dash cam question

[emp]

I started a new thread because the one I wanted to reply to is more than 120 days old.

This is just a simple question about running the cable. I am always worried about the side airbag. So in this video the guy shows it for a Toyota Prius:

 (starting at 19min 57sec until 24min 16sec)

My car is the Honda Jazz Crosstar Advance 2026 Mk4 model (steering wheel on the left side). I have a similar piece of plastic where the side airbag is behind. Is the instruction shown in this video also applicable for the Honda Mk4? Can I just gently remove the plastic cover without triggering the airbag? Thanks

[Nicksey]

You don't need to remove any covers. The wire just pushes gently into and along along all the seams. It tucks in behind the rubber seal, up toward the window trim/seal and then to the roof liner which it tucks behind too. No need to remove any covers whatsoever.

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You don't need to remove any covers. The wire just pushes gently into and along along all the seams. It tucks in behind the rubber seal, up toward the window trim/seal and then to the roof liner which it tucks behind too. No need to remove any covers whatsoever.

thanks that would be great, I did not study my car in detail yet. My dashcam will only arrive today. Just watching some videos to prepare. Will take some pics of my car's interior.

Just took a picture of my car. It needs to go passed the area where I put the red arrow, right? Or do you use another route? Thanks.

[Kremmen]

That picture is spot on

Just tuck the cable across the very top and then straight into the door channel and you should be fine, that's what I did

If the A pillar airbag deploys, the cover will simply be pushed away as normal

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thank you, I will try that

[Steve_M]

You should remove the A pillar trim as you need to cross the side curtain airbag towards the bottom by the base of the windscreen to avoid crossing its deployment path, if you just tuck it into the gap between the roof lining and pillar trim you are crossing where the airbag deploys. Replacement of the top pillar trim clip is required when removing the trim.

[Lord Voltermore]

 Steve m is probably the safest advice. But like many I found  you can run the wire along the  top of the windscreen by simply tucking it behind the fibre roof lining material  . For the critical run shown by the red arrow   the hard plastic  airbag cover overlaps the  soft roof lining  by about 5mm.  You can slip the wire into this joint without removing the hard cover. The roof liner yields enough  to grip and conceal the  wire.   But its important to ensure the wire is taut  enough there  cannot be enough slack to allow it to sag behind the plastic cover and interfere with airbag deployment.   I didnt think this was a possibility  , but for extra security you could discretely secure the wire to the roof lining material  (but not the plastic airbag cover ) maybe with a blob or two of glue,  or a  couple of concealed stitches  with a needle and thread.  This should still be possible without removing the cover.

You should be able to conceal a standard black wire  well enough ,although my Garmin mini  dash  cam came with a usb lead that was power only and thinner than some.   Or use  a white wire or wrap a black one in  beige masking tape. 

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thanks for the replies. Yes, I am still looking into it. My concern is whether the airbag would deploy when removing the trim. But I guess many remove the trim without disconnecting the battery. Also I mount the cables on the passenger side and you can turn off the airbags on the passenger side with a key, see:

This is for another model but in my mk4 I have the same system. I am however not sure if this disables ALL the airbags on the passerger side. Anyone know?

I think I will remove the trim because I wanted to run 3 cables. The extra cable would be the hard wire set that I might install later. But I want the cable mostly in place so I won't have to mess with it again.

[Steve_M]

There is no need to disconnect the battery, ignition off is enough to isolate the airbags, thou there is no risks of them going off by removing the pillar trim. the sensors take a large impact to trigger, more than you could ever make to the vehicle on your own. The dash side airbag isolator just isolates the passenger side airbag from deploying in an accident, so that a rear facing child seat can be used on the front passenger side seat.

[Steve_M]

The side curtain air bag tethers around halfway down the A pillar so any where the blue line is the wire should not pass.

[Steve_M]

This is the part number of the clip you need to replace if you remove the pillar trim.

91561-T8N-T01

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thanks for your reply. So it is necessary to replace this clip 91561-T8N-T01  after removing the trim? It is not very expensive but I would have to order it.

[Steve_M]

So it is necessary to replace this clip 91561-T8N-T01  after removing the trim? It is not very expensive but I would have to order it.

Yes, you break it when you remove the trim, so to ensure that the trim fits properly afterwards and also does not fly off when the side curtain airbag is deployed, you have to replace it.

[emp]

thank you, this is the part, right?

https://www.acurapartswarehouse.com/oem/acura~clip~pillar~garnish~91561-t8n-t01.html

will order a couple of them. Looks like I am not receiving my dashcam anyway today.

Is there any trim I need to remove when placing the rear camera cable? And do I need some spare clips for this as well?

Will probably only be able to install it next week looks like

thank you.

I watched a couple of videos where they do not replace this clip. They take the clip out entirely and then put it back together and mount it on the trim before pressing it back on. For instance this one

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UfrVzjV5CpM

I guess what I am saying is that you do not need to break the clip. You can partially take out the trim and then take out the clip without breaking it.

[pirmers]

I would suggest you avoid camera wiring crossing on the interior side of the airbag.
I managed to feed my camera supply cable (thin three core) down from the top of the pillar trim, on the outside of the airbag and tether, without needing to remove the trim clips. To make this simple, I did cut the cable and then re-spliced

Unclipping the rubber door seal allows the trim panel to pull away enough to see in, and thus to guide the cable down. It emerges underdash, and you have the option of which side of the car to run it. On the RH side of a RH car, it ends up near the option connector (see various posts) for easy connection to the 12V supplies (live and switched) without any need to splice into other wiring. Not sure on LH car.

See post of 31/04/2025 and therein my posts 10/05/2025 and 05/09/2025. Sorry there are no photos of the pillar and airbag layout.