It's hard to prevent the porcelain bumping party in the daytime and at night. Last time, after witnessing the evil deeds of the porcelain bumping party on the road, I went to the 4S store to buy a driving recorder at the first time. I installed the DASH CAM under the guidance of the 4S shop staff. The following is my DASH CAM installation and routing operation, for reference only.
Operation method
Determine the installation position: the installation position of the DASH CAM should be as close to the rear view of the vehicle as possible - for one thing, the central shooting angle is larger, and for another, the installation near the interior rearview mirror has the smallest impact on the front block vision. I installed the tachograph between the interior rearview mirror and the front windshield, which is the most centered position. When installing in this position, pay attention that if the recorder is too close to the interior rear-view mirror, the adjustment angle of the interior rear-view mirror may be affected. I didn't pay attention to the installation when I first installed it. I let the tachograph get too close to the interior rear-view mirror. As a result, when adjusting the angle, the recorder shifted and fell off, so I had to stick the base again.
Tools needed: Since this wiring method does not need to remove anything in the vehicle, there are only three simple tools: skid, double-sided adhesive and 3M adhesive. The skid can easily pull the line of the dash cam into the trim panel; Of course, if you think you are amazing, you can complete wiring directly by hand without prying boards. The double-sided tape is used to stick one section of the power cord, which will be mentioned below. As for 3M glue, it can be used to fix the base of the DASH CAM and also fix the larger harness.
After you determine the installation position of the DASH CAM, the first thing to do is to find out the location of the wiring and see how the wiring can be hidden as much as possible. This step seems to be the simplest, but it is actually the most critical link. Whether the final wiring effect is beautiful depends on your own prediction. Next, check the position where the wiring passes: there are soft and hard interior materials. If it is soft material, the wiring is easy to operate, and the power cord of the DASH CAM can be plugged in with just one press; If hard materials are encountered, you can only use the pry board to pry open the gap and plug the power cord in.
For models equipped with side air curtains, we should be careful when wiring, and pay attention to avoid the position where the air curtains spring off, so as to avoid affecting the work of the air curtains at critical moments.
Wiring: Be patient and pay attention to the wiring operation of the DASH CAM. We recommend starting from the USB power interface of the recorder, that is, first let the cable "go" to the roof. The wiring of the roof is very easy. We can plug the line directly into the gap between the roof trim panel and the glass. The operation here can be easily solved by hand, and the wiring effect can be more perfect by using the skid board to help plug the wire.
When the power cord smoothly passes through the gap of the pedal, there are two options for the next wiring: first, directly pass through the carpet to the bottom of the glove box, find a location to fix the power cord, and finally go through the open wire to the cigarette lighter.
Second, continue to lay concealed lines across the glove box, and then go through the open line to reach the cigarette lighter. I chose the second method because it has a better visual effect and is more stable, but the operation will also be more troublesome.
The plastic of this car's trim panel is quite hard, and the sealing is also quite good. It takes a lot of effort to lay concealed lines. In addition, the working space is small, so it's really difficult to grasp the location. When I crossed the line through the glove box, I encountered a small problem - the cigarette lighter socket was stuck on the positioning rod of the glove box, and I had to work hard to solve the problem. Pay attention to the force when threading the wire through the glove box positioning rod to avoid damaging the rod.
After the power cord passed through the glove box, I found that there was a section of open wire that could not be avoided, but it would not be very conspicuous as long as it was treated slightly.
Finally, plug in the cigarette lighter socket of the power line, and confirm that the DASH CAM can be powered on and started normally, then the wiring operation is completed.
After reading the above steps, do you think wiring is actually very simple and easy to use? Such is the case. As long as the power cord is properly routed, we do not need to remove any trim panels.
