Positive and Negative Wires in Rear View Mirror

[codereddew]

I have just installed my dash cam with this:

Do you also have a radar hooked up on to the mirror or just the dash cam?

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[Matthewstorm]

Here's mirror tap diagram I used to power my Valentine 1.

How is that mounted?

 

[Whitest Russian]

How is that mounted?

Looks like the V1 is Velcro mounted. My dad does the same thing and it works for him.

 

[Matthewstorm]

Too bad my mirror setup is completely different from his.

 

[oscar01]

Do you also have a radar hooked up on to the mirror or just the dash cam?

Hi! Just the dashcam.

 

[Elp_jc]

First wire is power third wire is ground.

That's the way I had it wired before. That 3rd ground wire is the reverse one; you DO NOT want that one. The correct wires for my car (no ACC) were the 2 leftmost (when sitting on the car) on the mirror connector. When you turn it around to insert the wires from the back, they're the 2 rightmost wires. I had to address that issue when I noticed my LED reverse bulb partially lit when driving.

 

[Matthewstorm]

I think the wiring is different on a 2021 GT Premium with ACC. There's a video here that shows it.

 

[Scat2018]

Here's the video for the Safe & Smart owners who need a switched positive and ground from the mirror area:

Nice vid

 

[Scat2018]

Going try them on my Mach 1 when I get it home.I had mirror tap on my charger SP work great with the blend mount.will
See if them wire are the same .

 

[Soulja4187]

Here's the video for the Safe & Smart owners who need a switched positive and ground from the mirror area:

Hey thank you this helped me hook up my radar

 

[Matthewstorm]

Nice vid

I followed this to mirrortap my V1Gen2.

 

[Kane]

That's the way I had it wired before. That 3rd ground wire is the reverse one; you DO NOT want that one. The correct wires for my car (no ACC) were the 2 leftmost (when sitting on the car) on the mirror connector. When you turn it around to insert the wires from the back, they're the 2 rightmost wires. I had to address that issue when I noticed my LED reverse bulb partially lit when driving.

I'm coming confused which ground should we use exactly to avoid the reverse issue?
What I understood from your description is these (yellow arrows)

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