How did you route your dashcam?
#1
How did you route your dashcam?
I have a dashcam I want to put under my mirror. It has a 10 foot long power cable that goes into the cigarette lighter. I'd prefer to route it to the lighter port in the arm rest (I like keeping the ash tray port clean). I was wondering if anyone had any pics and/or tips of a CLEAN way to route into the arm rest port?
Also is there any way I could extent or expand the cigarette light ports? I was thinking I could maybe change the placement to make it easier for a clean cable route.
EDIT: I found a great solution! For $29 on Amazon there is a wire harness adapter for the power mirror that adds a usb port. I just plugged that in and was able to connect my dashcam with a short USB wire to it. No tools required. Check out my last post from 7/3/2019 for the final images and link to the product.
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
Also is there any way I could extent or expand the cigarette light ports? I was thinking I could maybe change the placement to make it easier for a clean cable route.
EDIT: I found a great solution! For $29 on Amazon there is a wire harness adapter for the power mirror that adds a usb port. I just plugged that in and was able to connect my dashcam with a short USB wire to it. No tools required. Check out my last post from 7/3/2019 for the final images and link to the product.
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
Last edited by Mboxer511; 07-03-2019 at 07:25 PM. Reason: Found solution
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When I installed my dash camera I purchase a cable to hook it up to the fuse box (lighter fuse)
Cable goes under the edge of the liner down the driver side pillar into the fuse box.
The camera sits behind the mirror and you can hardly see it when inside the car.
I like the way it came out and it keeps everything nice and clean.
Here is the stuff I bought:
g/l
Cable goes under the edge of the liner down the driver side pillar into the fuse box.
The camera sits behind the mirror and you can hardly see it when inside the car.
I like the way it came out and it keeps everything nice and clean.
Here is the stuff I bought:
g/l
#4
When I installed my dash camera I purchase a cable to hook it up to the fuse box (lighter fuse)
Cable goes under the edge of the liner down the driver side pillar into the fuse box.
The camera sits behind the mirror and you can hardly see it when inside the car.
I like the way it came out and it keeps everything nice and clean.
Here is the stuff I bought:
Camera
Cable
Jumper
g/l
Cable goes under the edge of the liner down the driver side pillar into the fuse box.
The camera sits behind the mirror and you can hardly see it when inside the car.
I like the way it came out and it keeps everything nice and clean.
Here is the stuff I bought:
Camera
Cable
Jumper
g/l
Ahh I see. So you took the hardwire kit, then splice the positive fuse adapter into the positive line so you can now plug it into a fuse. And just splice the negative wire into some other negative line by the fuse box. Is that correct?
#7
G37 uses "Low Profile Mini" fuses, so buy that type of fusetap.
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Cameras usually pull 5V, which means you need 12V to 5V.
This is my dashcam:
Rexing V1 Car Dash Cam 2.4" LCD FHD 1080p 170° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder with G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording
It came with a very long USB cable. The dashcam is mounted behind and to the right of the mirror - I can't see it at all from the driver seat. The cable is routed toward the right of the car:
First under the headliner trim, down the right A pillar, then into and behind the glovebox. From there it goes under the center console trim, and into the center console storage. It's plugged into a regular USB adapter, along with my iPhone. No wires visible at all.
This is my dashcam:
Rexing V1 Car Dash Cam 2.4" LCD FHD 1080p 170° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder with G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording
It came with a very long USB cable. The dashcam is mounted behind and to the right of the mirror - I can't see it at all from the driver seat. The cable is routed toward the right of the car:
First under the headliner trim, down the right A pillar, then into and behind the glovebox. From there it goes under the center console trim, and into the center console storage. It's plugged into a regular USB adapter, along with my iPhone. No wires visible at all.
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I found this thing on Amazon. It plugs right into the mirror electrical harness and adds a usb port to it. I'm going to see if this will work with my dashcam if I get a short mini usb cable. I'll report back if it does.
Here is the link to it:
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
Here is the link to it:
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
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I found this thing on Amazon. It plugs right into the mirror electrical harness and adds a usb port to it. I'm going to see if this will work with my dashcam if I get a short mini usb cable. I'll report back if it does.
Here is the link to it:
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...M38KV5LC&psc=1
Here is the link to it:
SimpleUSBPort Mirror to Dashcam Power Adapter (10-pin Type A)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...M38KV5LC&psc=1