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The wire. I wouldn't splice personally, I'd do what I've done and piggy back into the fuse with a hardwire kit, but hey we all think our own way is the best Haha
12:th-Sep-2016, 20:51:08 (This post was last modified: 12:th-Sep-2016, 20:54:03 by bhalay207.)
Haha, I would look but I'm abit lazy and can't be bothered to step outside my front door. I can give you a picture however lol
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Pft.... Who says you can't do everything on your phone. Fuse 6. Stand down @Rusty2009 and @tucpal the youngsters have managed it.
12:th-Sep-2016, 21:03:18 (This post was last modified: 12:th-Sep-2016, 21:09:04 by bhalay207.)
Oh don't be telling me that Haha. Im confident that the camera draws that little power that there won't be a problem. It's got 35a worth of fuses so fingers crossed... Touch wood it's been ok to date.
Hey now, don't mock the sponge.... I only got moaned at for a few minutes lol
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Just looking back, the nextbase hardwire kit i installed in the sister in laws car comes with 2a fuses so I'd say it's fair to assume that they don't draw much power
Cheers for the input chaps! so if be save to use fuse 6 in the front then? I'm sure I've already got that one in use though for something or other! I'll have to have a look in the morning
Oh... Can I just chop the cigarette plug off the cable then and use that or do I need to use a USB cable and chip the USB end of it at the large plug side? Or does it not matter? Lol
Do not cut the cig lighter end off the cam! They have a voltage converter that reduces the cars 12v down to 5v, you'll blow the cam if you cut the male cig end off the lead.
On my Astra I just added a 2nd female cig socket piggy backed from OEM wiring under the centre console, very easy & had no issues in the year it was done like that!
It's that simple, just scotch lock it onto the existing cig socket wiring. It'll still use the fuse for the original socket so no danger & the cam draws such little current you'll never blow anything. Jesus I've wired a three socket multi adaptor thing powering my Garmin, dash cam and a double USB with two iphone chargers and its never caused any issues lol.
Once wired in on the Astra there was enough room under the cubby hole to be able to sort of tuck it/wedge it so it doesn't move. you'll see what I mean when you remove the plastic cubby hole base/socket housing to attach the wiring.
Best of all you can remove it again when you get rid of the car with no damage as you just remove the scotch locks
Cheers for the info! I know what you mean anyway I've gone and bought one of those cigarette plugs from amazon instead as it was only a fiver with next day delivery. Also I'll a valid the scotch locks myself as they were pangs last time I used them! Connection was naff.. I'll just splice the wires into the existing power and ground wires by hand.
17:th-Sep-2016, 17:23:37 (This post was last modified: 17:th-Sep-2016, 17:27:11 by sheppy1.)
Orite guys i listened and bought one of those secondary 12v sockets. Just spliced it into the wiring for the existing one and tucked it away to the side of the centre console. It'd secured with tape too so it won't rattle around. It all works a treat!
(17:th-Sep-2016, 22:17:15)bhalay207 Wrote: I have a bit of an ocd thing when it comes to wires. I hate the fact my phone charger cable is hanging around
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See... I'm the same, I just wasn't bothered by the power cable for the dash cam for some reason. I've ever just bought a half meter power cable for my phone to replace the longer one so that there is less loose cable in the centre compartment haha
(29:th-Sep-2016, 09:02:13)tucpal Wrote: No door latch covers
Oh yeah! They've been fine mate, all stayed on, not been scratched by the doors opening and closing and were cheap from AliExpress too. Tbh I can't say I've actually looked at them since installing them! Haha. But yeah, they've been fine and worth doing if the factory has exposed catches are bugging you
Hahaha others suggested it! And Ermmm... No! I don't think I padded the correct area lol. It only started in the head liner after I messed with the wiring when installing the dash cam!
Oh and our fearless leader is doing me an LED conversion! All my centre console, roof buttons etc. All the buttons that are red basically... The colour I've gone for is purple!
So my car will have the purple buttons, ref ambient lights (that's what I currently have and don't wanna change it) and then white for the footwell lighting etc. I think it should all look good myself no clashing colours or anything
Ya think so? No one has done purple that we know of so be interesting to see how it looks! But yeah I reckon it will look nice too! Reckon it will look okay with the cluster screen, gearstick ambient light and door ambient lights still in red though?
Next mod (after I've installed the new purple led console items that Russell is sending to me) is to get tpms from the people that make my head unit here's the product
Good isn't it! I like that the built in car info app looks half decent too and that it integrates well with it. I've asked them about having the KPG changed to PSI though and they tell me it'd programmed on the TPMS control module at the factory... Unsure how that would work though! What ya think?
Aha! Yeah! I keep forgetting where you live haha. Lucky git! All the figures on that screen are wrong for me! Even KoTiX man said he probably can't even fix it lol.
Yeaahh... See, you were destined to fail at that one when you logged onto the forums hahaha
(11:th-Oct-2016, 17:07:34)opelastra Wrote: hi looks fab , are they based in china ? if so what china money do they use ( trying to convert the money to pound to see how much it is
thanks
Not bad eh! And they are but their site gives the figures in USD. It worked our at around 98GBP (£)
So! My TPMS arrived in the country on Friday... Only took 2 days to come from Singapore! But it's not due for delivery till Monday! Haha. 2 days to travel half way around the world but 3 days to travel less than 15 miles from where it's currently sitting in Manchester to my house! Ha