21:st-Mar-2018, 13:18:59
(19:th-Mar-2018, 10:18:50)rlievens Wrote: Hi all,
So I wanted a dashcam for a long time now, but I never wanted it to be in my sight and block my sight even more (the Astra already has pour visibility). But I got a dashcam for free which I modified so the camera can be separated from the little screen and housing.
I want to attach the camera itself directly over my automatic high beam assist camera (which I don't use because it's not so good). There it has a perfect view of the road ahead.
The screen itself will pop out behind/next to/above my rear view mirror.
No problem here.
BUT I was looking for a good power source, where I don't have to pull a way a ton of trims. I got a small 12v to 5v usb mini power brick which I can tuck away where I want.
Was planning to take power from the roof curtesy lights. Actually was about to tap into the correct wires when I thought of something.. These wires are allways live? Even if you turn of the ignition and lock the car, the lights stay on if you have turned them on.
- Do the wires stay live untill the battery is drained? Or do they turn off after ... minutes?
- Do you know of another 12v wire I can cafely tap into that is up there?
Need a solution :( I don't want to run a wire all the way to the cigarette lighter in the center console. Thanks.
I’m not sure if I’m 100% correct on this and maybe someone could back me up but if your car has the little ambient light in the courtesy light I’m sure you can take the feed from there. But like I say could do with someone else confirming this
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