[How To]Hardwiring a Dashcam into the Civic Hatch(2006-2011)

[Grayfox]

This is a how to on how to hardwire a dashcam if a basic dashcam that does not have a hardwire kit as an option into the 8th gen civic hatchback


Things you will need:
The dashcam


Female Microspade Connector


Small Fork Connectors


Heatshrink tube


Basic cutters


12v to 5v buck converter


Crimping tool


Wire(if needed)


Phillips Screw Driver


Pry tool


1: Cut enough wire 1.5m should be more than enough


2: install the mini spade connector to the end of wire and cover the end with some heatshink tubing



3 Strip the ends of the buck converter


4: Open the drivers door and using the pry tool remove the panel pictured


5: Remove the screw that is holding the lower dash panel and pull down to lower the panel


6: Undo the upper or lower screw and install the ground wire and tighten the screw


7: Insert the wire between the dash and the Lower A Pillar


8: Insert the wire inside the driver side of the A Pillar


9: Connect the buck connector the the dashcam and insert the rest into the roof leaving the ends out


10: Connect both wires together and put heatshrink over it



11: Connect the power feed line to the option connector
Connect the bottom right connector for ignition or bottom left for constant battery power if you want to use the dash cams motion sensor(note you will need a fuse in slot 27)(note this may drain your battery)


12: Tuck the the rest of the wires in the roof and test


If your dash cam does not need +5v power you can just you wire and a DC jack to connect to it.

[lolmclol]

nice write up!

what are the specifications of the camera?

[sensei_]

looks like a uniden iGo 300.

[lolmclol]

looks like a uniden iGo 300.

[Grayfox]

The camera is a Uniden iGo CAM 300.

It can record at 1920x1080, has motion sensing and it is small, it does NOT have a GPS but it is a good basic camera.
You can get some blocking on the road and the upper dash in low light.
The Infra red LEDs are useless and they do not light up anything that is more than 1m in front(they are low powered ones)

This guide applys to any dashcam really.

As for the civic sedan, i do not know what it's internal fusebox looks like or even if it has the option connector on it, but you can tap another ignition powered source.

[Grayfox]

This is a guide on the pinouts on the 8th gen civic hatch option connector
It can be used for reverse cameras, dash cams, and DRLs.


This guide can be also applied to the new 8.5gen civic, note you do NOT NEED A FUSE anymore, FUSE 27 controls something else as per Bog from civinfo, the option connector is located on MICU1

[EKVTIR-T]

that cam on special at bigw $48

http://www.bigw.com.au/offer/catalog...04&saleId=5966