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      08-14-2022, 09:31 AM   #8
Orient330iNYC
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Drives: 2023 X7 40i
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wall St

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i ran the power from the fusebox up the passenger side a pillar. i also ran the cable for my V1 hardwire. the cable is only visible for the inch or so from the edge of the headliner to the dashcam.

one thing i will note, when you run the wire for the dashcam, if you go up the A pillar, do it by the windshield, not by the door opening. the airbag deploys from the door edge and you do not want the cable or the dash cam propelled through the cabin if the side airbag deploys.
removing the a pillar trim is easy, one T20 screw hiding behind the airbag plastic plug on the upper end and the trim comes right out. at the base its held in with some notches in the dash, and there are some push clips along the A pillar.
in the pic below, green area is good (i taped the two wires to that existing bundle with tesa harness tape) red is where the airbag deploys from, you can see the steel shield that guides it and directs it.
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