Dashcam installation

[CDN_STNGR]

<div class="bbWrapper">7 hours seems crazy. I was hoping I&#039;d have it done in 3 but I&#039;m clueless with this stuff so we shall see. Where did you end up mounting the power magic pro? I&#039;ll be doing install of my blackvue 750 next week so any pics or links you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Tx.</div>

 

[Madman]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5224" data-quote="CDN_STNGR" data-source="post: 109343" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=109343" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-109343">CDN_STNGR said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 7 hours seems crazy. I was hoping I&#039;d have it done in 3 but I&#039;m clueless with this stuff so we shall see. Where did you end up mounting the power magic pro? I&#039;ll be doing install of my blackvue 750 next week so any pics or links you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Tx. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Installed the DR900S-2 Channel including the power magic pro in about 2 hours which was a bit longer than I expected. Biggest frustration was finding a stable ground connection. Any questions, don&#039;t hesitate.</div>

 

[brancky3]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 412" data-quote="Madman" data-source="post: 109424" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=109424" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-109424">Madman said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Installed the DR900S-2 Channel including the power magic pro in about 2 hours which was a bit longer than I expected. Biggest frustration was finding a stable ground connection. Any questions, don&#039;t hesitate. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Where&#039;d you ground it? I used the metal bolt next to the driver&#039;s side fuse box but my dash cam is cutting out intermittently. I&#039;m thinking I have a faulty wire kit since it seems like a solid ground.</div>

 

[Madman]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5095" data-quote="brancky3" data-source="post: 109436" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=109436" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-109436">brancky3 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Where&#039;d you ground it? I used the metal bolt next to the driver&#039;s side fuse box but my dash cam is cutting out intermittently. I&#039;m thinking I have a faulty wire kit since it seems like a solid ground. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Unfortunately I&#039;m in Sydney and the car is in Melbourne (1000km apart) so I can&#039;t upload a pic for a week so I&#039;ll do my best to explain. Once I finished the install itself I went &quot;damn, should&#039;ve taken some pics&quot;.<br /> <br /> So, I tried a number of nuts under the drivers footwell and was really surprised by how few seem to be connected to the chassis and/or intermittent (poor connection). I didn&#039;t have the patience to try the one you used.....I finally found a steel bracket that has a &quot;C&quot; shaped head on it above the go fast pedal arm. I think it may be there to catch the accelerator pedal if the firewall deforms in an accident. It seems to be mild steel and is a really solid earth. In the middle of the the bracket is a predrilled hole (handy) that fits a 5mm nut and bolt. Clamp the ground wire under this and viola....</div>

 

[eflyguy]

<div class="bbWrapper">Most bolts are coated to prevent corrosion, you have to get thru that to get a good ground.<br /> <br /> So removing a bolt that screws into a metal frame, you&#039;d find a good ground on the threads, but not so much on the area around them or underneath the head of the bolt - which is where any kind of O-connector would make contact.<br /> <br /> Easiest way to resolve is to use a small wire brush or similar attachment on a dremel tool to polish that area around the threads</div>

 

[Madman]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1888" data-quote="eflyguy" data-source="post: 109574" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=109574" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-109574">eflyguy said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Most bolts are coated to prevent corrosion, you have to get thru that to get a good ground.<br /> <br /> So removing a bolt that screws into a metal frame, you&#039;d find a good ground on the threads, but not so much on the area around them or underneath the head of the bolt - which is where any kind of O-connector would make contact.<br /> <br /> Easiest way to resolve is to use a small wire brush or similar attachment on a dremel tool to polish that area around the threads </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yes, became obvious after about 15 minutes. Happened to look up whilst performing an upside down reverse pike with twist and saw the metal bracket....problem solved</div>

 

[JBravo58D]

<div class="bbWrapper">I just got the apeman C420D and was going to try and install it myself. Seeing that BB will install for $100, I might have to check with them. Would like to have it hardwired in rather than using the rear 12V outlet. Thanks for the ideas.</div>