thanks for this wonderful video, me and my friend just finished hardwiring my vantrue n4 pro into my car today, and with your video to guide us it was a breeze. decided to go with the radio and the cigarette lighter fuses for constant and ignition power. thankfully for us the 10mm bolt was right next to the fuse box, and we just had to remove the side panel to access it. really fantastic guide, earned a sub from me 🙏🏾
This is the detailed information i needed, i will install my Vantrue N4 within the next few days, thank you. The install might take me a few days since i will be taking my time and try not to crack or break any clips as i usually do.
thank you for this video. Much better than the enclosed directions. The kit seems well engineered and made - wish the directions were better. Your direction to correctly identify which side of the fuse is "hot" and orienting the adapter correctly is extremely helpful.
Very helpful. I used it this weekend to install 3 cameras. A little more info regarding which circuits are better than others would be helpful. One of my vehicles was a hybrid and so all the incab circuits are always hot. I had to run a line into the vehicle from the fuse box under the hood. The first car (2019 VW Beetle) was a breeze. Hybrid was a 2013 Chevy Tahoe... challenging. The final car was a 2012 Range Rover HSE Lux which created a few challenges because the dashboard is more sealed to fight road noise and the panel was behind the passenger side glove box. Overall, couldn't have done it without your video. Thanks!
I had to buy a hardwire kit for my dashcam because my stereo took up the OBD2 outlet and that was previously powering my stereo. I havent installed a hardwire kit before, this tutorial was very thorough and helped me understand ehat each cable meant. Didnt wanna short any of my fuses. Thanks
This is an excellent video. The fuse explainations on the sides the power comes in was very helpful. I had been putting the camera add a fuse parts in upside down and once I found your video I was able to correct my mistake. Thank you!
Definitely needed this video! I installed my camera with ease as far as running the wires and making everything clean. But when I got to this part, I got a little nervous! Thanks for the video man!🤜🏽🤛🏽💪🏾
i can't believe how easy that install was, and i didn't break anything, OMG, i am so pleased with my install, I've been known to break half of the car before i install anything, i might as well call myself (Wreck-It Ralph), thank you so much, i will finish up tomorrow, all that's left to do is put the foot panel on, but i want to test a few fuses before i do so, waiting for sunlight to go at it again. 😃😆😁😁
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no negative on the fuse side. Either side is positive. One side is where the power is and the other side is where power is going to. The fuse is just there to bridge the connection and off course protect the circuit/wire. The negative as it's referenced is actually the ground wire. I could be wrong. I don't do DC only AC but I'm almost sure it's only a live or positive going through fuses in a car. Regardless, very good video and very helpful. Keep it up.
@@JDWIRED thanks for replying. I hope you didn't take my comment in a negative (no punt lol) way. It's still a brilliant video and I'm sure it will help many people out there.
Thank you so much for explaining this! For some reason I didn't realize I had to hook up the accessory wire to a separate fuse like that but now I understand why. (installing Vantrue N5 car camera)
This is absolutely the best best excellent video. Your number 1. Thank you soon much. I can now at 47 year old woman. Can install my gku front rear 24 hour protection camera. 😊❤
I had to more than double the length of the wires on both fuse tap adapters so that I could have easy access to the inline glass 2 amp fast blow fuse on the yellow "BATT" wire & have an accessible place to put the black box. I then coiled excess cable length from the black box to the dashcam. FWIW, it's a good idea to FIRST securely connect the Black "ground" B4 connecting the red & yellow wires to power. Yes, I used insulated heat shrink Butt & Bullet wire connectors. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
@@JDWIRED No one here on UA-cam show/recommends the idea of extending the wire on the Fuse Tap Adapter - no one! The added FTA wire length makes it easily possible to place the black box out of the way of anything & the heat shrink Bullet connectors in place of Butt connectors makes it easy peasy to disconnect the dashcam "stuff" & leave the FTA in place for something else if a person changes their mind. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
I have a Lingdu LD06 dashcam, which is a front camera, and it connects to a rear camera using a splitter cable. If I connect the front camera directly to the car using the hardwire kit, how do I connect the rear camera?
I am trying to install this into my 2018 Mazda 3, and I've found this video helpful, but I have a question. For the wire that goes to the ACC fuse port, is it okay to put that into a port that is powered all the time like the BATT wire? All of my ACC-only ports are inaccessible because I cannot fit the kit plug into those ports due to the arrangement of the fuse panel. The 90-degree wire from the plug is hindered by the bulkhead. For some reason, Mazda put the fuses that have power all the time so that the power is on the left side and the ACC fuse ports have the power on the right side, but those fuses are right up against the bulkhead, so the wire has no room and I can't put the plug in. Thank you!
I had a similar issue like yours before. What I did is I installed the "ACC" fuse tap to the fuse box in the engine. I just added wire to reach the engine fuse box.
Great video, lots of real good info! Question though: do you have to use both the battery and ACC cable or can you just use the Battery one and it will work?
I am NOT interested in the parking mode. I just want to wire the dash cam into a fuse slot that will work when the car is on. Do I still have to use the accessory wire or can I tape it off and ignore it?
Can I just conect the red to the battery and black to ground and forget about the yellow one? I've been using the vantrue n2 pro for over 4 years like that without any issues. But the vantrue hardwired kit I've been using doesn't have the yellow wire.
Very succinct and good video., I do have a question, though. Why do you need to install both the Battery AND the ACC wires? It seems redundant to connect the ACC wire.
@@JDWIREDnear the end of the video you started the car and said it's being powered by the ACC , I'm not being rude I promise, I just want to clarify, because your comment tells me something different
Thank you for the video! Does the Kit come with two fuses for each style? I see in reviews that people say it only has one in the kit for each style. In your video, you're using two.
Yes, Carlos u are wrong because fuse have negative and positive, u have to install it correct orientation for a fuse tap anyway. It's not negative like a ground, the ground goes to bolt which ground it. If u use a volt meter one side light up which has power and one side doesn't.
Hey @JDAnswers , great video but one question. Do you have a video which shows how to neatly put the cables around the door panel and where to put that unit (brick with sticky back) ? Behind the compartment that you opened ? Just wanna know how to finish the job neatly so there is no hanging wires or cables in the car Thanks a lot
So I’m clear, once you find which is the power side on your fuse box, that it needs to be connected to the power side on your tap wire? Also is there a way to ensure you know for sure which is the power side of the tap? Thank you.
You don't have to connect the ACC wire. You just will not be able to take full advantage of parking monitoring. Also I recommend buying the maximum SD card for the dash cam because your dash cam will be recording 24 hours a day.
Merci pour cette vidéo qui est très explicite. Je savais pas qu'il avait un + et un - J'ai commandé une vantrue N5 j'espère y arriver. Merci beaucoup pour votre tutoriel😊😊
Check the spare fuses if you are able to use the fuse slot. You can also use any heated seats or heated steering wheel, accessory power outlets, and power seats.
Thanks so much will it be ok if I just tab in the BAT? I got the kit you said get so it want drain battery.. I have the pelsee dash came, so what i need to change in setting since i just have the BAT hooked up for now
If one has dashcam mainly to record accidents or other activates while the car is moving, then running power to the dashcam when the car is off is not needed. Power to the dashcam when the car is off is only useful if wanting to record when your car is parked with the engine off, in case of an attempted vehicle theft or contents theft, etc. But most dashcams don't work so well recording attempted thefts anyway, so I personally don't think it is very useful for that. I admit that I park my car in a garage every night, so I am not so worried about theft. But I were worried about theft when parking my car outside my home, I would install outdoor home video cameras that can be more easily powered all the time and provide much better surveillance. The risk of running the car battery down is not worth it to me to power my dashcam all the time. I don't even want my battery run down to 12V on a regular basis (normal is about 12.6V) because that can reduce the life of the battery.
Last week an old man keyed my truck all down the side while I was in store shopping parked far from building and only way I got him was a dash cam so it is useful for these cases .
After watching your video i feel like i can install my dash cam i do have a question the blackvue power magic pro kit came with two micro2 two 10A fuses the fuses i want to pull for the taps are 15A and 20A will this still work and wont interfere? or should i be buy a 25A to go with the 20A and 20A for the 15A?
? I have a 2014 Acura RDX. According to my multimeter - all of the fuses are showing power - even though I can't use some of the functions, like windshield wipers without starting the car. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Thank you in advance
this is the best video on wiring up the Vantrue dash cam. However it isn't so clear when one wants to only run the camera while the ignition is on (ie no parking mode). So We need to only attach one wire to a non 'hot' fuze (such as window controls, wipers etc. that go cold once ignition is off-off) Is it the battery+ (black) or the ACC (yellow) - in the comments below you were ok with ACC/yellow+Ground --> should it not be Battery/Red + Ground to a non hot accessory fuze? Would save a lot of questions - besides that well done Vanture has the worst manual
ok - in the interest of time, I got this off Reddit - an answer from Vantrue support. Can you please confirm this? Sounds like connect Red/Battery to ACC fuse (ie cold when engine turned off), Black to ground & tape up the yellow/ACC wire. I have to say I have another Dashcam, Nextbase 622. Just one wire+ ground --> and the camera will record on its own power for 15-20 minutes...long enough for a most errands in unattended parking lots. "Vantrue-Echo • 1y ago If you used the hardwire kit with ACC function and if you want to use the parking mode, please connect the red wire to the fuse port which provide constant power and connect the yellow wire to the ACC fuse port(which only has power after ignition turns on). If you don't want to use the parking mode but just want the cam turn on and off with car turns on and off, then please connect the red wire to the fuse port which only has power when ignition turn on. As to the parking mode function, there are different options. For example, if you set at motion detection, the cam will stay on while park the car, but it will only record when the cam detect movement. When there is no movement, the cam will in sleeping status. If you set at collision detection, then the cam will turn off when you turn off the car, and when it detect vibration while park, it will turn on to record video automatically. If you set at low bitrates recording mode, the cam will record continuously while park the car, but the resolution will switch to 720P@15 FPS. Thanks."
Connect the ACC wire to a switch fuse (gets power when the car turns on only) and connect the ground. Don't connect the batt wire. This will not have parking mode.
My kit only came with one circuit lead that fits my car. I really only want ACC power because I don't care about "parking mode"', so what do I do with the extra battery+ wire on this kit? Thanks!
Depends. If you have have time lapse parking mode or motion detection then yes it will. If you have G sensor parking mode then it wont. G Sensor parking mode or will only turn if there is movement.
I am NOT interested in the parking mode. I just want to wire the dash cam into a fuse slot that will work when the car is on. Do I still have to use the accessory wire or can I tape it off and ignore it?
Just out of curiosity, if you only wanted it to work with the vehicle on then could you just install the ACC fuse adapter + ground (omitting the BATT adapter)?
Yes you can do that very well. In fact in this way you don't risk that the device you are using will not shut down when you turn off the car and continousy drain the car battery. Normally the device will shut down even you have both acc and bat wires..but you ner know
Please clarify. I know you need constant power to the DashCam for parking mode so if you supply constant power using the red wire hookup, why is the yellow even required?
The ACC (ignition-switched) detection feature will allow the dash cam to switch to parking mode automatically if the vehicle's engine turns off and switch back to normal recording after the vehicle's engine turns on. The ACC wire is necessary if you will be utilizing the Parking Mode.
Thank you so much. It because this sounds weird but I am trying to install this on my electric KIA which if the normal battery dies the high volt battery will charge the small battery so no worries about jumping it@@JDWIRED
@@cili_jit You can install it without parking mode, so the dashcam only works when the car is on. That is how I use my dashcam, because I only want to record accidents, etc.
@@JDWIRED I am looking to do my 2024 Tucson too . . . and for $400 With Parking Mode . . . or else. Wonder what we have to do to get 2 of the right 3 wire adapters ??? Sounds like an expensive nightmare about to happen. If the seller doesn't understand then we are doomed to fail.
Thank you - It make no diffrence which side is [+] it is a fuse and that means it's hard short - as a matter of fact if you place it the opisit way it will let know when the fuse is blown.
I have a question and its confusing. So i have a Mini Low profile fuse. And the Kit comes with a Lowprofile fuse that has a 5amp fuse on it already. Do i have to take that off and place the Fuse from car and transfer? Or place it beside the one thats on the Kit Fuse.
@@JDWIRED Thanks for the reply, So that means i dont have to take of the fuse on the kit? So that means if the fuse from the fuse box is 10amp and i add it with the 5amp fuse from the kit, would be total 15amp? Im still confused is this is normal or im doing some dangerous play 😂😂
What's really weird is my sunroof fuse slot is constant power, and i verified its the sunroof fuse, yet the sunroof does not work till you turn the ignition on! Also I learned you can not check power side with the fuse in. Luckily I found both an empty constant and empty acc to tie into but the sunroof is still perplexing me!
@@JDWIRED There are lots of install videos to identify constant/acc when installing these kits with all mentioning a test light. But from what ive watched none mention these 'trick circuits.' Constant while clearly switched from the ignition is very strange, those circuits must be controlled elsewhere?
The constant fuse is to supply power to your dash cam 24/7. The ACC which is the switch fuse turns off and on the parking mode. During parking mode the G Sensor will turn on the dash cam during parking mode to record the amonted time the dash cam will record. If your car is wired with a constant fuse and you have an incident while parked and don't notice it till 6 to 8 hours later then the incident might be erased with loop recording.
Using a dashcam without parking mode works fine, and the only way I would do it. If I needed video surveillance of may parked car, I would install outdoor video surveillance cameras outside my home. But I park my car in my attached garage 99.9% of the time, so I only need the dashcam to record events when the car is on (like accidents).
It supposedly has a motion detection system that uses low power, and then if motion is detected then it turns the camera on. But most reviews of parking mode on most dashcams say it doesn't work all that well. I only use my dashcam when the car is on to record accidents, etc. Home video surveillance cameras would be better if you park your car outside, but in view of an outdoor camera or video doorbell.
@Mark-rw3kw the vantrue camera sucks. Brand new card battery, parking mode barely 2 hours. Does not alert you of any incidents in parking mode. You need to walk your car to see if anything happened then look for the video. I wish I returned it and bought something else
@@MrMaxRebos I didn't buy my Vantrue E1 for monitoring of my car when parked, only to record accidents, etc. If someone breaks into or steals my car, it is covered by insurance. If I am blamed for an accident that was not my fault, that is far more serious and costly, and is the only reason I have a dashcam. From what I understand reading reviews, parking modes on most brands do not work very well, and the only way I would use one is if I had an auxiliary battery pack (these are available specially for this purpose). I park my car in a garage overnight, but if I didn't then I would try and install some other kind of video surveillance system (not inside the car).
thanks for this wonderful video, me and my friend just finished hardwiring my vantrue n4 pro into my car today, and with your video to guide us it was a breeze. decided to go with the radio and the cigarette lighter fuses for constant and ignition power. thankfully for us the 10mm bolt was right next to the fuse box, and we just had to remove the side panel to access it.
really fantastic guide, earned a sub from me 🙏🏾
This is the detailed information i needed, i will install my Vantrue N4 within the next few days, thank you. The install might take me a few days since i will be taking my time and try not to crack or break any clips as i usually do.
thank you for this video. Much better than the enclosed directions. The kit seems well engineered and made - wish the directions were better. Your direction to correctly identify which side of the fuse is "hot" and orienting the adapter correctly is extremely helpful.
Very helpful. I used it this weekend to install 3 cameras. A little more info regarding which circuits are better than others would be helpful. One of my vehicles was a hybrid and so all the incab circuits are always hot. I had to run a line into the vehicle from the fuse box under the hood. The first car (2019 VW Beetle) was a breeze. Hybrid was a 2013 Chevy Tahoe... challenging. The final car was a 2012 Range Rover HSE Lux which created a few challenges because the dashboard is more sealed to fight road noise and the panel was behind the passenger side glove box. Overall, couldn't have done it without your video. Thanks!
Thanks! This is the best hardwire install video! I appreciated you being detailed about the yellow and red wire!
Thank you for your level of detail. Ive watched several of your videos because of the work uou put into educating others.
I had to buy a hardwire kit for my dashcam because my stereo took up the OBD2 outlet and that was previously powering my stereo. I havent installed a hardwire kit before, this tutorial was very thorough and helped me understand ehat each cable meant. Didnt wanna short any of my fuses. Thanks
Thanks for keeping the information clean and simple.
This is an excellent video. The fuse explainations on the sides the power comes in was very helpful. I had been putting the camera add a fuse parts in upside down and once I found your video I was able to correct my mistake. Thank you!
Definitely needed this video! I installed my camera with ease as far as running the wires and making everything clean. But when I got to this part, I got a little nervous! Thanks for the video man!🤜🏽🤛🏽💪🏾
Absolutely EXCELLENT. That's how you teach !!! Thank You James.
i can't believe how easy that install was, and i didn't break anything, OMG, i am so pleased with my install, I've been known to break half of the car before i install anything, i might as well call myself (Wreck-It Ralph), thank you so much, i will finish up tomorrow, all that's left to do is put the foot panel on, but i want to test a few fuses before i do so, waiting for sunlight to go at it again. 😃😆😁😁
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no negative on the fuse side. Either side is positive. One side is where the power is and the other side is where power is going to. The fuse is just there to bridge the connection and off course protect the circuit/wire. The negative as it's referenced is actually the ground wire. I could be wrong. I don't do DC only AC but I'm almost sure it's only a live or positive going through fuses in a car. Regardless, very good video and very helpful. Keep it up.
It's ground. I don't catch myself all the time, saying negative.
@@JDWIRED thanks for replying. I hope you didn't take my comment in a negative (no punt lol) way. It's still a brilliant video and I'm sure it will help many people out there.
Not at all. Thank you for watching, and don't forget to subscribe
Very well explained thank you
the fuse acts as a bridge for 12v or 24v. it's definitely not ground! If ground and power are connected, the fuse will hopefully blow!
What a perfect a accurate description. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for explaining this! For some reason I didn't realize I had to hook up the accessory wire to a separate fuse like that but now I understand why. (installing Vantrue N5 car camera)
This is what i was looking for man thank you for being so detailed.
Thank you! For more dash cam content, please feel free to subscribe.
Followed this guide to hardwire my N4 pro, everything worked as expected. Thanks a ton!
You're welcome!
Nicely done. I got the kit and the instructions were ambiguous. Thanks!
great video - just what i needed - can you write the hard wired instruction book for Vantrue please?😀
Best video about hardwiring dash cams. Thanks a ton!
Thank you JD, you made me feel much more confident in doing my Dash Cam Install
You're welcome! I'm glad that I could be of assistance. Don't forget to subscribe for more Dash Cam content.
Hi. Do I need to plug both battery and accessory?
This is absolutely the best best excellent video. Your number 1. Thank you soon much. I can now at 47 year old woman. Can install my gku front rear 24 hour protection camera. 😊❤
Nice and detailed video. Appreciate the content 👊
I had to more than double the length of the wires on both fuse tap adapters so that I could have easy access to the inline glass 2 amp fast blow fuse on the yellow "BATT" wire & have an accessible place to put the black box. I then coiled excess cable length from the black box to the dashcam.
FWIW, it's a good idea to FIRST securely connect the Black "ground" B4 connecting the red & yellow wires to power.
Yes, I used insulated heat shrink Butt & Bullet wire connectors.
Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
Thank you, that's good information that I will be implementing.
@@JDWIRED No one here on UA-cam show/recommends the idea of extending the wire on the Fuse Tap Adapter - no one! The added FTA wire length makes it easily possible to place the black box out of the way of anything & the heat shrink Bullet connectors in place of Butt connectors makes it easy peasy to disconnect the dashcam "stuff" & leave the FTA in place for something else if a person changes their mind.
Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
I have a Lingdu LD06 dashcam, which is a front camera, and it connects to a rear camera using a splitter cable. If I connect the front camera directly to the car using the hardwire kit, how do I connect the rear camera?
Can you use any amp or does it have to be 15amp?
Is this kit working on Pelsee 12 pro mirror system?
I am trying to install this into my 2018 Mazda 3, and I've found this video helpful, but I have a question.
For the wire that goes to the ACC fuse port, is it okay to put that into a port that is powered all the time like the BATT wire? All of my ACC-only ports are inaccessible because I cannot fit the kit plug into those ports due to the arrangement of the fuse panel. The 90-degree wire from the plug is hindered by the bulkhead. For some reason, Mazda put the fuses that have power all the time so that the power is on the left side and the ACC fuse ports have the power on the right side, but those fuses are right up against the bulkhead, so the wire has no room and I can't put the plug in.
Thank you!
I had a similar issue like yours before. What I did is I installed the "ACC" fuse tap to the fuse box in the engine. I just added wire to reach the engine fuse box.
Are/were you sure that the fuse you chose for “power when the car was in the sleep mode” that you still had power?
Great video, lots of real good info! Question though: do you have to use both the battery and ACC cable or can you just use the Battery one and it will work?
You can connect one of the wires rather than connecting both wires.
I am NOT interested in the parking mode. I just want to wire the dash cam into a fuse slot that will work when the car is on. Do I still have to use the accessory wire or can I tape it off and ignore it?
Just wire the two together to a accessory powered fuse.
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EXCELLENT video, thanks a lot!
Can I just conect the red to the battery and black to ground and forget about the yellow one? I've been using the vantrue n2 pro for over 4 years like that without any issues. But the vantrue hardwired kit I've been using doesn't have the yellow wire.
perfect, just bought this hardware kit and am searching how to install hardware kits
Very succinct and good video., I do have a question, though. Why do you need to install both the Battery AND the ACC wires? It seems redundant to connect the ACC wire.
The ACC turns on your dash cam to parking mode.
@@JDWIREDnear the end of the video you started the car and said it's being powered by the ACC , I'm not being rude I promise, I just want to clarify, because your comment tells me something different
Thank you for the video! Does the Kit come with two fuses for each style? I see in reviews that people say it only has one in the kit for each style. In your video, you're using two.
It has two set of 4 fuse taps to chose from for the ACC wire and the BATT wire.
Thank you!@@JDWIRED
Yes, Carlos u are wrong because fuse have negative and positive, u have to install it correct orientation for a fuse tap anyway. It's not negative like a ground, the ground goes to bolt which ground it. If u use a volt meter one side light up which has power and one side doesn't.
Thank you so much for a detail instructions for a dummy like me
Glad to help
Hey @JDAnswers , great video but one question. Do you have a video which shows how to neatly put the cables around the door panel and where to put that unit (brick with sticky back) ? Behind the compartment that you opened ? Just wanna know how to finish the job neatly so there is no hanging wires or cables in the car
Thanks a lot
Sorry if this is late. I added your question to this video at 17:33 ua-cam.com/video/NOlcbgDKQMg/v-deo.html
@@JDWIRED you are the best man. Have great holidays ahead 👍
So I’m clear, once you find which is the power side on your fuse box, that it needs to be connected to the power side on your tap wire?
Also is there a way to ensure you know for sure which is the power side of the tap?
Thank you.
Review 6:08 for power side of fuse and 12:22 how to install the fuse tap.
So it it fine if I use my turn signal or fog lights for my constant and use my license plate light fuse for my acc. The function doesn’t change right.
Yes it's fine.
Do you actually need to connect the ACC fuse if you’re connected to a constant power with the battery fuse?
You don't have to connect the ACC wire. You just will not be able to take full advantage of parking monitoring. Also I recommend buying the maximum SD card for the dash cam because your dash cam will be recording 24 hours a day.
Merci pour cette vidéo qui est très explicite.
Je savais pas qu'il avait un + et un -
J'ai commandé une vantrue N5 j'espère y arriver.
Merci beaucoup pour votre tutoriel😊😊
I have a gmc sirrea what would be the best fuse to tap into inside the fuse panel
Check the spare fuses if you are able to use the fuse slot. You can also use any heated seats or heated steering wheel, accessory power outlets, and power seats.
Thanks so much will it be ok if I just tab in the BAT? I got the kit you said get so it want drain battery.. I have the pelsee dash came, so what i need to change in setting since i just have the BAT hooked up for now
Also do I need to go higher with sim card since it constantly staying on
Do you think it’s possible to only wire the cable that turns the dash cam on when the car is running and tape up the other cable?
That will work
If one has dashcam mainly to record accidents or other activates while the car is moving, then running power to the dashcam when the car is off is not needed. Power to the dashcam when the car is off is only useful if wanting to record when your car is parked with the engine off, in case of an attempted vehicle theft or contents theft, etc. But most dashcams don't work so well recording attempted thefts anyway, so I personally don't think it is very useful for that. I admit that I park my car in a garage every night, so I am not so worried about theft. But I were worried about theft when parking my car outside my home, I would install outdoor home video cameras that can be more easily powered all the time and provide much better surveillance. The risk of running the car battery down is not worth it to me to power my dashcam all the time. I don't even want my battery run down to 12V on a regular basis (normal is about 12.6V) because that can reduce the life of the battery.
Last week an old man keyed my truck all down the side while I was in store shopping parked far from building and only way I got him was a dash cam so it is useful for these cases .
Do you need a second wire kit for rear camera?
What does rear camera connect to?
No, the Hardwire kit replaces the power cable for the dash cam.
Nice details, thanks for the Video
Is this needed at all to have a vantrue dash cam or what’s the purpose of this set?
The hardwire kit is to utilize the parking mode.
After watching your video i feel like i can install my dash cam i do have a question the blackvue power magic pro kit came with two micro2 two 10A fuses the fuses i want to pull for the taps are 15A and 20A will this still work and wont interfere? or should i be buy a 25A to go with the 20A and 20A for the 15A?
It won't interfere. The fuses that came with the hardwire kit is the for the dash cam.
@jdanswers thank you so much for the video and the reply. I will be trying this tomorrow now.
? I have a 2014 Acura RDX. According to my multimeter - all of the fuses are showing power - even though I can't use some of the functions, like windshield wipers without starting the car. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Thank you in advance
this is the best video on wiring up the Vantrue dash cam. However it isn't so clear when one wants to only run the camera while the ignition is on (ie no parking mode). So We need to only attach one wire to a non 'hot' fuze (such as window controls, wipers etc. that go cold once ignition is off-off) Is it the battery+ (black) or the ACC (yellow) - in the comments below you were ok with ACC/yellow+Ground --> should it not be Battery/Red + Ground to a non hot accessory fuze? Would save a lot of questions - besides that well done
Vanture has the worst manual
ok - in the interest of time, I got this off Reddit - an answer from Vantrue support. Can you please confirm this? Sounds like
connect Red/Battery to ACC fuse (ie cold when engine turned off), Black to ground & tape up the yellow/ACC wire. I have to say I have another Dashcam, Nextbase 622. Just one wire+ ground --> and the camera will record on its own power for 15-20 minutes...long enough for a most errands in unattended parking lots.
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If you used the hardwire kit with ACC function and if you want to use the parking mode, please connect the red wire to the fuse port which provide constant power and connect the yellow wire to the ACC fuse port(which only has power after ignition turns on). If you don't want to use the parking mode but just want the cam turn on and off with car turns on and off, then please connect the red wire to the fuse port which only has power when ignition turn on.
As to the parking mode function, there are different options. For example, if you set at motion detection, the cam will stay on while park the car, but it will only record when the cam detect movement. When there is no movement, the cam will in sleeping status. If you set at collision detection, then the cam will turn off when you turn off the car, and when it detect vibration while park, it will turn on to record video automatically. If you set at low bitrates recording mode, the cam will record continuously while park the car, but the resolution will switch to 720P@15 FPS. Thanks."
Connect the ACC wire to a switch fuse (gets power when the car turns on only) and connect the ground. Don't connect the batt wire. This will not have parking mode.
@@JDWIREDthx - funny that is opposite of ventrue support.
My kit only came with one circuit lead that fits my car. I really only want ACC power because I don't care about "parking mode"', so what do I do with the extra battery+ wire on this kit? Thanks!
You can black tape the wire terminal of the battery+ and not use it.
Thanks! Heoped me a lot.
If I wire it into the ACC and the Constant as described....won't it drain the battery when if the car sits for a week without being started?
Depends. If you have have time lapse parking mode or motion detection then yes it will. If you have G sensor parking mode then it wont. G Sensor parking mode or will only turn if there is movement.
I am NOT interested in the parking mode. I just want to wire the dash cam into a fuse slot that will work when the car is on. Do I still have to use the accessory wire or can I tape it off and ignore it?
Just out of curiosity, if you only wanted it to work with the vehicle on then could you just install the ACC fuse adapter + ground (omitting the BATT adapter)?
Yes, that will work.
@@JDWIRED Cool, Thanks Man!
Yes you can do that very well. In fact in this way you don't risk that the device you are using will not shut down when you turn off the car and continousy drain the car battery. Normally the device will shut down even you have both acc and bat wires..but you ner know
I didn’t think you could use a hardwiring kit to a different brand to wire a dash cam. Does VanTrue have to have the same name brand kit to work?
Yes, they do. www.amazon.com/dp/B083XB8T7T/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_49QTG5R4135MXYYX99R6?linkCode=ml2&tag=jdanswers025-20
Please clarify. I know you need constant power to the DashCam for parking mode so if you supply constant power using the red wire hookup, why is the yellow even required?
The ACC (ignition-switched) detection feature will allow the dash cam to switch to parking mode automatically if the vehicle's engine turns off and switch back to normal recording after the vehicle's engine turns on. The ACC wire is necessary if you will be utilizing the Parking Mode.
Can I only install the RED battery only line or do i have to install both YELLOW and RED fuses?
You can install the red wire only and your dash cam will always be on. The yellow wire turns on parking mode.
Thank you so much. It because this sounds weird but I am trying to install this on my electric KIA which if the normal battery dies the high volt battery will charge the small battery so no worries about jumping it@@JDWIRED
@@cili_jit You can install it without parking mode, so the dashcam only works when the car is on. That is how I use my dashcam, because I only want to record accidents, etc.
I bought hardkit n4 but it was only the ground and battery no acc i can still hook it up on my hyundai tucson 2024 right?
Yes you can but it will not activate parking mode.
@@JDWIRED I am looking to do my 2024 Tucson too . . . and for $400 With Parking Mode . . . or else.
Wonder what we have to do to get 2 of the right 3 wire adapters ???
Sounds like an expensive nightmare about to happen.
If the seller doesn't understand then we are doomed to fail.
Great! Thank you Brother, I like you did to much
How do I test which fuses are constant and which fuses are switch fuses without a fuse tester?
Volt meter and set it to 20 Volts
Thank you - It make no diffrence which side is [+] it is a fuse and that means it's hard short - as a matter of fact if you place it the opisit way it will let know when the fuse is blown.
I have a question and its confusing. So i have a Mini Low profile fuse. And the Kit comes with a Lowprofile fuse that has a 5amp fuse on it already. Do i have to take that off and place the Fuse from car and transfer? Or place it beside the one thats on the Kit Fuse.
Remove the fuse from the fuse box and place it into the empty slot of the hardwire kit.
The fuse that is already installed is for the hardwire kit.
@@JDWIRED Thanks for the reply, So that means i dont have to take of the fuse on the kit?
So that means if the fuse from the fuse box is 10amp and i add it with the 5amp fuse from the kit, would be total 15amp? Im still confused is this is normal or im doing some dangerous play 😂😂
The 10amp fuse from the fuse box is powering that function only. The 5 amp fuse that is already installed is powering the hardwire kit only.
@@JDWIRED Ahh! Got it! That made more sense! Thanks. I’ll probably come back again after im done haha
What's really weird is my sunroof fuse slot is constant power, and i verified its the sunroof fuse, yet the sunroof does not work till you turn the ignition on! Also I learned you can not check power side with the fuse in. Luckily I found both an empty constant and empty acc to tie into but the sunroof is still perplexing me!
I know what you are talking. I have come across a lot of switch fuses slots that don't turn on when the car turns on.
@@JDWIRED There are lots of install videos to identify constant/acc when installing these kits with all mentioning a test light. But from what ive watched none mention these 'trick circuits.' Constant while clearly switched from the ignition is very strange, those circuits must be controlled elsewhere?
I've been confused , I thought need only one constant power for 24/7 feed the dash cam ,
Would u explain it ?
Thanks
The constant fuse is to supply power to your dash cam 24/7.
The ACC which is the switch fuse turns off and on the parking mode. During parking mode the G Sensor will turn on the dash cam during parking mode to record the amonted time the dash cam will record. If your car is wired with a constant fuse and you have an incident while parked and don't notice it till 6 to 8 hours later then the incident might be erased with loop recording.
@@JDWIRED Thank you for your timely response. very helpful🙏🏻
Great video! Thank you!!
What if you don’t want parking mode can you skip the constant power fuse?
Yes, that means when your car is off, your dash cam will be turned off. I never tried it like that, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Using a dashcam without parking mode works fine, and the only way I would do it. If I needed video surveillance of may parked car, I would install outdoor video surveillance cameras outside my home. But I park my car in my attached garage 99.9% of the time, so I only need the dashcam to record events when the car is on (like accidents).
Why do we even need to connect the acc wire if we're connecting the batt wire?
Link for that dash cam
Good job on this video
Great video, thanks!
What happens if you do the add a fuse backwards? I’m not sure if I did I just plugged it in and it worked by a miracle.
Its to help protect the your devices.
@@JDWIREDsorry which devices to protect?
Could you please explain?
Thanks in advance
@@surajrajthala5838 Camera fuse protects the dashcam and the original fuse protects the car device that is assigned to that fuse.
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I can not find an acc fuse, do I need to have both circuit connections?
You do need both activate parking mode. Trying using a fuse from the engine fuse box.
If it stays powered on, does that mean it doesn't go into parking mode? How would I wire it so it goes into parking when the car turns off.
Yes, it will go into parking mode. Just follow the steps
i was checkng ram 1500 2013 . only got 11.7v. my e2 doesnt work parking mode.
You will need to check your settings in your dash cam to activate the parking mode
Thank you very much!
How do we know positive and negative? Thanks a lot
The negative is the black wire that has the "C" terminal on it.
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if u press the record button , do u have to press it again to stop recording ?
Yes, if you turned off loop recording.
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thanks, new to this.
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How long does your camera run before the battery drains and the camera shuts off?
Don't know, I never tested that
It supposedly has a motion detection system that uses low power, and then if motion is detected then it turns the camera on. But most reviews of parking mode on most dashcams say it doesn't work all that well. I only use my dashcam when the car is on to record accidents, etc. Home video surveillance cameras would be better if you park your car outside, but in view of an outdoor camera or video doorbell.
@Mark-rw3kw the vantrue camera sucks. Brand new card battery, parking mode barely 2 hours. Does not alert you of any incidents in parking mode. You need to walk your car to see if anything happened then look for the video. I wish I returned it and bought something else
If you parking mode is only 2 hours. I would check your wiring. The dash cam never stated it alerts you. Almost all dash cam don't do that.
@@MrMaxRebos I didn't buy my Vantrue E1 for monitoring of my car when parked, only to record accidents, etc. If someone breaks into or steals my car, it is covered by insurance. If I am blamed for an accident that was not my fault, that is far more serious and costly, and is the only reason I have a dashcam. From what I understand reading reviews, parking modes on most brands do not work very well, and the only way I would use one is if I had an auxiliary battery pack (these are available specially for this purpose). I park my car in a garage overnight, but if I didn't then I would try and install some other kind of video surveillance system (not inside the car).
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if you want constant power why did you hook up acc power wire - doesnt make sense - should just hook up batt power cable
The acc power wire will turn on parking mode when you turn off your car.
What i am struggling with is reading damn diagrams to understand which fuse does what ….
I sometimes just research the vehicle fuse schematic to get a better understanding.
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