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18th October 2019, 08:02 AM
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Up around the sunroof/central interior lights there's a fair bit of suitable and accessible wiring.
The only thing to be careful of is that some of it is "sleepable" live, i.e. it doesn't go off immediately with the ignition but a short while after. I recall tapping into sunroof wiring, admittedly on my PF, to add a dimming mirror.
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#3
18th October 2019, 09:49 AM
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Isn’t there a thread on here from Sean (Steamship) that followed his dashcam fitting to his D2? IIRC, it had photos that included wiring. I’m hopeless at serching the forum - maybe someone could find it and post a link?
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#4
18th October 2019, 09:55 AM
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I fitted a piggyback fuse in the fuse box and ran the wire up the pillar and under the headlining. I expect it's the same as Sean or another member here as that's where I got the idea from.
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18th October 2019, 10:08 AM
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Quote:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?p=85190 and the relevant bit that Ronin is interested in is this: For the 12v feed, I used a piggyback fuse holder into the fuse at Yellow 2 (telephone/navigation).
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#6
18th October 2019, 04:39 PM
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You say you want a switched live. Check how long your dash cam battery will last. If you leave it off for too long and the camera battery goes flat you may loose settings. If the camera records when the car is bumped while parked you might miss that as well. I've used a permanent live with a piggy back fuze holder.
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#9
27th November 2019, 05:29 PM
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I ended up tapping into switched +12V at the sunroof connector. I used a cable with an inline fuse in it. I didn't want to use the 'add a fuse' thing as it would involve running cables down the A pillars which hold the airbags and I didn't want to touch any of it. A 10cm run of cable from dash to the 12 to 5V PSU did it.
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