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.
Excellent video, especially the part about routing the cable away from the airbag. Only took me 1 hour to install the cable to my rear camera on a 2016 F-150 Super Crew. Thanks.
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.
DANGER!!! Before attempting any work near or past an AirBag, you should remove the red wire (+) from the battery for at least 15 minutes to ensure electrical safety to prevent potential AirBag deployment. Also, Amazon sells dongles that connect to almost all powered rear view mirrors so you can easily power your Dashcam from the RV mirror! (How do you know if your rearview mirror is powered? Easy, does it auto dim at night? Then yes, powered!) Owner of 2019 F150 SPORT You can also quite easily run either/or switched/accessory power from under your hood to all the way back to either side of the rear of the bed! I’ve installed both simply by using fuse jumpers from under the hood (and 14ga wire for the run). I ran mine to 2x Marine 12v connectors on both sides of the rear inside bed. I also have a cab high shell on mine. 😊
Ding! This is an EXCELLENT instructional video. Many RUclipsrs could benefit from your example. Thanks. Also, do you have any recommendations about how to wire a rear-facing camera in the rear window of the F-150?
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
They actually have a Y cable for the F150 if you have auto dimming mirrors like yours and everything is connected in the cover behind the mirror. Sadly my F150 XLT does not have the auto dimming mirror nor the harness hidden for it to be able to use and I had to run a hardwire kit (I also don't have the center console with additional USB's)
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.
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.
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 :(
You have a powered mirror and you could have bought a dongle with a usb port and powered the camera with a 2 inch cable instead of 18 feet right from the rear view mirror where the camera is intalled
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.
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.
Best how to video ever! Took a nervous dweeb 45 minutes to expertly install 2 cameras. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!
Awesome!!!
Excellent video, especially the part about routing the cable away from the airbag. Only took me 1 hour to install the cable to my rear camera on a 2016 F-150 Super Crew. Thanks.
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.
DANGER!!! Before attempting any work near or past an AirBag, you should remove the red wire (+) from the battery for at least 15 minutes to ensure electrical safety to prevent potential AirBag deployment.
Also, Amazon sells dongles that connect to almost all powered rear view mirrors so you can easily power your Dashcam from the RV mirror! (How do you know if your rearview mirror is powered? Easy, does it auto dim at night? Then yes, powered!)
Owner of 2019 F150 SPORT
You can also quite easily run either/or switched/accessory power from under your hood to all the way back to either side of the rear of the bed! I’ve installed both simply by using fuse jumpers from under the hood (and 14ga wire for the run). I ran mine to 2x Marine 12v connectors on both sides of the rear inside bed. I also have a cab high shell on mine. 😊
Great video, can't wait to try this on my 2020 F-150.
Nicely done! Very professional, thorough and well explained. Not sure what else is on your channel, but this was so good I subscribed!
Thanks! Majority of the contents are DIY related :)
Fantastic walkthrough, thanks!
Ding! This is an EXCELLENT instructional video. Many RUclipsrs could benefit from your example. Thanks. Also, do you have any recommendations about how to wire a rear-facing camera in the rear window of the F-150?
Very detailed and simple instructions! Thanks
Excellent camera work. Thank you
Thanks, great ideas here!
Thanks for that video, i worried about getting a dash cam with a visible wire, you changed my day
Glad I could help!
Very good video. going to try to go to fuse panel so my camera has constant power for the most part!
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.
Yea I don't get bypassing the fuse box and like you said you lose a major benefit of these cameras
Hi Ding, i found your way more easier. Where did you get the rear view mirror cable holder. Do you have the link? Thanks
🎉 Very informative! Thank you 🙏🏻
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.
Excellent video!!!!!!
视频不错！ 正在找F150隐藏线的攻略
Hi Ding, Thank you for posting. You gave me great path for wiring 2021 F150. Hope to tackle it soon. Dan
Awesome!!
Amazing work Ding Subscribed!
Thanks!
thanks!
good job Ding
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.
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
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
Great work! Good vid! Do you have a shop?
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.
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.
They actually have a Y cable for the F150 if you have auto dimming mirrors like yours and everything is connected in the cover behind the mirror. Sadly my F150 XLT does not have the auto dimming mirror nor the harness hidden for it to be able to use and I had to run a hardwire kit (I also don't have the center console with additional USB's)
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.
Thanks! I didn’t notice about the lighter port having power for that long after turning off the car.
Also, the camera has an internal battery that should keep it running for sometime after turning off the truck.
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.
what camera did you buy
this is the one I bought, I really like it: amzn.to/3OdDr8Q
Thanks for the vid!
You were doing such a nice job; and then you laid it on the floor in the back under the mat. 🤦🏻
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 :(
I think I read somewhere that the center console stays powered for about 1 hour? 24/7 sounds very strange!
Your camera does not stay on 24/7. It has to be hard wired to the fuse panel in the 32 slot.
I don’t trust myself well enough to do this I wish you could do it for me😂😂
You have a powered mirror and you could have bought a dongle with a usb port and powered the camera with a 2 inch cable instead of 18 feet right from the rear view mirror where the camera is intalled
This video is meant to show people how to properly wire a dash cam, that includes people with vehicles without a powered rear view mirror
id feel nervous about a wire running visible under floor mat
拉木头方便了
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.
But I’m not a technician and neither are most DIYers…
Wow way too much work.im just gonna use tape & just apply top roof