ilbass2309
New Member
Honest admission at the outset, I am not someone who has done a lot of DIY - in many ways, hardwiring my dashcam is my first project simply because I want to be more handy/practical/DIYish and have to start somewhere. Sorry if this is long! I've been through loads of videos and guides online and feel that I think I know what to do. But I have a nagging self doubt, and thought I'd put past my way of hardwiring the dashcam across to you wizz kids on here. I have a Viofo hardwire kit and the Viofo fusetaps (they are appropriate for my car), and the car is a 09 i10. I've already stuck the dash-cams and they are running on the usb socket power now. Here is my plan for the hardwire:
Does this make sense to you? Am I missing something in this plan? Thanks so much for your time and patience
- Identify an ACC fuse, which switches on when the car switches on, and a Battery fuse, which is always on regardless. I'll use the multimeter to check for both - for the Battery or permanent one, I plan to switch off the car, lock myself in it for about 15 minutes, and then start checking. Is this fine? have some spare fuses, and I may actually try and piggyback on those connections for ACC/Battery if they are connected and working.
- Get my hardwire kit and crimp the red and yellow wire to the fuse taps. Am I right in understand that this image is the correct way the fuse tap is - especially with the live side on the viewer's left? I've got a crimping tool, so I'll slide the wire in, press it hard, and add some insulation tape just to be sure.
- For the ACC and Battery connections, take the existing fuse out and place it in the lower part of the fuse tap. SHOULD I DO THIS EVEN IF A "SPARE FUSE" IS OCCUPYING THAT EXISTING CONNECTION? Am I right in understanding that the fuse itself has no right or wrong way, it is the fuse tap that has a load and draw end?
- If I understand correctly, the existing fuse should have a higher amperage than the dashcam fuse which is 5A. Then, ensuring that the live side is placed in the live connection, insert both the Battery and ACC fuse taps into their connections.
- Take the ground connection and attach it to the closest bolt or peice of metal within the fuse box
- I don't plan to use parking mode too much, and while i have a new battery in my car, I don't want to risk it running flat. So I'll set the voltage cutoff to 12.4V. I'll secure all the wires with cable ties and stick the voltage cut off module with some double side tape. If in the future, if I plan to leave the car unused for a month (I travel for work sometimes) and I need to ever ensure that the dashcam doesn't stay on, can I just pull the wire that goes into the front dashcam module? Will that ensure that no power is drawn from the battery?
Does this make sense to you? Am I missing something in this plan? Thanks so much for your time and patience