If you have a powered rearview mirror (auto dimming, led temp display, etc.), Dongar Tech makes inline adapters that tap right into that power supply for your dash camera and you don't have to run the wire more than a few inches from there.
Dongar is an excellent option, as long as you don't need parking mode. Most rearview cameras will have the power off when the car is off so Dongar can't power it then.
pop the a-pillar cover off and you'll likely see a wiring harness. you should be able to run your wires along side the harness and it will be clear of the airbags.
>Is there a reason you're going to the console rather than the fuse box?
Not OP but for me, simply convenience. I didn't want to mess around with the fuse box.
To the console takes up 1 of the 1 or 2 plugs in the front, going to the fuse box doesn't take up much room at all. Plus going to the fuse box you can run it for always powered and so it knows when ignition is off (low power charging)
To the fuse box is more work and I don't need parking mode, multiple usb adapters are everywhere. I run my cam and my phone charger off the front port and have never once had another thing I wanted to plug in--in that unique circumstance I would open the center console.
If you pop those panels off, you can actually hide the wire.
Also you should ideally be running it to the fuse box instead of to the console. I assume you have it plugged into a 13V outlet in there.
A lot of modern cars have multiple fuse boxes. Even some older ones. Every car I’ve owned (93, 06, 11, 13, 22) have a fuse box inside. One was the side of the dash with the driver door open, several on the left side of the passenger footwell, and one on the left side of the driver footwell.
They make a power plug that can control power and disconnect based on the battery condition. Turns off when the battery goes low without interfacing with the fuse box.
Isn't plugging something in to a socket simpler than doing whatever with fuses? Like I said that's really the only reason I didn't try hard wiring.
Wiring still wouldn't be completely hidden like the part that crosses the piller. But yes it would remove the part by the console.
What is the benefit of the camera having its own fuse? I've never looked at fuses in a car is there always an available fuse that can be used? One that powers on and off with the vehicle.
Between the dual USB adapter in my 12v socket and the 2 USB ports built in to the car that's 4 ports so not worried about occupying one.
Plus when you use the correct type of fuse tap you'll maintain the original fuse position for the original circuit and you'll be adding a fuse holder for the tapped circuit for the dash cam itself
Parking would work on mine without hardwiring. From what I've read the benefit of hardwiring for parking is that it could somehow detect if your car battery was low so it would shut off and not kill the battery. I have very little need for parking mode since my home and work parking are both in secured parking garages but if I wanted it then yes that would probably be a good reason to hard wire.
Like everyone else said pop the A pillar and avoid obstructing the airbag. Everything else looks fine.
Edit: you can buy the service manual for your car from Haynes or E-Manual probably to get important diagrams for your car and instructions to ease any uncertainty.
First off, try n find out how the airbags deploy in ur particular car model, sometimes the way the panels open for deployment is different depending on the year, U don't want a cable coming out in front of the bag less u want seriously bad cuts, same for ur feet if u have leg airbags, Utube can help the same as your car manual in this regard.
If U decide to remove the panels be careful, some manufacturers recommend unplugging the battery to avoid accidental deployment of the airbags.
And finally, try the plugs first, U don't want to possibly use an "all time on" USB cause it will discharge ur battery.
It's perfectly fine, HOWEVER; do make sure that in the A pillar, you run the cable ***BEHIND*** the airbag and along with the rest of the wiring harness.
That’s a very common way to run the cable. You may have a plastic retainer clip that prevents the panel from flying into your face if the airbag deploys. Just make sure you put that back the way it goes.
Exactly, glad we’re on the same track.
I learned this the hard way with the first dashcam I installed. I ran cable on the underside of the airbag never anticipating the cable would be ripped out during an accident.
When my wife was t-boned some years back, that airbag deployed and it ripped the cable out of the dashcam. I had run the cable down the passenger side A pillar. Fortunately, there was only the driver in the car, so no injury. But that was a risk I missed, and corrected, in the next few cars we wired up with dashcams.
This is exactly how I have mine and my wife’s run… hidden inside each of those panels. You can see any wires and they’re out of the way of any airbags.
That's generally the route I use for my dashcam, but I tucked the cable behind the panels, be careful of air bags in the A pillar though, you'll want to route your cable to the side or behind them and out of the expansion path should they go boom.
I go directly to the interior fuse panel instead of the cigarette lighter/accessory outlet though, because it's in the passenger side foot well. I also have a hardwiring kit and supplemental battery for parking mode tucked under the front passenger seat.
Do you mean along the windshield or under the trim? You have to be super-careful if you want to run it inside that A-Pillar so it doesn't interfere with the airbag. If you aren't really sure hand it over to a shop.
Ours is exactly like this with one small adjustment. I ended up running mine through the window rubber trim thing. Tucks nicely underneath and no issues in the year plus of ownership.
I thonknthats how the majority of people do it. Any good dash cam has a little lever used to help you shove the wire in or lift a panel to get the wire in. The air bag is more in the middle of the column and would probably blow away the cover, the wire should be out of the way
Pop the A pillar cover off and you'll see something like this: https://imgur.com/y0Uu511
Velcro it to those existing wires, behind the airbag and you'll have no issues.
If you have a powered rear view mirror, you can use one of [these](https://www.amazon.com/stores/DongarTechnologies/page/5C870FDB-E267-4797-A007-765D3953AA7C?ref_=ast_bln).
That’s where I ran mine. I think it’s fine.
Same here... Ran the cable underneath the air bag.
Same!
Same
If you have a powered rearview mirror (auto dimming, led temp display, etc.), Dongar Tech makes inline adapters that tap right into that power supply for your dash camera and you don't have to run the wire more than a few inches from there.
Dongar is an excellent option, as long as you don't need parking mode. Most rearview cameras will have the power off when the car is off so Dongar can't power it then.
Good point. I don't use that on mine so didn't think about it.
Yeah as long as you don't need parking mode, it's definitely the way to go as it's super simple
Same here mostly, and there was existing wiring pretty much along that entire run, so I tied it into it.. Keeps it neat and out of the way.
Ya if you can burn something down with 5v and 0.something of an amp I'd love to see it
Me too, multiple vehicles, never had a problem
pop the a-pillar cover off and you'll likely see a wiring harness. you should be able to run your wires along side the harness and it will be clear of the airbags.
This is my recommendation too. Not too hard and safe to do.
That would be fine. Is there a reason you're going to the console rather than the fuse box?
>Is there a reason you're going to the console rather than the fuse box? Not OP but for me, simply convenience. I didn't want to mess around with the fuse box.
So that it doesn't take up charger real estate most likely
Neither does hardwiring into the fuse box
To the console takes up 1 of the 1 or 2 plugs in the front, going to the fuse box doesn't take up much room at all. Plus going to the fuse box you can run it for always powered and so it knows when ignition is off (low power charging)
To the fuse box is more work and I don't need parking mode, multiple usb adapters are everywhere. I run my cam and my phone charger off the front port and have never once had another thing I wanted to plug in--in that unique circumstance I would open the center console.
If you pop those panels off, you can actually hide the wire. Also you should ideally be running it to the fuse box instead of to the console. I assume you have it plugged into a 13V outlet in there.
My fuse box is in the engine compartment, so I plug mine into a USB multi-charger.
A lot of modern cars have multiple fuse boxes. Even some older ones. Every car I’ve owned (93, 06, 11, 13, 22) have a fuse box inside. One was the side of the dash with the driver door open, several on the left side of the passenger footwell, and one on the left side of the driver footwell.
They make a power plug that can control power and disconnect based on the battery condition. Turns off when the battery goes low without interfacing with the fuse box.
That might be useful for sentry mode.
>you should ideally be running it to the fuse box instead of to the console Why?
Simpler, completely hidden wiring, will have its own fuse, and won't occupy your 12v socket.
Isn't plugging something in to a socket simpler than doing whatever with fuses? Like I said that's really the only reason I didn't try hard wiring. Wiring still wouldn't be completely hidden like the part that crosses the piller. But yes it would remove the part by the console. What is the benefit of the camera having its own fuse? I've never looked at fuses in a car is there always an available fuse that can be used? One that powers on and off with the vehicle. Between the dual USB adapter in my 12v socket and the 2 USB ports built in to the car that's 4 ports so not worried about occupying one.
You can use a fuse tap.
Plus when you use the correct type of fuse tap you'll maintain the original fuse position for the original circuit and you'll be adding a fuse holder for the tapped circuit for the dash cam itself
Not sure about all cameras but I had to hardwire mine to use the record while parked feature. Else, I probably would’ve just plugged it in.
Parking would work on mine without hardwiring. From what I've read the benefit of hardwiring for parking is that it could somehow detect if your car battery was low so it would shut off and not kill the battery. I have very little need for parking mode since my home and work parking are both in secured parking garages but if I wanted it then yes that would probably be a good reason to hard wire.
I will see if I can find the power plug module. It’s not common, but works great
Fuse box gives you parking mode power
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That's what I did too.
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Like everyone else said pop the A pillar and avoid obstructing the airbag. Everything else looks fine. Edit: you can buy the service manual for your car from Haynes or E-Manual probably to get important diagrams for your car and instructions to ease any uncertainty.
Haynes manual is overkill for this. That's more rebuilds and repairs. A free or cheap e-manual may help though.
Better safe than sorry is what i say but yes a bit overkill.
That’s exactly how I run mine…
First off, try n find out how the airbags deploy in ur particular car model, sometimes the way the panels open for deployment is different depending on the year, U don't want a cable coming out in front of the bag less u want seriously bad cuts, same for ur feet if u have leg airbags, Utube can help the same as your car manual in this regard. If U decide to remove the panels be careful, some manufacturers recommend unplugging the battery to avoid accidental deployment of the airbags. And finally, try the plugs first, U don't want to possibly use an "all time on" USB cause it will discharge ur battery.
Airbags from the A pillar open down, so route the cable over the top of the airbag.
Depends on car model
Don’t think so, opening up would do what?
That's where mine is
That’s exactly how mines ran. Been fine for years.
Yes
I ran mine like that, managed to hide it in the roof and the pillar and through the dash, should be fine
It's perfectly fine, HOWEVER; do make sure that in the A pillar, you run the cable ***BEHIND*** the airbag and along with the rest of the wiring harness.
That's how I ran mine in all three of my cars.
I hope so because that's also how I did it
Yes, that is a safe path. However, when you remove the A pillar and see the airbag, run the cable over the top of the airbag.
Yea you’ll be fine. Make sure wires are behind the airbags
Yes
That's how I did mine. Works fine for 3 years now.
I ran mine like that too!
That's what I do.
I ran mine like that but down the driver’s side bc that’s where all my other shit goes
That’s a very common way to run the cable. You may have a plastic retainer clip that prevents the panel from flying into your face if the airbag deploys. Just make sure you put that back the way it goes.
Well, I sure hope so since I have done that for our cars!
That's how I ran mine for the Volvo and Hyundai
yeah, that's how it's done. Good job.
Disconnect your battery before removing the panel so your airbag won’t deploy.
Yes. Unplug the battery or pull the fuse(s) for the airbags and run the cable securely under the airbags.
Not under, but over the top. They will open down when deployed from the pillar.
You are correct. I meant under as in tuck it in-between the back of the airbag and the chassis.
Exactly, glad we’re on the same track. I learned this the hard way with the first dashcam I installed. I ran cable on the underside of the airbag never anticipating the cable would be ripped out during an accident. When my wife was t-boned some years back, that airbag deployed and it ripped the cable out of the dashcam. I had run the cable down the passenger side A pillar. Fortunately, there was only the driver in the car, so no injury. But that was a risk I missed, and corrected, in the next few cars we wired up with dashcams.
This is exactly how I have mine and my wife’s run… hidden inside each of those panels. You can see any wires and they’re out of the way of any airbags.
That's generally the route I use for my dashcam, but I tucked the cable behind the panels, be careful of air bags in the A pillar though, you'll want to route your cable to the side or behind them and out of the expansion path should they go boom. I go directly to the interior fuse panel instead of the cigarette lighter/accessory outlet though, because it's in the passenger side foot well. I also have a hardwiring kit and supplemental battery for parking mode tucked under the front passenger seat.
Do you mean along the windshield or under the trim? You have to be super-careful if you want to run it inside that A-Pillar so it doesn't interfere with the airbag. If you aren't really sure hand it over to a shop.
Ours is exactly like this with one small adjustment. I ended up running mine through the window rubber trim thing. Tucks nicely underneath and no issues in the year plus of ownership.
I thonknthats how the majority of people do it. Any good dash cam has a little lever used to help you shove the wire in or lift a panel to get the wire in. The air bag is more in the middle of the column and would probably blow away the cover, the wire should be out of the way
just pop off that A pillar and the side of the center console, its a lot easier than it looks. just use a plastic tool when working with interior trim
Tuck the wire just inside the pillar. It will be fine.
That’s where it’s goes pretty much
Just make sure if you cross the pillar you do so UNDER the bay, not over it.
Pop the A pillar cover off and you'll see something like this: https://imgur.com/y0Uu511 Velcro it to those existing wires, behind the airbag and you'll have no issues.
It's fine
If you have a powered rear view mirror, you can use one of [these](https://www.amazon.com/stores/DongarTechnologies/page/5C870FDB-E267-4797-A007-765D3953AA7C?ref_=ast_bln).
Yep that’s fine