Re: Dash cam
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 8:34 pm
No don't think so easily accessible
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Re: Dash cam
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 7:12 am
No, fuses are below the glove box and behind a small contoured slip off cover.
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:03 am
Is the bolt in the back really the only ground? I can't reach it
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:31 am
Yep, I could not get to it either. I fitted my dashcam, routed the wires and piggybacked into fuse 2, but had to get a younger more agile family member to get to that earth bolt using a socket extension and ratchet.
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:12 am
Damn now i have to buy a ratchet.
Also why is no one using Fuse #8? It's not used by anything according to the manual.
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:03 pm
If i understand correctly, you used fuse 2 for the yellow cable (battery) and fuse 15 for the red cable (accessory)? So if i don't want it permanently on, i just don't connect the red cable?pb-fr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:19 pm After a few weeks of using it I am very happy with the Garmin Mini. Almost as discrete as the Ford one, good quality image and the lack of GPS doesn't bother me. I fitted it with the Garmin Parking Mode kit, which is damn expensive for what it is, but seems good at turning off to protect the battery and easy enough to fit. I plumbed it into fuses 2 and 15 for switched and permanent 12V supplies respectively. Now I just need to fix the wire into the roof liner properly (huge gap) and where it runs round the block behind the rear view mirror.
The biggest downside is that the park mode doesn't stay on very long after stopping - ok for shorter trips to the shops, but won't do a whole day (or probably even half a day) on the car park at work.IMG_0567.jpg
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:45 am
Mines just plugged into the 12v socket. Works great and very very little wire showing.
Good little camera. I think I paid around £30 for it last summer though. Comes with rear camera option too but I found that too tricky to fit.
Good little camera. I think I paid around £30 for it last summer though. Comes with rear camera option too but I found that too tricky to fit.
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:28 am
bdcp wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:03 pmIf i understand correctly, you used fuse 2 for the yellow cable (battery) and fuse 15 for the red cable (accessory)? So if i don't want it permanently on, i just don't connect the red cable?pb-fr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:19 pm After a few weeks of using it I am very happy with the Garmin Mini. Almost as discrete as the Ford one, good quality image and the lack of GPS doesn't bother me. I fitted it with the Garmin Parking Mode kit, which is damn expensive for what it is, but seems good at turning off to protect the battery and easy enough to fit. I plumbed it into fuses 2 and 15 for switched and permanent 12V supplies respectively. Now I just need to fix the wire into the roof liner properly (huge gap) and where it runs round the block behind the rear view mirror.
The biggest downside is that the park mode doesn't stay on very long after stopping - ok for shorter trips to the shops, but won't do a whole day (or probably even half a day) on the car park at work.IMG_0567.jpg
12V Power is piggy backed off of a Fuse (F3: Parking aid module or F4: Ign Switch) and "Earth" is done from Chassis ground ( I used Fork terminal and additional nut to bolt it to the 13mm nut shown it the Pic)
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:32 am
This silver bolt here is an earth and easier to get to
Re: Dash cam
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:58 am
"Earth" is done from Chassis ground, I don't think this bolt is that.