Blendmount Mirror Tap and/or Dongar USB Dash cam adapter

[vexingv]

does anyone have experience with the Dongar usb adapter to split power from the mirror?

in my other car, i already have an escort 360c along with escort's M2 camera which daisy chains the RJ11 jack to provide power for both the cam and detector. this is installed in my using a mirror tap and blendmount. convenient and streamlined setup. but i'm thinking of getting a different camera, as the escort M2 IQ and interface isn't exactly great. was thinking of a dedicated dash cam and also utilizing features like park-mode.

i assume the Dongar USB splitter only provides power when the car is on or in accessory mode? would it possible to use both the MIrror Tap (to power the radar detector) and the Dongar harness (to power a camera) simultaneously?

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[vexingv]

I'll answer my own question....

I skipped the Dongar adapter since I'm using an Escort M2 dashcam that can daisy chain the RJ11 power connector from the mirrortaps to power both the cam and radar detector. I also installed the Civic Homelink mirror and jumped the yellow and red cables as well as tapping the black and red. I felt that there was just too much cabling with the Dongar setup.

 

[bpebler]

Well I was hoping there were more commentators on this thread lol I received a Garmin mini 2 dash cam for Christmas & already have a Uniden R8 still in the box with 2 different style mirror taps. I learned that I needed the Dongar adapter for plug & play & today I’ve been trying to search info on if I can wire the mirror tap to the adapter somehow & still hide it all behind the trim. The Dongar & Garmin do have parking mode though.

You’re right about it looking like there’s a good amount a cabling, at least what I could tell from their install video.

 

[bpebler]

I hope the OP & no one else minds that I latch on to this thread instead of making a new one (maybe causing clutter), since it’s essentially the same thing that I will be attempting but I haven’t found anything on here & the civic forums on this exact setup.

It seems the FitcamX with blendmount setup is the most popular & actually what I was going to go with, but I received a Garmin Mini 2 dash cam for Christmas from my wife which sounds like another solid choice with parking mode & other features I need to get more acquainted with. Not as clean of a setup, but close - & in the future I may use one of them for the rear when I continue to add cameras.

After looking at different threads, videos, & chatting with some others on here I think what I can do is hookup the dash cam using the Dongar adapter & THEN, my plan is to use one of the mirror taps I have (1 Blendmount, 1 StickerFab) to tap into the BACK of the Dongar adapter. In theory, this should all work & make for a streamlined, clean looking install - correct? I am NOT an electrical guy. I can do nuts & bolts all day & so far have done all the work myself on this thing, but I don’t really wanna eff this up or have it take any longer than it needs to since I have a handful of other items to install when I can carve some time in for them.

Is there any reason why we couldn’t mirror tap into the rear of the Dongar adapter - or in the case of the fitcam, tap into the rear of the fitcam adapter that it comes with??

Thanks in advance for any light you might be able to shed on this for me! This is actually my first dash cam & detector setup.

 

[bpebler]

For convenience, I saved a few screenshots from the fitcam/Blendmount thread as well as a few other places, but @Fawkes provided some excellent pics of the wiring up close to make this easier & StickerFab confirmed it’s pretty much red to red & black to black when using the mirror tap. I’m not sure if the plug he tapped into is the fitcam adapter or the rear of the oem harness plug, but again I’m thinking I can hookup mine up very similar to this. Right?

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