I bought a dash camera didn’t want the wire hanging down plugged into the cigarette lighter so I hardwired it to the power for the rear view mirror. I’ll detail how to remove the mirror and how to tap into some auxiliary power
How to remove the rear view mirror (see pictures for more detail below):
1) First remove the smaller of the two plastic assembly at the base of the mirror, this can be done using a small screw driver and slightly sliding the piece up
2) Now you can remove the mirror by gently grabbing the base and rotating it counterclockwise
3) Remove the larger plastic piece by spreading inside clips apart
Remote ON/OFF auxiliary power (see pictures for more detail below):
The black wire is ground and the pink with yellow strip is +12V when truck is ON. I used the simple wire tap connectors.
Mini 0801 dash camera: $100 on eBay
Fulree 12V to 5V mini usb converter: $4 on eBay
Before removal
Two piece plastic assembly
Inside two piece plastic assembly
Inside larger plastic piece
Bolt thing that holds the mirror on
This is where the mirror connects to the bolt thing
Rear view mirror wiring harness
Black is ground and pink with yellow stripe is +12V when truck is ON
12V to 5V adapter for dash camera
Spliced 12V to 5V adapter to wires
Clean wiring! No wires hanging down over the dash
