You’re welcome. I’m a fan of soldered connections, too. Especially in automotive. But I made an exception for a dash cam mounted behind the mirror. I figure the camera won’t have as long of a lifespan as the car, so it’ll be nice to be able to replace it and leave no trace that it was ever there. No splices, solders, etc in the factory wiring. Maybe my next camera will use a micro usb, or different type of barrel plug. It’ll be great to not cut into the mirror’s wiring multiple times if that’s the case.


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I thought I'd circle back after installing my Invisicord yesterday. Total elapsed time from start to finish was 15 minutes. Reading darkpassenger's messages helped me know what to expect but honestly, this might be the best and easiest mod based on return on level of effort I've ever done.
My Simple DIY Instructions:
1.) Swivel mirror to the right and undo the Molex connector.
2.) Slip the piggyback pins into the connector under the existing pins ensuring that the slip fit is secure. IC Red to mirror blue. IC Black to mirror White/Blk (Wire colors on mirror may differ on your vehicle.)
3.) Plug the connector back into the rear of the mirror. It only goes in one way.
4.) Arrange the free cord in such a way as to be inconspicuous and make sure to zip tie the Invisicord to the mirror cord to act as a strain relief. The Invisicord has a small black plastic cube in the middle that has a self-stick pad on it. It's probably where the 12vdc to 5vdc step down work is done. I used that to anchor the cord up near the top of the windshield.
5.) Plug the IC Mini-USB connector into the mini-USB port on the cam.
6.) Check for operation by starting your truck. My camera emits a chime sound when it powers on or off. Drive around and come back for a beer while you review your footage.

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Anyway to get the pictures a bit larger?

SlickTRD - PM me your email and I’ll send you much better images. I had to scale down the pics to meet the max size limits here and I overshot. I will not use your email for anything else.

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2020 has cables inside the stem. Cant do this.

Old post but hoping you see my questions. Does your photo show the correct orientation for the Add-A-Fuse? I just learned about it needing to be inserted specific to which side of the fuse blocks power. I do not have a multi-meter to check. And the ground screw is done like that? Under the screw appears to be plastic. Thank you.

That is the correct orientation for the add-a-fuses. I used my multimeter to verify. I have my dashcams setup that way as well, except I'm running two add-a-fuses on separate circuits. as I have backup batteries under the driver seat for parking lot mode.

Grounds are fine, they are connected to the chassis under the plastic fuse box. Again, verified on my own with the multimeter.

If you just want to hide the USB connector in the center console then you can just put a USB charger in the empty spot inside the glove box, splice into the cigarette charger in the center console (it does have a 15 ampere fuse capacity). Then you can route the USB wire from under the glovebox through the cigarette socket empty spot right next to it and plug in all inside your glovebox

I have had my dashcam hardwired to the ACC fuse using the kit you linked.
Wanted to do the same as you for my wireless charger and just got a second hardwire kit and tapped into the WIP fuse. Working fine for me.