exmeaguy

I have a Valentine 1 and I tapped into a hot wire inside the overhead console several years ago. I just got a dashcam and I am thinking of running the hot wire down one of the A pillars to the fuse box instead of the overhead console, not having a wire diagram of what else I can tap into. Has anyone done something like this before? Did you have any problems pulling the A pillar covers off? I am concerned about messing up the air bags or whatever lurks behind it.

Any help is appreciated.

Lexuswiz

iTrader: (1)

You cannot take the A pillar off fully because of the airbag and tweeter, well you can if you break the clip and pull the speaker harness.... BUT, it will pop out enough to run wires. I ran my remote start antenna wire down the drivers A pillar with no issues. A trick is to take off the door seal next to the pillar to give you max room and run it on that side versus by the windshield as there are little entry points to the dash from the windshield side.

There are a few places you can tap under the dash but I forgot what is a switched 12v, you can probably use the "ON" wire where the key tumbler is.

takeshi74

IIRC I was able to run wire down the side with the seal without removing the seal but I had to use a tool to push the wire into the space.