2025 spare fuses 3 and 20

[gzebrick]

Just an fyi

I just installed a dash cam and a Hyundai mirror with home link. Both devices require a constant 12v and a switched-when-on 12v. The constant on puts the camera into parking lot monitor mode as well as powers the homelink. The switched 12 v enables cam recording and powers up the mirror auto dim and compass.

I didn’t want to cut Into any existing wiring nor am I comfortable putting an additional load on any circuits not designed for them. I like to use spare lines… I wound up use 2 fuse taps. On the 25s the fuse box is under the glove box. There are a number of spare fuses. Fuse 3 is switched and fuse 20 is hot all the time. Easy to tap.

there are two unpainted 10mm nuts on a stud nearby so easy to tie in the ground wire too.

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[canuckford]

Just an fyi

I just installed a dash cam and a Hyundai mirror with home link. Both devices require a constant 12v and a switched-when-on 12v. The constant on puts the camera into parking lot monitor mode as well as powers the homelink. The switched 12 v enables cam recording and powers up the mirror auto dim and compass.

That's a great tip (fuse tap), thanks.

 

[canuckford]

Just an fyi
I wound up use 2 fuse taps. On the 25s the fuse box is under the glove box. There are a number of spare fuses. Fuse 3 is switched and fuse 20 is hot all the time. Easy to tap.

Fuse 20 appears to be a Micro2, size , is that what you used? I haven't got the fuse taps yet to try.

 

[gzebrick]

They’re both micro 2. The tap adds a fuse for the tapped line of any size you want. The original fuse is pulled and added to the tap so there’s now 2 fuses instead of just the one.

 

[canuckford]

i'm only interested in one of the unused circuits, in which case there's going to be just one fuse, because the output of the original fuse is not connected to anything within the fuse box.
NOTE to self and anyone else: without a fuse in the fuse tap, plug in the fuse tap, (careful the wire doesn't short out anywhere, if you get 12 volts on the wire, reverse the fuse tap.

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