Stumbled across this video after searching the forums about a battery warning coming up on my f21 m135i. I had my viofo duo wired up with 2 piggy back fuses rather than a permenant live taken from the battery with an Inline fuse and one piggy back fuse. This has saved me so much money as I was about to buy a new battery and get it coded etc. As soon as I swapped it over to the way you showed on here the warning disappeared and all functions returned to the car. Thanks man! If you lived in the UK I'd buy you a beer 👍
I just want to quickly address a point that has been raised a few times in the forums regarding my wiring in the A-Pillars. As you can see in the video below, the A-Pillars in the 2 Series do not detatch when the Air bags deploy. The air bags sit further back in this car, meaning the wiring method I used in this video does not itnerfere with the airbags. You can see exactly how it works in this particular car here: th-cam.com/video/hbD_l-AJOlg/w-d-xo.html PLEASE check your car specifically before copying my method. other cars have the side curtain in the A-Pillar, and on these cars you will need to make sure you run the wiring BEHIND the airbag to avoid interference.
An extra thing you can do to stop the cable coming back out of the head liner; put a couple zip ties on the cable, trim them and wrap them in electrical tape, then put it in the head liner; stops the cable coming back out with the movement of the car. Thanks for all the info on where to chase the cable in a bmw.
Still relevant, thank you! I am currently looking into dashcams for my own car (which is coincidentally also a M240 ;) so your video was quite helpful. Thanks a lot.
Mate!! Brilliant brilliant brilliant video, I cannot say it enough, brilliant! Nothing like watching a thorough start to finish install! Awesome work! Wish I came across this the other day, while installing a BlackVue in my BMW 320d (2011 E90). While not an exact fit for my requirements this video gave me some great ideas in preparing to install the rear cam. I spent almost 24hrs trying to get my front cam to work with Power Magic Pro while trying to wire into fuse box... not being an electrician and trying to understand the Egyptian hieroglyphics picto/graph of the fuse box BMW provide with the car is no help in finding a fuse with permanent (battery) power and accessory power needed to wire in a PMP. Had to get a tech from BMW to tell me what was what by getting them to read their own electrical diagram, 24hrs later, success! Will put my own video up of my wiring into fuse box once fully installed and completed, but just wanted to say great work.
Hi, I finally fitted my camera. I couldn't tuck the cable into the gap above the A pillar to allow the cable to run down the weather strip so I asked an auto electrician what to do . He pulled the A pillar trim off and tucked the cable inside that. The other thing I couldn't get my head around was the wire tap orientation. I think what you mean is that, if the orientation is wrong then the tap wire is not protected by the built in fuse, not that it doesn't get any power. The fact that you have wired an additional fuse into the tap then the orientation would not be a problem. BTW I wouldn't have been able to do it so neatly had you not posted the video, Thanks
Hi David. You’re exactly right. If the orientation is wrong then the wire tap is not protected by the fuse in the fuse block. Which means there is a possibility of an unprotected short between the fuse block and where the fuse cartridge is. Given the whole body of the car is ground, the risk of shorts is very high which is why the fuse should always be as close to the power source as possible. Glad the video helped!
Very good video explaining in detail. Will be installing tomorrow in a BMW M4 which will be a tad more difficult to reach the hatch with the wiring. I am a bit surprised when you go through extensive lengths to hide the wiring perfectly, you then run the two wires from the front dash directly up to the sill. Would be better to make a clip on the dashcam to run them horizontal towards the mirror base, then up behind the black window tint in the corner of said base to the sill? Will try the floor route instead of the roof route, good idea!
Would this work in a 2022 BMW X3? I have not seen wiring the live feed directly to the battery on any of the Bimmer websites. I don't want to get error codes for parasitic drain. Great video. Thank you.
I am so thankful to have found and watched your video, very educative. Just bought a Dash cam for my 2018 M3 F80 but the hardwire kit that came with it is only 11ft long. Now I know what I can do to extend without any issues. I do have one question, as my hardwire kit only as the red and black wire, that’s won’t be an issue right? I can still follow the same process as you did (minus the yellow wire)?
I wonder when car manufacturers will provide a power connection to the mirror or other proximate position to where the camera is mounted? Perhaps also a connection for the rear window also. Either that or they start incorporating a dash cam into the car 🚗 Great video btw 👍🏻 best I’ve seen.
Hey, I have a BMW 328i 2016, can you tell me what fuse I can use for the front fuse box under the hood? That is where a previous installer routed my wiring to...
This is an awesome video. After researching on the internet for installation tips on installing the Thinkware 770 to a BMW (F30) to be exact, this is the only video that I've seen with a complete install demonstrated. After watching this, I decided that I could definitely install this cam myself and I've bought all the kit necessary to complete the job. I've got two question though, after spending just under £300 on everything, I kept reading that the Thinkware 770 will cause a battery error message approximately on a daily basis. Do you concur with this...? And, can you divulge your setup with your F20? such as camera cut off time and when the camera should cutt off if the battery voltage drops below a specified amount? I plan on using the Thinkware whilst driving and for only around 6 or so hours after I have parked(switched off) my F30, and obviously the G-Sensor enabled for recording impacts, I'm just puzzled on why the BMW community are all experiencing battery error messages. Thank you in advance Sir.
Hi mate, I haven’t had a single battery error or problem and my car sits for weeks at a time in the garage. I set my camera to run in parking mode until the battery drops to 12.2V. 12V is the point where things start getting upset. The key is to make sure you wire it the same way as me with the always on power directly to the battery. If you wire it in after the battery control module you’ll get battery drain errors as it’s detected as a parasitic load. Good luck and thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you found the video useful.
Really appreciate the quick reply. Your explanation makes sense as connecting the continuous power supply directly to the battery would bypass any battery error sensor messages. Thank you so much once again. One last thing, I'm not sure if it's too late, but, I think that you should include Thinkware 770 in the title of your video, as it would seem that there are tonnes of BMW users who are looking for advice/instructions on successfully installing this specific dash cam to their F series. I will definitely be sharing this in the Bimmerpost Forum.
Thanks mate. The details of the dashcam are included in the tags and description so it shows up on searches. Didn’t put it in the title because I didn’t want people who have different cameras thinking it’s not relevant. Shares are always greatly appreciated, thank you!!
Any idea why my dashcam (DDPAI) goes into parking mode but stops recording abruptly after a few hours? Mine is installed with the VCC connected directly to the battery like yours to avoid the BMW battery management system and avoid any error codes/power cut outs. It is definitely not switching itself off to protect the car's battery voltage, as the car battery voltage is higher than the lower voltage limit set in the app. Comparing to your installation, the only two differences are 1. the earthing point, and 2. the fuse I tapped into for the ACC (but I can confirm it is switching to 0V when the car is off and locked). Car is 2016 BMW 118i F20 Series 1. Thanks !
Great install! I had a professional do a similar installation method to this with a blackvue and power magic pro. My one concern, though, is could there be a problem with the constant power wire not being fused? I Guess the only thing that would be at risk is the dash cam and the dash cam wiring harness. He did say that the power magic pro has a fuse inside of it, but I can’t find any confirmation of that. (Please excuse me if none of what I said makes sense - I’m completely clueless with electrical stuff)
Excellent video, just bought myself a F800 Pro for installation on a 420d M-Sport, and I'll certainly be using this. Just wondered how/where you connected to the positive post of the battery? This part of the video isn't entirely clear.
I've got a 1 series that I want to hardwire with the A129 Viofo. Is it still fuse 147 for the radio and does always provide a power source, even when the engine is off?
I have a 218d Active Tourer, so this video doesn't apply - ie the fusebox is behind the (left hand sided in my case here in the UK) glovebox, and there's no nearby ground connection plus the battery's not close to it, so it's not that straightforward. I also don't have an ACC fuse in the box. So I could do with some specific assistance to exactly the same vehicle model if possible, which would be very gratefully received. Oh, and by the way, I want to use my THIeye Series 2 dashcam with its parking monitoring enabled.
Why not run both wires together on the same side of the car and split them in the rear behind the rear seat, one goes up to the rear cam and one down to the fuse box and battery?
Good question. A few reasons. 1. I always try to avoid running long signal and power wires together to avoid interference, although his may be silly in this case as the rear camera is also powered via its cable. 2. Because running both wires together caused the trim to bulge a bit around the windscreen area.
cool video im just about to install that on my F30 320d. I know that it says no fault codes but it just seems everyone else says that you will get a battery discharge message in the morning. So not sure if I should get an external battery because I leave my car for days at a time at work.
Hi guy, And thank you for this very interesting video. Do you know where is the radio fuse in a BMW Serie 3 F30 ? Because on this model there is two places (even 3) for fuses : one in the trunk and one in the engine compartment (and a last one next to the glove box) On the other hand on this model, the battery is in the trunck as well, but if the radio fuse is in the engine compartement, it will more complicate to wire. Except if another fuse can be used, and in this case what kind of fuse can I use ? Thanks a lot Best regards
Great video BoostedMedia! I have a problem with mine. Right now it works perfectly when the ignition is turned on, however when the car is off the parking mode never comes on. I have activated this in the App, I have tried disabling battery protection and still nothing. I thought that I might have wired it wrong (incorrectly joined wires), however when I test the end (silver connector) that goes into the front camera the multimeter is reading over 12v so there is power coming to it. I have a 2016 BMW 328 and I used the same fuse you did in the video. Any suggestions?
Great video mate! Would this work on 2019 X3? I tried to get this done by a professional but he said the later version of BMWs will get error code if you hooked it up on the fuse and suggested that I should get a separate battery pack but it costs ridiculously lot!
I dont see any reason why not but haven’t tried personally on an X3. The main power wire is connected directly to the battery in my method so it bypasses the parasitic load detection.
Also, interesting how you said Parking Mode built into Thinkware system and demoed it, and it also had built in power monitor to stop draining battery..... when I was shopping for dash cam a few days ago, guy at Autobarn told me I had to buy a few extra accessories for both options so ended up buying BlackVue with PMP thrown in.... sigh.... teach me for not doing thorough research before shopping!
I have an F32, removing, the front and rear overhead consoles, and the third brake light cover - routing my wires that way. It's the shortest, quickest, most hidden and least likely to be interfered with.
Could it be a good idea to place your rear facing camera on the cover of the rear brakelight? I mean, in case you have tint on the rear window and don't want to risk it coming off if you want to remove the camera permanently?
I always find its best to put the camera lens as close as possible to the glass to reduce glare and reflections. Plus the camera sits quite a bit lower and obstructs the view out of the rear vision mirror more of you stick it on the brake light cover. Also the double sided tape doesn’t stick to the plastic as well as it does the glass. Up to you though. You’re unlikely to damage your tint if you use fishing wire to remove the camera and then clean up the residue with alcohol.
Very Well Made Video! I have a 2011 BMW 328I, so the fuse box is in the glove compartment, should i just run the fuse wire all the way back toward the front?
Thanks Grant. I’m not personally familiar with the older BMWs. It may be possible to tap in to always on power at the fuse box too to avoid having to run cables to the boot at all. Just depends if the car detects parasitic load or not. I generally don’t like to give advice for cars I don’t have personal experience with.
You don't need to run wires to the battery to power the 12vTO5v adapter... You can just tap into the existing fuse box just like how you tapped into get the ACC 12V. Just make sure you find a constant 12V power supply in one of the fuses like power windows . It is a lot cleaner and quicker that way.
@@boostedmedia Thanks for pointing that out. Totally forgot the control box. Interesting. That control box must be pretty picky to see if there is any load other than original load.
Thanks for this video. I have one question. I wired everything just like you did in this video but for some reason my camera goes to parking mode even when my car is running. I have Thinkware X500. The previous cars I had didnt have this problem. Can you tell me what could be causing it to go into parking mode? Thanks.
Thinkware changed the permanent supply from Red to yellow so if the red wire is connected to the battery it will think its in parking mode when the power to the yellow wire is cut.
That’s a bizzare choice!! In automotive electronics, red is always accessory power and yellow is always direct battery. I wonder why they’ve done that?
+jgr you need to pull the tabs out of the car body, reinstall back in the trim and then install the trim back in the car. It’s a bit tricky but just be patient and don’t force anything too hard.
Hi Boosted Autos, Do you know if you can tap into the reversing camera feeed on the M240 convertible and use it as the rearview cam for the Thinkware dash cam? I can't see how to fit a rear view camera otherwise on the convertible.
Like many other install videos, you are running the power wire over the middle of the head airbag (at time 7:15) that deploys in the case of a side impact...
On an F30, F25, and E53 I removed this trim to install dash cams and radar detectors, and the curtain airbag’s middle is here. I’m running wires and looking at it right now as I sit in my car.
I don't really understand what you did with the yellow wire. You just "pushed" it somewhere to the left, but it wasn't clear to me exactly where it's connected.
I'm guessing that BMW has an Air Bag Curtain on the "A" Pillar, so you should run the wire down against the windshield and not by the door opening. The way you ran the wire in the video, If the Air Bag is deployed, the wire will get caught in the Air Bag, potentially interfering with it, which could result in personal injury. The best thing to do is find out how the trim is attached and remove it so you can be assured that the wire is not going to interfere with the Air Bag. I know you are trying to avoid removing trim, but sometimes it is very important to remove the trim so you know exactly what could be affected if the wire is just randomly ran where Air Bags may be present.
I’m pretty sure I explained that in the video. The curtain airbag sits a little further back than the cable sits. But yes absolutely necessary to check!
I might have missed you saying it. I just was pointing it out since in the video at 7 minutes you ran the wire across the top of the "A" pillar from the windshield to the door opening, crossing over the airbag.
Overall a very informative video. Thanks. In my X1 the curtain airbag does continue down the 'A' pillar of the windscreen. I discovered that part way through the install. If installed as per the video the cable would cross the airbag. I ran the cable down the windscreen side. I saw a couple of other videos where the cover is removed from the pillar. The cable is then easily run down to the dash. I didn't attempt that because I also found where other people have triggered the airbag when they removed the cover!
Got it thanks! But I don’t see how you attached the wire to the battery positive! Do I solder it on? I’m literally doing the exact thing you’ve done here any info would help
with a large sd card how many much time of footage can it hold and does it tape over the oldest videos once full? sorry newbie when it comes to dashcams
I got about 2 hours of continuous recording out of 16GB. It records over itself once you run out of storage, but it stores things it detects as events seperately so you don't lose them.
Boosted Autos I have just been doing loads of searching for a Dash Cam for my M2 and it came down to this one and the Backvue.... after loads of TH-cam Dash Cam vids I decided on the F770 and started watching loads of install..... some folks have mentioned that the Dash Cam wiring can cause interference with both FM and DAB radio reception...... again not that we have much DAB radio here in Ireland.
Not sure if this applies to 2series, but for the F20 1series, the DAB is on the top of the rear window hence locating the rearview camera at the base of the window will not cause interference. More info see th-cam.com/video/xll2I52UB8k/w-d-xo.html
Good vid but you should invest in some plastic panel tools rather than using a screwdriver (could damage the panel with one slip and/or damage the cable) or your fingers to hide the wire within the trim. $3 on eBay. One of the best investments I've made. Cheers.
Sorry, but there are so many wrong things with this install. 1. Don't connect the positive wire straight to the battery. Use a constant fuse instead. 2. It's better to tuck the wire through the headliner route and not down. You've mentioned you don't want to cause rattles yet you go through 10 panels instead of just using the headliner. 3. Using the radio for accessory on the M235 or any BMW is bad. The radio stays on even when the car is off for about 15 minutes. 4. What you said about the camera placement under the mirror is wrong. The "sensors" are merely a camera which sits close to the windshield, you can't block it with the dashcam even if you try hard.
I have the F800 pro and followed all these steps, and I have battery protection set to 12.2V and I still get a discharge warning if I park the car for one day or more. Can anyone else chime in? I have a BMW M2.
Boosted Media Weirdly enough, it just started working. Car is brand new. But before that, if I leave the car without driving it for 1 day, I’ll come back to a battery discharge warning and comfort access disabled.
I don't know for sure in a bmw but my mazda 6 has airbags right there in the front pillars and i had to go over and behind them (because i guess those airbags will go down when deployed so i ran those wires above and then behind the airbags) I had to remove the weather strippings and top part of the A pillar panel, it wasn't that hard.
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Stumbled across this video after searching the forums about a battery warning coming up on my f21 m135i. I had my viofo duo wired up with 2 piggy back fuses rather than a permenant live taken from the battery with an Inline fuse and one piggy back fuse. This has saved me so much money as I was about to buy a new battery and get it coded etc. As soon as I swapped it over to the way you showed on here the warning disappeared and all functions returned to the car. Thanks man! If you lived in the UK I'd buy you a beer 👍
Glad it helped!
I just want to quickly address a point that has been raised a few times in the forums regarding my wiring in the A-Pillars. As you can see in the video below, the A-Pillars in the 2 Series do not detatch when the Air bags deploy. The air bags sit further back in this car, meaning the wiring method I used in this video does not itnerfere with the airbags.
You can see exactly how it works in this particular car here: th-cam.com/video/hbD_l-AJOlg/w-d-xo.html
PLEASE check your car specifically before copying my method. other cars have the side curtain in the A-Pillar, and on these cars you will need to make sure you run the wiring BEHIND the airbag to avoid interference.
THANK YOU. I just installed a 2CH dash cam in my 230i. Perfect guide.
Glad it helped!
An extra thing you can do to stop the cable coming back out of the head liner; put a couple zip ties on the cable, trim them and wrap them in electrical tape, then put it in the head liner; stops the cable coming back out with the movement of the car. Thanks for all the info on where to chase the cable in a bmw.
Still relevant, thank you! I am currently looking into dashcams for my own car (which is coincidentally also a M240 ;) so your video was quite helpful. Thanks a lot.
Great vid. I plan on installing a BlackVue 970X in my new 2023 BMW M240i tomorrow. Thanks for all the good info.
Mate!! Brilliant brilliant brilliant video, I cannot say it enough, brilliant! Nothing like watching a thorough start to finish install! Awesome work!
Wish I came across this the other day, while installing a BlackVue in my BMW 320d (2011 E90). While not an exact fit for my requirements this video gave me some great ideas in preparing to install the rear cam. I spent almost 24hrs trying to get my front cam to work with Power Magic Pro while trying to wire into fuse box... not being an electrician and trying to understand the Egyptian hieroglyphics picto/graph of the fuse box BMW provide with the car is no help in finding a fuse with permanent (battery) power and accessory power needed to wire in a PMP. Had to get a tech from BMW to tell me what was what by getting them to read their own electrical diagram, 24hrs later, success!
Will put my own video up of my wiring into fuse box once fully installed and completed, but just wanted to say great work.
Thanks very much.
Boosted Autos How exactly did you connect the power into the battery? You were quick at that part.
DJ Ewen yes. 👍👍👍
I agree. At 30.30 you can't see what Boosted Media is doing with the positive connection from the camera angle.
Hi, I finally fitted my camera. I couldn't tuck the cable into the gap above the A pillar to allow the cable to run down the weather strip so I asked an auto electrician what to do . He pulled the A pillar trim off and tucked the cable inside that. The other thing I couldn't get my head around was the wire tap orientation. I think what you mean is that, if the orientation is wrong then the tap wire is not protected by the built in fuse, not that it doesn't get any power. The fact that you have wired an additional fuse into the tap then the orientation would not be a problem. BTW I wouldn't have been able to do it so neatly had you not posted the video, Thanks
Hi David. You’re exactly right. If the orientation is wrong then the wire tap is not protected by the fuse in the fuse block. Which means there is a possibility of an unprotected short between the fuse block and where the fuse cartridge is. Given the whole body of the car is ground, the risk of shorts is very high which is why the fuse should always be as close to the power source as possible.
Glad the video helped!
Great, just what I needed to know, will be doing later on my X3, thank you !
Very good video explaining in detail. Will be installing tomorrow in a BMW M4 which will be a tad more difficult to reach the hatch with the wiring. I am a bit surprised when you go through extensive lengths to hide the wiring perfectly, you then run the two wires from the front dash directly up to the sill. Would be better to make a clip on the dashcam to run them horizontal towards the mirror base, then up behind the black window tint in the corner of said base to the sill?
Will try the floor route instead of the roof route, good idea!
They’re completely hidden from view when driving anyway but sure you could do that. I left them loose so the camera can be detached easily.
Would this work in a 2022 BMW X3? I have not seen wiring the live feed directly to the battery on any of the Bimmer websites. I don't want to get error codes for parasitic drain. Great video. Thank you.
I am so thankful to have found and watched your video, very educative. Just bought a Dash cam for my 2018 M3 F80 but the hardwire kit that came with it is only 11ft long. Now I know what I can do to extend without any issues. I do have one question, as my hardwire kit only as the red and black wire, that’s won’t be an issue right? I can still follow the same process as you did (minus the yellow wire)?
Yep should be fine. I assume it doesn’t have a parking mode so it only needs power when the car is running.
@@boostedmedia hi, nice informative video but when it comes to the yellow wire what did you exactly do there? thanks
I wonder when car manufacturers will provide a power connection to the mirror or other proximate position to where the camera is mounted? Perhaps also a connection for the rear window also. Either that or they start incorporating a dash cam into the car 🚗
Great video btw 👍🏻 best I’ve seen.
what is the type of wire that you used? I find myself in this same dilemma without having enough wire to cover the length from the front to the trunk.
Hey, I have a BMW 328i 2016, can you tell me what fuse I can use for the front fuse box under the hood? That is where a previous installer routed my wiring to...
Excellent video and very handy tips! Thanks for posting it! (From a guy in Arizona...)
This is an awesome video. After researching on the internet for installation tips on installing the Thinkware 770 to a BMW (F30) to be exact, this is the only video that I've seen with a complete install demonstrated. After watching this, I decided that I could definitely install this cam myself and I've bought all the kit necessary to complete the job.
I've got two question though, after spending just under £300 on everything, I kept reading that the Thinkware 770 will cause a battery error message approximately on a daily basis. Do you concur with this...?
And, can you divulge your setup with your F20? such as camera cut off time and when the camera should cutt off if the battery voltage drops below a specified amount?
I plan on using the Thinkware whilst driving and for only around 6 or so hours after I have parked(switched off) my F30, and obviously the G-Sensor enabled for recording impacts, I'm just puzzled on why the BMW community are all experiencing battery error messages.
Thank you in advance Sir.
Hi mate,
I haven’t had a single battery error or problem and my car sits for weeks at a time in the garage.
I set my camera to run in parking mode until the battery drops to 12.2V.
12V is the point where things start getting upset.
The key is to make sure you wire it the same way as me with the always on power directly to the battery. If you wire it in after the battery control module you’ll get battery drain errors as it’s detected as a parasitic load.
Good luck and thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you found the video useful.
Really appreciate the quick reply. Your explanation makes sense as connecting the continuous power supply directly to the battery would bypass any battery error sensor messages. Thank you so much once again.
One last thing, I'm not sure if it's too late, but, I think that you should include Thinkware 770 in the title of your video, as it would seem that there are tonnes of BMW users who are looking for advice/instructions on successfully installing this specific dash cam to their F series. I will definitely be sharing this in the Bimmerpost Forum.
Thanks mate. The details of the dashcam are included in the tags and description so it shows up on searches. Didn’t put it in the title because I didn’t want people who have different cameras thinking it’s not relevant.
Shares are always greatly appreciated, thank you!!
Great video clear and concise directions. Made my install a breeze!!
Any idea why my dashcam (DDPAI) goes into parking mode but stops recording abruptly after a few hours? Mine is installed with the VCC connected directly to the battery like yours to avoid the BMW battery management system and avoid any error codes/power cut outs. It is definitely not switching itself off to protect the car's battery voltage, as the car battery voltage is higher than the lower voltage limit set in the app.
Comparing to your installation, the only two differences are 1. the earthing point, and 2. the fuse I tapped into for the ACC (but I can confirm it is switching to 0V when the car is off and locked).
Car is 2016 BMW 118i F20 Series 1.
Thanks !
Excellent installation video, very well presented...
I really like that you're soldering.
Great video from the Uk 🇬🇧
Great install! I had a professional do a similar installation method to this with a blackvue and power magic pro. My one concern, though, is could there be a problem with the constant power wire not being fused? I Guess the only thing that would be at risk is the dash cam and the dash cam wiring harness. He did say that the power magic pro has a fuse inside of it, but I can’t find any confirmation of that. (Please excuse me if none of what I said makes sense - I’m completely clueless with electrical stuff)
Boosted Autos - Great video, extremely thorough up until the point that you connected the yellow to the battery. What exactly did you do here? Thanks.
Yeah he skipped the only part I wanted to see.
Excellent video, just bought myself a F800 Pro for installation on a 420d M-Sport, and I'll certainly be using this. Just wondered how/where you connected to the positive post of the battery? This part of the video isn't entirely clear.
I just loosen the connection slightly and slip the wire in, then tighten it again.
Really well done. You made it look easy which I am sure is not. I will try to install F800 on Subaru Crosstrek. Thank you very much.
Subaru’s aren’t too tricky. Just use fuse taps into the fuse panel under the dash. Don’t have to run cables to the boot. :)
I like how there's a fuse puller in the fuse box. Little things.. :)
I've got a 1 series that I want to hardwire with the A129 Viofo. Is it still fuse 147 for the radio and does always provide a power source, even when the engine is off?
Can i know why you didn' take the always(battery) supply from a fuse?
I have a 218d Active Tourer, so this video doesn't apply - ie the fusebox is behind the (left hand sided in my case here in the UK) glovebox, and there's no nearby ground connection plus the battery's not close to it, so it's not that straightforward. I also don't have an ACC fuse in the box. So I could do with some specific assistance to exactly the same vehicle model if possible, which would be very gratefully received. Oh, and by the way, I want to use my THIeye Series 2 dashcam with its parking monitoring enabled.
Why not run both wires together on the same side of the car and split them in the rear behind the rear seat, one goes up to the rear cam and one down to the fuse box and battery?
Good question. A few reasons.
1. I always try to avoid running long signal and power wires together to avoid interference, although his may be silly in this case as the rear camera is also powered via its cable.
2. Because running both wires together caused the trim to bulge a bit around the windscreen area.
cool video im just about to install that on my F30 320d. I know that it says no fault codes but it just seems everyone else says that you will get a battery discharge message in the morning. So not sure if I should get an external battery because I leave my car for days at a time at work.
+lash22 my car sits for up to a week at a time and I've never once had an issue with warnings.
Hi - i am also getting battery discharge messages on my series 5 - did you manage to solve this?
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Hi guy,
And thank you for this very interesting video.
Do you know where is the radio fuse in a BMW Serie 3 F30 ?
Because on this model there is two places (even 3) for fuses : one in the trunk and one in the engine compartment (and a last one next to the glove box)
On the other hand on this model, the battery is in the trunck as well, but if the radio fuse is in the engine compartement, it will more complicate to wire.
Except if another fuse can be used, and in this case what kind of fuse can I use ?
Thanks a lot
Best regards
Sorry mate. I have no personal experience on the F30.
Awesome. Thanks for the video! Isn't it easier to do mirrortap?
+tooez you’re welcome. I hope it was useful for you.
+tooez mirrortap taps in to the power after the controller, so you’ll likely have issues with battery drain warnings.
Could you provide links for the products used?
Great video BoostedMedia! I have a problem with mine. Right now it works perfectly when the ignition is turned on, however when the car is off the parking mode never comes on. I have activated this in the App, I have tried disabling battery protection and still nothing. I thought that I might have wired it wrong (incorrectly joined wires), however when I test the end (silver connector) that goes into the front camera the multimeter is reading over 12v so there is power coming to it. I have a 2016 BMW 328 and I used the same fuse you did in the video. Any suggestions?
Do you have the latest firmware installed for the camera? As long as it’s 100% wired correctly I’m not sure.
whats the rating of the 3 core wire you used?
Great video mate! Would this work on 2019 X3? I tried to get this done by a professional but he said the later version of BMWs will get error code if you hooked it up on the fuse and suggested that I should get a separate battery pack but it costs ridiculously lot!
I dont see any reason why not but haven’t tried personally on an X3.
The main power wire is connected directly to the battery in my method so it bypasses the parasitic load detection.
Boosted Media Thanks mate! Might try your method and save big$ on additional battery!
Also, interesting how you said Parking Mode built into Thinkware system and demoed it, and it also had built in power monitor to stop draining battery..... when I was shopping for dash cam a few days ago, guy at Autobarn told me I had to buy a few extra accessories for both options so ended up buying BlackVue with PMP thrown in.... sigh.... teach me for not doing thorough research before shopping!
I have an F32, removing, the front and rear overhead consoles, and the third brake light cover - routing my wires that way.
It's the shortest, quickest, most hidden and least likely to be interfered with.
Could it be a good idea to place your rear facing camera on the cover of the rear brakelight? I mean, in case you have tint on the rear window and don't want to risk it coming off if you want to remove the camera permanently?
I always find its best to put the camera lens as close as possible to the glass to reduce glare and reflections. Plus the camera sits quite a bit lower and obstructs the view out of the rear vision mirror more of you stick it on the brake light cover. Also the double sided tape doesn’t stick to the plastic as well as it does the glass.
Up to you though. You’re unlikely to damage your tint if you use fishing wire to remove the camera and then clean up the residue with alcohol.
Boosted Media thanks!
You’re welcome.
Very Well Made Video! I have a 2011 BMW 328I, so the fuse box is in the glove compartment, should i just run the fuse wire all the way back toward the front?
Thanks Grant. I’m not personally familiar with the older BMWs. It may be possible to tap in to always on power at the fuse box too to avoid having to run cables to the boot at all. Just depends if the car detects parasitic load or not.
I generally don’t like to give advice for cars I don’t have personal experience with.
Hey Grant, just wondering what fuses you tapped into?
Awesome video - clear and thorough. Well done!
It also helps that you're an Aussie :-)
Thanks very much. Glad you found it helpful.
I agree that Carbon Car Systems are great - got my dashcams from there too.
Thanks, I just installed a two channel dashcam with power magic pro on my M2.
Glad the video helped :)
What fuses did you use? Also, did you have a 2 wire or 3 wire set
Great video, thanks for this video, it has been a massive help to my installation.
+Jeremy Su glad to hear it mate. Thanks for taking the time to write :)
You don't need to run wires to the battery to power the 12vTO5v adapter... You can just tap into the existing fuse box just like how you tapped into get the ACC 12V. Just make sure you find a constant 12V power supply in one of the fuses like power windows . It is a lot cleaner and quicker that way.
Nope. Has the be tapped in to constant power BEFORE the control module (which is between the battery and fuse box) or you get parasitic load errors.
@@boostedmedia Thanks for pointing that out. Totally forgot the control box. Interesting. That control box must be pretty picky to see if there is any load other than original load.
Thanks for this video. I have one question. I wired everything just like you did in this video but for some reason my camera goes to parking mode even when my car is running. I have Thinkware X500. The previous cars I had didnt have this problem. Can you tell me what could be causing it to go into parking mode? Thanks.
Thinkware changed the permanent supply from Red to yellow so if the red wire is connected to the battery it will think its in parking mode when the power to the yellow wire is cut.
That’s a bizzare choice!! In automotive electronics, red is always accessory power and yellow is always direct battery. I wonder why they’ve done that?
@@boostedmedia hi great job
My hard wire is yellow to ACC ( its have sticker) and red one is battery +
Please let me know how to connect
Thanks
How did you get the trim cover back on at the bottom of the driver door sill? Pulled mine off and I can't seem to get these clips to go back together
+jgr you need to pull the tabs out of the car body, reinstall back in the trim and then install the trim back in the car. It’s a bit tricky but just be patient and don’t force anything too hard.
Boosted Autos thank you 👌👌👌
where did you buy that dv power supply tks
Its great that you put threes videos together, but I really wish the trend of music drowning out your voice was in the past
Hi Boosted Autos, Do you know if you can tap into the reversing camera feeed on the M240 convertible and use it as the rearview cam for the Thinkware dash cam? I can't see how to fit a rear view camera otherwise on the convertible.
Hi David. I’m not sure but I doubt you could without it stopping the camera showing up on the iDrive when you’re in parking mode.
Like many other install videos, you are running the power wire over the middle of the head airbag (at time 7:15) that deploys in the case of a side impact...
Nope. It’s below the bottom of the airbag.
On an F30, F25, and E53 I removed this trim to install dash cams and radar detectors, and the curtain airbag’s middle is here. I’m running wires and looking at it right now as I sit in my car.
hi, , I put the ACC cable and the BATT in the fuse 162 in the fuse nr 100
BMW F31
I don't really understand what you did with the yellow wire. You just "pushed" it somewhere to the left, but it wasn't clear to me exactly where it's connected.
Positive battery terminal
WHy did you not remove fuse 143 ? Its not connected to anything
I'm guessing that BMW has an Air Bag Curtain on the "A" Pillar, so you should run the wire down against the windshield and not by the door opening. The way you ran the wire in the video, If the Air Bag is deployed, the wire will get caught in the Air Bag, potentially interfering with it, which could result in personal injury.
The best thing to do is find out how the trim is attached and remove it so you can be assured that the wire is not going to interfere with the Air Bag. I know you are trying to avoid removing trim, but sometimes it is very important to remove the trim so you know exactly what could be affected if the wire is just randomly ran where Air Bags may be present.
I’m pretty sure I explained that in the video. The curtain airbag sits a little further back than the cable sits. But yes absolutely necessary to check!
I might have missed you saying it.
I just was pointing it out since in the video at 7 minutes you ran the wire across the top of the "A" pillar from the windshield to the door opening, crossing over the airbag.
Overall a very informative video. Thanks.
In my X1 the curtain airbag does continue down the 'A' pillar of the windscreen. I discovered that part way through the install. If installed as per the video the cable would cross the airbag. I ran the cable down the windscreen side.
I saw a couple of other videos where the cover is removed from the pillar. The cable is then easily run down to the dash. I didn't attempt that because I also found where other people have triggered the airbag when they removed the cover!
Great Video by the way!
Richard Illingworth Thanks Richard :)
What type of cable did you use to extend? can you send the link please??
You just need a 3 or more core wire that can handle up to 1A of current. I just wire I had laying around.
Gotcha... Thanks Bud!
How many mm is your mutli core wire? 0.5mm or 0.75mm or it doesn’t matter?
I honestly can’t remember but .5mm would be fine.
Also, do you which fuses I can attach the ACC wire and battery wire to as I don’t want to go directly to my batter
You have to go directly to the battery or you’ll get parasitic load warnings.
Got it thanks! But I don’t see how you attached the wire to the battery positive! Do I solder it on? I’m literally doing the exact thing you’ve done here any info would help
I just loosened one of the terminals and whedged it in the frightened it again.
Tightened^ lol
Boosted Media thanks, also will the start/stop function of the car disturb the camera and how it records
Great video! Thanks!
You're welcome Pawel. Thanks for the feedback.
Was the extension cable CAT5?
No but similar.
Thank you so much!
Great video!
Where is the dashcam footage stored??
Lucas Pugas SD card in the front facing camera.
with a large sd card how many much time of footage can it hold and does it tape over the oldest videos once full? sorry newbie when it comes to dashcams
I got about 2 hours of continuous recording out of 16GB. It records over itself once you run out of storage, but it stores things it detects as events seperately so you don't lose them.
what gauge wire is required to extend the hardwire cable?
It’s only relatively low current. The wire I used was about 22gauge
Well done! Thanks
Thanks,Think I can do it .
The bottom panel you didn’t remove on this car, how did it go back on? Took mine off and can’t get it back on 😂
You need to remove the clips from the body of the car with a plastic trim removal tool, and reinsert them into the panel, then reinstall it.
Boosted Autos sorted thank you !!!!
Excellent!
Did you get and DAB Radio problems?
Richard Illingworth not that I've noticed. Why? Interference?
Boosted Autos I have just been doing loads of searching for a Dash Cam for my M2 and it came down to this one and the Backvue....
after loads of TH-cam Dash Cam vids I decided on the F770 and started watching loads of install..... some folks have mentioned that the Dash Cam wiring can cause interference with both FM and DAB radio reception...... again not that we have much DAB radio here in Ireland.
Not sure if this applies to 2series, but for the F20 1series, the DAB is on the top of the rear window hence locating the rearview camera at the base of the window will not cause interference. More info see th-cam.com/video/xll2I52UB8k/w-d-xo.html
Will this work with a M4?
Yes
Same fuzes ?
Good vid but you should invest in some plastic panel tools rather than using a screwdriver (could damage the panel with one slip and/or damage the cable) or your fingers to hide the wire within the trim. $3 on eBay. One of the best investments I've made. Cheers.
Yep good advice. Had actually ordered some but they didn’t arrive in time. If you Lol at some of my more recent videos you’ll see I’m using them :)
Sorry, but there are so many wrong things with this install.
1. Don't connect the positive wire straight to the battery. Use a constant fuse instead.
2. It's better to tuck the wire through the headliner route and not down. You've mentioned you don't want to cause rattles yet you go through 10 panels instead of just using the headliner.
3. Using the radio for accessory on the M235 or any BMW is bad. The radio stays on even when the car is off for about 15 minutes.
4. What you said about the camera placement under the mirror is wrong. The "sensors" are merely a camera which sits close to the windshield, you can't block it with the dashcam even if you try hard.
I have the F800 pro and followed all these steps, and I have battery protection set to 12.2V and I still get a discharge warning if I park the car for one day or more. Can anyone else chime in? I have a BMW M2.
Is the battery cutoff working or does the camera keep running?
Is your battery a bit low?
Boosted Media Weirdly enough, it just started working. Car is brand new. But before that, if I leave the car without driving it for 1 day, I’ll come back to a battery discharge warning and comfort access disabled.
Hi - did you ever figure this out? I have just installed in series 5 and also get battery discharge messages...
I was never able to replicate the problem on multiple cars when the cutoff is set to 12.2V
@@boostedmedia i did have the camera wired to 2 fuses. now have run cables to battery in trunk and fuse in truck. no more error messages from battery.
320d yes or no
Yes this will work on a 320d
you have cut off and discarded the small black box which is meat to save battery car from crashing
Ok, you sucked the “I can hardwire a dash cam feeling” great video but I know I would F up the connecting wire part, you make it look easy
Its really not too difficult. Just follow the steps :)
Can you recommend someone to do this for me...if not yourself 😊?
Where are you located?
Sydney
Try Carbon Car Systems
Boosted Media thanks 🙏🏻
it doesn't matter how you install the rear cam, the app could flip the video
Not all cameras can do that but yes this particular one can.
Thanks for your video, I just installed both the front and rear cams using your advise on running the wires
Glad it helped :)
meant
Omg cut the background music.
You blocked your curtain airbag on front passenger side
Nope. It’s below the airbag.
I don't know for sure in a bmw but my mazda 6 has airbags right there in the front pillars and i had to go over and behind them (because i guess those airbags will go down when deployed so i ran those wires above and then behind the airbags) I had to remove the weather strippings and top part of the A pillar panel, it wasn't that hard.
Vinito yeah absolutely. On the BMW the airbags don’t come down the Pilar that far. On my other cars I popped the panel and went behind it.
the music is killing me!
16:30 Front facing camera
Don’t need background music
You have gone over the airbag on the a pillar.
Never a good idea.
It’s below where the airbag starts.
how long 3 core wires do I need to run the battery in the trunk?
+tooez about 2 meters