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Kev58
Member Since: 13 Dec 2020
Location: Northumberland
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I'm going to fit a dash cam with a bought fitting kit to my 2007 disco 3. Can anyone recommend what fuse to plug into. Should it be switched fuse or something that is permanently live. Does anyone have any ex-officio doing this.
Cheers
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 8th Aug 2021 7:14 pm |
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eightfoot
Member Since: 12 Apr 2015
Location: sunny essex
Posts: 806
 
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wiper fuse works good  please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4
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| 8th Aug 2021 8:43 pm |
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NCC-1031
Member Since: 30 Jan 2019
Location: Clanfield, Hampshire
Posts: 381
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Hi
I have done this too with a piggyback fuse. Don’t recall which I used now but on my d3 I had to make sure it was switch as the dash cam seemed to kill the battery. Even with the small solar panel plumbed in( very useful when camping as the d3 also drains by opening and closing doors lots during setup. )
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| 9th Aug 2021 8:37 am |
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Kev58
Member Since: 13 Dec 2020
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 11
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Thank you for the advice. I was hoping for the camera to be able to detect movement when it was parked up. But as there's a chance it'll drain the battery I'll stick to a switched fuse.
Once again. Cheers
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| 9th Aug 2021 8:43 am |
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NCC-1031
Member Since: 30 Jan 2019
Location: Clanfield, Hampshire
Posts: 381
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That was my plan too. But after a few very low batteries I thought better of it. But then again if your dash cam has a decent built in battery. It might be ok. (Mine is rubbish ) And with the piggy bank fuse you can try it and see.
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| 9th Aug 2021 8:47 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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I hard wired mine into the rear view mirror auto dim power supply, (not sure if all D3 have this supply wire) this means when you engage reverse the cam swicthes off for a few seconds, but has been zero issues 2 maybe 3 years now.
Makes it easy to fit as no need to mess with CJB and it is right next to the camera, loads of room to stash any spare cable as well.
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| 9th Aug 2021 9:25 am |
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DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 971
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I've hardwired mine into the fuseboard, done a video here in case it helps anyone else...
2022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
2005 Discovery 3 HSE Auto. Bought Feb 2019. 169,000 miles and counting...
2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)
https://youtube.com/channel/UCO_u_0D45x9KGfiNstzLJnw
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| 9th Aug 2021 10:22 am |
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Simmo73
Member Since: 23 Jan 2019
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 21
 
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I used your video as a guide a couple of weeks ago. Was really helpful. Thank you
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| 9th Aug 2021 11:11 am |
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Kev58
Member Since: 13 Dec 2020
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 11
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That's that sorted. Bought the kit and plugged it into a 5amp fuse. Working fine.
Thank you for the replies.
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| 14th Aug 2021 4:07 pm |
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