Focus MK2.5 fuse hardwire advice

[Ddavid25]

Hello all,

Ive recently purchased a focus MK2.5 and have had to hardwire my dashcam due to the sockets all being live all the time. 

I've used a hardwire kit and used fuse 100 which is for the ignition modules. Everything is connected and working. 

My question however, is how do you know if the hardwire kit is the correct orientation? 

If looking at the fuse board I've done it so that the wire in the kit goes out to the right, horizontally.

Don't want to risk any of the cars systems to not work.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Dave

[Luke4efc]

Remove the lower fuse (should be the original). The dash cam should still receive power whilst the thing you tapped it off will not. If you remove the lower fuse and the dash cam won't turn on either then you have the piggyback the wrong way around.

[BigLen]

19 hours ago, Ddavid25 said:

Hello all,

Ive recently purchased a focus MK2.5 and have had to hardwire my dashcam due to the sockets all being live all the time. 

I've used a hardwire kit and used fuse 100 which is for the ignition modules. Everything is connected and working. 

My question however, is how do you know if the hardwire kit is the correct orientation? 

If looking at the fuse board I've done it so that the wire in the kit goes out to the right, horizontally.

Don't want to risk any of the cars systems to not work.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Dave

Hi Dave, 

I have a list here which may be of interest mate, maximise your street credit and enhance lifestyle, I now have my lunch break sitting on recaro seats with my feet on the dashboard watching terrestrial TV 

I've also covered the dash cams, the image there is a guide to falling down some stairs 😂

 

[Ddavid25]

@Luke4efc thank you for your reply, I will try this out.

@BigLen thanks for your reply as well. I actually used Lenny's guide when I fitted it in the first place. 

 

[F0CUE]

6 hours ago, Ddavid25 said:

@Luke4efc thank you for your reply, I will try this out.

@BigLen thanks for your reply as well. I actually used Lenny's guide when I fitted it in the first place. 

 

BigLen is lenny he had account issues.