People like you that create these tutorial videos are true heroes! Thanks for being so thorough in explaining the process. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Cody! Hopefully I'll have more to come...when I have time to edit!

@sergiodexter3895

3 жыл бұрын

A trick: you can watch series on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies recently.

@jamesjeffery1973

3 жыл бұрын

@Sergio Dexter Definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for since december myself :)

Really, really well-done. Thanks for your work on this! This will turn 3 hours of investigation into a 20-minute install.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks magnavita. Yeah...the first time through it took me about that long! It's not bad though.

Man I have two words for you after watching your video: THANK YOU. You helped save me at least $100 to pay someone else to install. I work on computers and I thought well this is gonna be hard to do. It took me 30 minutes to do this and man I love it. Again thank you.

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! I hope you enjoy the dashcam, and don't ever need to use it!

I had absolutely no issue using add a circuit nor the need to remove any a pillar trim. There’s more ways than 1 to skin a cat. Never the less I appreciate this video for an ideas. I merely went crazy looking for the fuse taps for this particular fuse. Non existent in LA Ca area where I live in at a retail store

I'm only at the 19-minute mark and this is already the best video on this topic that exists on KZread! Thanks for giving us your time!

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Sorry for the long delay in replying. Between work/travel I get very little time to do this.

Exceptional video, so many show you just what you need to get you ALMOST there, but this one goes the whole distance without a whole lot of fluff!

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Will. I hope it helps!

What a terrific instructional video. I wish you were my next door neighbor! Well done and kudos!

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. You seem like you'd be a good neighbor. Got any tools I can borrow? Or steaks? Please consider subscribing to my other channel "Grill and Garage" that I'm just starting (kzread.info/dron/ZQkcphDY4_5ohN1bfMFDNQ.html). I'll be adding videos about meats and machines.

This is a very well done video with clear explanations of what it is you are doing. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into this.

One last post: 2019 Ford Lariat F-150 3.5 twin turbo - ecoboost: Fuse #37 works great for the Rexing Dash Cam. It is not used (spare) and powers up and down with the truck.

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Junek PERFECT!

Just bought a dashcam, didn't know how to run the wire until I saw this video. Thank you.

Thanks for this video, it really helps folks like me feel confident doing the install myself. Much appreciated!!

Thanks for the great vid with lots of detail. I just finished my 2019 2.7 EcoBoost and used the included add a fuse adapter on a Raptor specific 5A fuse that was not used in my Lariat. One note is to be patient with the kick panel that the fuse cover attaches to. This panel was the most difficult to remove.

Awesome video, great descriptive process, easy to follow and well filmed. Thanks!

Even now it’s exactly what I was looking for, extremely appreciated, THANKS

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thanks! I was able to get mine done on my 17' F150 Lariat in under an hour thanks to your video.

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Man, those new Lariats are reeeaaalllyyy nice. I keep wondering if 5 years is enough to own this one and trade up!

@Zaxx92

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel, did you tap into the same fuse and same side as he did? I have a 2017 Lariat as well. Thanks!

Great Video ! I am getting ready to install 70Mai dashcam on my 2016 F150. Your video excellent . Wire pass, Hot/cold side on fuse. Detailed explanation. Thank you

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Anton! I appreciate it. Hope your install went well and everything is working well. I love my 2015, but often wish I had waited until the 2016 models for the 10 speed tranny and the beefed up frame.

Wonderful video! Love the depth of detail, extremely helpful as I look to install on my 2018.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Benjamin! I appreciate the kind words. See my video for the loose fuel door if you ever face that problem.

Thanks for your prompt reply. What a great neighbor!

Great Video! Good attention to detail with those little quirks that can be frustrating. looking for more videos done by you

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Hope it helps!

Taking that time to explain the very in details!, thank you so much!

Great tutorial! Using it to install my new Garmin 57 in my F150 👍👍

Thank you very much for this upload! Exactly what I was looking for.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Glad to help!

Really nice video. Thank you!

Excellent Video, Thank you

Nice work and nice job show & explaining to us. Will definitely help me out.

Thank you so much for your time on this!

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Landreth for the comment! It took a lot longer to edit than it did to record!

This is a really good install video. Well done ! Thanks!

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! I really appreciate the comment!

Thank you!Very helpful I had mine done in about 30 min

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I could be of help!

Thank you! Going to do this today.

Very informative, thank you for making this video.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Justin R Thanks so much. I hope to do more!

@Justin-rq2oy

5 жыл бұрын

@@BrassHorseStudio Your video made my install much easier. I'm sure others would benefit from any additional content you create!

Thank you so much for the assist!

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Great video - thank you..... couple questions: How do you keep the 'loose' wire from rattling behind the 'rubber weatherstrip' and also keep it from rattling above the headliner?? Seems like there are some pretty good runs where the wire can rattle against hard surfaces in both those areas. Thanks.

Thank you! Very good video.

Thanks for the video!

Nice video. I'll be installing one in my 2015 soon.

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Great! I hope you never need to use it, but it's great to have.

You did an excellent job on this video. Which it would have been for my Ram 1500.

Excellent tutorial.

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks so much!

Great vid, excellent precautions regarding how to remove trim pieces and reinstalling them. As I have not had a dash cam before, I was wondering why you mounted yours on the right side of the mirror? I have the Rexing V1P Pro and was wondering if you would want to see the screen and have quick access to the control buttons. I also have the Rexing hardwire harness and would like to use it. Would you just remove the fixed fuse that they offer and rig it as you have done with the inline fuse?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I actually went back and forth about which side of the mirror to mount the camera. I decided on the right (passenger) side because (a) the angle the mirror is turned toward the driver made it pretty tight behind it to mount it so it wouldn't be behind the frit (little black dots), and (b) I didn't want to see it and be distracted by it. The camera does have a faint red flashing light when it is recording and the screen will occasionally come on if you hit a pothole or something that makes it think you might have been in a collision. If you got the Rexing hardwire kit I think you got, if the fuse that it came with fits the F150 then perhaps you can use it as it. I made the adaptation to the wiring harness I bought simply because it was cheaper to put in an inline fuse, and at the time I did it, aftermarket Micro2 fuse kits that fit the F150 were more expensive and I read on KZread that they didn't fit in the F150 fuse box. I'm not sure that's true now with 90 degree fuse add on kits.

Any tips on the fuse install for the wire that comes with the unit? It comes with a 2 leg fuse insert.

Very well done Sir. Thank you

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zman!

Excellent job.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Steve!

Thank you.

Do you have a review of this DashCam? How does this compare to the BlackVUE dash cam that sells for close to $400?

Great video, hoping to find one as good covering the 2022 Lariat which I have on order.

Thanks for the clear and concise ibstructions. I do have a question though. In your video you remove the a-pillar trim for cable routing. I have seen other videos where the weatherstripping next to the a-pillar , and .is pulled away . Allowing the wire to be pushed in. Is this a viable solution? I am nervous about pulling thata-pillar trim!

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. Yes...puling the weatherstripping is another option, and it will work just fine. Make sure you don't pull or stress the wire too tightly so it doesn't try to pull out from under the weatherstripping.

I am ready to wire it into my fuse box on my 18 F150 Lariat. I have 3 wires, one for power, one for ground and the other for park mode. Which fuses do u suggest I use for each? Thank u.

GREAT VIDEO VERY HELPFUL,ARE YOU PLANING TO DO ONE FOR THE REAR FACEING CAMERA ON 2017 FORD F-150?

You actually want the tap to go to the hot side, NOT the draw side; otherwise, current for your auxiliary device is going through both your auxiliary fuse and the fuse protecting the car component(s), which is not what you want. Putting the tap on the draw side makes the circuit series rather than parallel. You want the fuses to be parallel such that blowing a fuse on one circuit will not affect the other circuit. Great video, aside from that little note!

Is there a link to show tricks on how to route the rear camera??

Super helpful video!! Thanks much for your thoroughness! Do you have a video of how to install the rear facing camera on the F150?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Hi David. I actually intend to do that. There were a few ins-and-outs to running that back cable. It's certainly not hard, but a video will help.

At about the 33:40 mark you talk about the left and right, hit and draw sides. Using the testing tool that lights up. Do you put the tap on the side that DOES NOT light up?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Vivian H Sorry for the delay. Yes...put the tap on the side that doesn’t light up. That means that the fuse in the fuse panel will be between your camera and the battery or anything before the fuse. Any problem with your camera will not likely damage the rest of the vehicle then.

Will I need to reset radio channels or any other electronics in my 2018 Ford F-150 if I disconnect the negative battery cable?

Great vid, very thorough... Do you have the one yet showing the addition of the rear facing camera?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

I get asked that. I really need to go ahead and make that video. The most challenging part was getting the trim off, and the little clothes hanger (a screw is covered by a little piece of plastic that can be pried off with a small screwdriver). The headliner just comes down on the driver side after that, and makes it very easy to fish the wiring through.

@JeffConklinNJ

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrassHorseStudio I was about to ask that as well. I am buying a camera for my wife this year and it will have a rear facing camera. Seeing how to do that would really help.

So I bought a Rexing camera that has the parking mode feature. Does that mean I need to tap into a fuse that is hot while the truck is off?

Some hardwire kits come with a module that allows you to wire it in to a constant fuse and one to a switched fuse and the module will have a switch on it that cuts it off when the battery gets to a certain voltage. Having it wired like this gives you a longer time that your camera will stay on in parking mode. You also don’t have to remove all that trim to hide your wires either

Great tutorial. In regard to the stippled area behind the mirror where you placed the adhesive mount, what is the purpose of the stippled area (does it have a function), is the surface conducive to hold a camera, and will the stippled surface become damaged when the adhesive mount is removed?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

That stippled area has an interesting practical use. It is called "frit." It is a special coating applied to the windshield glass when the glass is manufactured. It has a few uses. One use is a bonding surface for the adhesive that the glass is installed with. It also acts as a UV blocker so that sunlight doesn't erode the adhesive around the windshield. Lastly, it also conceals the adhesive. If that frit wasn't there, one would be able to see the adhesive that holds your windshield in, and the sunlight would likely degrade it over time. I don't know if the stippled area will be damaged if the adhesive strip is removed. I removed it in one car (a Ford Escape) and the frit wasn't damaged.

@BombayWizard

5 жыл бұрын

@@BrassHorseStudio Ah, thank you for the education! www.dedona.com/the-purpose-of-the-frit-black-band-and-spots-on-windshield/

Hey man is sodering necessary ? I want my dash cam to turn of when I turn off my 2021 f150

Great video. Won’t that fuse tap bend the inside where the fuse makes contact? Then if u ever had to go back to just have a fuse there it might not make contact?

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, but the fuse tap is rather thin, and rolls around the bottom end of the fuse. It is in there solid.

If you own an ECO BOOST those fuses won't work, camera shuts down when the engine shuts down at red lights, starts up again when you start moving with in my case a 20 second delay. Because nobody ever got hit while sitting at a red light or moving away when it turns green. You need to find a circuit that comes on when the accessories are turned on in the ignition not the engine. In my 2018 it was number 23, AC/A red ten amp at the top of the box. I also managed to slip the wire under the front of the headliner without any removal.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

I own an EcoBoost 3.5 L. The feature you're referring to is the Auto Start-Stop feature in which your engine shuts off automatically at stoplights, etc. Thank you for pointing this out, though. It is very important that if a viewer reading this doesn't know his/her fuse functions well, that you use a tester, and test it with the engine on and off to ensure that you have the kind of functioning you want. Thanks for pointing out the #23 fuse. I hope people reading this will note the feature and the issue and the correct fuse.

@P4X1279

4 жыл бұрын

I did not know power was interrupted during auto stop. Thanks very much for mentioning this and saving me a bunch of time!

@231mac

4 жыл бұрын

You can easily disable the auto start/stop feature by unplugging the lowest connector on the trailer module.

Great Video, but why do you have 2 cables connected to the Camera? I understand 1 wire is for power, but what is the other wore for? Thanks Steve.

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Steve. One cable is the power supply. The other cable goes to the rear-facing camera, through the headliner, attached to the rear window of the cab.

i stuck a piece of cat5 down from the top (by the wiring channels) and fished the wire up.

I see you have it mounted on your radio antenna / will that effect your radio stations ?

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard. I'm not sure what you mean on my radio antenna. My radio antenna is a pole antenna located on the passenger side of the front quarter panel. I never relocated it. And I don't experience any problem. At the same time, I did install the ferrites to minimize RF interference. Are you perhaps referring to some trucks with the radio antenna in the windshield?

Maybe I missed something, but what is the 2nd wire plug in on the left side of the dash cam? The power supply from the fuse box goes to the right side, but on the final install, there is a power(?) cord also plugged into the left side. What is it? Thanx

@BrassHorseStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Great question, Dennis. That is the pass-through power and recording cable that goes to the rear camera. That model of dash cam has a front and a rear camera. It actually saves the forward facing camera and the rear facing camera has completely separate video files marked (A) and (B). I think I have an installation video for the rear facing camera on the channel.

Wouldn't you want to tap into a hot line for dash cams that have the motion detection feature?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Neil. You make a great point. Yes...you can just as easily use a fuse that remains hot when the truck is off. Bear in mind that you will experience a small (very low amperage) battery load. I've been told by others that for cameras that constantly stay on recording, you can go somewhere between 3 and 7 days without it compromising your battery's starting power (not sure about extreme weather). For most people who are daily drivers, that wouldn't be a problem. However, if you leave it on and in your car on vacation, you may come back to a dead battery. This likely wouldn't happen with a motion detection feature in a less busy place.

Doesn't your hardwire kit have a function that will shut off a dash cam when the battery gets down to, say, 11.7 volts? Wouldn't you want it powered all the time so that you can use your dash cam in 'PARK MODE' ' to detect bumps, motion, etc when your car is parked and you are away from it?

any way to tap into the power rear window switch for power to a dash cam?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Derrell. If you can find the hot side of that switch in the upper console, you could solder in a short wire with a 1/4" connector, or you could just use wire clamp connectors to splice in. The only issue I could think of is you'll have to find a ground. It's aluminum up there, so the metal up there isn't an option, so unless you can find a ground wire up there you may need to split your wire harness into separate red and black wires, run the black one to a good ground, and splice the red one into your power at that switch. If you can find a ground and do all that up in the console, that would REALLY reduce the amount you have to tear stuff apart with the A-frame cover, and other stuff, so that's really a good idea, so long as you can find a dependable ground up there. I'd probably wire in an in-line fuse just to protect the rear window circuit in case the camera craps out for any reason. Good thinking! You could use your circuit tester and find the side of the switch circuit that is hot when you're not activating the switch, and tap into that.

@joshuac1364

5 жыл бұрын

Brass Horse Media that’s a great idea. I might give that a shot if I do this

Do you think I can use this video for a 2012 F150?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Cameron. I hope this reply isn't too late. I think it would be similar, but I do know that the fuse box is different, so you'll definitely want to check your owner's manual for the diagram of what they are, and either choose an open slot that comes on when the truck turns on and use a 5amp fuse, or find a fuse that will not have terrible implications that also comes on when the truck comes on.

2019 F150 Lariat. Installation went perfectly. Used the Rexing cable but had to buy a mini fuse adapter. Except now I get a message saying "Front Camera Malfunction" followed by "Collision Assistant not available". I don't have a video Ford camera, but must have some kind of sensor". Used fuse #36. My fuse panel is exactly the same as yours except fuse layout description (in addition to mirror etc" it also describes 360* camera module, lane departure, and image processor. I expect the solution is to pick another fuse port that powers off. Wondering if you have heard of this phenomenon from anybody else? Thanks again for the great video!

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim. Thanks for writing. This doesn't sound optimal. I would look for either an empty fuse slot, or an unused fuse, or something of less significance that comes on with ignition. It seems like maybe you tied into a circuit that could've existed on another trim line of the F150?

@jyoung1996

2 жыл бұрын

I am having the same issue with my truck, 2018 3.0L Power Stroke F-150; did you locate an alternative fuse spot for your camera? Thanks In advance

Why not mount it on left side so you can see it ??? Mirror blocks it ???

I have a 2012 and hard wired a radar detector. Thanks.

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Great application! Hadn't thought of that. Glad it helped.

Why disassemble the whole car if you could connect the power to the backlight from above? There is also 12v and 12v to USB converters are sold. I did it, it is 10 times easier and looks better. I do this on all machines. But I liked it for showing you how to remove this plafond.

Trims removed 19:01

It’s unfortunate there’s no usable wires you can take power from in the overhead console itself

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

There "might" be up in the console that come on and stay powered while the truck is on. I looked to see if I could find a schematic that would tell me which wire I could tie into. In the end I just went for the fuse box.

Just a note DO NOT try to tap into your rearview mirror power for a dash cam (on an f-150), this will mess with the circuit for your reverse lights. When I tried this with a 12v -> 5v transformer the reverse lights stayed on whenever the camera was plugged in 😂

@jbascom6688

Жыл бұрын

Also this was a very helpful video, thank you!

Anyone have a Canadian source for the Fuse Tap, Mini, In-Line? (or similar that will fit) Ebay wants 17 bucks for 4 of them, and another $52 to ship them... Ebay has become the biggest on-line rip off store.

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mogalize, sorry to take so long to reply. I've been traveling. You might want to find the fuse tap kit on Amazon?

@Mogalize

5 жыл бұрын

@@BrassHorseStudio Thanks, After some searching, I found some local. $2.77 for a pack of 6... Same fuse location worked for me!

@231mac

4 жыл бұрын

Ebay sucks so hard now. They even openly allow for price gouging during times of crisis.

Why does everone take like 3/4 of the truck appart when you only need to pop off the peices down by the fuse box?

@BrassHorseStudio

5 жыл бұрын

You can pop off the pieces down by the fuse box, but it still might be difficult to fully conceal the wiring harness in a way that it won't fall down. How do I know that?

@austinkaye648

5 жыл бұрын

Its not hard to try just tucking a wire above the headliner and behind the door seal

@DonJOBrien

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta steer clear of the air bags.

You actually get 2amp blade fuses

@BrassHorseStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Mike S Hi Mike. There are several more options now than there were when this video was made. I’m aware of 2A blade fuses. The issue at the time was the add-a-fuse connectors didn’t fit in the 2015 F150 fuse block.

He talks for 9 1/2 minutes before he begins the install so skip to 9:27 if that's what you're here for

12:38 you did not mention after getting the screw removed from the visor how much of a b@#$h it to get the visor removed afterward.

Crazy they can't comprehend the cable will go UP so don't put an angled connector on that goes DOWN. Duh.

Why are you talking about mud and dirt getting into the fuse box when you are wiring inside the truck other than that it's a good video

28:05 After all of the efforts, here the camera sits with two ugly wires plugged in and snaking their way up into the headliner. If this isn't an un-professional and tacky looking Rube Goldberg installation, I don't know what is! The magnets are overkill as well.