Hardwire Power for Dashcam

[Martial Fartist]

Hardwired the Dashcam today.
Had reached out to dongar and they told me they don’t have a model compatible with JL.

I don’t want to run an adapter to the battery and mess with fuses so I tapped into the power in my rearview mirror. I don’t have adaptive cruise, just a regular mirror.

Here’s what I used. It was a little tricky but it works and the wires are hidden away.

Hope this helps if you are trying to power your Dashcam.


https://a.co/d/aVYVayo

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[DavidArmen]

Nice! I have the auxiliary switches which come with a battery tap and an ignition tap in addition to the four taps for the auxillery buttons under the passenger footwell so I tapped into the ignition wire since I want it to only record when the Jeep is running.
Also, my dashcam required a basic 12v power input, not a 5V USB input, so that made it a little easier.

 

[Martial Fartist]

Nice! I have the auxiliary switches which come with a battery tap and an ignition tap in addition to the four taps for the auxillery buttons under the passenger footwell so I tapped into the ignition wire since I want it to only record when the Jeep is running.
Also, my dashcam required a basic 12v power input, not a 5V USB input, so that made it a little easier.

I was going to tap into that (and still might depending on if this adapter lasts) but since I need the 5 volts I didn’t want to mess with cable management of the other hardwire adapters.

 

[dsgrey]

Nice. I did run my wiring to the battery and it's not hard at all. Yes, tapping into a local power source is much easier.

 

[wanderer]

Right now i am plugged into the cigarette loghter but i want to hard wire to an appropriate source Should i go to a fuse or direct to the battery? Pics please and thanks

 

[DEV1ST8R]

Hardwired the Dashcam today.
Had reached out to dongar and they told me they don’t have a model compatible with JL.

I don’t want to run an adapter to the battery and mess with fuses so I tapped into the power in my rearview mirror. I don’t have adaptive cruise, just a regular mirror.

Here’s what I used. It was a little tricky but it works and the wires are hidden away.

Hope this helps if you are trying to power your Dashcam.


https://a.co/d/aVYVayo

Were you really able to just push the ends into a wiring harness? Any pics by chance?

 

[Martial Fartist]

Sorry for the late reply. Best I can grab quickly.

 

[DEV1ST8R]

Looks good - nice and clean! I'm gonna give this a shot, hopefully this weekend.

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