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In my old daily driver GMC Yukon I installed a dash cam. When I got the Genesis several months back I guess I'd just been too lazy to install it, but when I got home tonight I wanted to get it done. Here was the process....
My dash cam is known as a "Mini 801" it's a very good and best of all CHEAP 1080p dash cam. Mine has been performing well for nearly 2 years in the Los Angeles heat.
Anyway, the Mini 801 plugs into a standard 12v cigarette lighter port. However the camera only takes 5v. There is a step down transformer in the plug. I wanted to do a cleaner more permanent install in the Genesis without having to fuss around with plugging it in and unplugging it everyday. I knew I needed to create another cigarette style lighter plug and connect it to a switched power source so it would auto start/stop when the car is turned on and off and step down 12v to 5v so as to not fry the camera.
I first purchased this: http://amzn.com/B003EET3XY
Then this: http://amzn.com/B001QRSBW0
As you know there are fuse boxes on the driver and passenger side. I originally wanted to install it on the passenger side however I quickly realized the components are way too bulky to fit anywhere on the passenger side with ease. So I went to the driver side in search of a switched power fuse I could use. I first tried one that turned out to be constant power (forget which one) then I decided to try the cruise control fuse. Perfect! switched power!
I basically just connected all the components, stuffed them inside the fuse box door, hid the wire under the headliner and everything looks pro. Here's some pics as well as a video of the mini 801 if any of you are interested in learning more about it. By the way, there is now a mini 803 which is supposed to be better but my 801 still works so well I see no reason to switch.
Video from when it was installed in my Yukon... hope you like Edie Brickell cause it was cranked! (why the camera mic was clipping) lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRwbJWgCYA
Video review of the camera from a great dash cam reviewer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPHXv8Hzj8
Some pics of the install in the Genesis...
My dash cam is known as a "Mini 801" it's a very good and best of all CHEAP 1080p dash cam. Mine has been performing well for nearly 2 years in the Los Angeles heat.
Anyway, the Mini 801 plugs into a standard 12v cigarette lighter port. However the camera only takes 5v. There is a step down transformer in the plug. I wanted to do a cleaner more permanent install in the Genesis without having to fuss around with plugging it in and unplugging it everyday. I knew I needed to create another cigarette style lighter plug and connect it to a switched power source so it would auto start/stop when the car is turned on and off and step down 12v to 5v so as to not fry the camera.
I first purchased this: http://amzn.com/B003EET3XY
Then this: http://amzn.com/B001QRSBW0
As you know there are fuse boxes on the driver and passenger side. I originally wanted to install it on the passenger side however I quickly realized the components are way too bulky to fit anywhere on the passenger side with ease. So I went to the driver side in search of a switched power fuse I could use. I first tried one that turned out to be constant power (forget which one) then I decided to try the cruise control fuse. Perfect! switched power!
I basically just connected all the components, stuffed them inside the fuse box door, hid the wire under the headliner and everything looks pro. Here's some pics as well as a video of the mini 801 if any of you are interested in learning more about it. By the way, there is now a mini 803 which is supposed to be better but my 801 still works so well I see no reason to switch.
Video from when it was installed in my Yukon... hope you like Edie Brickell cause it was cranked! (why the camera mic was clipping) lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRwbJWgCYA
Video review of the camera from a great dash cam reviewer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPHXv8Hzj8
Some pics of the install in the Genesis...
