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Wiring a dashcam - e89 specific

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by Stuartt » Fri Mar 22, 2019 8:24 pm

Hi any recommendations on dash cams, just after so thing with a small footprint that can just sit there and get on with it.

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Post by mcbutler » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:15 pm

Dude just buy from Halfords for the fitted price, only takes them half an hour and they do a cracking job.
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Post by PHILGZ4 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:34 am

greg81 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:00 pm Co
PHILGZ4 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:34 pm
greg81 wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:19 pm All done. For anyone else who might read this I tapped into fuse 8 which is for the the cigratte lighter. Camera comes on with the ignition now.

Thanks again for the advice, and yes that fuse box is a massive ballache to shifty around!!
Got sick of the Halfords stupidity so i have bought the hardwire kit, micro piggyback fuse so i am going to attempt the install tomorrow. just to double check that if i use fuse 8 this is the one for when i turn the ignition on/off?. Was it easy to do?. Dont want to blow up anything!!!. thanks.phil
Correct, fuse 8 is for the cigarette lighter so on/off with ignition.

Unfortunately the hardest part of the whole process was wrangling the fusebox. It's in a terrible position and i found it really hard to get in and out

Good luck!
See what you meant about the fuse box!. This may sound stupid but does the cigarette lighter have power at all times?. i tried the the Cig lighter attachment first and even with the ignition off the dash cam stayed on?. dont want to hardwire it and it drains my battery?, thanks.

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Post by Beeacon » Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:35 pm

Fuse 8 - cig lighter is only on with ignition. The footwell lighting fuse is always live.
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Post by greg81 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:38 pm

Dashcam running on battery?

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Post by step_change » Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:29 pm

greg81 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:38 pm Dashcam running on battery?
That'll be fun when you get home to the airport from being away for the week, to find the battery flat.
I always come off of a switched live - i.e. fuse 8 in the Z4.
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Post by greg81 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:31 pm

step_change wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:29 pm
greg81 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:38 pm Dashcam running on battery?
That'll be fun when you get home to the airport from being away for the week, to find the battery flat.
I always come off of a switched live - i.e. fuse 8 in the Z4.
That was in response to poster asking why it was still on after ignition off on fuse 8 - internal dashcam battery

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Post by AnubisZed » Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:04 pm

PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:34 am See what you meant about the fuse box!. This may sound stupid but does the cigarette lighter have power at all times?. i tried the the Cig lighter attachment first and even with the ignition off the dash cam stayed on?. dont want to hardwire it and it drains my battery?, thanks.
The cigar lighter socket on the e89 is only fed via the ignition.
As above use Fuse 8 for the dashcam normal power and if you have parking guard then wire that to fuse 77.

My cam with the Parking Guard is voltage dependent (you can set this via the Parking Guard box), thus if it's parked for some time and the battery level gets too low then it'll shut itself down. Certainly the way mine works is that it'll be on all the time but in low power mode and be recording in timelapse mode until it detects a bump then it'll save the footage properly.
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Post by PHILGZ4 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:41 pm

AnubisZed wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:04 pm
PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:34 am See what you meant about the fuse box!. This may sound stupid but does the cigarette lighter have power at all times?. i tried the the Cig lighter attachment first and even with the ignition off the dash cam stayed on?. dont want to hardwire it and it drains my battery?, thanks.
The cigar lighter socket on the e89 is only fed via the ignition.
As above use Fuse 8 for the dashcam normal power and if you have parking guard then wire that to fuse 77.

My cam with the Parking Guard is voltage dependent (you can set this via the Parking Guard box), thus if it's parked for some time and the battery level gets too low then it'll shut itself down. Certainly the way mine works is that it'll be on all the time but in low power mode and be recording in timelapse mode until it detects a bump then it'll save the footage properly.
Thanks for that. I also just noticed this was a feed for the E89. i have a e85/86 model but think its still fuse 7 but not sure if its fed via the ignition. I emailed Nextbase and they mentioned the parking guard and will cut off.

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Post by AnubisZed » Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:49 pm

PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:41 pm
AnubisZed wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:04 pm
PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:34 am See what you meant about the fuse box!. This may sound stupid but does the cigarette lighter have power at all times?. i tried the the Cig lighter attachment first and even with the ignition off the dash cam stayed on?. dont want to hardwire it and it drains my battery?, thanks.
The cigar lighter socket on the e89 is only fed via the ignition.
As above use Fuse 8 for the dashcam normal power and if you have parking guard then wire that to fuse 77.

My cam with the Parking Guard is voltage dependent (you can set this via the Parking Guard box), thus if it's parked for some time and the battery level gets too low then it'll shut itself down. Certainly the way mine works is that it'll be on all the time but in low power mode and be recording in timelapse mode until it detects a bump then it'll save the footage properly.
Thanks for that. I also just noticed this was a feed for the E89. i have a e85/86 model but think its still fuse 7 but not sure if its fed via the ignition. I emailed Nextbase and they mentioned the parking guard and will cut off.
On the e85 the cigar lighter is live all the time.
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Post by PHILGZ4 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:53 pm

AnubisZed wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:49 pm
PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:41 pm
AnubisZed wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:04 pm The cigar lighter socket on the e89 is only fed via the ignition.
As above use Fuse 8 for the dashcam normal power and if you have parking guard then wire that to fuse 77.

My cam with the Parking Guard is voltage dependent (you can set this via the Parking Guard box), thus if it's parked for some time and the battery level gets too low then it'll shut itself down. Certainly the way mine works is that it'll be on all the time but in low power mode and be recording in timelapse mode until it detects a bump then it'll save the footage properly.
Thanks for that. I also just noticed this was a feed for the E89. i have a e85/86 model but think its still fuse 7 but not sure if its fed via the ignition. I emailed Nextbase and they mentioned the parking guard and will cut off.
On the e85 the cigar lighter is live all the time.
which fuse would you say is best?

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Post by AnubisZed » Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:35 pm

PHILGZ4 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:53 pm which fuse would you say is best?
Take a look at the 12th post on this thread, it should help you....
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=104224&hilit=Bluetooth&start=15
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Post by PHILGZ4 » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:50 pm

Great, thanks for the link and wiki attempt this at the weekend

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Post by Silverstar » Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:56 am

Beeacon wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:15 pm Phil,

I went through this same issue just after Christmas, on the thread below I've said which fuses I use. They have worked great for me so far.

Fuse 8 - Cigarette lighter - on w/ ignition
Fuse 77 - Interior lighting - Always on

VIOFO A129 Duo dashcam with parking guard 3 wire hardwire kit (switches from full recording down to low-frame rate recording when ignition is off).

viewtopic.php?f=46&t=111268

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I have just ordered the Viofo dash cam and about to order the hardwire kit, but what type of wire fuse tap do I need? What type of fuses are fuse numbers 8 and 77, micro or mini? or something else? anyone remember?
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Post by Beeacon » Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:47 pm

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