Dashcam Hardwire w/o Fuse Box *ALMOST* as easy as Dongar

[BoboForShort]

To be fair, it takes all of 10m to route power from the passenger fuse box... You can remove the mirror cover without a pry tool (pop the small top/center cover out using a finger, then slide the large molding downwards). The passenger A-pillar cover comes off with a 10mm socket (use pry tool for 2 bolt covers on the handle) and the headliner is freely accessible between the two.. If you're not buying a pass-through harness to tap 12v/ACC from the mirror assembly this is actually much quicker/easier than DIY splicing into the ACC wiring up top..

That's still an option. This is just a lot cleaner for me and doesn't require an add-a-fuse. There also isn't a lot of room in the fuse box to close the covers once you've added them.

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[Josh256]

Agreed! Did your harness supply constant 12V/battery as well? The fitcamx only ACC+/ACC- so I ran a wire to the fuse box for battery... you know, for my not-GPS accessory;) But also: I needed to pull the A and B pillars to properly route the rear camera wire..

 

[BoboForShort]

Agreed! Did your harness supply constant 12V/battery as well? The fitcamx only ACC+/ACC- so I ran a wire to the fuse box for battery... you know, for my not-GPS accessory;) But also: I needed to pull the A and B pillars to properly route the rear camera wire..

Yes, this plug supplies 12V constant, 12V ACC, and 0V. Need all 3 for the Viofo and other cameras for their parking/sentry mode. It's the main reason I did not go with any of the Dongar adapters.

I managed to just tuck the rear camera wire into the pillar trim and door seal.

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