Ford KA 2002 - How to Install dash cam with no cigarette lighter

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Thu 14 Nov 2019 11:54
Ford KA 2002 - How to Install dash cam with no cigarette lighter - Lewis collier

Hi all would like to know if I can have a dashcam fitted to my 2002 ford KA that doesn't have a cigarette lighter point? And if so where can it be connected to? Thanks

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Thu 14 Nov 2019 12:20
Ford KA 2002 - How to Install dash cam with no cigarette lighter - Gibbo_Wirral

I did mine with a piggy back fuse:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Add-A-Circuit-Piggy-Back-Fuse-Tap-Mini-Blade-Fuse-Holder-ATM-12V/132628948401

a 12v to USB converter:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-DC-Converter-Module-12V-To-5V-USB-Output-Power-Adapter-3A-15W-NdP-xc/184023702704

And a 3M mini USB cable:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1m-2m-3m-MINI-USB-Cable-Sync-Charging-Lead-Type-A-to-5-Pin-B-Phone-Charger/352657345004

Mount your dash cam.

Run the 3M USB cable around the windscreen towards your fuse box.

Join the converter to the piggyback fuse and add to an existing appropriate fuse

Attach the USB.

Edited by Gibbo_Wirral on 14/11/2019 at 12:21

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