Cameras in North Bay
Lavigne's Car Audio is the North Bay, Ontario shop that installs dash cams, backup cameras, front cameras, auxiliary and LED lighting, USB charging, power outlets and switch panels, hardwired to the vehicle and hidden behind the trim, at 102 Booth Rd #2. Every 12V job is fused properly, routed out of sight and tested before the keys come back.
A dash cam is the one witness that never changes its story. A backup camera is the difference between guessing and seeing. Both are 12V installs, and 12V is what Lavigne's Car Audio does all day: the same clean wiring behind a remote starter or a stereo goes behind a camera, a light bar or a switch panel.
The Lavigne touch, camera edition
A dash cam plugged into the 12V socket has a cable draped across the dash, dies the moment the key comes out, and cannot record while the vehicle is parked. Lavigne's Car Audio hardwires the camera through a fused kit instead, hidden along the headliner and down the A-pillar, with a low-voltage cutoff so the camera can watch the vehicle overnight without ever draining the battery.
What it costs
Every camera install is quoted for the exact vehicle and setup. What moves the number:
Send the year, make and model and what you want the camera to do, and Lavigne's Car Audio will quote the installed price. Financing is available through Financeit.
Which one
Three ways a dash cam ends up in a vehicle. Lavigne's Car Audio installs the second and third.
| Setup | What changes | What you notice | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plug-in | The camera's cable runs to the 12V socket. | A cable across the dash, the socket taken, recording stops with the key. | A rental or a vehicle you are about to sell. |
| Hardwired | A fused kit behind the trim powers the camera from the fuse box. | No visible wire, the socket stays free, recording starts with the ignition. | Any daily driver. |
| Hardwired with parking mode | The kit adds a constant feed with a low-voltage cutoff. | The camera wakes on impact or motion while parked, and the battery is protected. | Vehicles parked on the street, at work or in a lot overnight. |
| Backup camera | What it needs | What you see | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the factory screen | An interface module for the vehicle's own display. | The rear view on the screen already in the dash, guide lines included. | Vehicles with a screen but no camera, where the model supports it. |
| Mirror monitor | A replacement rear-view mirror with a built-in display. | The rear view in the mirror when reverse is selected, a normal mirror otherwise. | Trucks and older vehicles with no screen. |
| New head unit | A touchscreen stereo with a camera input. | The rear view plus Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and a better stereo. | Anyone upgrading the stereo at the same time. |
The Lavigne touch
The camera is the easy part. The wiring is what separates an install from a gadget stuck to the glass.
Lavigne's Car Audio confirms the year, make and model, finds the right fuse box and the circuits to tap, and plans where the camera and the wire will live.
Front only, front and rear, or parking mode, with the camera placed behind the mirror where it sees the road without blocking the driver's view.
Power runs along the headliner and down the A-pillar to a fused tap at the correct amperage, with a low-voltage cutoff for parking mode. A rear camera is run to the hatch or the trunk.
Front and rear views are aimed and checked, the recording confirmed, and parking mode set so it wakes when it should and sleeps when it should.
The owner leaves knowing how to pull footage, how the app connects, and what the camera does when the vehicle is parked.
The whole 12V side
Dash cam installation at Lavigne's Car Audio in North Bay is quoted by vehicle in 2026, with the price set by the camera setup (front only, front and rear, or parking mode), the vehicle's headliner and fuse box access, and anything else installed on the same visit.
A single front camera hardwired behind the mirror is the entry point. A front and rear pair with a parking-mode hardwire kit is the most common request. Send the year, make and model and Lavigne's comes back with the installed price.
A plug-in dash cam draws power from the 12V socket through a visible cable and only records while the vehicle is on; a hardwired dash cam draws power from the fuse box through a hidden, fused kit and can keep watch while the vehicle is parked without draining the battery.
Lavigne's Car Audio hardwires every dash cam it installs, so the socket stays free, the cable disappears into the trim, and parking mode is available when the camera supports it.
Lavigne's Car Audio installs backup cameras at 102 Booth Rd #2 in North Bay, Ontario, for drivers from Sturgeon Falls, Mattawa, Callander, Powassan and Burk's Falls through to Temagami and New Liskeard.
Vehicles come to the Booth Road shop. Call or text 705-410-6872 to book, or send the vehicle details through the quote form below.
Questions, answered
No. Lavigne's Car Audio installs dash cams with a hardwire kit that has a low-voltage cutoff, so the camera shuts itself off before the battery drops below the level needed to start the vehicle. That protection is the reason to hardwire instead of plugging in.
Yes, when the camera supports parking mode and it is hardwired with a constant power feed. Lavigne's Car Audio sets parking mode so the camera wakes on an impact or motion while the vehicle is parked and goes back to sleep afterwards.
No. Lavigne's Car Audio uses a fused add-a-circuit tap in the fuse box rather than cutting or splicing factory wires, so the camera has its own fuse and the vehicle's wiring is left exactly as built.
Often, yes. Many vehicles with a factory screen and no camera can take an interface module that feeds a backup camera to that screen. Whether it applies depends on the year, make, model and screen, so Lavigne's Car Audio confirms it for the exact vehicle before quoting.
Yes. A two-channel dash cam records the road ahead and the road behind at once, with the rear camera mounted at the back glass and wired to the front unit. Lavigne's Car Audio runs that rear wire through the trim to the hatch or trunk so none of it shows.
Call or text 705-410-6872, or send the year, make and model and what you want the camera to do through the quote form on this page. Lavigne's Car Audio, at 102 Booth Rd #2 in North Bay, replies with the setup that fits and the installed price.
Footage when it counts
Year, make, model, and whether you want front only, front and rear, or a backup camera on the screen. Lavigne's Car Audio comes back with the setup that fits and the installed price.
Prefer to type it out? Send the details through the quote form and the shop calls or texts back.
102 Booth Rd #2, North Bay, Ontario P1B 8Z4