THINKWARE OBD II Power Cable, for Select Dash Cams, Parking Surveillance Mode, Plug-and-Play

The OBD2 cable is a bit pricey but it is also an excellent option to hardwiring. It works great and makes installation basically plug and play. If you're not intimidated by hardwiring, by all means save yourself the money and hardwire but if you want the easiest fool proof wiring option, the OBD2 cable is the thing for you.

Places wanted $175-250 to install my F200PRO. Since I am not comfortable messing with my car's electrical I opted for the OBD power cord. Install was a breeze. Only issue is slight delay, 5 minutes, for parking mode to kick in. Other than that, no issues at all.

Used to have my u1000 fuse tapped into my Honda, but when I transitioned to a 2014 Prius C, I could not get easy access to my fuse box. This item solved that issue and the parking monitor works with it. This is supposed to be able to detect when battery voltage gets too low and stop pulling power to prevent a dead battery in the morning. Time will tell if this function works with this item.

I installed a dash cam for a neighbor and used this cable for ease of connectivity. However, since their car is a HONDA HYBRID, the dash cam would not stay on and it kept turning on and off at intermittent times. After the dash cam got hardwired into the fuse box, no other issues came about and the dash cam stayed on. 2025 UPDATE! Since last year, there has been a few steps in order to get this cable to work on HYBRIDS and ICE vehicles. First, you plug the cable in and out of the OBD port 3 times while the vehicle is turned on. After that, you MUST ENABLE PARKING MODE in the memory card settings in the free downloadable THINKWARE app where you would have to pull the memory card from the dashcam and inserted it into a computer or laptop or enable it from the THINKWARE app on your smartphone. Make certain to do these 2 steps or PARKING MODE may not work.

This is an easier way to connect power to your dashcam. Yes, a hardwire installation (fuse box) is best but this is second best. With this connection the parking mode is delayed a little (45 seconds). Been installed on my vehicle for 4-5 months now with no issues.

Good fit worked as advertised

I am using a thinkware set for my 2021 bmw X3. I use u1000 front and rear camera, obd cable to power those, 128gb memory card and the radar accessory. Trying to add some points which may not be obvious from other reviews. 1. I was able to power the camera using obd cable, both for continuous recording and parking mode. 2. The cables for obd power and the one for rear camera connection, both are lengthy enough to wire them for SUV of this size. 3. Radar accessory helps in saving power, but cloud functions won't work in energy saving mode. Which means you won't get notification of an impact or the camera won't upload the impact videos to cloud. 4. The mobile app is pathetic with lot of bugs. I have used it on both Android and iOS. The app is totally useless on Android 12. I could get all configurations working on Android 11. 5. There are lot of announcements by the dashcam related to events and other notifications. There is no option to selectively control the alerts. This is very annoying. 6. The dashcam does not come with adjustable mounts. 7. The buttons on the camera are very tiny and it is very difficult to locate those in dark. 8. There are two ways to connect dashcam to your phone. A) dashcam servers as a wifi source and connect your phone to it B) Connect dashcam to your phone's hotspot. 9. The antiglare filter that comes with camera really helps in eliminating dashboard reflections First option is error free and fast. But you need the second option to register the camera to cloud and to add other wifi networks for camera to connect to. Second option is very buggy to setup. Update - 1. If you find that camera is not getting powered from the obd port, but the red light on connector blinks, try removing and connecting the obd connector to the port 3 times. 2. I was also able to use a 256GB card with the dashcam, even though it is not officially supported. 3. The lane assistance other other warnings are not of much use as there is significant delay in those signals.

Perfect replacement for broken cable.

Works with thinkware acr900 and 2025 ram bighorn. Very easy install, just plug it in and run the other end to your dash cam.

Works as expected in electric BMW with dashcam U3000

So far so good. Can drain the battery a little faster while parked when both cameras and GPS are on. So I set the parking sensitivity to high.2022 Ford Ranger.

Quality product. Works very well with my 2021 Jeep Cherokee and Thinkware F800Pro. Simple to install. Damn expensive though. But in the end, it saves probing the fuse box with a test light. My back, shoulders and level of patience are grateful.

Bought it to avoid the hardwiring hassle. It worked out really well for my 2022 mitsubishi outlander. Thank you.