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      12-28-2018, 11:46 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by gpraceman View Post
I was wondering the same thing. My daughter got me a dashcam for Christmas and now I need to figure out how to get it wired in. The wire mentioned in that video to tap into, what does it go to?
The mirror is where I tapped into for my radar detector. For the dash cam, I had to tap into the fuse box because it only takes 5V, so some type of step-down voltage regulator was required - either a cigarette lighter type or a straight dedicated 12V to 5V regulator box. Either solution would be too bulky to be stuffed in the overhead. Also, if you already have a radar detector tapped into the mirror circuit, you wouldn't want to take the chance with over-loading it with more accessories.

I did something similar to this for my dash cam
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