Garmin dash cam mini 2 hardwire kit

Connect your compatible Garmin Dash Cam™ to constant power and monitor motion detected in front of your vehicle even when parked and turned off.

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5 reviews for Garmin Hardwire / Parking Mode kit

1. Rated 5 out of 5

   Peter S. – July 7, 2019

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Mark S. – July 11, 2019

   Easy to install. Take your time & follow the instructions (also some useful tips can be found on Youtube)

3. Rated 5 out of 5

   Gavin H. – October 24, 2019

   All good

4. Rated 5 out of 5

   Teagan T. – December 28, 2020

5. Rated 5 out of 5

   Richard – September 10, 2021

   Great piece of equipment, has sat in it he box since I bought it 8 weeks ago. I’m sure it works well, but my lockdown induced laziness to not do minor jobs around the house has prevented me from getting off my arse to wire this in.

   If you do not need or want parking mode then it is a simple matter of wiring into the fuse box, with an additional small inline fuse for the camera.
   
   The car will most likely have a few main fuses, then a secondary fuse for this main sub circuit, then you add a third fuse of 1 to 2 amps for the camera. Off the shelf generic parts is all that is needed.
   
   If you are using parking mode it is better to use an auxiliary battery and a DC-DC charger with the Garmin parking adaptor. You should avoid using the starter battery for parking mode, starter batteries are undersize and overworked on cars these days.
   
   You could also add a solar charger to keep the auxiliary battery charged.
   
   At the bottom of the photo are two DC-DC 9amp chargers (which can be connected in parallel as many as you like. These are older non smart chargers), just above is a MPPT solar charger (with custom heatsinks, for my own reasons) with Bluetooth data to your phone with 30 day history.
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   If you want parking mode shove a battery (I have four 26Ah) in the car somewhere and DC-DC charger, preferably a more recent smart charger. It's not that difficult and you have a great auxiliary battery setup to run whatever you like, within reason!

    

   Can you hardwire a Garmin dash cam?

   Garmin Dash Cam devices also have an additional Parking Mode Cable accessory which hardwires the Dash Cam to a power source.

   How do I hardwire my Garmin mini?

   Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power.

   Plug the power cable into the USB port on the device..

   Route the power cable to your vehicle power outlet. ... .

   Plug the Garmin Dash Cam™ Mini power cable into the included power adapter..

   Plug the power adapter into a power outlet in your vehicle..

   Does Garmin mini 2 have to be plugged in?

   Search. A: No, the Garmin Dash Cam Mini2 does not have an internal battery. Instead, it has a super-capacitor that gives enough time for the Garmin Dash Cam to properly power down when external power is removed from the device.

   Is it worth hardwiring a dash cam?

   Hardwiring a dash cam to a car/fleet's fuse box is the most effective installation method to power up your dash cam 24/7, even when your vehicle's engine is turned off. It eliminates the need to have your dash cam plugged into the cigarette lighter socket of your car, providing a constant flow of electrical power.