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Old Jun 15, 2021 | 03:52 PM
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Anyone know of a quick connector for dashcam to the mirror. I have seen it on the forums but have no search function on this phone.
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Old Jun 15, 2021 | 04:11 PM
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They have been OOS for awhile though.

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Old Jun 17, 2021 | 06:28 PM
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Thanks I was hoping someone would know of another source, the manufacturer for Amazon connector isn't any help. No part number that would be handy on fleabay. Kinda holding off going around to the fuse box.
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Old Jun 17, 2021 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rlabner
Anyone know of a quick connector for dashcam to the mirror. I have seen it on the forums but have no search function on this phone.
I have a '19 Lariat. I soldered my dashcam wires to the rear window switch wires which work only when the truck is on. There is both +12v & -12v there because the switch is illuminated at night. If you need constant 12V grab it from the dome switch.. The overhead housing pulls straight down so you can slip your wires through. No mickey mousing around the windshield and door moldings to get down to the RH fuses.
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bahamaroot
They have been OOS for awhile though.

https://www.amazon.com/SimpleUSBPort...5ZW9JMMA7368ZR
I'm using the same one. Works great.
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 08:15 AM
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I actually ran power from the windshield down to the cigarette outlet on the dash. I just tucked the wire inside the headliner, a pillar, behind the glovebox trim, etc.
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeD134
I have a '19 Lariat. I soldered my dashcam wires to the rear window switch wires which work only when the truck is on. There is both +12v & -12v there because the switch is illuminated at night. If you need constant 12V grab it from the dome switch.. The overhead housing pulls straight down so you can slip your wires through. No mickey mousing around the windshield and door moldings to get down to the RH fuses.
This is exactly what I did. I bought
this this
from Amazon, tapped the two wires into the positive and ground wires going to the rear slider. Plugged my dash cam into it and done. Tucked everything up under the overhead console so only the small wire poked out from under the console directly in the front above the rear view mirror where it can’t even be seen. Worked perfect.
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 10:57 AM
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It takes all of 30 minutes to run the wire from the overhead console, under the headliner, through the A-pillar and down to the passenger side fuse box.
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FordGate
It takes all of 30 minutes to run the wire from the overhead console, under the headliner, through the A-pillar and down to the passenger side fuse box.
or 5 minutes to the rear window switch. To each their own.
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