The Wolfbox G900 4k Front Camera 2.5k rear camera Dash Cam System. My review of it The Pros and Cons

[wibornz]

Wolfbox is a Forum Sponsor. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE forum member reached out to me back in early December and asked me to review their G900 Dash Cam. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE offered to send me one for free if I would provide feedback to them. This is not something that I would normally do, but there were no conditions attached to how or what type of feedback that I provided to the Jlwranglerforum users. So I agreed.

So here it is in the middle of February and a lot has happened. I only mention the following because, I believe good people deserve recognition. Wolfbox Car Life forum member has been super to work with.

I missed receiving the camera on time by one day. I left Michigan for a 8+ month Jeeping, hiking, camping adventure on Dec 27th early in the morning. The dash cam showed up the next day. I had the camera shipped to Yuma Arizona as I would end up there and then have a chance to install it. Well, I made it to Texas before I was forced to return home do to a family member falling ill. I emailed Wolfbox and told them of my delay due to my father-in-law being hospitalized. Wolfbox was very understand and responded like this.

Dear Ted,

I'm truly sorry for the situation you're currently facing. Family should always be your top priority, especially during difficult times like these.

If you need to postpone our cooperation indefinitely due to this special circumstance, please feel free to do so. Your family's well-being matters the most.

In case you decide to share updates or experiences, you can use the hashtags #TogetherlnMotion and #WOLFBOX. Just let me know when you make a post, as I'm responsible for collecting statistics.

Lastly, I want to express my sincere regrets and best wishes to you and your family. May you find strength and support during this time.

Take care,

My father in-law did pass and his funeral was last week.

Wolfbox followed up with the following email.

Dear Ted,

First off, I want to express my deepest condolences for the funeral. I truly hope that you and your family find strength and comfort during this tough time. Take all the time you need – I’m here when you’re ready to touch base.

Also, I sincerely appreciate your endorsement of our brand and am genuinely interested in the long-term partnership you suggested. If you're up for it, I'd love for you to join our affiliate program. This could be the start of a lasting, friendly partnership between us.

If this sparks your interest, just click the link below to sign up. Once you've got your code, shoot it my way so I can make sure your commissions are handled promptly. (note I deleted the link)

Again, I'm sorry for your loss and I hope that amidst it all, you're doing okay. Looking forward to your response when the time is right.

Warm wishes,


This is what good people doing good things look like to me. With the funeral over I got to work to fulfill my end of the deal. Some people will say hey of course you got it for free, you're going to give it a good review. My time is not free, and Wolfbox did not set any conditions on my review. I am probably close to 35 hours of time, to create the videos and pictures for this time and at least $40 in fuel plus creating this post. It is not a free camera. When I did photography for money, I normally charged north of $2500 for a wedding. I highly doubt I will ever earn that from this post. So I am probably doing this for less than minimum wage. If you know me, you know I have no desire for a job. I am doing this specifically because @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE is a caring person and those are the kind of people I like to deal with. So if you do buy one, I don't care if you use the link or the discount code in the videos. That is not my motivation. I write a bunch of reviews on this site anyways so having the chance to do it for someone that is a good person is just a bonus. Just know that a free camera or some potential income from the relationship is not the driving force. If I did not think it was a quality produce, I would say so and return it.

So with that said, some info on the G900 dash cam, The front facing camera is made to be attached to rear view mirror. I do not have a rear view mirror as I removed it about four years ago. It was worthless in my Jeep because my 37 inch spare tire takes up almost the entire rear window. So I mounted it on the dash with a ball to a 67 Design mount and arm. I ran all the wiring inside of the dash. I hard wired it to the fusebox and the battery under the hood for power. It requires one power wire that is hooked to acc power and one power wire that is constant power and a ground wire. The system also monitors battery levels so it does not drain the battery so the Jeep will not start. That's a big bonus. The camera does a Timelapse mode when the Jeep is off. Then fully powers up with the Jeep ignition is turned on. This is what the dash cam looks like mounted on the dash of my Jeep.

The display is a 12in touch screen that can display the full view of the front camera, the full view of the rear camera or do a split screen and display both camera views.

To change the view, you just swipe left or right to get the view you want . Super easy to use.

If you touch the screen it will pull up icons. The icons allow you to stop the current recording and start a new recording, if you click the camera icon it will take a still shot photo. The icons are pretty much self explanatory.

You can also playback footage through the touch screen.

In the setting screen there are a bunch of icons to adjust the operations of the cameras.

Moving on.

Note none of the dash cam videos or photos have been edited or touched up. This is just straight from the cameras. So let's talk about quality of photos first. Needing a break from the house, my wife and I cruised back roads for an afternoon to run the camera through its paces. It had bright sun, shadows, and sun flares to deal with. You will see this in the videos below.


The front camera photos first.

I like this shot a lot.
I

Later in the week, some evening driving and night driving gave me an opportunity to grab some more shots.
I like the hood refection in this shot. Yes, seeing this photo, I know I need to clean the windshield again. LOL.

Then a sunrise shot.

Honestly, this thing takes nice photos. Then add in that it is super easy to take a photo by just touching the screen and clicking the camera icon. When things are easy, we tend to use them more. I see myself incorporating this camera into my normal photo and video stuff I do because it is so easy.

On to the rear camera. The rear camera is a 2.5k camera. With a Jeep it is very easy to hide the wire running to the back of the Jeep for the rear camera. I videoed the install process so you guys can refer to it if you purchase this camera.

Photos from the rear camera
Notice you can see tire tread tracks in the road. Nice....

Michigan roads show up well.

While not the same quality as the front camera, more than what I expected from a rear facing dash cam. I like the shot of the bus. This is while we are both in motion.

So on to the videos. I have made two videos so far. While they are short, about three or so minutes, they are way to big of a file to directly load to this forum. The camera will allow you to select the size of the files by creating a video in increments of time. I created a couple Youtube videos so I could like them to this site.
My initial impressions.


Then a video of the cameras performance.




It took me about four hours to install the camera on the dash and hide all the wires. It required me to take the dash apart. (actually pretty easy to do). drill a hole in the tray area on the dash, remove the glove compartment and run the wiring to the engine compartment and to the rear tire carrier. It may sound difficult but in reality it is pretty easy.

The install video



So Pros and Cons
The forward facing camera is great all the way around. The rear facing camera struggle when it is really dark and will get a little grainy.

Pro in my book is it does NOT connect to my phone or have to use my phone to operate. My last dash cam would stream to my phone, constantly attempted to fill my phone up with video from the dash cam. Wanted all kinds of permissions and required to me constantly delete videos off my phone. It would also cause my phone to run hot. Traditionally I would use very little of the dash cam footage unless something cool or crazy happened, so the hundreds of hours of video that filled up my phone was just irritating at best.

The G900 came with a SD card. The camera creates and easy file structure so videos and photos are easy to find and off load.

Pro the hard wire kit made wiring the camera to the Jeep super easy and straightforward.

Con using the 12volt plug to power the camera will still require you to run and hide wires, as the cord is long....so you can hide the wires. but you still end up with it plugged into the dash 12v plug, so you have wires hanging out. If you don't hide the wires, you have a bunch of wire hanging around. I would suggest to just get the hardwire kit. While the camera will run off a USB C cord, it will not operate as intended. The instructions tell you only use the power cables that are provided with the camera. Why, because even though I had a high output USB power box hard wired to the dash up by the camera, the camera was constantly on. So when leaving the Jeep, I would have to manually turn it off and on and the camera would not go into Timelapse mode. Why, because the camera needs a acc power input and a constant power input to function as designed.

I am sure the 12v plug in worked as intended, but it just was not for me.

Pro, the front dash camera in adjustable so you can aim it to your liking.

Pro the rear dash cam can be mounted just about anywhere. In the setting, you can flip the camera and mirror the camera so it displays correctly So you have lots of freedom on how and where you mount the camera. You could even mount it on the front of the Jeep for a front trail camera. I put my rear facing camera on the top of the license plate. I do not use it as back up camera. It has that option, but our Jeeps already has a nice back up camera. I find myself leaving the display set to the back facing camera often so now I have regained my rear facing mirror.

The only real Con as far as the cameras go is the rear camera gets a little grainy in very low light while moving. Not to the point that it is an issue for dash cam stuff. Like documenting accidents or situations, just that the front camera, kind of spoiled me.

Pro or Con. Depends. The microphone quality is good. It will pick up every sound you or your passenger or Jeep makes. If your Jeep, your passenger or you are noisy, your video will be noisy with what ever you say or what ever noise your Jeep makes. You can easily turn the mic on or off. Plus most video editing software can remove the video sound track.

Overall, I think it is a nice option if you want a dash cam with a front and rear camera. I called Wolfbox to see if I could talk to a person to solve a wiring issue. I knew how to do the wiring, I just wanted to know what kind of customer service I would receive. I left a message as all operators were busy. They called me back in a timely manner and they were able to provide me with correct answers to how hard wire the dash cam. They were knowledgeable about the product and able to answer a technical question in a manner that 99% of the people doing an install like this would understand and find useful.

If you want a dash cam, this is a great option.

This is a referral link. Wolfbox G900
This is the discount code TEDWIBORN23 If you use the code, it is 23% off.

I will follow up with the Install video next week. I am on the forum almost daily so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Sponsored

 

[beast40]

I've been looking for a dash cam and this review really helped. Thank you! Any links to exactly what you have?

 

[Mgg253]

Watching as well - will circle back when I can watch your vids. Was hoping to find a dashcam that records decent video with reasonable dynamic stabilization for wheeling trips, along with the obvious benefits of daytime driving being captured

 

[wibornz]

I've been looking for a dash cam and this review really helped. Thank you! Any links to exactly what you have?

I've been looking for a dash cam and this review really helped. Thank you! Any links to exactly what you have?

This link takes you to the Wolfbox site.

https://wolfbox.com/?ref=0tsQ1xC1feK-yw

I have the G900 camera system.

If you use TEDWIBORN at check out, it should save you some money too.

 

[wibornz]

Watching as well - will circle back when I can watch your vids. Was hoping to find a dashcam that records decent video with reasonable dynamic stabilization for wheeling trips, along with the obvious benefits of daytime driving being captured

We off road a bunch. We will be wheeling for four days next week. Then head to Alaska in May for two or three months. If it was not for my father in law passing, we would be off roading in the southwest and Mexico right now.

 

[Bulletbill]

Great write up. I may have missed it, but you mentioned that it goes into time lapse mode when the Jeep is off, is this a guardian mode? Also, does it constantly draw power from the Jeep when it isn’t running?

 

[Medsker]

My wife's Defender has a camera rear view and that made me want one. I can't have her rig be cooler than my Jeep So I bought a G930 a couple of days ago and installed it. I went with the G930 as it is only 10 inches wide so I can sort of use my visors. I wish you had done this write up a few days earlier to give me some ideas I got it all figured out though. I went with the permanent wiring. I hooked it to my aux wiring right there under the dash

I'm still getting used to it but so far I really like it during the day. I don't like it at night however. The headlights kind of blend together making it hard to see how far back they are. I'm sure I'll get more used to it with time. I don't drive much at night anyway.

I live in Utah and it's been raining and snowing the past couple of days. I mounted mine on top of my third brake light and made a plastic cover for it but it still didn't take long for it to get wet. When it's wet you could still see out of it but not very well. I like your idea of mounting it on the dash and still having my rear view mirror when it's raining.

My other concern is I drive without my doors typically from Easter to Thanksgiving and get caught in a few rain storms. I have a soft top that I always leave on but the rain can "mist" on the rear view mirror from the sides. I even have a little squeegee in my Jeep to wipe off my rear view mirror and windshield.. I'm concerned if that little bit of mist gets on it, it will short it out. I really don't want to have to remove it every time it rains hard. If I had to remove it, it would be easier to remove it mounted like yours on the dash though. The other advantage to mounting it on the dash is I have the ACC so a 1/3 of the front camera is blocked by it. I've sent a message to Wolfbox asking about this but have not heard back from them yet.

I'll keep playing with it and figuring things out. I haven't looked at any pictures I've taken or videos it's recorded but will have to do that soon to make sure it is all working right.

Here is a pic of my setup:

 

[Whaler27]

Wolfbox is a Forum Sponsor. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE forum member reached out to me back in early December and asked me to review their G900 Dash Cam. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE offered to send me one for free if I would provide feedback to them. This is not something that I would normally do, but there were no conditions attached to how or what type of feedback that I provided to the Jlwranglerforum users. So I agreed.

So here it is in the middle of February and a lot has happened. I only mention the following because, I believe good people deserve recognition. Wolfbox Car Life forum member has been super to work with.

I missed receiving the camera on time by one day. I left Michigan for a 8+ month Jeeping, hiking, camping adventure on Dec 27th early in the morning. The dash cam showed up the next day. I had the camera shipped to Yuma Arizona as I would end up there and then have a chance to install it. Well, I made it to Texas before I was forced to return home do to a family member falling ill. I emailed Wolfbox and told them of my delay due to my father-in-law being hospitalized. Wolfbox was very understand and responded like this.

Dear Ted,

I'm truly sorry for the situation you're currently facing. Family should always be your top priority, especially during difficult times like these.

If you need to postpone our cooperation indefinitely due to this special circumstance, please feel free to do so. Your family's well-being matters the most.

In case you decide to share updates or experiences, you can use the hashtags #TogetherlnMotion and #WOLFBOX. Just let me know when you make a post, as I'm responsible for collecting statistics.

Lastly, I want to express my sincere regrets and best wishes to you and your family. May you find strength and support during this time.

Take care,

My father in-law did pass and his funeral was last week.

Wolfbox followed up with the following email.

Dear Ted,

First off, I want to express my deepest condolences for the funeral. I truly hope that you and your family find strength and comfort during this tough time. Take all the time you need – I’m here when you’re ready to touch base.

Also, I sincerely appreciate your endorsement of our brand and am genuinely interested in the long-term partnership you suggested. If you're up for it, I'd love for you to join our affiliate program. This could be the start of a lasting, friendly partnership between us.

If this sparks your interest, just click the link below to sign up. Once you've got your code, shoot it my way so I can make sure your commissions are handled promptly. (note I deleted the link)

Again, I'm sorry for your loss and I hope that amidst it all, you're doing okay. Looking forward to your response when the time is right.

Warm wishes,


This is what good people doing good things look like to me. With the funeral over I got to work to fulfill my end of the deal. Some people will say hey of course you got it for free, you're going to give it a good review. My time is not free, and Wolfbox did not set any conditions on my review. I am probably close to 35 hours of time, to create the videos and pictures for this time and at least $40 in fuel plus creating this post. It is not a free camera. When I did photography for money, I normally charged north of $2500 for a wedding. I highly doubt I will ever earn that from this post. So I am probably doing this for less than minimum wage. If you know me, you know I have no desire for a job. I am doing this specifically because @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE is a caring person and those are the kind of people I like to deal with. So if you do buy one, I don't care if you use the link or the discount code in the videos. That is not my motivation. I write a bunch of reviews on this site anyways so having the chance to do it for someone that is a good person is just a bonus. Just know that a free camera or some potential income from the relationship is not the driving force. If I did not think it was a quality produce, I would say so and return it.

<<SNIP>>

This is a referral link. Wolfbox G900
This is the discount code TEDWIBORN If you use the code, it is 18% off I believe.

I will follow up with the Install video next week. I am on the forum almost daily so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks, Ted. This is great. Just a few thoughts from me:

1) It’s flattering they reached out to you to request a review. Obviously, Wolfbox identified you as an “influencer”. That’s a good call on their part, as you have earned the credibility that gives weight to your opinion.

2) I appreciate your emphasis of the human element at Wolfbox. I’m at a point in my life where customer service and the quality of the people I spend time with and support matters MUCH more to me than saving a few bucks. Like most baby-boomers, I miss the days when kindness and customer service were fundamental components and requirements of every business, from banking, to telephone service, to medical care.

3) Parasitic battery drain is a significant concern for me, as my Jeep sits a fair amount, occasionally in places where I can’t plug in a battery tender. It would be helpful to quantify that drain.

4) I enjoyed your videos. They were great — in spite of the 1970s porn music in the background.

 

[Fonzilla85]

Video quality looks really great, reminds me of the patrol unit cameras.

 

[wibornz]

Great write up. I may have missed it, but you mentioned that it goes into time lapse mode when the Jeep is off, is this a guardian mode? Also, does it constantly draw power from the Jeep when it isn’t running?

I does draw power constantly. When I wired the constant power wire, I wired it with a disconnect so I could..... disconnect if easily and just unplug it. I can snap a picture if you need it.

So to explain what the Timelapse mode does, I pulled these from the online manual.

Wolfbox G900 Instruction Manual

 

[wibornz]

My wife's Defender has a camera rear view and that made me want one. I can't have her rig be cooler than my Jeep So I bought a G930 a couple of days ago and installed it. I went with the G930 as it is only 10 inches wide so I can sort of use my visors. I wish you had done this write up a few days earlier to give me some ideas I got it all figured out though. I went with the permanent wiring. I hooked it to my aux wiring right there under the dash

I'm still getting used to it but so far I really like it during the day. I don't like it at night however. The headlights kind of blend together making it hard to see how far back they are. I'm sure I'll get more used to it with time. I don't drive much at night anyway.

I live in Utah and it's been raining and snowing the past couple of days. I mounted mine on top of my third brake light and made a plastic cover for it but it still didn't take long for it to get wet. When it's wet you could still see out of it but not very well. I like your idea of mounting it on the dash and still having my rear view mirror when it's raining.

My other concern is I drive without my doors typically from Easter to Thanksgiving and get caught in a few rain storms. I have a soft top that I always leave on but the rain can "mist" on the rear view mirror from the sides. I even have a little squeegee in my Jeep to wipe off my rear view mirror and windshield.. I'm concerned if that little bit of mist gets on it, it will short it out. I really don't want to have to remove it every time it rains hard. If I had to remove it, it would be easier to remove it mounted like yours on the dash though. The other advantage to mounting it on the dash is I have the ACC so a 1/3 of the front camera is blocked by it. I've sent a message to Wolfbox asking about this but have not heard back from them yet.

I'll keep playing with it and figuring things out. I haven't looked at any pictures I've taken or videos it's recorded but will have to do that soon to make sure it is all working right.

Here is a pic of my setup:

I have found so far that with the rear facing camera being mounted inside of the spare tire, that rain, drive through car washes and such has not caused a problem with the camera. The G900 came with a couple brackets to make it easy to mount to just about anything.

 

[wibornz]

Thanks, Ted. This is great. Just a few thoughts from me:

1) It’s flattering they reached out to you to request a review. Obviously, Wolfbox identified you as an “influencer”. That’s a good call on their part, as you have earned the credibility that gives weight to your opinion.

2) I appreciate your emphasis of the human element at Wolfbox. I’m at a point in my life where customer service and the quality of the people I spend time with and support matters MUCH more to me than saving a few bucks. Like most baby-boomers, I miss the days when kindness and customer service were fundamental components and requirements of every business, from banking, to telephone service, to medical care.

3) Parasitic battery drain is a significant concern for me, as my Jeep sits a fair amount, occasionally in places where I can’t plug in a battery tender. It would be helpful to quantify that drain.

4) I enjoyed your videos. They were great — in spite of the 1970s porn music in the background.

1) I just like to write reviews. I write a bunch for Google. Currently my reviews have been read by 2.2 million google users and my photos that I have upload to Google maps have 2,123,789 views. I never tell a place that I am going to give them an google review until after I pay. I rarely tell them anyways. If there is an exceptional employee, I ask to take their picture and explain that when I write the review that I will be mentioning their great service. Often times, the business owner or corporate will message me and thank me for a review. I include the employee picture as it may help them leverage a wage or promotion down the line somewhere. I never consider myself an influencer. I typically can not stand the normal YouTuber or internet influencer, because many are just not honest. They hype things up that just don't deserve the hype. If I write a review, it will be straight forward and honest. To me making a review is not about potential money to be earned. It is about helping people make informed decisions. Like many, I check google reviews and Amazon reviews often to make a purchase. There is nothing worse that going to a high rated restaurant to find out that it is mediocre at best after some users hyped it up. Makes me want to punch them in the face. I kown I am a bit wordy...

2)To me, good people are the reason to buy. Many things are not spectacular better than their competitors. Most product are very similar to their competitors products. Kind of like a six in one half dozen in the other. I believe that the customer service and the people you deal with is what separates them them most. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE has been great to deal with. I would suspect them to be the same with everyone else.

3)When I wired the constant power line to the battery, I created a quick disconnect so I could unplug it easily if needed.

4) Hey sex sells. Plus I didn't want to deal with copyright infringement from Metallic. LOL.

 

[Hoppy Toad]

Wolfbox is a Forum Sponsor. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE forum member reached out to me back in early December and asked me to review their G900 Dash Cam. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE offered to send me one for free if I would provide feedback to them. This is not something that I would normally do, but there were no conditions attached to how or what type of feedback that I provided to the Jlwranglerforum users. So I agreed.

So here it is in the middle of February and a lot has happened. I only mention the following because, I believe good people deserve recognition. Wolfbox Car Life forum member has been super to work with.

I missed receiving the camera on time by one day. I left Michigan for a 8+ month Jeeping, hiking, camping adventure on Dec 27th early in the morning. The dash cam showed up the next day. I had the camera shipped to Yuma Arizona as I would end up there and then have a chance to install it. Well, I made it to Texas before I was forced to return home do to a family member falling ill. I emailed Wolfbox and told them of my delay due to my father-in-law being hospitalized. Wolfbox was very understand and responded like this.

Dear Ted,

I'm truly sorry for the situation you're currently facing. Family should always be your top priority, especially during difficult times like these.

If you need to postpone our cooperation indefinitely due to this special circumstance, please feel free to do so. Your family's well-being matters the most.

In case you decide to share updates or experiences, you can use the hashtags #TogetherlnMotion and #WOLFBOX. Just let me know when you make a post, as I'm responsible for collecting statistics.

Lastly, I want to express my sincere regrets and best wishes to you and your family. May you find strength and support during this time.

Take care,

My father in-law did pass and his funeral was last week.

Wolfbox followed up with the following email.

Dear Ted,

First off, I want to express my deepest condolences for the funeral. I truly hope that you and your family find strength and comfort during this tough time. Take all the time you need – I’m here when you’re ready to touch base.

Also, I sincerely appreciate your endorsement of our brand and am genuinely interested in the long-term partnership you suggested. If you're up for it, I'd love for you to join our affiliate program. This could be the start of a lasting, friendly partnership between us.

If this sparks your interest, just click the link below to sign up. Once you've got your code, shoot it my way so I can make sure your commissions are handled promptly. (note I deleted the link)

Again, I'm sorry for your loss and I hope that amidst it all, you're doing okay. Looking forward to your response when the time is right.

Warm wishes,


This is what good people doing good things look like to me. With the funeral over I got to work to fulfill my end of the deal. Some people will say hey of course you got it for free, you're going to give it a good review. My time is not free, and Wolfbox did not set any conditions on my review. I am probably close to 35 hours of time, to create the videos and pictures for this time and at least $40 in fuel plus creating this post. It is not a free camera. When I did photography for money, I normally charged north of $2500 for a wedding. I highly doubt I will ever earn that from this post. So I am probably doing this for less than minimum wage. If you know me, you know I have no desire for a job. I am doing this specifically because @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE is a caring person and those are the kind of people I like to deal with. So if you do buy one, I don't care if you use the link or the discount code in the videos. That is not my motivation. I write a bunch of reviews on this site anyways so having the chance to do it for someone that is a good person is just a bonus. Just know that a free camera or some potential income from the relationship is not the driving force. If I did not think it was a quality produce, I would say so and return it.

So with that said, some info on the G900 dash cam, The front facing camera is made to be attached to rear view mirror. I do not have a rear view mirror as I removed it about four years ago. It was worthless in my Jeep because my 37 inch spare tire takes up almost the entire rear window. So I mounted it on the dash with a ball to a 67 Design mount and arm. I ran all the wiring inside of the dash. I hard wired it to the fusebox and the battery under the hood for power. It requires one power wire that is hooked to acc power and one power wire that is constant power and a ground wire. The system also monitors battery levels so it does not drain the battery so the Jeep will not start. That's a big bonus. The camera does a Timelapse mode when the Jeep is off. Then fully powers up with the Jeep ignition is turned on. This is what the dash cam looks like mounted on the dash of my Jeep.

The display is a 12in touch screen that can display the full view of the front camera, the full view of the rear camera or do a split screen and display both camera views.

To change the view, you just swipe left or right to get the view you want . Super easy to use.

If you touch the screen it will pull up icons. The icons allow you to stop the current recording and start a new recording, if you click the camera icon it will take a still shot photo. The icons are pretty much self explanatory.

You can also playback footage through the touch screen.

In the setting screen there are a bunch of icons to adjust the operations of the cameras.

Moving on.

Note none of the dash cam videos or photos have been edited or touched up. This is just straight from the cameras. So let's talk about quality of photos first. Needing a break from the house, my wife and I cruised back roads for an afternoon to run the camera through its paces. It had bright sun, shadows, and sun flares to deal with. You will see this in the videos below.


The front camera photos first.

I like this shot a lot.
I

Later in the week, some evening driving and night driving gave me an opportunity to grab some more shots.
I like the hood refection in this shot. Yes, seeing this photo, I know I need to clean the windshield again. LOL.

Then a sunrise shot.

Honestly, this thing takes nice photos. Then add in that it is super easy to take a photo by just touching the screen and clicking the camera icon. When things are easy, we tend to use them more. I see myself incorporating this camera into my normal photo and video stuff I do because it is so easy.

On to the rear camera. The rear camera is a 2.5k camera. With a Jeep it is very easy to hide the wire running to the back of the Jeep for the rear camera. I videoed the install process so you guys can refer to it if you purchase this camera.

Photos from the rear camera
Notice you can see tire tread tracks in the road. Nice....

Michigan roads show up well.

While not the same quality as the front camera, more than what I expected from a rear facing dash cam. I like the shot of the bus. This is while we are both in motion.

So on to the videos. I have made two videos so far. While they are short, about three or so minutes, they are way to big of a file to directly load to this forum. The camera will allow you to select the size of the files by creating a video in increments of time. I created a couple Youtube videos so I could like them to this site.
My initial impressions.


Then a video of the cameras performance.


I will be making an install video for JL wranglers sometime in the next week. It took me about four hours to install the camera on the dash and hide all the wires. It required me to take the dash apart. (actually pretty easy to do). drill a hole in the tray area on the dash, remove the glove compartment and run the wiring to the engine compartment and to the rear tire carrier. It may sound difficult but in reality it is pretty easy.

So Pros and Cons
The forward facing camera is great all the way around. The rear facing camera struggle when it is really dark and will get a little grainy.

Pro in my book is it does NOT connect to my phone or have to use my phone to operate. My last dash cam would stream to my phone, constantly attempted to fill my phone up with video from the dash cam. Wanted all kinds of permissions and required to me constantly delete videos off my phone. It would also cause my phone to run hot. Traditionally I would use very little of the dash cam footage unless something cool or crazy happened, so the hundreds of hours of video that filled up my phone was just irritating at best.

The G900 came with a SD card. The camera creates and easy file structure so videos and photos are easy to find and off load.

Pro the hard wire kit made wiring the camera to the Jeep super easy and straightforward.

Con using the 12volt plug to power the camera will still require you to run and hide wires, as the cord is long....so you can hide the wires. but you still end up with it plugged into the dash 12v plug, so you have wires hanging out. If you don't hide the wires, you have a bunch of wire hanging around. I would suggest to just get the hardwire kit. While the camera will run off a USB C cord, it will not operate as intended. The instructions tell you only use the power cables that are provided with the camera. Why, because even though I had a high output USB power box hard wired to the dash up by the camera, the camera was constantly on. So when leaving the Jeep, I would have to manually turn it off and on and the camera would not go into Timelapse mode. Why, because the camera needs a acc power input and a constant power input to function as designed.

I am sure the 12v plug in worked as intended, but it just was not for me.

Pro, the front dash camera in adjustable so you can aim it to your liking.

Pro the rear dash cam can be mounted just about anywhere. In the setting, you can flip the camera and mirror the camera so it displays correctly So you have lots of freedom on how and where you mount the camera. You could even mount it on the front of the Jeep for a front trail camera. I put my rear facing camera on the top of the license plate. I do not use it as back up camera. It has that option, but our Jeeps already has a nice back up camera. I find myself leaving the display set to the back facing camera often so now I have regained my rear facing mirror.

The only real Con as far as the cameras go is the rear camera gets a little grainy in very low light while moving. Not to the point that it is an issue for dash cam stuff. Like documenting accidents or situations, just that the front camera, kind of spoiled me.

Pro or Con. Depends. The microphone quality is good. It will pick up every sound you or your passenger or Jeep makes. If your Jeep, your passenger or you are noisy, your video will be noisy with what ever you say or what ever noise your Jeep makes. You can easily turn the mic on or off. Plus most video editing software can remove the video sound track.

Overall, I think it is a nice option if you want a dash cam with a front and rear camera. I called Wolfbox to see if I could talk to a person to solve a wiring issue. I knew how to do the wiring, I just wanted to know what kind of customer service I would receive. I left a message as all operators were busy. They called me back in a timely manner and they were able to provide me with correct answers to how hard wire the dash cam. They were knowledgeable about the product and able to answer a technical question in a manner that 99% of the people doing an install like this would understand and find useful.

If you want a dash cam, this is a great option.

This is a referral link. Wolfbox G900
This is the discount code TEDWIBORN If you use the code, it is 18% off I believe.

I will follow up with the Install video next week. I am on the forum almost daily so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Great review and much appreciated.

Wolfbox is a Forum Sponsor. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE forum member reached out to me back in early December and asked me to review their G900 Dash Cam. @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE offered to send me one for free if I would provide feedback to them. This is not something that I would normally do, but there were no conditions attached to how or what type of feedback that I provided to the Jlwranglerforum users. So I agreed.

So here it is in the middle of February and a lot has happened. I only mention the following because, I believe good people deserve recognition. Wolfbox Car Life forum member has been super to work with.

I missed receiving the camera on time by one day. I left Michigan for a 8+ month Jeeping, hiking, camping adventure on Dec 27th early in the morning. The dash cam showed up the next day. I had the camera shipped to Yuma Arizona as I would end up there and then have a chance to install it. Well, I made it to Texas before I was forced to return home do to a family member falling ill. I emailed Wolfbox and told them of my delay due to my father-in-law being hospitalized. Wolfbox was very understand and responded like this.

Dear Ted,

I'm truly sorry for the situation you're currently facing. Family should always be your top priority, especially during difficult times like these.

If you need to postpone our cooperation indefinitely due to this special circumstance, please feel free to do so. Your family's well-being matters the most.

In case you decide to share updates or experiences, you can use the hashtags #TogetherlnMotion and #WOLFBOX. Just let me know when you make a post, as I'm responsible for collecting statistics.

Lastly, I want to express my sincere regrets and best wishes to you and your family. May you find strength and support during this time.

Take care,

My father in-law did pass and his funeral was last week.

Wolfbox followed up with the following email.

Dear Ted,

First off, I want to express my deepest condolences for the funeral. I truly hope that you and your family find strength and comfort during this tough time. Take all the time you need – I’m here when you’re ready to touch base.

Also, I sincerely appreciate your endorsement of our brand and am genuinely interested in the long-term partnership you suggested. If you're up for it, I'd love for you to join our affiliate program. This could be the start of a lasting, friendly partnership between us.

If this sparks your interest, just click the link below to sign up. Once you've got your code, shoot it my way so I can make sure your commissions are handled promptly. (note I deleted the link)

Again, I'm sorry for your loss and I hope that amidst it all, you're doing okay. Looking forward to your response when the time is right.

Warm wishes,


This is what good people doing good things look like to me. With the funeral over I got to work to fulfill my end of the deal. Some people will say hey of course you got it for free, you're going to give it a good review. My time is not free, and Wolfbox did not set any conditions on my review. I am probably close to 35 hours of time, to create the videos and pictures for this time and at least $40 in fuel plus creating this post. It is not a free camera. When I did photography for money, I normally charged north of $2500 for a wedding. I highly doubt I will ever earn that from this post. So I am probably doing this for less than minimum wage. If you know me, you know I have no desire for a job. I am doing this specifically because @WOLFBOX CAR LIFE is a caring person and those are the kind of people I like to deal with. So if you do buy one, I don't care if you use the link or the discount code in the videos. That is not my motivation. I write a bunch of reviews on this site anyways so having the chance to do it for someone that is a good person is just a bonus. Just know that a free camera or some potential income from the relationship is not the driving force. If I did not think it was a quality produce, I would say so and return it.

So with that said, some info on the G900 dash cam, The front facing camera is made to be attached to rear view mirror. I do not have a rear view mirror as I removed it about four years ago. It was worthless in my Jeep because my 37 inch spare tire takes up almost the entire rear window. So I mounted it on the dash with a ball to a 67 Design mount and arm. I ran all the wiring inside of the dash. I hard wired it to the fusebox and the battery under the hood for power. It requires one power wire that is hooked to acc power and one power wire that is constant power and a ground wire. The system also monitors battery levels so it does not drain the battery so the Jeep will not start. That's a big bonus. The camera does a Timelapse mode when the Jeep is off. Then fully powers up with the Jeep ignition is turned on. This is what the dash cam looks like mounted on the dash of my Jeep.

The display is a 12in touch screen that can display the full view of the front camera, the full view of the rear camera or do a split screen and display both camera views.

To change the view, you just swipe left or right to get the view you want . Super easy to use.

If you touch the screen it will pull up icons. The icons allow you to stop the current recording and start a new recording, if you click the camera icon it will take a still shot photo. The icons are pretty much self explanatory.

You can also playback footage through the touch screen.

In the setting screen there are a bunch of icons to adjust the operations of the cameras.

Moving on.

Note none of the dash cam videos or photos have been edited or touched up. This is just straight from the cameras. So let's talk about quality of photos first. Needing a break from the house, my wife and I cruised back roads for an afternoon to run the camera through its paces. It had bright sun, shadows, and sun flares to deal with. You will see this in the videos below.


The front camera photos first.

I like this shot a lot.
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Later in the week, some evening driving and night driving gave me an opportunity to grab some more shots.
I like the hood refection in this shot. Yes, seeing this photo, I know I need to clean the windshield again. LOL.

Then a sunrise shot.

Honestly, this thing takes nice photos. Then add in that it is super easy to take a photo by just touching the screen and clicking the camera icon. When things are easy, we tend to use them more. I see myself incorporating this camera into my normal photo and video stuff I do because it is so easy.

On to the rear camera. The rear camera is a 2.5k camera. With a Jeep it is very easy to hide the wire running to the back of the Jeep for the rear camera. I videoed the install process so you guys can refer to it if you purchase this camera.

Photos from the rear camera
Notice you can see tire tread tracks in the road. Nice....

Michigan roads show up well.

While not the same quality as the front camera, more than what I expected from a rear facing dash cam. I like the shot of the bus. This is while we are both in motion.

So on to the videos. I have made two videos so far. While they are short, about three or so minutes, they are way to big of a file to directly load to this forum. The camera will allow you to select the size of the files by creating a video in increments of time. I created a couple Youtube videos so I could like them to this site.
My initial impressions.


Then a video of the cameras performance.


I will be making an install video for JL wranglers sometime in the next week. It took me about four hours to install the camera on the dash and hide all the wires. It required me to take the dash apart. (actually pretty easy to do). drill a hole in the tray area on the dash, remove the glove compartment and run the wiring to the engine compartment and to the rear tire carrier. It may sound difficult but in reality it is pretty easy.

So Pros and Cons
The forward facing camera is great all the way around. The rear facing camera struggle when it is really dark and will get a little grainy.

Pro in my book is it does NOT connect to my phone or have to use my phone to operate. My last dash cam would stream to my phone, constantly attempted to fill my phone up with video from the dash cam. Wanted all kinds of permissions and required to me constantly delete videos off my phone. It would also cause my phone to run hot. Traditionally I would use very little of the dash cam footage unless something cool or crazy happened, so the hundreds of hours of video that filled up my phone was just irritating at best.

The G900 came with a SD card. The camera creates and easy file structure so videos and photos are easy to find and off load.

Pro the hard wire kit made wiring the camera to the Jeep super easy and straightforward.

Con using the 12volt plug to power the camera will still require you to run and hide wires, as the cord is long....so you can hide the wires. but you still end up with it plugged into the dash 12v plug, so you have wires hanging out. If you don't hide the wires, you have a bunch of wire hanging around. I would suggest to just get the hardwire kit. While the camera will run off a USB C cord, it will not operate as intended. The instructions tell you only use the power cables that are provided with the camera. Why, because even though I had a high output USB power box hard wired to the dash up by the camera, the camera was constantly on. So when leaving the Jeep, I would have to manually turn it off and on and the camera would not go into Timelapse mode. Why, because the camera needs a acc power input and a constant power input to function as designed.

I am sure the 12v plug in worked as intended, but it just was not for me.

Pro, the front dash camera in adjustable so you can aim it to your liking.

Pro the rear dash cam can be mounted just about anywhere. In the setting, you can flip the camera and mirror the camera so it displays correctly So you have lots of freedom on how and where you mount the camera. You could even mount it on the front of the Jeep for a front trail camera. I put my rear facing camera on the top of the license plate. I do not use it as back up camera. It has that option, but our Jeeps already has a nice back up camera. I find myself leaving the display set to the back facing camera often so now I have regained my rear facing mirror.

The only real Con as far as the cameras go is the rear camera gets a little grainy in very low light while moving. Not to the point that it is an issue for dash cam stuff. Like documenting accidents or situations, just that the front camera, kind of spoiled me.

Pro or Con. Depends. The microphone quality is good. It will pick up every sound you or your passenger or Jeep makes. If your Jeep, your passenger or you are noisy, your video will be noisy with what ever you say or what ever noise your Jeep makes. You can easily turn the mic on or off. Plus most video editing software can remove the video sound track.

Overall, I think it is a nice option if you want a dash cam with a front and rear camera. I called Wolfbox to see if I could talk to a person to solve a wiring issue. I knew how to do the wiring, I just wanted to know what kind of customer service I would receive. I left a message as all operators were busy. They called me back in a timely manner and they were able to provide me with correct answers to how hard wire the dash cam. They were knowledgeable about the product and able to answer a technical question in a manner that 99% of the people doing an install like this would understand and find useful.

If you want a dash cam, this is a great option.

This is a referral link. Wolfbox G900
This is the discount code TEDWIBORN If you use the code, it is 18% off I believe.

I will follow up with the Install video next week. I am on the forum almost daily so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Excellent review. My condolences on your father in law's passing. I would like to see how well it can read license plates under different lighting conditions. I currently have an Ape dash cam which has pretty good performance, but I've been looking for a better alternative.

 

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Very sorry for your family's loss.

Good review, and good on them on the awesome customer service!

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