Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 672
Dash Cam, which fuses?
Installing a dash cam (front and rear) with parking mode so need a switched live as well as permanent.
I read one thread using fuse 23 but I don't have one. Also all the empty fuse slots have nothing in them to connect into so have to use an existing fuse. The low current draw is not likely to overload anything so once I have sorted which side is live I will use 2 piggyback fuse holders.A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
12th Dec 2023 5:05 pm
RRUK Site Supporter
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 674
When I fitted my Nextbase I didn’t go for parking mode so just picked a fuse that stayed live when the eco stop start kicks in. I can’t recall which one but I tested it when out driving- pull up to traffic lights, engine stops- see what’s still running and has power!1998 Defender 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
2016 Discovery 4 HSE
1982 Series 3 2.25 Petrol Hard top- Oscar, as featured in Classic Land Rover Magazine for 7 months
13th Dec 2023 7:54 am
DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 971
This is how I did mine:
?si=rUOsMDJuYPqmY1n42022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
2005 Discovery 3 HSE Auto. Bought Feb 2019. 169,000 miles and counting...
2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)
Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1145
If you go across the the powerfuluk website they have a tidy bit of lead that plugs into the overhead console & you can connect the wiring to it. Turns an annoying, cable threading, back bending operation into simple, plug & play.
regards
Steve
If your model has keyless entry, the F17 fuse will work. This worked for my Nextbase with Park mode. You can then find a good earth. My D4 is a 2015.Craig.
Member Since: 10 Dec 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 89
Re: Dash Cam, which fuses?
HairyFool wrote:
Installing a dash cam (front and rear)
Which one have you gone for? It’s a minefield!
20th Dec 2023 3:25 pm
DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 971
Nextbase 522gw is a great product, it has an integrated front camera and then options for a rear-looking interior camera and a separate boot mounted rear camera.
The App is good too, easy to download stuff.2022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
2005 Discovery 3 HSE Auto. Bought Feb 2019. 169,000 miles and counting...
2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 672
Re: Dash Cam, which fuses?
sailingaway wrote:
HairyFool wrote:
Installing a dash cam (front and rear)
Which one have you gone for? It’s a minefield!
Using my twisted logic I went for the two fuses for the trailer DC feeds AKA Battery feed and ignition feed.
However jury is out until I can do some checks as the camera goes into parking mode after a time as if the car has detected no van and turns off the igition controlled feed.
I will get into it again A.S.A.P.
I also found out the top pin is the supply side so the tail from the piggyback fuse holder has to point down.A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
20th Dec 2023 8:38 pm
fp64
Member Since: 29 Jan 2024
Location: Wales
Posts: 8
I recently hardwired my camera to work on parking mode and (somehow) it works!
The fuses I jumped are the following (see attached pic for their positions):
- F42 (Driver's electric seat) as the battery supply (always on)
- F27 (Trailer side lamps) as the ACC supply.
Not sure why, but the driver's seat seems to always be powered even with the car double-locked (?) it is also quite a beefy fuse so I don't feel bad for adding on the odd amp for the camera (not happy with the hardwiring kit using 10A fuses though, the wires at the end of it are tiny! Waiting for some 1A fuses to arrive...)
Hope this helps!
Click image to enlarge
25th Feb 2024 10:25 pm
z1234567890
Member Since: 30 Nov 2015
Location: Dubai
Posts: 165
following this topic
27th Mar 2024 1:01 am
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 672
I used the trailer permanent 12v as we know it is permanently on as some use it to charge the battery with the car locked up.
If you fit the fuse piggy back the right way round the extra current for the camera doesn’t go through the original fuse. My camera uses more than an amp when in full recording mode. I was considering turning off the parked recorder mode when idle on the drive as it is covered by cctv.A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
(not happy with the hardwiring kit using 10A fuses though, the wires at the end of it are tiny! Waiting for some 1A fuses to arrive...)
