Test mounting position by dummy-fitting glovebox (without damper) to check for fouling
Connect the perma-power & switched-power PMP wires to the correct piggyback circuits.
For Power Magic Pro, it's a non-intuitive YELLOW wire to permanent power, and RED wire to switched/ignition power.
Check with your specific device for correct wire connections.
During testing, the forked terminal worked fine, but I preferred to fit a ring terminal for the permanent Earth connection.
Connect the output socket/wire from the device (for PMP, it's a cigarette lighter socket) to the dashcam power input source (in the Blackvue's case, it's a cigarette lighter plug). Your device may be USB connections.
Bundle excess dashcam/PMP device wiring and wrap in electrical tape.
If chosen/available, wrap in cloth or similar material, to mute any rattling that may occur after the bundle is mounted.
you may choose to cut excess wire and crimp/solder connect the wires directly together to bypass the original connection method.
An electrical engineer once told me NEVER to use solder in a car, as it's prone to breaking from vibrations, and most people use the incorrect type of solder. He said to ALWAYS use crimp connections in a car. Your choice.
Choose where to permanently mount the connection and excess-wire bundle.
I chose the 2 holes in the dashboard frame, inside the side-cover.
(Again, no idea why these pictures are showing sideways)
The top connection on this worked OK, but the bottom connection was a bit dodgy.
I suspect I'll have to revisit this at some point, to revise how I secure this, as I think it's going to work it's way loose with general car vibrations.
Wrap the remaining PMP wires, and neaten the piggyback wires in the fusebox.
Hide/mount remaining wires underneath glovebox frame where you mounted the PMP unit.
Replace side trim
Replace glovebox & damper hook.
BY FAR, re-fitting the glovebox was the MOST difficult part of this installation.
I'd like to find the head-engineer at Skoda who signed-off on this, and punch him squarely in the nose!!!
But apart from all that, enjoy your hardwired dashcamera !
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