Ram 2500 Cabin/Interior fuse for dash cam? Is there one?

[Zoe Saldana]

I'm trying to install a dash cam with parking sensor. That needs to be connected with a fuse. (I am currently using the 12V plug but that doesn't allow for the use of the parking function.

Is there any fuse inside the cabin or interior?

I paid $17. for the kit before I knew there wasn't a fuse panel inside the truck.

Thanks

 

[Curmudgeon]

I recently went searching for the same thing, for the same reason. Different trucks, though. Mine is 2014, 1500 Laramie, but maybe this will work.

I found an interior fuse panel by searching Google, then youtube. In my truck there is a panel between the steering wheel and OBD2 port, behind the "knee panel".
There are 2 7mm screws to remove, then pop the panel off by pulling down, first one side then the other. Looks like pretty easy access from there but almost impossible from just reaching up underneath because the top of the fuse panel faces up.

 

[Zoe Saldana]

Thanks, I saw those videos.
I look up there without taking off the panels and didn't see anything.

I'll take off panel and look.

 

[Curmudgeon]

I searched through Google and YouTube myself and every link ended up pointing to a 1500 instead of a 2500. The links that did point to a 2500 only referenced the IPM/TIPM under the hood. Frustrating. I'm a little surprised that the 1500 and 2500, especially when both are 4th gen, don't have this in common. A lot of the electronics seem to be very similar.
Looking from underneath, the fuse panel is black and very small compared to the much larger unit under the hood. Hopefully you will find it behind the knee panel.

 

[Zoe Saldana]

I looked.

No cabin fuse box under the kick panel.

 

[js12278]

Why not just run the power cable kit out to the TIPM under the hood?
I’m running a Rove dash cam using their hardwire kit. Brain box under driver side dash and pulled the three wires out to the TIPM through the firewall. Ezpz