Hey everyone,
Didn't see an existing thread on this topic so I thought I'd make a hub for this for anyone in the future that is interested in following through on this and to crowdsource some knowledge here.
Models of the Santa Cruz with a Homelink Rear View Mirror have a direct connecting from the cars wiring loom to power the Homelink.
I had a 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback prior to this and had used this plug to allow a USB A plug to power my dash cam.
I just took delivery of my Limited SC and popped open the panel behind the Homelink to see if I could reuse the plug.
The plug is behind a piece of plastic that can be popped off with a small hook
The Homelink plug is using a 10 pin connector
Turns out the Mazda 3 uses the same 10 pin plug (likely a standard Homelink plug) as the Santa Cruz.
After some finagling I was able to get everything packaged down into a decent size along with a compact 9" 90* USB A to Micro USB plug to plug into the dash cam.
This is where the story ends however, although all of the plugs fit together there is no power passed through from the adapter after the installation.
It appears to be model specific but I cannot tell you know, I'm not an EE. However a multimeter confirms no power is passed to the USB port and the homelink similarly is unpowered after the installation.
The idea is sound but it seems like there needs to be a specific Hyundai model for this to work.
If anyone knows of a similar product that could work please update this thread for us all to know!
Didn't see an existing thread on this topic so I thought I'd make a hub for this for anyone in the future that is interested in following through on this and to crowdsource some knowledge here.
Models of the Santa Cruz with a Homelink Rear View Mirror have a direct connecting from the cars wiring loom to power the Homelink.
I had a 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback prior to this and had used this plug to allow a USB A plug to power my dash cam.
I just took delivery of my Limited SC and popped open the panel behind the Homelink to see if I could reuse the plug.
The plug is behind a piece of plastic that can be popped off with a small hook
The Homelink plug is using a 10 pin connector
Turns out the Mazda 3 uses the same 10 pin plug (likely a standard Homelink plug) as the Santa Cruz.
After some finagling I was able to get everything packaged down into a decent size along with a compact 9" 90* USB A to Micro USB plug to plug into the dash cam.
This is where the story ends however, although all of the plugs fit together there is no power passed through from the adapter after the installation.
It appears to be model specific but I cannot tell you know, I'm not an EE. However a multimeter confirms no power is passed to the USB port and the homelink similarly is unpowered after the installation.
The idea is sound but it seems like there needs to be a specific Hyundai model for this to work.
If anyone knows of a similar product that could work please update this thread for us all to know!