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Update: See post 150 for install instructions for the Cellink Battery B. This unit powers the camera when the car is off.
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1359149&postcount=150
Weather finally got warm enough for me to install the DR650G I bought around Boxing Day. With it I installed a Power Magic Pro so I can keep power safely running to the cam when the engine is off.
Figured I'd somewhat photo document the process. It is really pretty simple, though grounding the power magic pro was a bit trying just due to the location of the fuse panel.
The DR650 is a 2 channel camera - which simply means it includes a front and rear camera. The front is 1080p, rear 720p.
Since I only just installed it, haven't had much time to play around, but so far is working as expected. It is pretty slick, you can connect to the camera via wifi (phone app) to view recorded footage, real time footage, or configure the various options.
I have a 64gig micro sd card installed.
There is gps that will display your route while watching a recorded video (this is done with desktop app). It also records date, time, and speed. Audio as well.
What I bought:
Front camera mounted with power cable attached. The little factory plastic wire cover is very easy to remove, just slide it up and pull it out. The camera rotates in its holder to make getting the right position very easy.
Tucking the power wire away. This is where the headliner meets the A-pillar. The orange tool was included for free and makes getting the wire tucked away quite simple. I did not need to remove anything to get the wire tucked away.
Wire tucked across the top A-pillar and starting to move down the A-pillar on passenger side.
From here we can cross right over and get the wire under the dash.
Wire tucked in under dash. At this point we are pretty much into the fuse panel.
Wire hanging out of removed fuse panel.
The Power magic plus has 3 wires you need to tie in to the fuse panel: A ground, an accessory wire (power when engine has been started), and a Battery wire (permanent power source). I used fuse 23 (power windows) for the Accessory and Fuse 2 (power mirror memory module) for the Battery. Thanks Souprmage for the tips on which fuses to use.
I set the Power magic plus jumpers to cut power to the camera if the battery voltage drops below 11.8 volts. Souprmage says he gets about 2 days recording before it kills power to the camera - this is of course assuming you do not start the car for the entire time.
When trying to connect the Power Magic Plus ground, do yourself a huge favor and pull out the wire harness shown below to give yourself more room. It is it is easy to pull out, just pull it down.
The ground screw is in a very awkward spot (ground wire is circled in red). Attaching the ground was by far the longest part of the install. Would have been much faster if I removed the harness from the get go.
Once you get the wires hooked up, you can connect the power from the camera to the Power Magic Plus. It is just a cigarette lighter connection. Tuck all the wires into the fuse panel and away you go.
Time to run the wire for the rear camera. Obvioulsy follow the path you used for the power wire - up to the top of the A-Pillar, then continue along the rubber seal at the top of the door.
Continue along and tuck all the extra cable (there will be a lot) in the roof liner at the rear window. Rear camera installed:
Probably took me about 2 hours to install, again, a big chunk of that was dealing the the ground. Overall, it is a very easy diy.
Let me know if you have any questions.
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1359149&postcount=150
Weather finally got warm enough for me to install the DR650G I bought around Boxing Day. With it I installed a Power Magic Pro so I can keep power safely running to the cam when the engine is off.
Figured I'd somewhat photo document the process. It is really pretty simple, though grounding the power magic pro was a bit trying just due to the location of the fuse panel.
The DR650 is a 2 channel camera - which simply means it includes a front and rear camera. The front is 1080p, rear 720p.
Since I only just installed it, haven't had much time to play around, but so far is working as expected. It is pretty slick, you can connect to the camera via wifi (phone app) to view recorded footage, real time footage, or configure the various options.
I have a 64gig micro sd card installed.
There is gps that will display your route while watching a recorded video (this is done with desktop app). It also records date, time, and speed. Audio as well.
What I bought:
Front camera mounted with power cable attached. The little factory plastic wire cover is very easy to remove, just slide it up and pull it out. The camera rotates in its holder to make getting the right position very easy.
Tucking the power wire away. This is where the headliner meets the A-pillar. The orange tool was included for free and makes getting the wire tucked away quite simple. I did not need to remove anything to get the wire tucked away.
Wire tucked across the top A-pillar and starting to move down the A-pillar on passenger side.
From here we can cross right over and get the wire under the dash.
Wire tucked in under dash. At this point we are pretty much into the fuse panel.
Wire hanging out of removed fuse panel.
The Power magic plus has 3 wires you need to tie in to the fuse panel: A ground, an accessory wire (power when engine has been started), and a Battery wire (permanent power source). I used fuse 23 (power windows) for the Accessory and Fuse 2 (power mirror memory module) for the Battery. Thanks Souprmage for the tips on which fuses to use.
I set the Power magic plus jumpers to cut power to the camera if the battery voltage drops below 11.8 volts. Souprmage says he gets about 2 days recording before it kills power to the camera - this is of course assuming you do not start the car for the entire time.
When trying to connect the Power Magic Plus ground, do yourself a huge favor and pull out the wire harness shown below to give yourself more room. It is it is easy to pull out, just pull it down.
The ground screw is in a very awkward spot (ground wire is circled in red). Attaching the ground was by far the longest part of the install. Would have been much faster if I removed the harness from the get go.
Once you get the wires hooked up, you can connect the power from the camera to the Power Magic Plus. It is just a cigarette lighter connection. Tuck all the wires into the fuse panel and away you go.
Time to run the wire for the rear camera. Obvioulsy follow the path you used for the power wire - up to the top of the A-Pillar, then continue along the rubber seal at the top of the door.
Continue along and tuck all the extra cable (there will be a lot) in the roof liner at the rear window. Rear camera installed:
Probably took me about 2 hours to install, again, a big chunk of that was dealing the the ground. Overall, it is a very easy diy.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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