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Thanks for the helpful posts, everyone! Just finished installing my Viofo A139 Pro 2 channel I got from Blackboxmycar. I used the fuses as mentioned on page 2 using the Viofo HK3-C Hardwire kit. Works perfectly including the parking mode! I used the T20 bolt that's holding up the glovebox instead of the airbag which is a few inches to the left of that bolt. Still works and don't need to touch the airbag at all.
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09-12-2023, 08:11 PM | #134 |
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It's a soft material, you just have to kind of massage it out straight. I had the same issue but with some effort I got it back to where it has zero gap.
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11-18-2023, 05:08 PM | #135 | |
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Use fuse 74 & 38 on the G20’s fuse box
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I tapped into fuse No:74 which protects the USB socket in the car as my ACC accessory connection (10amp mini fuse) then after lots of false hope connections I stumbled across fuse slot No:38 (5amp mini fuse) which was empty on my car but it had power going to it , this I used for my BAT Battery connection which has constant power therefore allowing me to access the ‘Parking Mode ‘ feature on my camera. I had to purchase the VIOFO HK-3-c hardwire kit as well as mini fuse taps/fuses from Amazon as VIOFO as well as some other companies DO NOT provide the extra parts that in my opinion ought to come in the box. That way newbies like me can have a much smoother easier experience in installing a plug & play gadget. The hardwire kit for me was essential as it comes with a car battery protector so the cam doesn’t drain my rather expensive car battery. Been a week now & everything is working fine for me. Hope this post helps many others , Happy driving , peace! ☮️ |
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12-20-2023, 09:26 AM | #136 |
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Is it wise to disconnect the battery when fitting both a front and rear dashcam on the G20? I'm due to be installing a Nextbase 522 bundle in the next few days using power from the ODB port.
I did want to purchase the BMW Advanced Eye 3 pro kit but the local dealer would not supply this saying it had to be fitted by themselves. Not sure if its worth the extra £100 for this either as I got the Nextbase bundle (with memory card) and ODB hard wire kit for £225. |
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03-12-2024, 03:16 PM | #140 |
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I hardwired my Viofo A129 Pro Duo directly to the car battery and rear fuse box. This requires soldering/crimping to extend the hardwire kit.
I used this wire from Amazon: 20AWG UL2464 Power Cable LED Red & Black & Yellow 3 Conductors tinned Copper (2464-20AWG-3C- 25ft) Red to battery + terminal Black to battery - terminal Yellow to fuse tap to Rear fuse box F214 Thanks to previous posters who shared fuse diagrams. I was following the CarEye instructions which didn’t work for the Viofo A129, but all good now that F214 worked. Good luck! |
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Plenty of great helpful info here. Am going to use Fuse 59 as ACC for my dash cam but have a question regarding the fuse tap. Which side of the fuse (in the box) is the power side and which is the device side? Want to make sure I am orienting the fuse tap the correct way as it looks like in some of the photos people have them going both ways - which in some cases is incorrect. Thanks!
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also, does it matter which slot the bat/acc cables go into? |
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08-22-2024, 07:04 PM | #143 | |
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38 has no fuse, and needs no fuse on the top of the fuse tap (so just need the 5A for the dash cam). 38 is live, all the time. So you need to use BATT there if you want to enable parking mode. 71 provides power when ignition is on. ACC must be connected to a fuse that cuts for when the engine is off (well ~10 mins after in our cars). You could mess around with other fuses (I ended up with 25 for BATT and 59 for ACC). But you want to avoid any critical fuses (airbags, safety, etc) If yours is up and running as you’d like, I’d leave it alone. |
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Is there any positive answer about using the OBD port to power a dashcam?
Some say it will set off the alarm, other say it wont on later models of bmw, other say coding is required, some say it will only set off the alarm if you transmit anything other than power etc? |
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I have an M340d with the Garmin constant power OBD adapter/cable running a Garmin Mini 3 (front) and Garmin Mini 2 (rear).
Adapter set to run parking mode for 12 hours after locking car. Been running for 3 weeks now and had no alarms or battery warnings etc. |
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10-25-2024, 04:29 PM | #148 |
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Got the OBD cable for dashcam plugged in and all working fine
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I eneded up connecting into fuse 59 but have an odd situation where if auto start/stop is on and the car turns off the power to that fuse turns off. Car starts, power returns. If I turn off auto s/s, which I always do (damn you Bimmercode for not figuring out the fix! ), then no problems. Anyone else have this problem or did I perhaps tap into the wrong fuse? |
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