Parts: 1 x IPIXI Winycam V300D with GPS, with fitting kit and 16gb card.
6 x minicrimp male and female terminals.
1 x on/off micro toggle switch
12" of heat shrink tubing.
1 x flying lead fuse.
I have recently fitted a dash camera to my X5 , got it from IPIXI , although made in Korea it is supplied by UK company (Ipixi) so have someone in UK to relate to if anything goes wrong and has a 12 months warantee.
I wanted to fit the camera without wires running around windscreen, down the pillar, under dash to 12v pickup or cigar lighter, I also wanted to be able to independently switch on/off.
Here we go : disconnect battery or pull fuse/s in glove box to interior light cluster at windscreen goes out.
1. See schematic wiring diagram and fully understand before starting job.
Remove interior mirror cover (pulls apart).
Remove front interior light cluster (Slide credit card or similar under rear of cluster to release tags).
Remove square black blanking plug between roof switches.
2. Drill hole (cable width) through mirror halves (tape mirror halves together and drill hole in centre. and run wire from camera through or as I did cut 2 half holes where it joins together, route wire into cavity where light cluster fits and pull through, cut this cable to leave about 18 inches hanging through.
3. The light cluster has several wires connected via connector plug. Squeeze plug tabs together and disconnect plug from light cluster. Put cluster aside, not required until reassembly.
4. Amongst the wires attached to the plug is a Brown wire (negative) and a red/yellow wire (positive) this red/ yellow wire is a constant live.
THE WIRING UP.
Cut Brown wire about 3" from plug and fit a male mini crimp --the other cut Brown lead - join negative lead from camera to it and crimp both wires to a female crimp - you should have 1 male lead from plug and 2 wires via female crimp (otherside of cut Brown lead and the neg from camera), don't forget to loose fit a piece of shrink tubing. (shrink later).
I use heat shrink tubing to double insulate crimps and negates accidental disconnection.
Now the positive connections : it is all shown on the schematic drawing , but I will run through it anyway .
Cut red/yellow about 3 inches from light cluster plug and fit FEMALE crimp other side fit male crimp to other red yellow wire and 1 side of fuse.
Other side of fuse connect to 1 side of switch.
Positive wire from camera goes to other connection on switch.
Don't forget to cover crimps with shrink tubing.
Refit fuses/ battery and test, some cameras take up to 20 seconds to fire up and get gps fix (it will be in camera instructions).
Refit Plastic plug (with switch attached), light cluster and mirror shroud, having located wire from camera into hole in both halves of the mirror.
JOB DONE SWITCH ON AND ENJOY.
as an aside , my camera is 12 volt and was suitable for hard wiring. If any other camera is used CHECK VOLTAGE as some use a step down transformer in the cigar lighter plug and if plug is cut off and hard wired it WILL cause terminal damage to camera.
If not sure the input/output voltage should be stated on cigar lighter plug.
I have used the cigar plug fitting on other mods by soldering wires to centre pin of plug and sprung side pieces, insulated well.
But there may not be room in the cavity above blanking plate if you go down this road. Check first.
This worked for me, but obviously you do mods at your own risk.
Enjoy.
LEZ
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.
