Dash cam

[jon5454]

The wiring goes from the front cam to the battery pack in the trunk which then connects to the cigarette lighter using the supplied VIOFO cable.
I did not use the hardwire kit; this way it was easy to avoid messing with an EV fusebox.

The battery pack was back-ordered from Blackboxmycar so I installed the original VIOFO usb-c cable which was too short but long enough to plug into the rear usb-c plug at the back of the center console.

FYI, this is not a good place given that Lucid installed the plug in the actual cover instead of inside the compartment and sticks out at a 90 degree angle.
The battery pack had to be ordered with the appropriate hardwire splice that works with VIOFO and that cable seemed rather long although I think it would have been too short to reach the cam as well.
So I just got a coupler from Amazon to connect the 2 cables underneath the passenger seat.
Don’t have the Amazon link handy but it was a pricier coupler (female/female) that was certain to provide power no matter how it’s plugged in.
Apparently that can be an issue with some cheap Chinese junk couplers.

That said, if you have a glass roof, the thickness of the VIOFO cable is still borderline. You will have to remove the center light strip from roof to route the cable. If you have the aluminum roof, it is super easy to route like in any other car via the A-pillar.

I wish I would have taken some picks during disassembly but it’s easy and quick. The only concern was not to break any clips.
The rear camera required the removal of the C-pillar cover on the passenger side; also easy to do but I realized afterwards that Lucid actually forgot to install one clip Now it’s not perfect tight until I can stop by the service location to get one.

Good luck!

Have been following your posts on the dashcam install and will be picking up my Touring soon.

Is my understanding correct that you're routing both power and rear camera cable up the middle of the glass roof and then the power cable goes down the b-pillar and into the trunk from the floor?
Meanwhile the rear camera cable is routed from the top to the right-side passenger through c-pillar to the rear?

Looking to also grab the A229 but without the battery.

 

[Wolfman]

Have been following your posts on the dashcam install and will be picking up my Touring soon.

Is my understanding correct that you're routing both power and rear camera cable up the middle of the glass roof and then the power cable goes down the b-pillar and into the trunk from the floor?
Meanwhile the rear camera cable is routed from the top to the right-side passenger through c-pillar to the rear?

Looking to also grab the A229 but without the battery.

Sorry of for the late reply, just saw your post.

It's been a while but here is a little more detailed description...

The Viofo 329 has a thinner USB-C cable which helps with the Lucid glass roof install. As you already mentioned, to make this work with a glass roof, the cable routing goes from narrow roof cross strip between the front seats to the B-Pillar and then down the B-pillar to the floor. By then the Viofo cable reached more or less the end (it can just be plugged in into the rear center USB'C port but that one is poorly designed as the port is in the cover and will be in the way.
You mentioned no battery so you can only to make this practical is to use a 90 degree USB-C adapter for the rear ports or get it routed into the center control to the USB-C ports there. You might need an extension cord to make either work well. Or you can get a long extension cord and also route into the trunk cigarette lighter and then use the Viofo included 5V-12V adapter. Just FYI.

But since I have the battery pack, I just used the custom cable from the battery in the trunk to route it from the past the seat pillow to the bottom of the B-pillar/passenger seat. Easy.

To fit the cables you will have to loosen the box for the windshield camera/sensor and the front roof strip (which just fell down), the B pillar roof strip should be pulled down and the passenger-side B-pillar must be completely removed (which only takes a couple of minutes). You must have the side window curtain airbag visible and move the USB-C cable behind the airbag, otherwise the cable can interfere with the deployment in case of accident (not good).

Sounds like a big deal but only takes a minute to do and the B-pillars have plenty of space inside.

The rear camera cable is long enough for the routing. Center rear window (the camera will not interfere with the rear screen if you have one) routed in the roof liner, the passenger C pillar liner has to be pulled off. Then route along the roof headliner above the window curtain airbag to the B-pillar roof strip, then to the front cross strip, then past the rearview mirror to the camera.
Plug in and reassemble. Any extra cable slack has to be in the B-pillar area as the front cross strip has very little space inside. Obviously be careful with the cars cabling, clips and connectors.

FYI, I am recently experiencing is that the dashcam was off a couple of times. Difficult to notice as the camera is not visible on the driver side. I don't think there is a log in the camera and the battery pack is always full, so I believe that the camera shut down due to heat exposure.

It's hot here, the car is standing outside during the day in the sun and the roof design allows for no shade so the camera gets the brunt of the heat...

 

[1shah]

Hopefully 2.8.0 will bring dashcam

 

[Bus Driver]

Does the Viofo 229 require you to be in your car, near the dashcam unit, to be able to view videos on your phone? I haven’t been able to use the Viofo app when away from my car. Doesn’t seem like a very useful feature to me.

 

[jon5454]

Sorry of for the late reply, just saw your post.

It's been a while but here is a little more detailed description...

The Viofo 329 has a thinner USB-C cable which helps with the Lucid glass roof install. As you already mentioned, to make this work with a glass roof, the cable routing goes from narrow roof cross strip between the front seats to the B-Pillar and then down the B-pillar to the floor. By then the Viofo cable reached more or less the end (it can just be plugged in into the rear center USB'C port but that one is poorly designed as the port is in the cover and will be in the way.
You mentioned no battery so you can only to make this practical is to use a 90 degree USB-C adapter for the rear ports or get it routed into the center control to the USB-C ports there. You might need an extension cord to make either work well. Or you can get a long extension cord and also route into the trunk cigarette lighter and then use the Viofo included 5V-12V adapter. Just FYI.

But since I have the battery pack, I just used the custom cable from the battery in the trunk to route it from the past the seat pillow to the bottom of the B-pillar/passenger seat. Easy.

To fit the cables you will have to loosen the box for the windshield camera/sensor and the front roof strip (which just fell down), the B pillar roof strip should be pulled down and the passenger-side B-pillar must be completely removed (which only takes a couple of minutes). You must have the side window curtain airbag visible and move the USB-C cable behind the airbag, otherwise the cable can interfere with the deployment in case of accident (not good).

Sounds like a big deal but only takes a minute to do and the B-pillars have plenty of space inside.

The rear camera cable is long enough for the routing. Center rear window (the camera will not interfere with the rear screen if you have one) routed in the roof liner, the passenger C pillar liner has to be pulled off. Then route along the roof headliner above the window curtain airbag to the B-pillar roof strip, then to the front cross strip, then past the rearview mirror to the camera.
Plug in and reassemble. Any extra cable slack has to be in the B-pillar area as the front cross strip has very little space inside. Obviously be careful with the cars cabling, clips and connectors.

FYI, I am recently experiencing is that the dashcam was off a couple of times. Difficult to notice as the camera is not visible on the driver side. I don't think there is a log in the camera and the battery pack is always full, so I believe that the camera shut down due to heat exposure.

It's hot here, the car is standing outside during the day in the sun and the roof design allows for no shade so the camera gets the brunt of the heat...

Really appreciate the detailed write-up!

Question about removing the B and C pillar covers as I've never done it before - Is there a specific approach to removing the pillar covers or do you just grab the corners and pull?
Do you also have a rough idea how much force is needed to pull the pillars off? (a little, moderate, or a lot) I'd like to avoid breaking anything while doing this so just looking to get a general idea

 

[Batteryman]

Lucid made a big mistake compromising on the computer hardware when Air was first released. Hopefully with the 2025 updated hardware, they can address this issue. Unfortunately early buyers are stuck with old inadequate compute power.

Why would you compromise here when you know software is what made Tesla king!

 

[DeaneG]

Lucid made a big mistake compromising on the computer hardware when Air was first released. Hopefully with the 2025 updated hardware, they can address this issue. Unfortunately early buyers are stuck with old inadequate compute power.

Why would you compromise here when you know software is what made Tesla king!

Limited engineering resources, and pressure to ship

 

[timpossible]

I wouldn't say that they compromised. The hardware may have been all they had to work with while planning the Air build out. Over time new features and feature request does put more stress on the computing hardware. That being said there is word going around that the infotainment hardware might be upgradeable on older Airs to allow for future features.

 

[borski]

Lucid made a big mistake compromising on the computer hardware when Air was first released. Hopefully with the 2025 updated hardware, they can address this issue. Unfortunately early buyers are stuck with old inadequate compute power.

Why would you compromise here when you know software is what made Tesla king!

This is incorrect. They didn't compromise; for one thing, the car (and system) were designed well in advance of the launch, and so they are older chips. For another, Lucid had absolutely no clout, and manufacturers didn't particularly feel like returning phone calls for a tiny brand.

Then they won a ton of awards and launched the car of the year, so things have changed significantly.

Moreover, they did "fix" that problem with the 2025 models and the Sapphire, and Zak has been saying repeatedly at various events that a retrofit for the CCC is likely coming at some point.