Mine is mounted inside the window so it sits right in the middle of the car. It was raining tonight and the water does splash up but the wipers kept the vision good.

So that’s akin to a normal rear view mirror yes? No light, no see.

 

[Clark Kent]

So that’s akin to a normal rear view mirror yes? No light, no see.

Yep. The only other thing to know is it's a screen acting as a mirror so, just like your laptop screen, it's rubbish for finding the lettuce in your teeth.

 

[bigleonski]

Yep. The only other thing to know is it's a screen acting as a mirror so, just like your laptop screen, it's rubbish for finding the lettuce in your teeth.

Looks like another Temu $5 buy is in order then.

 

[Gillis]

I had my Wolfbox G850 installed today. It really solves all my problems with the rear visibility. I highly recommend it. I like it much better than I envisioned.

It is wired up to the overhead console and the rear camera wires are in the rear door and take the same path as the rear window wipers so everything is completely hidden and safe.

I am attaching a few photos as well as a few videos showing how it works. You can touch the screen and move the camera up and down for visibility. It also solves ALOT of the rear blind spot issues due to the very wide angle lens that shows three lanes of rear traffic and slightly to the sides of the Ineos.

The clarity on the screen is great!

I was trying to upload some videos and the files are too large even though they are only 12 seconds.

Love it

Any issues with power drain on the battery? I've had a couple of folks comment that they heard it can draw down the batter but neither had the Wolfbox installed.

 

[Tom109]

Any issues with power drain on the battery? I've had a couple of folks comment that they heard it can draw down the batter but neither had the Wolfbox installed.

I have not experienced a noticeable drain, and my Gren can sit for days.

 

[TCMColorado]

Any issues with power drain on the battery? I've had a couple of folks comment that they heard it can draw down the batter but neither had the Wolfbox installed.

No power issues with my Wolfbox mirror. It will often set for a week or more and the battery has never been under 75%. I do have the dual battery option.

 

[ADVAW8S]

Any issues with power drain on the battery? I've had a couple of folks comment that they heard it can draw down the batter but neither had the Wolfbox installed.

I think the people who have stated the drain, have it set to always be on via Int1 switch being on.

 

[Clark Kent]

I think the people who have stated the drain, have it set to always be on via Int1 switch being on.

That would be the case if the PWR switch is also left on.

I'm wired through INT1 and I leave INT1 on all the time but it's ignition switched so power still cuts off when the ignition is turned off. I did this deliberately so I can choose if I want to use the cameras when I'm parked, which is not often. I don't need parking protection in my home garage.
If I want the mirror to keep recording while I'm parked I just flick PWR on before I turn off the ignition and the mirror remains on. The difference between this method and 'parking mode' is that the mirror screen is also on so the power drain is marginally higher. I'm ok with that because the Wolfbox power supply has a low voltage cutout.

 

[HereinDaRockies]

I assume this wolf box has been proven to be reliable(no crashing while driving, or slow boot up impacting one’s ability to start driving after vehicle startup?), at least amongst the data points we have here?

 

[Clark Kent]

I assume this wolf box has been proven to be reliable(no crashing while driving, or slow boot up impacting one’s ability to start driving after vehicle startup?), at least amongst the data points we have here?

None of those issues with my G900. The screen is up by the time I'm ready to drive.

I use INT1 to provide power to a Wolfbox hardwire kit. I have a couple of infrequent glitches:

1. Occasionally the mirror does not power up after engine start so I need to cycle the INT1 switch 1+ times to turn the mirror on.

2. If I forget to disable auto start-stop then sometimes but rarely the mirror will shut down when the engine stops and not power up again when the engine restarts.

Irregular and hard to catch faults but I'm convinced these are INT1 / power issues because it doesn't happen if I power the mirror directly from the included cigarette plug. There is also a possibility I have a faulty Wolfbox hardwire kit but I haven't yet made the effort to try a different kit. I do have a spare.