Re: Dash Cam
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:53 pm
Fitted a front dashcam today, Viofo A119 Pro. Decided not to hardwire into the fuse box after weighing up the pros and cons. Found an easy route from camera ( top of screen, passenger side, close to the intellisafe binnacle, almost invisible from the drivers position as it’s obscured by the mirror but within easy reach ) to the 12v socket below the centre screen.
Cable runs along top of screen tucked into headliner, crosses the A pillar along the trim joint between A pillar and headlining and then tucks into the rubber door seal.
Runs down the seal to the point near the top of the dash meets the trim.
It then tucks in behind the plastic trim running down to just above the bonnet release handle.
Runs along and behind the plastic trim under the glove box to the center console.
This the only point where it was tricky. The plastic trim of the centre console seemed to be firmly stuck to the carpet trim. Only option was to use a clip on the face of the trim to hold the wire in place.
From here the cable tucks in between screen and trim below to emerge just above the 12v socket.
Not totally invisible but saved a hell of a lot of messing about with piggy back fuses and ground points and shouldn’t cause any warranty issues. The 12v socket remains live for a short period after the ignition is switched off. So, the camera switches on and off with the ignition. It doesn’t appear to interfere with the intellisafe, everything functions normally.
I also fitted a DPai mini2 camera to the tailgate. Unfortunately it uses wi-fi to connect to your phone and it interfered badly with the DAB radio, the antennae for that is just to close to the camera mounting point. I removed the camera, might fit another Viofo which doesn’t have wi-fi but will probably not bother.
Did find a good route for the cable though. Not totally invisible again but not bad.
Single clip to the tailgate bodywork just above where the rubber conduit takes the cars cables.
Loosely cable tied cable to the conduit then to another clip, this time to the car bodywork out of site behind the rim of the boot seal.
Another clip top right from which I made a small loop of cable over the rim then tuck in behind the seal and down the right hand side behind the rubber.
Half way down the cable tucks in behind the plastic trim to emerge behind the trim in the boot. There is a cavity here with some insulation material. The cable can be coiled and secured here to take up any slack if the cable is too long. From here it’s just a few inches down to the 12v socket in the boot which again is switched on/off with the ignition.
Sorry for going on for so long but my experiences may be of help to some of you.
Cable runs along top of screen tucked into headliner, crosses the A pillar along the trim joint between A pillar and headlining and then tucks into the rubber door seal.
Runs down the seal to the point near the top of the dash meets the trim.
It then tucks in behind the plastic trim running down to just above the bonnet release handle.
Runs along and behind the plastic trim under the glove box to the center console.
This the only point where it was tricky. The plastic trim of the centre console seemed to be firmly stuck to the carpet trim. Only option was to use a clip on the face of the trim to hold the wire in place.
From here the cable tucks in between screen and trim below to emerge just above the 12v socket.
Not totally invisible but saved a hell of a lot of messing about with piggy back fuses and ground points and shouldn’t cause any warranty issues. The 12v socket remains live for a short period after the ignition is switched off. So, the camera switches on and off with the ignition. It doesn’t appear to interfere with the intellisafe, everything functions normally.
I also fitted a DPai mini2 camera to the tailgate. Unfortunately it uses wi-fi to connect to your phone and it interfered badly with the DAB radio, the antennae for that is just to close to the camera mounting point. I removed the camera, might fit another Viofo which doesn’t have wi-fi but will probably not bother.
Did find a good route for the cable though. Not totally invisible again but not bad.
Single clip to the tailgate bodywork just above where the rubber conduit takes the cars cables.
Loosely cable tied cable to the conduit then to another clip, this time to the car bodywork out of site behind the rim of the boot seal.
Another clip top right from which I made a small loop of cable over the rim then tuck in behind the seal and down the right hand side behind the rubber.
Half way down the cable tucks in behind the plastic trim to emerge behind the trim in the boot. There is a cavity here with some insulation material. The cable can be coiled and secured here to take up any slack if the cable is too long. From here it’s just a few inches down to the 12v socket in the boot which again is switched on/off with the ignition.
Sorry for going on for so long but my experiences may be of help to some of you.