I have hard wired a dash cam. Easy. I took out the upper centre console to do the job.
I wired mine to the window sensor, live when ignition on, just piggy backed the wires, soldered and heat shrinked.
The cigarette lighter was taken apart and the PCB was rewired, it's a bridge rectifier rather than a transformer on the board. (Pedant)
This was wired to the window sensor and the shortened usb lead making sure you get the polarity right, or you'll be sending smoke signals.
The PCB was tucked, insulated, inside the console.
Roberts your fathers brother, a couple hours work.