[Night Vision Universe]

Hello, looking to install a dash cam, was going to buy this wiring kit which makes it easy to hard wire your dash cam...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My question is...Does anyone know which fuse I would use if I bought this kit and routed it to the engine fuse compartment ?

It needs to be a fuse that turns on when car is on and turns off when car is off..Dont want it running hot all the time due to battery drain.

Any help on this would greatly be appreciated.

[Modshack]

Why not just wire to the plug in the wiing above the mirror? Fuse value would be based on the Dash cam draw...

There are a few fuses you can tap in the engine bay that are switched (Steering wheel heater, NPP, etc.), but the wiring is a PITA. Just use a tap above the mirror. Purple/White for swithced + and Black to black for the negative.

Search any of the Radar installs for more info. Just be sure to use a 5V Micro USB hard wire kit.

[Night Vision Universe]

Originally Posted by Modshack

Why not just wire to the plug in the wiing above the mirror? Fuse value would be based on the Dash cam draw...

There are a few fuses you can tap in the engine bay that are switched (Steering wheel heater, NPP, etc.), but the wiring is a PITA. Just use a tap above the mirror. Purple/White for swithced + and Black to black for the negative.

Search any of the Radar installs for more info. Just be sure to use a 5V Micro USB hard wire kit.

Modshack, thanks again for the info, I guess I am just a little intimidated as I really dont have much experience doing installs like this. I saw the thread where is shows how to take off the overhead console...thread here...

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=440419

But was a little confused as to what wire goes where? Regarding the install at the above link, what would I tap into? What wires go where if I got this...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks again.

[MGD]

You were looking at the right thread, but did not read it. Read it again.
http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showpo...13&postcount=3

The Red wire on your converter goes to the Purple/White and the black wire goes to black.

[Modshack]

Originally Posted by Night Vision Universe

But was a little confused as to what wire goes where? Regarding the install at the above link, what would I tap into? What wires go where if I got this...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks again.

Poke the red adapter wire into the Purple/White on the Windshield console plug.
Black into black and you'll be good to go..(What MGD said!)

[Night Vision Universe]

Thanks again guys.

[MGD]

After all that, you better come up with some pictures of the install. Good Luck.

[Night Vision Universe]

Finally got my dash cam installed yesterday. Was a little bit of a PITA but managed to get it done...

Thanks so the various forum members, if it wasnt for your hep, I wouldn't haven been able to do this myself.

Got this dash cam from Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/KDLINKS-X1-Das...8&s=car&sr=1-8

First I had to take off the overhead console area, pretty easy, just got a screw drivers with a rag around it so it wouldn't scratch the plastic. That seems to pop the clip with hardly any effort. Unhooked all the little plugs to get it out of the way.





I then bought this from Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/SimpleUSB-Auto...ilpage_o02_s00

Next was to simply stick the Red wire into the Purple/White for + (positive) and the Black for - (negative) Its a tight fit so if not done right the first couple tries, they will snap.



Problem with this was the little wires sticking out are really fragile and when trying to push them into the Purple and White wire for + (positive) and the Black for - (negative). They snapped and broke off. So I have to cut the wire own to its bare wires.



There is a little blue bar looking cap on the front side of the plug seen below...

I pulled that out with a small headed screw driver and exposed the metal connects of each wire.



I then slid the adapters wires I got from Amazon into the Purple/White for + (positive) and the Black for - (negative). Made sure they were lined up on their respective connect. Pushed the Blue bar back into place which tightened the wires and pushed them against the metal for a secure connection. Taped up the wires for extra security and also added a zip tie to attach to the existing wires





Zip tied the USB cable so I could shove it up in the available space inside the overhead.



Connect all the plugs back, clipped the overhead back and done. Really wasnt that hard, other then when I had to modify the USB adapter I bought from Amazon. But now I have a clean install without running wires to engine or trunk fuse box.

[MGD]

There you go. Good job. Easy as cake. Looks good.

[kparker]

The purple/white wire is + "switch on" wire. Is one of those wires in the mirror console a "constant on" wire? Maybe one of the other 3 (the solid blue, green, or purple wires)?

[kparker]

Originally Posted by kparker

The purple/white wire is + "switch on" wire. Is one of those wires in the mirror console a "constant on" wire? Maybe one of the other 3 (the solid blue, green, or purple wires)?

Ok, I'll answer my own question somewhat. I measured each of those wires last night with a volt meter and none of them are "constant" on.
So I wired my dash cam with voltage regulator to the passenger power seat. That worked out very well.

[blurb2m]

Just a note for people like myself who want to run the dashcam to the trunk fuse box. Looks like F15 is constant 12V power.
Bought some add a circuit wires/fuse taps from amazon and going to wire it in that way.
I have a BlackVue with the Power Magic Pro Voltage Regulator (you set at what Voltage to cut off the camera so you can still crank the engine). I had no idea where I would have put that box. So it is going to reside in my trunk and I'll run the wire up to the windshield.

(Our fuses are Micro2 ATR)

[nfboy]

I have the black vue 2 channel to install and waiting for someone to post the best way to wire it into the front fuse panel under the hood. barring that I will strike out on my own once it gets a bit warmer around here!

[kseguin]

What wiring kit do you use, the link is no longer valid?