2014 CX-5

[Evan]

So, dashcam. Its not russia, but I want one anyway. Got into a wreck in my truck a few months back where a dashcam would have made a big difference, but this being a nice shiny new car, i wanted something small, out of the way, and no wires strung everywhere.

Found the camera I was looking for


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About double what I wanted to pay, but it checked all the right boxes and it uses the same sensor as the GoPro HD, so the quality should be pretty good. I ordered it up and it came on the slow boat from china.

I wanted the camera hidden and as out of the way as possible, I dont want it to be obvious to cops or bystanders that I a have a camera, and I want the interior to remain clean anyway. Behind the rear view mirror is the best spot but due to the sensor pod that was a no go. Next best was on the passenger side of the sensor pod.
Install went pretty smoothly, the camera has a cleat that attaches to the windshield.


tucked the power wire up behind the headliner along and around to the A pillar, which pops off


then i popped off the seal and routed the wiring down through the panels and into the fusebox.


originally planned to use a fuse tap to tap into one of many unused fuse slots, but I bought the wrong size fuse tap. So while i wait for the right size to come in, I had just baaaarreeeely enough wire to tuck the power wire behind the lower dash panel and route the power plug around to the regular 12v socket.
when the fuse tap gets here it will be completely invisible install except for the camera itself, and ill get my 12v socket back