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Post by Roryb1985 » Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:59 am

Morning all, I am wanting to hardwire my dash cam in but don’t know which fuse to piggy back it from. Anyone know?

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Post by StuBeeDoo » Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:16 am

I did mine from one of the ones that's powered-up with the ignition. But it was 5 years ago now, so I can't remember. TBH I can't even remember, now, which fusebox. :o
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Post by sapphireblack » Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:56 am

Roryb1985 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:59 am Morning all, I am wanting to hardwire my dash cam in but don’t know which fuse to piggy back it from. Anyone know?
If you use one of the piggy back type leads with its own fuse, you can use any of the existing 😉 Live or switched live as you prefer.

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Post by X5Sport » Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:54 pm

I’ve got mine powered from the 12V socket fuse as these are a switched live on the X6.
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Post by Roryb1985 » Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:58 pm

Lovely thanks for the help guys much appreciate

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Post by Leslie » Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:15 pm

Mine is from the 12v socket in the centre console as well on my e70 , the wire runs behind the wood trim on drivers side of centre armrest

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Post by Lobster Pot » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:48 pm

Mines on permanent live with parking sensor turned on and it turns off after a few min of no movement so if anyone hits it while parked it auto turns on and records without the permanent live the battery don’t last long

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Post by Alan Gunn » Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:16 am

Did mine from the vanity light above the sun visor.

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Post by lezmtaylor » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:22 am

I did mine same as Alan.

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Post by Lyons » Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:26 pm

X5Sport wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:54 pm I’ve got mine powered from the 12V socket fuse as these are a switched live on the X6.
Which fuse box?

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Post by X5Sport » Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:18 pm

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Post by Lyons » Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:43 pm

Splendid. Any idea what slot it was?

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Post by X5Sport » Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:09 pm

I’ve now moved it and tapped off the cigar lighter feed when I replaced the Roadhawk 2 with a Nextbase 622GW (needs a bit more power). You can get to it by removing the trim above the pedals (4 screws) and you can see a screw that holds the transmission tunnel side trim at the forward end. Remove the screw and carefully slide the trim forwards. The 12V socket feed is Green with a Red tracer on mine. The power supply for the Nextbase is just resting in the trim above the pedals.
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Post by Lyons » Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:49 am

Found the fuse box fairly easily yesterday and connected off the back of the 12v cigarette lighter fuse. However, when the ignition was turned on the dashcam stopped charging. And as soon as I turned the ignition off, it started charging again. It still shut down completely after a few minutes when the car was locked, as you’d expect. But the cigarette lighter continued to function correctly (charge a device when the car was on). I can’t get my head round why the dashcam would behave like this- I don’t believe it’s the fuse chosen.

Any suggestions?!

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Post by X5Sport » Sun Jun 11, 2023 9:04 am

Weird! Fuses 36 & 37 should provide power - both show as 20A fuses?

Worth checking the power where it connects to the camera unit to see what it’s doing. What Dashcam have you got?
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