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Great video. You are talking about the actions use panels, etc. not the blah blah about the camera. Thank you for the video!

Finished my dash cam install yesterday. Put a VIOFO A139 2 channel into a 2023 Subaru Forester Touring. The absolute hardest part was getting the fuse tap into the fuse slot. That took 2 hours. I guess it just took the right amount of brut force. I was worried I was going to break the whole fuse panel. I had the exact same P9 panel in your video and used the same empty slot you did. Everything else went very smoothly in large part because of your video. I think the rest took 1 hour. I did a rear cam and a Powercell 8 instead of drawing from the car battery for parking mode. Thanks so much for taking the time and for saving me likely hours of time trying to figure things out. Oh...also did the same A-Pillar tie down you did just to not mess with that airbag.

This is the best for someone who do not want to even touch the airbag.

This is the most detailed instructions I’ve seen. I’m installing a dashcam on my 2018 Forester and I’ll use your video as my guide. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. A like & subscribe is the least I could do for you sharing it.😊

Very helpful and detailed video. I appreciate you taking the time to go over little things like where the clips are and where to route the wire into the fuse box.

Thank your guidance successfully completed the camera installation on my subaru forster 🙏🏻

Great video!! Very helpful. I especially appreciated how you showed how to open the panels without breaking the clips.

The "load" side is the side with the wire (that goes to your load) the hot/feed side is the one opposite the wire that needs to go to power from the car. Nice video though!

Thanks for the very detail installation instructions. I like that each step is illustrated in detail. This is extremely important for newbie like me as seeing them done slowly helps improving my confidence. I wish your video also shows how to run the wiring for a rear camera too.

"Load" is being confused with hot. Fuses themselves don't have electrical polarity, but may have mechanical polarity. Fuse taps have polarity to either daisy chain from or to daisy chain from the existing hot side. If wired incorrectly, the existing fuse will be in series with the addon fuse. When wired correctly, both fuses will share a common hot side. It's also imperative to check the voltage on the hot side to be sure it matches the expected input range of the DC buck converter (to USB usually) supplied in the hardwired kit.

The way to do this for parking coverage is to use a fused circuit that's powered with the ignition off, but ideally to also install a toggle switch on the positive side between the fuse and the device. That way, you can choose to de-power the dash cam when it's not needed, such as when you park in your own garage. If possible, install the toggle switch next to your start button so it's easy to just click on or off as needed as you start and stop the engine.

Very helpful, thanks for taking the time to explain the details. It's appreciated!

When you disconnect the negative battery terminal, securely place something non-conductive over it; I modified a beer cozy to do this. Leaving the negative cable loose under the hood as you're moving around inside the car means it's free to move about and touch something metal, thus grounding the DC circuit and defeating the purpose of disconnecting it.

Hell…this is great. We have a new Forester on order and I will be taking the dash cam out the outback that it is replacing and putting it in there. I currently just run the cable to the back of the car to the 12v outlet there…on our crosstrek too. Maybe I will do this with the forester…Great DIY. I will put a link to you video in the forester forum.

Great Find , I willbe doing it on Subaru F 2022. good taht i dont have to test any thing. THANKS

Fantastic work! Thanks a lot for taking the time to create this video tutorial.

I think it would be tough, but I may have a go with this using my new dash cam on my 2018 Subaru Impreza

Best install video I’ve found, nice job!

Thank you, clear explanation. Very helpful.

Excellent and simple video!

Thank you so much! Your instructions are very detailed and helpful.

great video. planning on doing this exact install on my 22 limited next week.

Thank you for this video!

I think it's the A pillar cover, not the rocker panel. The rocker panel is the portion of the body that is below the door sill.

What model Garmin dashcam are you using? Great video, very thorough, thank you very much!

One concern not discussed is the effect of disconnecting the battery on the car's electronics. Will the settings all return to the factory default or land somewhere in limbo or not be affected at all?

Can we connect the Dashcam wires to the wires in the celling panel you opened? Having said that we need to use a extension plug so we dont need to run the wires all the way down to the 12V socket. What do you think?

Great video! Thanks so much! Question. Can you route the wire above the air bag and then down the molding the rest of the way? Maybe route it under the top of the air bag if you can't get it entirely above the mechanism? It might be easier than removing the whole panel.

New forester arrived and I’m ready to start this. The fuses in the car are low profile mini fuses but for your tap you used a mini…not low profile? I was not sure on that. I’m using a thinkware camera so I will need two fuse taps.

How about wiring it so it always stays on?

California Hike. I'm just a random internet person with a 2020 Forester Sport. I have a super simple request but so far nobody is willing to take 15 seconds of their day to help me. Basically, I just want to see what your engine bay fuse panel looks like. I'm missing some fuses and I'm curious if they're supposed to be empty or I need some fuses. I'm dealing with a parasitic battery draw issue so trying to get as much info as possible. Is it possible for you to take a pic?

I have a 2021 forester premium. My console is set up a little different from yours. I’m nervous about messing with the eyesight since mine is all one piece. Do you have any advice for how I should do mine?

I was going to place my cam in the same position that you did but looking at the owner manual again, Subaru suggests that nothing is placed there due to the EyeSight cameras. Have you found any issues with that placement? Thanks much!

Incredible video, thank you. Clear, thorough, and on point. Couple of questions. If I am just routing wire for 12V instead of hardwiring, is there any issue with wire resting up against airbag area? Second question is do I need to disconnect the battery terminal just to shove the wire behind the A-pillar using the spatula tool that comes with dashcams?

I'm installing a dash cam also on a 2022 Forester Limited, is there any interference with the onboard EyeSight cameras

Just curious as to why you wouldn't simply tap the wires under the light assembly?

Has anybody had any issues with eyesight erroring with this positioning?

hey mate what fuses do you use if you want the camera on with motor acc off?

Why not buy a $30 Dongar and use your mirror power? Installs in 5 minutes and don’t have to run cables or hardwire.

Why the hell do these Subaru's not have a usb port up near the mirror nowadays, come on Subaru, that's pathetic.