Powering a Front Camera and other questions

My search-foo is really weak today, so I'm sorry.

The head unit I installed has room for an on demand front camera, and I want to utilize it. However, I don't feel like running a power and ground line all the way back to the wiring harness, unwrapping the tessa tape, unsoldering and re-soldering, re wrapping, etc., and would like to find a way to power it in the engine bay.

1. I do not need a bussman or big ass fuse box for one thing, and I really do not want to add more lights, etc to justify one.

2. Is there any fuse in the fuse/relay box in the engine bay that I can just add-a-fuse to for ACC power? Which one? There are so many choices LOL.



Also, is there anyone else that makes attachment points for this other than Powertrays? I want to move my amp's fuse box to that location

 

I “think” all the fuses in the engine fuse box are always hot, and then the relay is after them in the circuit

You could use a meter and check “radio no.1” and “radio no.2” just to see if they’re switched, but I don’t think they are.

You will most likely be better off just running power into the cab. Doesn’t have to go to the radio though. You can tag into the interior fuse box to keep from undoing your radio harness. Maybe use a add-a-fuse to one of the “power outlet” slots. They can easily handle to power draw and are switched with the key

 

Damn it LOL. If I'm going to run it back into the cab, I might as well add the power wire you told me to, that I blew off, because I thought I wasn't going to do this, and then changed my damn mind.....

 

It's a blessing and a curse really

In no way have I seen and done it all, but I've learned a few things that always come back and bite me. Camera power was the main thing for a while, till I started just adding pigtails for it to every harness I build. 3" of wire and a spade connector is way cheaper than 20 minutes of my time and several feet of tessa tape!