VisualCSharp
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I've been installing my new dashcam in my 2015 Honda Odyssey. I installed it on the passenger side of the windshield with the wire running to the passenger-side fuse box, which is at the right side of the footwell. I decided to run it passenger-side to keep the wire out of the driver's side of the car, just in case it jostles loose. Unfortunately, I cannot find a single bare metal bolt with which to ground the dashcam! There are two bolts securing the fuse box assembly but they are inaccessible to me; I'm not a mechanic so I'm hesitant to remove the assembly just to get at the bolt. There are other bolts but they are attached to what looks like painted or rust-proofed metal. Unfortunately, I don't have a grinder, metal drill, metal sander, or welding torch with which I could attach a new ground bolt.
I've completed the entire installation including cutting off the cigarette lighter adapter and exposing the black and red wires, except for the following:
FWIW I'm in the Knoxville, TN area.
I've completed the entire installation including cutting off the cigarette lighter adapter and exposing the black and red wires, except for the following:
- Stripping the black and red wires
- Crimping a ring terminal to the black wire
- Grounding the black wire ring terminal
- Crimping the red wire to the fuse tap I have
- Finding an appropriate ignition-only fuse and inserting the tap
FWIW I'm in the Knoxville, TN area.