Hardwiring to a Mondeo, with pictures.

[carguy143]

Hi,

Not sure where to post this but seeing as the Mondeo MK4 (UK, often referred to as a MK3 elsewhere) is a pretty common car I thought this would be useful.

Generally, hard wiring something usually requires access to a switched live, a permanent live and a ground. Most commonly, these can be found near the stereo however the Mondeo doesn't have a switched live stereo.

Using a multimeter I was able to work out which fuses are permanent live, which go off after 15 minutes and which circuits go off with the ignition. I then connected to the fuses most suited to my dash cam as per the attached image. On my car, fuse 5 was not used but is a switched live. Fuse 6 is a permanent live. For the ground, I attached to a metallic part of the dashboard.

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[carguy143]

As for running the cables, it's easy enough to run them up by just tucking them behind the door seals. The hardest was the rear camera as I chose to mount it on the rear window.

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