ChunkyDA

Hello Friends, Anyone have the schematic that shows what the wires do? I am looking for some help identifying the wires in the overhead console so I can tap into 12 volts switched with the ON position of the vehicle. I had a Mobius Action Cam wired into my Lexus LS430 (which was replaced by the 2009 TL recently). The first 2 pictures shows what the small video cam looked like installed in my Lexus. It is so small you forget it is there, until an event happens, then you can go back and review the video to see what really occurred. The next pictures show that there are plenty of possible options up there for power to the mirror, homelink, moonroof, etc. The last picture with the pink thing is a 12V to USB power adapter that I took apart to plug the Mobius Cam into. It now has soldered wires and a fuse, what I want is a power source that is only on when the car is on. What I used in the Lexus was the moonroof. The camera does the rest and loops over video files after a few hours.
I do not want to run wires from the fuse box up the A pillar, too messy and possibly conflicts with the curtain airbag.

thoiboi

Get a multimeter!!

ChunkyDA

I have one, thanks!
After a bit of searching here I did find the following information which is a starting point for my metering trials this weekend:

So, there are 2 sources of power mentioned in this thread, near the auto-dimming mirror:
1) Mirror's blue 3-wire connector: BLACK is ground, YELLOW or GREEN is +12v
- Power comes on with key going into ON position
- Power comes off with key leaving ON position

2) Green 7-wire connector, GREEN/WHITE is +12v:
- Power comes on with key going into ON position
- Power comes off after you move they key away from ON position AND open the door (this is what I figured).

I'm not sure how much extra load the auto dimming mirror can handle but that's probably where I will pull power from if others are running a radar detector from there.

ChunkyDA

Just to complete the first post and possibly help someone out, I did put a meter to the wires running into the back or the mirror. As shown in the first picture, the far left brown wire is 12V + and the black middle wire is ground. Leave the smaller pinkish wire alone. The power is switched with the car being on which is exactly what I wanted. I removed the overhead console and cut into the wires in the roof, before they exit the headliner to the mirror. I then soldered my power wires to those and tucked everything neatly into the empty space above the headliner. Second picture shows my temp mount to get the positioning correct. Last picture is a screen capture of 1080 HD video on my computer.

blingcasper

im assuming this would also apply to a 2010 sh-awd since its the same model i plan to do something similar so this information helps a ton

EE4Life

2009-2011 Acura TL Electrical Troubleshooting Manual
http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/c...e&&s=1&frame=0

blingcasper

woooh thats gonna be useful thanks