Dashcam - how to extend the 12v power lead.
Treated her ladyship to a nice new dashcam which we're delighted with except that the supplied 2m 12v power lead is about a foot shorter than it needs to be to site the camera where we'd like behind the rear view mirror. The connection to the camera looks like the old mini b usb type connector so could I just ditch the supplied cable and buy a longer extension lead of the right type? She already has a 12v phone charger socket which has a lead plus an additional full size female USB socket so would it be OK to plug the dashcam lead into this socket? Alternatively could I use something like this to extend the supplied cable?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mini-Extens...xtension+cable TIA as always. :tu: |
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Osem what hubby did for me was bought this don't know if this will be of help. What we also bought was a cigarette thing as our USB thing is in the center cubby thing. Don't know what you call these so I thought thing would do ;)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-MINI-US...item2817fca62e |
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I fitted one for a mate by cutting the cable and connecting it to the interior light which was directly behind the rear view mirror. You have to be careful where you site it though as it can be classed a Zone A obstruction of the windscreen.
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Mine sits quite happily in the gap between the visor and the roof.
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I mounted my Dashcam behind the mirror, but I can see the screen if required.
I wrap the cable around the mirror in-case the suction fails and won't set the alarm off. I then run under the roof trim around the pillar an lift the door seal and pish it in there then near the bottom I channel it so it goes under the glovebox, (mine has trim which I put it behind, then I push the cable under the bottom of the centre console, then in to a switch box I have. Took about 15mins to make it look tidy. |
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That's what hubby done once the lead came in Osem.
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I use a navigation map app called Sygic which also has a kind of dashcam built in. It will record like a dashcam and overwrite it's video every 5 minutes unless it detects a crash and will also write gps data in to the video so it can be used as evidence of being at a location too. Another nice feature is it has a Heads Up Display that you can use for night driving which projects (reflects) the directions, current speed and speed limits on to your windscreen, so no need to take eyes off the road at all. Works quite well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SifFC8pJQoE |
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Got the new cable earlier and it's done the trick nicely. The dashcam is now behind the rear view mirror and the cabling all tucked away nicely. :)
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