Dongar Dash Cam Power Adapter (3-Pin Keyways 1 & 2) for Select Porsche and BMW Vehicles. Compatible with 718 Cayman, Boxster, 991, and More. USB Power Source, Easy to Install. (850061365217)

For BMW, ignore their proprietary 10pin connector & head for the red 3 pin buried back against the underside of the windshield after you remove the plastic cover. Needle nose pliers made it easy to pull out. I found it helpful to disconnect the black 10pin so I had room to work, simply plug it back in after you've confirmed functionality through the 3 pin. It took a little bit of trying to Nestle all of the components back under the plastic cover, but it works. I snipped two of the plastic bars on the bottom of the driver's side cover to allow the plug to snake through to power the dash cam (see pic). I've probably purchased 10 Dongar connectors over the years for various cars and various friends cars that I gifted dash cams. They make things SO easy compared to back in the day when I would tap into the wiring of the rear view mirror. I'm going to guess that this works for all of the BMWs with powered mirrors in this "generation" of design, which seems to be 2014-2018, but do your own homework. Mine is a 2017 F26 X4 M40i. I will continue to be a customer of this company, great product, great price, makes things easy and convenient. 5 stars all day.

It's not advertised as compatible with VW so I was not sure, but all the other options would have arrived too late so I gambled, and it works great. I even managed to tuck the step down regulator behind the plastic trim, after some thought, so that all that is sticking out is a short USB C cable. It is on all the time, not ignition controlled, but in parking mode on my dashcam this is fine. I do not know if I used keyways 1 or 2 because they aren't labelled, I used the black cables not the pink/purple and blue. Update: I have also fitted one to my Dads VW Sharan 2022 and it also works perfectly there, it is also always on (not ignition switched) but his nextbase camera operates fine in parking mode with that setup. I might try to replace the regulator with one from a 2 wire hardwire kit, so that it will then have a low voltage cut out.

prima Adapter, geringer Eigenstromverbrauch, durch den Kabelsatz alles gut machbar, erfordert aber je nach Fahrzeug etwas Geschick und Geduld

The product itself is great. Works flawlessly but newer BMWs keep power on in the rain sensor for over 10 minutes after turning off the car. This creates parasitic drain which messes up the battery management system and you get an error when you start the car that says "Start engine. Malfunction while shutting down the vehicle electronics when vehicle is stationary. If the problem recurs, have it checked by your service center." This error also disables your remote start feature on your car

Worked just fine for my BMW F31. I piggy backed the rear view mirror sensor to supply power for my new dashboard camera. The purple connector fits for that. 2.4 Volt rating was a concern (the camera is rated 2.5V), but it works. The power stays on for a few minutes after the ignition turned off. So, it will not drain the battery.