Any guide for opening trim and wire routing for dashcam

harryPuttar · 01-07-2024, 09:45 PM

I bought this used G20 and I want to install dashcam. Most of the videos have open the trim and then put wires inside. But this is my first expensive car so I am scared and I want to find more detailed videos before I open it. Does anyone has any guide on how to do it?

TJZ67201 · 01-08-2024, 06:23 PM

Tuck it under the headliner, run to the the A pillar. It is fairly easy to remove the A pillar - YouTube (you’ll have to pop the airbag plastic cover to access a bolt). Run the wire under the A pillar, avoiding the airbag. You can then route it under the weather stripping, no need to take apart the dash.

It’s best to run it through the passenger side if left-hand drive because the fuse box is there.

https://youtu.be/jqULAXnvMk4?si=znC6eZgE285kzBZW

dfc888 · 01-18-2024, 10:48 PM

Easiest place to tap 12v was from the mirror for me (Step 4 of this guide):

https://www.instructables.com/Radar-...n-for-BMW-X5-/

Amazon also sells “mirror tap to usb” for dash cam wiring as well in case you need to convert voltage

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harryPuttar Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: G20 2020 Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	Any guide for opening trim and wire routing for dashcam I bought this used G20 and I want to install dashcam. Most of the videos have open the trim and then put wires inside. But this is my first expensive car so I am scared and I want to find more detailed videos before I open it. Does anyone has any guide on how to do it?
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TJZ67201 Captain 843 Rep 747 Posts Drives: '23 M240i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Naperville, IL iTrader: (0)	Tuck it under the headliner, run to the the A pillar. It is fairly easy to remove the A pillar - YouTube (you’ll have to pop the airbag plastic cover to access a bolt). Run the wire under the A pillar, avoiding the airbag. You can then route it under the weather stripping, no need to take apart the dash. It’s best to run it through the passenger side if left-hand drive because the fuse box is there. https://youtu.be/jqULAXnvMk4?si=znC6eZgE285kzBZW
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dfc888 Enlisted Member 108 Rep 37 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 330i [0.00] 2023 X3 M40i [10.00] 1973 VW Beetle [0.00] 2000 Z3 2.3 [9.00]	Easiest place to tap 12v was from the mirror for me (Step 4 of this guide): https://www.instructables.com/Radar-...n-for-BMW-X5-/ Amazon also sells “mirror tap to usb” for dash cam wiring as well in case you need to convert voltage
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