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[Doctor Gollum]

I've hardwired a few, and used a switched supply from either the inside mirror, or the sunroof

Saves ripping the interior apart to run the cables down the A pillar

And before anyone says that's not a good idea, if you get it wrong then you potentially prevent the curtain airbags. Obviously not an issue on the Omega, but it's something to consider on a newer car.

[TheBoy]

Soldered the hardwire kit on mine onto the rear 12v socket legs with an inline fuse. Dash cam will then stay on for 10 mins after you turn the ignition off as its on the multitimer switched circuit.

I have an FM-DAB Unit plugged and powered from my rear 12V socket, but it doesn't stay on for 10 mins when I turn ignition off    I guess it only does that as a feature on the Facelift Omega and obviously not my MFL.

Fuse 17 (Horn) I think is the one I'll pick, ensuring set the ‘auto off’ feature correctly and the ‘parking mode’ and watched the helpful Video 

Consumer relay - which provides the 10m power - is a FL feature.

[YZ250]

I've hardwired a few, and used a switched supply from either the inside mirror, or the sunroof

Saves ripping the interior apart to run the cables down the A pillar

And before anyone says that's not a good idea, if you get it wrong then you potentially prevent the curtain airbags. Obviously not an issue on the Omega, but it's something to consider on a newer car.

That’s a very good point regarding the curtain airbag. The easiest way to hardwire mine to the fuse box was along the headlining and then poke it down the A pillar, but this meant that the cable could potentially cross over the curtain/A pillar airbag so I had to remove the trim to make sure that it was clear of the airbag.