So I followed @TheProfit for tapping the power of the mirror which you could go over here to see his write up. In his post it was just for a radar detector but not a dash camera so I figured id throw in my DIY.
First I got a mini USB DC to DC 12 converter to able to directly hook up the dash camera without having to route a wire from the fuse box. Ive used a connection like this on several of my vehicles over wiring directly to the fuse box
I already had the Mirror tap to phone style connection for my Escort so I combined them by making my own tap style connection from a 2 prong butt connector by snipping the center, folding it over and grinding it down to a point and pulling the plastic off as shown below. No need to spend $20 on a pre-made cord setup when you can do it for less than a penny
I heat shrunk and crimped them together and placed them into the back of the plug. I chose to go on the other side of the power block but still followed the same pins 1 and 3. (blue with a pink stripe for + and black for - )
After plugging in the taps I zip tied the plugs to the exsiting wiring to prevent the plugs from backing out on accident and double sided taped the DC - DC converter to a void inside the plastic shroud. Put the plastic shroud back while routing the wiring out the front and plug in your stuff!
First I got a mini USB DC to DC 12 converter to able to directly hook up the dash camera without having to route a wire from the fuse box. Ive used a connection like this on several of my vehicles over wiring directly to the fuse box
I already had the Mirror tap to phone style connection for my Escort so I combined them by making my own tap style connection from a 2 prong butt connector by snipping the center, folding it over and grinding it down to a point and pulling the plastic off as shown below. No need to spend $20 on a pre-made cord setup when you can do it for less than a penny
I heat shrunk and crimped them together and placed them into the back of the plug. I chose to go on the other side of the power block but still followed the same pins 1 and 3. (blue with a pink stripe for + and black for - )
After plugging in the taps I zip tied the plugs to the exsiting wiring to prevent the plugs from backing out on accident and double sided taped the DC - DC converter to a void inside the plastic shroud. Put the plastic shroud back while routing the wiring out the front and plug in your stuff!
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