CarPlay Rearview Mirror - Power Tap

[LuvOrH8]

Have links to those connectors you used to tie into the oem?

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[shuakin]

I snapshotted my invoice from digikey, Just search each part number from them and order a few. I did mess up the first one, so I was glad I bought a few of each.

 

[shuakin]

I just got the new stepdown. Measured 15.5v at the truck tap. and using this step down.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZNSDF4S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I now see 4.991V at 1.078A. This is must better than the previous step down which dipped down to 4.808V at 1.147A (which was a 3.84% drop in voltage).

Once I go for a drive, I will update if I see the mirror drop out.

 

[shuakin]

I got the rear camera mounted. I really need a 3d printed triangle aero shield to mount over it? anybody on the forum open to making one for me? The camera has to be mounted in this manner as their is no way to flip the image in the camera software itself. Trust me, I reached out to the company and they told me I installed it wrong. So, this is the next best thing I could do. I do like that it is mounted a little higher off the tonneau cover and I could tilt it to see more into the bed if I wanted to in the future. Right now its mounted with VHB tape. Hopefully it will hold at speed.

 

[shuakin]

Ok. I have given up on sourcing 12v->5v on the autopilot source. It appears that Tesla stops power on that circuit during the drive when it pulls more than 5 watts. So now I am using an OBD2->12v cig, and the original power supply adapter that came with the camera. I have not gone for a drive yet, but this is the current plan.

 

[EMoeller]

Thanks for sharing this with us. I want to do the same but am waiting on install of the light bar. Hopefully by that time you will have sorted this through.

Now back to Starlink Mini interior mounting and testing....

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