Hardwiring dashcam
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 12:08 pm
I have a nextbase hard wire kit from Amazon and an old Mobius action/dashcam (with mini USB) and attempted to install it,.
Here is what I did - it might be useful. Not sure if there is a better way to do it. Comments welcome.
I stuck the dashcam in place to the left of the mirror. Karoq's blades wipe quite high so there is no problem with visibility. I run the wire along the roof trim (head lining?) tucking it under with the help of the blunt end of a spoon. The A pillar has an airbag running down into it so I didn't want to wire across the top for safety reasons. A deploying airbag would just push a cable out the way I think but I don't want to risk it. So I took it down the front of the A pillar trim tucking it between the trim and windscreen.
I pulled the trim off a bit but didn't want to use any more force so I don't know if I can continue going down from there. Instead I brought the cable over the top of the dash against the trim into the door frame's rubber seal. Slightly ugly but not too bad.
From there I tucked under the rubber down to the vicinity of the bonnet release and took it under the dash.
I located the instructions to release and lower the glovebox in the manual. The spoon handle helped to depress the stoppers on the sides to allow the box to drop.
I couldn't see any earth points except a single bolt with a torx head which I think secures the glove box. It appears to go into metal so I loosened it with a long driver and pushed on the spade connector of the kit's wire.
Instructions said a fuse rated less than 20 was best - the rear wiper (rated 15) seemed a good location. I think it is no 47 in the manual. So I pulled it out and piggybacked it.
Finally I bundled up all the loose cable and tied it and it sits nicely in a space at the base of the fuse box area.
Tested that it comes on and off with ignition and that footage is clear
Here is what I did - it might be useful. Not sure if there is a better way to do it. Comments welcome.
I stuck the dashcam in place to the left of the mirror. Karoq's blades wipe quite high so there is no problem with visibility. I run the wire along the roof trim (head lining?) tucking it under with the help of the blunt end of a spoon. The A pillar has an airbag running down into it so I didn't want to wire across the top for safety reasons. A deploying airbag would just push a cable out the way I think but I don't want to risk it. So I took it down the front of the A pillar trim tucking it between the trim and windscreen.
I pulled the trim off a bit but didn't want to use any more force so I don't know if I can continue going down from there. Instead I brought the cable over the top of the dash against the trim into the door frame's rubber seal. Slightly ugly but not too bad.
From there I tucked under the rubber down to the vicinity of the bonnet release and took it under the dash.
I located the instructions to release and lower the glovebox in the manual. The spoon handle helped to depress the stoppers on the sides to allow the box to drop.
I couldn't see any earth points except a single bolt with a torx head which I think secures the glove box. It appears to go into metal so I loosened it with a long driver and pushed on the spade connector of the kit's wire.
Instructions said a fuse rated less than 20 was best - the rear wiper (rated 15) seemed a good location. I think it is no 47 in the manual. So I pulled it out and piggybacked it.
Finally I bundled up all the loose cable and tied it and it sits nicely in a space at the base of the fuse box area.
Tested that it comes on and off with ignition and that footage is clear