Tips for wiring a dash cam?

[AngryRams]

Bought a rexing v1p and the hardwired kit.... It has a fuse, is there any fuse compartments within the cab of truck?

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[Ramm5.7]

No. Does it require a full time hot or switched hot? Lots of places to tap power,( usb, charging plug, homelink etc)

 

[AngryRams]

No. Does it require a full time hot or switched hot? Lots of places to tap power,( usb, charging plug, homelink etc)

Well the power lead is literally wired into a fuse...

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With that said... If it's safe to remove the fuse I'll tap into my radio power and ground since i need to remove it anyways to install the Sirius tuner ..

 

[Ramm5.7]

Must be wanting full time, maybe for after hours recording? Run it through clutch delete plate?

 

[AngryRams]

Must be wanting full time, maybe for after hours recording? Run it through clutch delete plate?

No idea what that is

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[Ramm5.7]

No idea what that is

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I was looking for a pic of mine with wiring thru it but must of deleted it. It's a blank plate below the brake master that has nuts inside under dash.

 

[AngryRams]

I was looking for a pic of mine with wiring thru it but must of deleted it. It's a blank plate below the brake master that has nuts inside under dash.

Probably gonna require some modding... Maybe I'll tap into radio power and ground.

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[Ramm5.7]

Thats what I was thinking in my first response. Lots of power in cab, just leave fuse in dashcam feed

 

[AngryRams]

I forgot... I'll just use the same passthrough that my amp is ran through.. easy... Just not gonna do it right now. Knee is a mess and I'm in no shape to be dealing with expensive electronics

Thats what I was thinking in my first response. Lots of power in cab, just leave fuse in dashcam feed

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[EagleChief]

I wired mine into my overhead console. I have a sliding rear window, so that's what I used to get my switched power.


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[rotwiler]

Wired mine to sliding rear window power also. Took me like 20 minutes total to wire up with quick connects. But only works when ignition is turned on btw.

 

[AngryRams]

I wired mine into my overhead console. I have a sliding rear window, so that's what I used to get my switched power.


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Oooo good idea... Lkl

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[EagleChief]

It does only come on when the truck is on, but my camera has a back up battery that holds a small charge in case something happens while the truck is off.

It will has a G-shock sensor. If there is a big enough "bump" it will start recording and save the footage automatically. I think a majority of the cameras do this anymore... at least the ones I looked at.

 

[AngryRams]

Got the two wires ran into the fuse compartment... But after a quick glance, I do not see anywhere that this fuse will fit.. it's a yellow 15a fuse, standard size... The ones that are in the truck appear to be small

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[JB1]

Get some of these mini taps and plug it right in

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...ryId=&returnUnitIndices=&shipmentId=D0J1HPbNB

 

[AngryRams]

Get some of these mini taps and plug it right in

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...ryId=&returnUnitIndices=&shipmentId=D0J1HPbNB

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Nifty!

I tapped into the radio power and ground.

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[AngryRams]

Get some of these mini taps and plug it right in

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...ryId=&returnUnitIndices=&shipmentId=D0J1HPbNB

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Nifty!

I tapped into the radio power and ground.

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I still need to clean off the sticky pad leftover crap. But it's pretty humid out right now.

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[EagleChief]

I believe there is also a fuse panel on the passenger side of the dash, below and behind the glovebox. I remember watching an install video on wiring into that. But, that may have been another brand of truck... I can't remember now.


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[dearchristopher]

Just for what it’s worth, I wired another 12v socket behind the dash, tapped into the constant 12v that’s on the dash

I have a dual USB charger plugged into it, and routed the cables to hide them. I went ahead and plugged the dash cam in via the hidden USB, this seems like it was the lowest impact “hard wire”. bonus cause I gained a spare USB behind the dash, routed it to the glove box, and have a 20,000mah powerbank on trickle charge all the time


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[AngryRams]

Ffs... I feel like I went overboard... I bought a 64gb card lol..

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