How to Install a Thinkware F200 Pro 2-CH Dash Cam in a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E

When hardwiring, the first step is to locate your car's fuse box, which power to the vehicle is routed through. For this Ford Mustang Mach-E, the fuse panel is located directly beneath the glove compartment, right in the passenger side’s footwell, also known as the passenger’s kick panel.

To access this, carefully remove its plastic panel cover, which is held on by 6 plastic clips. Look for the small nudge, then pull the cover using the trim tool. Here, you’ll need the Thinkware Hardwiring Kit, which is included in the F200 Pro dual-channel package.

While we’ll cover the differences of this unique install, please check out our recent in-depth tutorial on the hardwiring process for detailed information on how to wire it yourself.

Using a circuit tester, like the one that comes with the essential install package, test out different fuses to determine which would be ideal for each connection type. Look for an ACC and Constant fuse – you can easily differentiate these fuse types. If it lights up when pressed with the circuit tester - even when your car ignition is turned off - it’s a Constant. If it doesn’t light up, then it’s ACC.

For this install, we used the 10 Amp Cigarette socket fuse for the ACC connection. The fuse tap that you choose is dependent on the car, from ATO, Micro2, Low-Profile and Mini. For this Ford Mustang Mach-E, we used Micro-2 Fuses. While add-a-fuses aren’t required, they are quite helpful for an easy install, making it easier to piggyback off of existing fuses. Learn more about Add-a-Fuses here.

For the third step, it’s time for the wires. Run your power cable from the fusebox up to the front dash cam. You’ll need to route it up to and through the A-pillar, across the headliner and to the dash cam. The easy part will be taking off the plastic trim of the vehicle, and running the cable up the side of your vehicle door to the A-Pillar.

Working our way up, now we have to go through the A-pillar over to the headliner. With the trim removal tool, we pry at the A-pillar just enough to slide the cable across. Here, you can see we ran up the A-pillar on the passenger side, and as the pillar was rather tight, we ran the cable with a precision hook tool. Remember, make sure it’s not blocking any airbags, either avoiding them or running behind them.

From the headliner, it should be smooth sailing over to the camera, as the lip of your headliner should be very easy to tuck the cable into. Since we are running up the passenger side, and mounting to the passenger side as well, we won’t need to wire past the center console. Next, plug in the camera, and the front cam is finished!

Next, we move on to the rear camera. You’re going to need the rear connecting cable here. Plug the rear connecting cable into the front unit, run the cable along the headliner, and straight across the length of the car past the A, B, and C pillars. To get past the B and C pillars, we wedged in our pry tool along the trim, and easily slid the cable in, repeating this all along the way to the rear of the camera itself.

Then, it’s time to mount the rear camera itself. Since this is a hatchback, we’re going to need to wire through the grommet connecting the rear hatch to the rest of the vehicle. Start by removing the rear body panel right next to the rear windshield. Using the trim tool and a bit of force, the internal clamps should pop right off, exposing the exit of the connecting grommets. On the main vehicle side, we’ll peel the felt trim at the top of the vehicle to give us access to the bottom of the connecting grommet. This will let us start snaking up the cable, though, for an easier angle to access the cable, you can pull up the bottom of the grommet itself from the exterior, snaking the cable further from there. The same goes for the top of the grommet, which we can pull the cable through.

Sometimes they can be rather tight, so loosening it with some lubricant is advised, and for this install, we fished the cable through by wrapping a zip-tie to the end of the cable. This allowed us to pull the cable out the other end. Now, if you have any extra slack or excess cabling in your rear cable, now’s the time to bundle it up, and stash it in the rear roof of the car, storing it up between the frame and the headliner.

Next, install the rear camera in place on the windshield, right at the center. This should not be installed with the rear defroster lines blocking its view If you want to check the angles again, we recommend using the in-app live view of the camera to make sure the rear view is as clear as can be.

Of course, after the mounting and wiring, test the F200 Pro to make sure it's working properly. Turn on the car and check if the dash cam turns on automatically, as well as noting if it goes into parking mode when the car is off, which will need to be enabled in the settings of the Thinkware app. If it doesn't turn on, check the power connections and make sure the dash cam is properly mounted. Beyond that, make sure everything is nicely put back and tucked away, closing up the side panels to the fusebox and rear panels.

Planning on installing a dash cam in your car? Check out our Step-by-Step Dash Cam Installation Guide  and our selection of handy installation accessories. And if you ever need a hand during the installation process, just call us; our dash cam specialists are available to help!

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