3rd party Dash cam mounting
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You can use the Dongar adapter to the Toyota 5 pin adapter in the overhead control unit above the rear view mirror
I wonder if @Dongar has any similar solutions for a back camera?
Link to the adapter: Dash Cam Power Adapter (10-Pin Type B) for Select Toyota/Lexus/Subaru
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Awesome, thank you!!
I plan on exploring if the existing cameras can be captured to a DVR.
They cannot.
And just why would that be? Video signal is a video signal just a matter of capturing it.
I’m oversimplifying it, but the cameras are linked to some other systems in the vehicle. Trying to tap them or otherwise modify it would cause some issues for linked systems. CANBUS is funky like that.
To my knowledge Video doesn't run on the CANBUS, the switching does but not the video signal. I'll admit I'm not very familiar with the camera that is used for the lane correction stuff but the bird's eye video feed should just be a video feed, otherwise you wouldn't be able to switch feeds for different views. Which I plan to explore.
Just throwing my info out there, I worked on some of these systems on other Toyota vehicles.
Edit: also the cameras are not designed to run for long periods of time. They generate a fair bit of heat and running them like a DVR would cause premature failure.
Maybe, but the terrain monitoring system leads me to believe they will operate for long periods of time, IDK until I actually get some wiring diagrams and do some research.
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This would be ideal, but I figured until that's available I should get a dash cam
For sure, What I plan on will be slow going as I'll have to figure out what connectors etc..... to make it reversable.
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Would love to follow what you come up with!
I wish they had an adapter that supported parking mode on many dashcams: Constant power until a specified battery voltage level or time period. Seems like something in the overhead console must have constant power (lights?)
They’re working on a new line that dies exactly this. They have a post on the forums here somewhere
One option is an OBD2 port wiring harness like this one. These just plug into the port under the dash left of the steering wheel and then you route the wire up: tuck into the side of the dash, pop off the A pillar trim, route behind the airbag, up to the headliner and over to your location on the windshield.
The advantages of an OBD2 harness are:
- Plug and play
- Easily removeable
- Absolutely NO cables showing, does not use any visible USB ports or 12v power source in the car
- Optional switched parking mode
That and the rear view mirror/ screen can view a continuous feed from the rear camera.
I missed this comment earlier, I posted elsewhere that the Japan Land Cruiser uses the built in cameras for dash cams. I don't know if they are different spec cameras? Let me find the page...original and translated attached. "Drive recorder (front and rear) Records images from the in-vehicle camera to the built in memory. You can record front and back images without adding a separate camera."
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