Fastbird
Veteran Member
Posting this up because I am really happy about where I managed to locate the GPS antenna.
I've had the dash cam in the car for a couple of weeks, but got tired of the power cord. Ordered a hardwire kit and a GPS antenna for it, and redid it all today.
The early stages:
https://i.imgur.com/yjXbY4s.jpg
I actually ended up removing the drivers sun visor in the process to give me a little more wiggle room on the headliner. That did the trick and gave me just enough room to pry it around enough to sufficiently move wires and tuck them nicely. Took the hardwire kit from above the mirror, across the drivers side, down the A Pillar, and to the fuse box where an add a fuse was used to tie it in to a switched 12V source (car is garage kept, not worried about motion or impact sensing recording).
This is what I'm super happy about. I pride myself on keeping a tidy interior, and I simply did NOT want a random GPS antenna sitting on the dash. On a whim I decided to experiment with "other" areas and found one that actually worked. YMMV depending on antenna being used, but this one was low profile enough that it BARELY clears as the sunroof opens and closes.
https://i.imgur.com/BT8W866.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cH2fBLJ.jpg
I ALMOST screwed up though. It literally sits are the forward limit of the sunroof shade. Any further back and it would have kept it from going forward all the way. Imagine my sigh of relief when I discovered the near miss, as it closes fully and properly.
So fully installed, the camera is hidden behind the drivers side of the mirror, and there's barely any exposed wiring sticking out. From outside the car it's VERY hard to see because of the dot matrix pattern.
https://i.imgur.com/OjkooHt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Fw2iXn5.jpg
That's all. Just my successful little project today.
*edit* Man they really need an image resizer plugin here. Links for now.
I've had the dash cam in the car for a couple of weeks, but got tired of the power cord. Ordered a hardwire kit and a GPS antenna for it, and redid it all today.
The early stages:
https://i.imgur.com/yjXbY4s.jpg
I actually ended up removing the drivers sun visor in the process to give me a little more wiggle room on the headliner. That did the trick and gave me just enough room to pry it around enough to sufficiently move wires and tuck them nicely. Took the hardwire kit from above the mirror, across the drivers side, down the A Pillar, and to the fuse box where an add a fuse was used to tie it in to a switched 12V source (car is garage kept, not worried about motion or impact sensing recording).
This is what I'm super happy about. I pride myself on keeping a tidy interior, and I simply did NOT want a random GPS antenna sitting on the dash. On a whim I decided to experiment with "other" areas and found one that actually worked. YMMV depending on antenna being used, but this one was low profile enough that it BARELY clears as the sunroof opens and closes.
https://i.imgur.com/BT8W866.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cH2fBLJ.jpg
I ALMOST screwed up though. It literally sits are the forward limit of the sunroof shade. Any further back and it would have kept it from going forward all the way. Imagine my sigh of relief when I discovered the near miss, as it closes fully and properly.
So fully installed, the camera is hidden behind the drivers side of the mirror, and there's barely any exposed wiring sticking out. From outside the car it's VERY hard to see because of the dot matrix pattern.
https://i.imgur.com/OjkooHt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Fw2iXn5.jpg
That's all. Just my successful little project today.
*edit* Man they really need an image resizer plugin here. Links for now.