lankyduke
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- Feb 25, 2014
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Dash Cam
- Powerucc PanoramaII
My original plan was to mount the camera onto the dash instead of the glass. I have a convenient plastic cap on the top of the Command Center which had a nice flat spot to mount onto. It also meant I could route all the wires down through the dash instead of worrying about doing it through the roof
But I did end up going with a windscreen mount. I didn't like the idea of the camera being glaringly obvious on the dash.
So I stuck the mount (the flush sitting mount, not the suction cup type). I used Clingtape Ultra Bond removable strips . Each strip is meant to hold 2kg so should be strong enough. If it fails I'm going to use some aquarium silicone to secure it.
So tucked up into the roof liner, there's a bit of a cavity that you can easily pull down and get access to.
Down to the A-pillar, and just tucked into the top lip. I originally wanted it to go down through the pillar but I have airbags in there. I found the rubber door seal to be a good channel to route into
With the door open, pop out the dash end-cap and thread down
(just remember to secure the cap back in place before you shut the door :doh bent one of the clips already)
And down into the fuse box
For any Australians reading, I used a Jaycar fuse tap (http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SF5125) to wire in my Lukas PK-290 battery prevention device. The fuse taps used a much thicker gauge wire compared the Lukas wiring, so I didn't use the included crimp terminal. I stripped the ends of each and soldered them together.
Constant power was tapped into the green 30A trailer fuse, which is handy because I don't tow, and won't muck up any other important electronics.
Accessory I could only use the wiper fuse because of the way the fuse tap is designed. The bonnet release latch plastic shroud is in the way of the number 11/12/13 fuses which aren't in use in my car, unfortunately.
And finally I mounted the GPS receiver for the camera down on the passenger side of the windscreen. Again, tucking any excess cables up into the roof liner.
And the final results. View from my melon
I chose the left hand side of the mirror because that's where the main buttons are and the SD card slot are on the left, so it's the easiest access.
But I did end up going with a windscreen mount. I didn't like the idea of the camera being glaringly obvious on the dash.
So I stuck the mount (the flush sitting mount, not the suction cup type). I used Clingtape Ultra Bond removable strips . Each strip is meant to hold 2kg so should be strong enough. If it fails I'm going to use some aquarium silicone to secure it.
So tucked up into the roof liner, there's a bit of a cavity that you can easily pull down and get access to.
Down to the A-pillar, and just tucked into the top lip. I originally wanted it to go down through the pillar but I have airbags in there. I found the rubber door seal to be a good channel to route into
With the door open, pop out the dash end-cap and thread down
(just remember to secure the cap back in place before you shut the door :doh bent one of the clips already)
And down into the fuse box
For any Australians reading, I used a Jaycar fuse tap (http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SF5125) to wire in my Lukas PK-290 battery prevention device. The fuse taps used a much thicker gauge wire compared the Lukas wiring, so I didn't use the included crimp terminal. I stripped the ends of each and soldered them together.
Constant power was tapped into the green 30A trailer fuse, which is handy because I don't tow, and won't muck up any other important electronics.
Accessory I could only use the wiper fuse because of the way the fuse tap is designed. The bonnet release latch plastic shroud is in the way of the number 11/12/13 fuses which aren't in use in my car, unfortunately.
And finally I mounted the GPS receiver for the camera down on the passenger side of the windscreen. Again, tucking any excess cables up into the roof liner.
And the final results. View from my melon
I chose the left hand side of the mirror because that's where the main buttons are and the SD card slot are on the left, so it's the easiest access.