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08-03-2019, 08:58 AM
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Drives: 2018 NFG SS 1LE Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 66
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Dash Cam Hardwire w/ Gen5DIY harness
I was looking for a clean way to install my front facing Rexing dash cam. I'm not fussed about a parking mode, I simply want the cam recording when the car in use. I really did not want to mess around trying to tap into the fusebox.
When I wired my wife's minivan dash cam, I power-tapped the rearview mirror and that made for a really clean / easy install. Looked for a similar solution for the Camaro, and took a look at what Gen5DIY had; the closest I found was the radar detector/gopro harness. https://www.gen5diy.com/products/16-...52668dde&_ss=r Asked the team over at Gen5 if they could suggest a solution, and they said they could modify that harness to delete the radar detector wire. Perfect. Gen5 did a really quick job of working the order. The customized harness cost $64.99 shipped. Considering I'm paying for someones time as well as the harness, I'm fine with that for the solution I was after. The install was as easy as this video makes it look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=7QH9JiNiT1o My own photos of the install are shown below. All the wiring tucked nicely into the headliner. I spent less than 15 minutes on this, and would have been even quicker if I hadn't watched the install video a few times just to double-triple check I was doing things right. Very happy with this solution. Thanks to the guys over at Gen5DIY - quality service and product! |
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08-04-2019, 11:56 AM
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That is super neat and easy.
Do you know what fuse that circuit is on? |
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08-04-2019, 04:30 PM
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Drives: 2018 NFG SS 1LE Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 66
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I honestly don't know.
I'm not even sure how the harness taps the power lines to output the 5V, all I know is that it works |
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08-04-2019, 11:58 PM
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The little white box is the step down transformer.
I am probably anal, but I wanted my camera on a fuse of it's own. I piggy backed onto a 20 amp circuit. My cam requires a 2A fuse. Not trying to suggest anything is wrong with your way at all. Very clean and a hell of a lot easier. |
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08-05-2019, 07:19 PM
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Drives: 2018 NFG SS 1LE Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 66
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Ah, understood - cheers!
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08-09-2019, 09:39 PM
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 Drives: 2018 Camaro ZL1-1LE Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Western NC
Posts: 405
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I need this EXACT configuration. I also have a Rexing camera that I want to hardwire. I'm gonna email them 1st thing Monday morning.
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06-15-2020, 03:58 PM
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 Drives: 17 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: North Carolina
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Had any issues with the harness??
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06-15-2020, 06:02 PM
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