How to Hardwire Install the VANTRUE N4 Pro Dashcam in a 5th Gen 4Runner

In this episode we hardwire install the VANTRUE N4 PRO dashcam in our 5th Gen 4Runner. We'll also unbox and show footage from the camera on the road during day and night.
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Legal Disclaimer - We are not ASE Certified Mechanics and are not performing the work on your vehicle. We are simply sharing how we perform this install on our own vehicles through the manufacturer recommended instructions of this product. Spirit'ed Wrenchers is not liable for any damage, or personal injury as a result of you doing the work. If you are unsure, please consult a professional.

[@YellowJacketGarage]

Heck of a nice setup and install! I know what a value having a dashcam can be. Thanks for the vid!

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thanks brother. Appreciate you watching and sharing. We're definitely happy with it. Here's to hoping that we never need for anything bad. 🤞

[@dropitnjax]

Another great install video. The camera looks really nice as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thank you for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it.

[@joserrodz]

Hi ! Excellent video, neat and clean installation ! I receive my Vantrue N4 Pro next week and was looking for an installation video and found yours! You made it look so easy that I might try to do it myself ! Thank you !🇵🇷

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Jose. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. It's great to have another channel friend from PR. We hope this video gives you the confidence to tackle it on your own. It's really not that difficult. Good luck, and stay safe out there!

[@dr8202]

Nice!! I’ll be looking into getting cameras setup on my rig so this is very helpful. Good video brother! Keep the awesome content coming 🤙🏻

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thank you for watching and sharing the kind words. We definitely appreciate it. Glad that it will help with getting one done on your rig. These things are almost a necessity out there these days. Stay safe!

[@EvanWells07]

Nice install as usual!

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thanks Evan. Appreciate you watching and sharing the kind words!

[@cfitzgduke]

Good tip on checking the power with the cigarette lighter chord. At the same time with the camera powered up, you can place text mount the camera while watching the screen to ensure desired coverage and avoid the rearview mirror obstruction.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Chris, thanks for watching and sharing the tips with the community. That's what it's all about and we really appreciate it. Stay safe out there!

[@dennisl4000]

Thanks, very detailed and well done.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thank you Dennis for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Stay safe out there!

[@bodazaphfa]

Great instructional video. Thank you.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Bodhi. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We greatly appreciate it. Stay safe out there!

[@mrsunnyprasad]

Thanks! I might be considering to hardwire Vantrue over BlackVue for my Honda Pilot.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Mrsunny. Thank you for watching and sharing. We greatly appreciate it and hope that it helps with your project. BlackVue is another good brand as well. Stay safe out there.

[@FixItFrench]

Glad your daughter is OK! This is really cool, I had one of these on my old mail vehicle. Just a heads up, once you have it on one vehicle, you want to add it to all of them lol nice job hiding the wires, I’m ready to see some shots from the trails

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thank you sir. Greatly appreciate the kind words and for watching. We're glad she's ok. Happened in a parking lot and was still $4,000 in damage. Yikes. LOL. I agree. The only one left now is our son's car. Maybe that will come by another sponsor. Offroading footage will come next month as we have an outing at the end of Octobre. 🙂

[@PAMAN2008]

I was very impressed with your attention to detail and when you suggested first testing the camera before doing the wiring and removing the battery and before installing the fuses it was very insightful. I was hoping you might be able to answer my question about 2023 Highlander. Are the fuses for accessory and battery only affecting those areas or do these fuses somehow connect electrically to the ECM, BCM etc or is the multimeter test conclusive? If you can provide any help with this it would be very appreciated. Great video look forward to seeing more of your expertise.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Paman. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate that. Your question is a good one. Unfortunately there aren't any fuses just for accessory or battery. Each fuse is a particular piece to the car that requires power. That's why I choose the least important fuses to tap into. I recommend never tapping anything like the ECM or air bag fuses as you never want a $300 or less accessory to be the cause of thousands of dollars of damage (such as the ECM) if something goes wrong and you certainly wouldn't want your safety devices impacted as well. I hope that helps. Stay safe out there and we appreciate you being a part of our journey!

[@FearGodBeStillMySoul]

Great video, I’ve been looking for a dash cam for my 2020 4Runner. This looks like a great choice! How is the parking mode feature? Does it pick up people walking near your rig and give notifications? Any pros and cons on the Parking Mode features? Love your detail and work! 👍

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Adiel. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. In regards to the parking mode, it's a function that we don't actually have turned on. The 4Runner isn't taken out as a daily driver much and because of that I felt with it parked for days/weeks at a time, it wasn't necessary to have running all the time. Wish I could provide more context for you though. It truly is a great unit and we even used it to capture footage for our overlanding trips. Stay safe out there!

[@lucho0849]

Good video.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Stay safe out there!

[@timbui5556]

Hello, what size of the screw that you use to attach the bracket at the back window? Thanks

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Tim. Thanks for watching and asking. We appreciate it. It's a 6mm bolt for the rear camera bracket. Stay safe out there!

[@timbui5556]

Thank you! I got it.

[@mtnwmn]

Great video! I'll be installing the Vantrue N4 Pro soon into my '21 TRD Pro, so this was especially helpful. I do have a question on the hardwiring. I had seen another video where they used the Vantrue OBD Hardwire Charger Cable 10ft Type C USB OBD Cable. Does this work just as well, are there drawbacks? Or is it best to use the Vantrue Hardwire Kit you used. Thanks so much for your input, appreciate it.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Karen. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Congrats on the your '21 TRD and getting the N4 Pro. Although I'm not familiar with the OBD kit they sell, I would imagine it works just as well. We currently have the Pedal Commander plugged into our OBD port so we had to go the other hardwire route. Hope that helps. Stay safe out there !

[@mtnwmn]

@@SpiritedWrenchers Great! Yes that helps. Thanks so much for the response.

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

@@mtnwmn Our pleasure! Come back and let us know how the install went.

[@aidanvandam7704]

Do you happen to know which plug you ended up plugging the fuse into? There’s only a few open spots on the fuse box, like between Door RR and S/ Roof and between Washer and IGN

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Aidan. Thanks for watching and asking. We appreciate it. I'll look this week and let you know which one. I don't recall off-hand.

[@SOULSafeProductionZ]

Thank you for doing this video...I have a question for you: I don't want to assume, but it looks like you live in a rural area, but maybe you just have a decent amount of property...That's irrelevant... My question is, how do you feel about there being no cloud and therefore, you having to be within 6 feet of the vehicle to connect and get footage from the device? Is that a problem for you or no?

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi SoulSafeProductionZ. Thank you for watching and sharing the question and kind words. We do appreciate it. Yes, you assumed correctly. We have land out in rural area. For my purpose with it, I'm not concerned with not having a cloud as I can easily get it off the device if needed. I know others may have a different need than ours so it's a fair question depending on where you have it and the importance of cloud storage. Hope that helps. Stay safe out there!

[@LuckyLuie318]

How in the heck did you run your power and backup camera wire through that sliding cord collection box behind the rearview? Did you have to cut it to fit the wires?

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi LuckyLui. Thanks for watching and asking. We appreciate it. No wires were cut. We could only fit under the cover, but the other is squeezed in tight to it, so it's not falling out. If you'd like to send us an email, I can send you pics of how ours looks.

[@bushwhackermo]

Does the vehicle need to have wifi to use this unit?

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Bushwacker. Thanks for watching and asking. We appreciate it. The wifi is only for you to connect your phone to the dashcam itself. Not for actual internet connection. It's just like connecting via Bluetooth. You would link the camera and phone through wifi setup. Hope that helps.

[@rolanddibb4175]

wish you would have shown the mounting of the front mount in a bit more detail

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Roland. Thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it. Could you explain what more you would have wanted? The mounting was a pretty straightforward process but if there is something else that we could do better in the next install, we're always open to feedback.

[@awalker161]

Does the sad card come with the camera?

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Anthony. Thanks for watching as asking. The SD card does not come with the camera. Vantrue does sell them or you can pick one from another retailer. Hope that helps. Stay safe out there.

[@sunshadow9704]

Can vehicle speed and GPS coordinates be disabled?

[@Jo_Wick]

If you don't connect the GPS, it can't display the right values. I don't know if you can get rid of it completely.

[@cjcirignano]

Did I hear lamest image processor? 15:31

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

LOL. Thanks CJ for watching and asking. We really appreciate it. I had to immediately go look at the video and check and then I laughed. I think Dana just slightly slipped on the word "latest". Definitely not the lamest. 🙂. Thanks again!

[@cjcirignano]

@@SpiritedWrenchers no worries,I understood what she meant. No biggie.

[@cjcirignano]

​@SpiritedWrenchers Thank you for the video upload. I greatly appreciate it. I don't have a Toyota 4Runner. I have a 2024 Mazda CX-50 and I'm looking at different reviews with included DIY installation. Your video popped up on the search, thank you for what you do for others 🙂

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

@@cjcirignano Thanks Kit. We're really glad that it's been of help for you and your research. That's exactly why we like doing these. Good luck with your final decision and install. Stay safe out there!

[@RTRALLDAY]

Unfortunately, the N4 Pro doesn’t have TRUE 4K recording from the front camera. It’s “4K.” It’s 2K recording that’s been artificially stretched to appear 4K and when it’s recording “4K” the interior and rear facing camera don’t record. So you might as well choose the option in settings doesn’t record in “4K”

[@llamacebu216]

Its crazy the cost of these cameras when my Dahua 4k house camera is way more powerful & almost half the price.. I really wish the two big camera companies would just make a car camera for the public

[@SpiritedWrenchers]

Hi Llama, thank you very much for watching and sharing. We appreciate you. I agree on the prices. They can certainly get up there. I'm sure the size and technology that goes into them compared to our digital P&S cameras has something to do with it. I like your idea but I don't see that happening any time soon though. Stay safe out there!