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Thank you for the reply and picture, no they changed it, it's a narrow one now with 2 rows of 4 (or 5 sorry I put it back together already) pins. And the connector is not on the mirror itself anymore, it's at the top of the mirror stem.
Thank you once again, yes that thread looks like the correct position for my connector as well, at the top of the mirror stem, I will try blue and black! Will report back.
Hi I'm new to the forums and wanted some advice. I'm looking to buy and install the transcend drive pro 200 in my wife's 2014 gx. Has anyone had any experience installing a dashcam in the gx. Should I tap into the rear view mirror or down the a-pillar to the fuse box? I prefer the fuse box but kind of afraid of messing with the apilar which has curtain air bags in them. Not sure if there's any room in there to just slide in a wire
WARNING: If your Camera or any other device uses a USB connection, it is rated at 4-5 volts, direct wiring it without a transformer will burn it up.
Pull the overhead console down from the front where the 2 clips are. The back side has plastic hooks that rest in place so just pull the console forward to drop it down.
Remove the 2 screws on the pillar handle and pull the cover up and out. There is plenty of room to put the wire on the back side of the airbag.
I had a separate little rubber nipple that wasn't used (it may be used for something on yours) I cut the tip off and ran a Glo-Rod through it.
I took apart a typical auxiliary to USB adapter and soldered it to the Add-A-Circuit. I wrapped it with heat shrink, but it didn't really form well with the different sizes. You may want to use electrical tape.
I used the WIP RR, this is switched and gave me some room to lay the parts in the Fusebox. I drilled a small hole in the back top of the box to run the wire through.
Left is the Lexus fuse and right is a standard mini. The Lexus fuse will not fit in the Add-A-Circuit. You may notice I am using a 7.5 and the circuit calls for a 15, I didn't know the fuse size problem and haven't gotten around to picking up a 15. I used a 3 volt for my camera with no problems so far.
If you look on the top left of the box you will see a ground? Well I couldn't get a reading with my volt meter so I went to the body.
I looked at the info on your camera and I like it. Wifi and a good price, please let us know what the recording quality is. I am not happy with mine.
Thanks
What camera do you have? I'm thinking about returning the transcent drive pro because it is on the large side which will stand out in the truck. I'm now looking at the mobius wide angle. I like the write up you did but why did you route to the hood instead of the fuses under the steering?
I am on my second rear view mirror camera now. I also don't like to have the camera obvious looking. I went to the main fuse box for the needed room to put the cover back on. The camera I have now is not a good quality picture and using the duel cameras diminishes the main purpose of front view so I have turned off the secondary camera.
I use a simple solution: just a phone mount and a decommissioned iPhone 4S. No wiring neccessary, just pop it in and hit record and remove when done. I have it pressed against the rear view mirror from the right side to stay stable. Video quality is on par or better than most standalone dashcams, but a GoPro will best them all if you are considering this route. This setup works pretty well and is able to capture license plates from a decent distance during the day.
Ha, well I like to let my engine warm up for 30 seconds to let the oil circulate and the engine to warm up a little bit, so the 30 seconds it takes to put up the radar detector (power wire already in place) and dashcam don't matter.
I was thinking about one of these. Small and discreet enough, fairly inexpensive and now with Wi-Fi. Just gotta find a location to mount it and cover-up the rainbow. Any thoughts?
07-31-15, 02:50 PM
Dashcam/Radar Detector Installations
