Where get rear dashcam power in cargo area?

I already have a dashcam in the front behind my rearview mirror which I powered from the cable harness I have used for my stealth stereo install.

I have ordered a second dashcam which I want to mount in the rear on the lower part of the rear window. For this I will need power.

What would be the best/most easy way to provide this power to the dashcam? 12 volt accessory power would be best so the dashcam turns on/off with the car.

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for your replies! I'll try to remove the plastic covers to see if I can take the power from there. Would be nice!

 

Thanks for your reply, am still waiting for the dashcam I ordered to arrive

I have a multimeter (is this a word in English too?) which I can use to find the right wires once I have the harness.

But can you tell me where I find the harness? You mention the 'hatch', can you elaborate?

My car is a European prius 2 from 2005.

Thanks again

 

lol, yes that makes sense

Ok thanks for explaining! I'll remove the plastic and look for the harness once I receive the dashcam I ordered.

PS: I googled 'tailgate', that seems like a nice way to spend an afternoon!

 

For the people finding this post through the search function:

I removed the lower and mid plastic panels using a big plastic spudger tool I also used for the stealth radio job I did before this. The panels came off relatively easy. I went looking for 12 volt using a multimeter and there was not a lot to chose from. I did find what I think would be the cable harness for a rear cam but there was no power on any of the cables.

I ended up using the power from the windscreen wiper motor which also had some room for the pcb that came with the power cable of the dashcam. I installed the cam on the lower window which had just enough room and am happy with the result.

I do have one issue which is that the camera is not remembering the date/time setting. The one in the front which is the same model does not have this problem. When I turn off the car the front cam stays on a couple of seconds longer than the one in the rear. The front camera is connected to accessory power (from the radio). I still have to switch the cameras to see if this is the cause.

thanks for the info