Ford F-150 Dash Cam Install | How to Hide Dash Cam wires on F-150?

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Жыл бұрын

I'd like to share with you my way of hiding dashcam wire in my Ford F-150. There is virtually no visible wiring after the installation. The steps are simple and takes very little time to do. The end result is awesome.
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@britishbulldog8966 Күн бұрын

You are a bold man. There is no way on God’s green earth that I would have attempted this installation without you doing it first, and thankfully doing a great job of documenting your actions. Cheers.

@arthurcrowley3866 Жыл бұрын

Best how to video ever! Took a nervous dweeb 45 minutes to expertly install 2 cameras. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@DatEbonyGuy 15 күн бұрын

Very detailed and simple instructions! Thanks

@EdHelms1 9 ай бұрын

Very nice job! I appreciate how you used an existing power port instead of wiring into the fuse box. Definitely something I am going to look at for my 2021 F150 truck.

@danielrapoza8468 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ding, Thank you for posting. You gave me great path for wiring 2021 F150. Hope to tackle it soon. Dan

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@MrOvlov02 Жыл бұрын

good job Ding

@user-hy1ih7fy5c 7 ай бұрын

Nicely done! Very professional, thorough and well explained. Not sure what else is on your channel, but this was so good I subscribed!

@DingsWorkshop 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Majority of the contents are DIY related :)

@Sam-qr9wu Ай бұрын

Excellent video!!!!!!

@moose_ground_forces388 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for that video, i worried about getting a dash cam with a visible wire, you changed my day

@DingsWorkshop 11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@bobt471 6 ай бұрын

🎉 Very informative! Thank you 🙏🏻

@natedoeg Жыл бұрын

Amazing work Ding Subscribed!

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@brianbvm39 6 ай бұрын

Very good video. going to try to go to fuse panel so my camera has constant power for the most part!

@blackwolf22303 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid!

@Rikard416 2 ай бұрын

视频不错！正在找F150隐藏线的攻略

@no1but24 2 ай бұрын

That’s a good start. You removed a lot of trim. I would’ve pulled the passenger seat up and got underneath the carpet with your cable to where it doesn’t interfere with the seat brackets, then got in the console.

@shammons556 2 ай бұрын

Keep in mind you loose parking mode completely by powering the camera via USB as shown. It’s very simple to use the fuse taps included in the hardwire kit at the fuse panel. This was all the work of a proper hardwire installation with none of the benefits. Pulling the trim and hiding wires is the hardest part.

@pcj5136 3 ай бұрын

Hi Ding, i found your way more easier. Where did you get the rear view mirror cable holder. Do you have the link? Thanks

@TonyTsai Жыл бұрын

Great work! Good vid! Do you have a shop?

@thepauldetray 11 ай бұрын

you can also go under the center console I found that out when I lost a credit card down the side of the console and only found it because I slid the seat all the way back and found it barely sticking out on the passenger side of the console.

@What_Other_Hobbies Жыл бұрын

拉木头方便了

@minnick99 11 ай бұрын

Why not jus tap into the connector on the rear view instead of running a wire throughout the truck? Black wire is power, green is ground. Automatically powers on and off with the truck.

@maseratijim 10 ай бұрын

Good idea! Just have to make sure you use a 12Volt to 5 Volt USB converter adapter for the connection to the camera. Otherwise you have a mismatch on voltage, and the camera may not have an internal voltage converter.

@danielguerrero1407 Жыл бұрын

Did your camera flicker or get a white screen? I don’t know if it’s the cables or just the adapter that doesn’t give it enough power

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

My camera working properly. Can you try take off the camera and use a different power source? This will help determine if the issue is your power source or the camera itself

@codynickel9650 2 ай бұрын

id feel nervous about a wire running visible under floor mat

@Mi_Tony Жыл бұрын

Great video. I like this approach. “Santa” got me the very same camera for my 17 F150. Is there an issue with the cigarette lighter power supply? I heard that they don’t power off for up to an hour after the truck is shut off. I don’t want anything to be drawing the battery.

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I didn’t notice about the lighter port having power for that long after turning off the car.

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Also, the camera has an internal battery that should keep it running for sometime after turning off the truck.

@Mi_Tony Жыл бұрын

I tested my 12v plug in the console. It stays hot for up to an hour. I wasn’t comfortable with that. I ran the wires the same way you did but with a couple changes. I ran the wire under the front floor mat and between the seat and console. I have 2 USB ports in the back side of the console that never get used. When I removed the cup holder and rear console cover it occurred to me that could just pull out one the the USB’s and let them hang inside the cover. I simply plugged the power cord into the loose USB. I tide up the remaining wire with a zip tie and just left it in the open space. Put everything back together. Only visible wire you can see is near the camera itself. Everything else is 100 % hidden.

@standavis5121 Жыл бұрын

what camera did you buy

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

this is the one I bought, I really like it: amzn.to/3OdDr8Q

@walterl8451 Жыл бұрын

I wired my can to the same spot in the center console but that plug works independent of the car ignition which means my camera was on 24/7. This is on a 2022 F150 :(

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

I think I read somewhere that the center console stays powered for about 1 hour? 24/7 sounds very strange!

@johnniebkid Жыл бұрын

Your camera does not stay on 24/7. It has to be hard wired to the fuse panel in the 32 slot.

@Mgruz13 Жыл бұрын

You were doing such a nice job; and then you laid it on the floor in the back under the mat. 🤦🏻

@davidleeadams168 Жыл бұрын

SOME TECHNICIAN will install to the ACC directly connected to the fuse box UNDER steering wheel, which is more stable power supply than the lighter plug.

@DingsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

But I’m not a technician and neither are most DIYers…