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How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:13 pm
by TR4man
I used these instructions a couple of months ago, it was so easy that I'm sure you can do the install even without the photos and just by following the script.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:32 pm
by Number5
Sorry - If i get chance tomorrow i'll re-insert them as attachments
Alsn
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:28 pm
by Number5
Gee wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:57 pm
Darn photobucket! I don't suppose anybody was able to rescue a copy of the guide and pictures before the hosting went down?
I've now added as many pics back in as I can, as attachments. However 10 is the maximum I can add, so I have a had to lose 1 or 2.
I hope that helps, especially identifying the wire you need to connect into.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:09 pm
by ronk
Has anybody hard wired a dash cam on a E89 please ?
I'm told by a techie at a BMW Dealership, that the approved method they use goes back to the ciggie lighter socket?
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:10 am
by AndyO
I've got my E89 booked in for a dashcam hard wire this morning at a local Auto Electrician. He did a great job on my 320i a couple of years ago. I'll let you know how it goes.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:20 am
by jamie_z4
ronk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:09 pm
Has anybody hard wired a dash cam on a E89 please ?
I'm told by a techie at a BMW Dealership, that the approved method they use goes back to the ciggie lighter socket?
yes, it does as on the e89 the fag lighter is ignition live, not permanent live like the e85/86
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:23 am
by markeg
@Ronk - You could use a piggy-back fuse if you don't want to go back to the cigarette lighter. It's the option I used when wiring one into my son's Fiesta.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:42 am
by ronk
I think that's the best idea.
I'm unsure how to remove the trim from the A pillar and as the car is less than a year old l dont fancy wrecking a bit with brute force and ignorance !
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:05 pm
by obewan
ronk wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:42 am
I think that's the best idea.
I'm unsure how to remove the trim from the A pillar and as the car is less than a year old l dont fancy wrecking a bit with brute force and ignorance !
Hi ronk - I routed my cable behind the A pillar - there was enough of a gap to push it behind and out of sight
thread here with pics
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=93149
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:17 pm
by Number5
I've done it on a 2011 5 series which is probably the same colour coding as a 2011 E89 and I think it was a green/white wire you needed, but otherwise exactly the same method and principle as the E85 above
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:02 pm
by AndyO
Just had mine hard wired this morning by a local Auto Electrician for £60. He said he managed to connect it to an ignition wire in the roof, so was relatively easy. I went for the Roadhawk DC-2. Its working fine, when the ignition is switched on the Roadhawk turns itself on (red light) then a minute later the GPS is on (green light). And switches itself off when I turn the ignition off.
Perfect.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:43 pm
by ronk
Did the fella use scotchlocks ?
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:05 am
by AndyO
ronk wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:43 pm
Did the fella use scotchlocks ?
Yep
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:36 am
by Kit
Liam-O wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:40 am
So I went to hardwire my dash cam this evening and couldn't find the rain sensor cable. I decided to "hunt" for it by stripping back the trim and A pillars and then the cup holder/vent looking for the Violet&White cable but no luck. Mines a prefacelift with loom parts missing (like the loom for the cruise control). Multimeter confirms no other switched lives up in there
So can anyone confirm where I can find a switch live as close as possible?
Just ordered a dash cam off eBay £9 but its 12V powered so no 12V to 5V bits and this guide was just what I need, and at £9 what do I have to lose. Its not got a screen so it uses your smart phone to set up and view, and this makes it small will post when fitted with pics.
How to Wire in a Dash Cam
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:24 am
by ronk
obewan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:05 pm
ronk wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:42 am
I think that's the best idea.
I'm unsure how to remove the trim from the A pillar and as the car is less than a year old l dont fancy wrecking a bit with brute force and ignorance !
Hi ronk - I routed my cable behind the A pillar - there was enough of a gap to push it behind and out of sight
thread here with pics
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=93149
Thanks for the prompt
