Install Dongar Dashcam Adapter on Mazda CX-30

[@morallyambiguousnet]

Thank you for this. Every other video that I could find that showed removal of the mirror shroud made it look ridiculously easy. Many even showed taking it apart in the middle and then prying it down and apart. Doing this I almost destroyed the shroud in my brand new CX-30. I finally managed to get it apart, after watching your video, by getting the trim tool into the bottom left corner and prying to the left, to pop the rear post (I agree it's a stupid design) and the front tab out. After that the left side just separated and popped right off. Then taking the right off just took a pull. For interest's sake, it was a Blackvue DR970X, with additional rear facing camera, that I was installing.

[@VanquishedAgain]

@@morallyambiguousnet awesome! Glad you got it off haha

[@ummgewd]

That trim cover is a PITA. I actually broke the one on my daughter's Mazda 3 and needed to go to the dealer to buy a replacement. Now I just bought another Mazda CX-30 for my other daughter so I need to do this all over again... I love the adapter. I ran the wire down the headliner to the side fuse box and tapped into a fuse. This is better.

[@VanquishedAgain]

It's the worst one if seen.

[@jbanda896]

Why not just use a OBD2 Power Cable for Dash Camera?

[@VanquishedAgain]

@jbanda896 that would be way more involved and worse fitting... this is basically plug and play.

[@kayaknjbp7472]

Is the mirro self dimming (powered)? If you have a manual mirror, do you have the same access to power for the adapter?

[@VanquishedAgain]

@kayaknjbp7472 hey, yes the mirror is self dimming. I am not sure if you have the wiring on ones without the self dimming mirror

[@fschoenm]

I still have no idea how you opened the housing. Seem almost impossible when I tried it.

[@VanquishedAgain]

It's held in with snaps so it's gonna bend til it comes out, I'd recommend using the pry tools as long as can. The mazda is definitely up there with the most annoying shrouds to remove tho

[@yhmei2435]

May I know the yr of the cx30?

[@VanquishedAgain]

Yep, it's a 2023

[@yhmei2435]

@@VanquishedAgain ty. Just curious, does this car have a forward-sensing camera? The manual says the cam is installed in the trim. I am considering getting my dash cam done but worrying about breaking the sensing cam.

[@VanquishedAgain]

​@yhmei2435 this one is fully loaded so it does have the forward sensing camera up there. You won't mess anything up though. My g70 and edge st also had the camera and I've installed a dongar adapter on both of those as well. The requirement for it to work on the cx30 is that it needs an auto dimming mirror I believe

[@yhmei2435]

@@VanquishedAgain good to know it wont mess up camera. Thank you. I just bought the dongar and will give it a shot

[@yhmei2435]

@@VanquishedAgain Ty for sharing! Helps a lot. I just get it done on mine. Perfectly works.