Alteate Ground Under Glove Box Area

Hey everyone, apologies if this is information that's already been shared (I did a search and couldn't find anything). I have noticed that in most of the dash cam install DIYs (or similar projects) people have been running their ground wires to one of several threaded studs in the immediate vicinity of the passenger fuse box. And of course, these are very difficult to reach. I wired up my dash cam this weekend (a Black Box G1W-H) using a hardwire kit and an add-a-fuse. In the process I found a much easier to access ground connection.

Underneath the glove box area/passenger compartment, there is a threaded stud connected to a steel bar running transversely (parallel to the front of the glove box). This metal bar appeared to be welded to the metal frame underneath the center console (in many videos of dash cam installs the person doing the install grounded to a similar center console frame). Therefore, the metal bar on the passenger side should be grounded. I ran my ground wire ring terminal to this threaded stud and sure enough it works like a charm.

There is no nut on the threaded stud, so you'll need to buy an M6 nut to thread on. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a camera up under there to get a picture of the threaded stud. But, I have included a picture with an arrow pointing to the approximate area of the stud (obviously, behind the plastic panel). You should be able to just barely see the stud if you lift your head up while laying on the floor, but that's not feasible for long periods of time, so you'll have to do most of the work by feel once you find it. It's not hard. Also, obviously you'll have to run the ground from the fuse box area over to the threaded stud by pulling it up over the plastic piece under the glove box from the far side using your left hand, and then pulling it through the rest of the way with your right hand. Also, not hard. I hope this helps someone.