Problem: How To Power Dashcam When No Auto-Dimming Mirror

[BleednBlue]

I would rather not use supplied power cable for any dashcam but rather tap existing power. That said, I do not have a powered rear view mirror. My thought is to tap the power and ground found in the Pre-collision apparatus. Good / bad idea? Has anyone tap this source? Does anyone have a wire diagram for the pre-collision black box?

Any other suggestions?

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[Cwill79]

https://accessories.ford.com/dashcam-140-dash-camera-1

The dash cam from Ford comes with a harness for the OBD. Connect, run 1 wire up and to the mirror. It was really simple. I don’t love the dash cam, but I assume now that I have power up there, I can replace just the cam with one that has WiFi.

 

[BleednBlue]

https://accessories.ford.com/dashcam-140-dash-camera-1

The dash cam from Ford comes with a harness for the OBD. Connect, run 1 wire up and to the mirror. It was really simple. I don’t love the dash cam, but I assume now that I have power up there, I can replace just the cam with one that has WiFi.

Thanks for the reply. I would like to install this. Unfortunately the supplied wire harness is only for powered rear view mirror.

 

[wade65]

I have a garmin dashcam and I picked up the cable to plug it into the OBD port under the dash. Ran it up under the window trim, down the A pillar and under the dash. Super easy.

 

[Brian_B]

If you are pulling trim and going up the A pillar - you could just as easy do an add-a-tap on the fuse panel under the steering wheel and keep your ODB port clear.

ODB works though. Going up the A pillar is a bit more work but isn’t crazy.

 

[Lak34ers]

I would rather not use supplied power cable for any dashcam but rather tap existing power. That said, I do not have a powered rear view mirror. My thought is to tap the power and ground found in the Pre-collision apparatus. Good / bad idea? Has anyone tap this source? Does anyone have a wire diagram for the pre-collision black box?

Any other suggestions?

There is a good youtube video of a guy in FL installing the Ford dashcam front and rear in his green bronco. I did it the same way and worked great.

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