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Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: Photos
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Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: Photos
Some quick pics of my "pseudo" hard-wired Escort Passport 9500i radar detector.
Instead of tapping into a power source, I used an aftermarket Cigarette Lighter Plug w/ Straight (Flat) Power Cord run above the headliner, down the passenger side A-pillar and into the glove box's switched 12V outlet.
The LED color matches perfectly with the mirror, the detector has a clear/level view of the road ahead and it is barely visible from the outside.
Instead of tapping into a power source, I used an aftermarket Cigarette Lighter Plug w/ Straight (Flat) Power Cord run above the headliner, down the passenger side A-pillar and into the glove box's switched 12V outlet.
The LED color matches perfectly with the mirror, the detector has a clear/level view of the road ahead and it is barely visible from the outside.
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Great pic's.. But prefer the V1.
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
NRGY - I think there are a few buttons on the rearview that allow you to select the compass.
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
NRGY - I think there are a few buttons on the rearview that allow you to select the compass.
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Great pic's.. But prefer the V1.
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/02q1/the_great_detector_test-comparison_tests
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/02q1/the_great_detector_test-comparison_tests
What didn't you like about the 9500i when you personally tried it?
BTW, the link/review you posted is from 2002.
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That's super neat, Wayne!!! I may have to pick your brain and do that! I was going to get the 9500xi but didn't go through with it because I hated having wires dangling around my dashboard. Great job! 
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Unfortunately, there is no fuse box in the interior cabin of the C63.
how did you really hardwired them to the fuse box ? do you have any pics where you connect them ? I will get the radar soon.
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It is a good place to put it, however, on the top of the 9500 is the reverse radar pickup, and It is covered in you current setup. In my e55 I had it in the same place, just a little lower and to the right!
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Superlubricity, I have a quick questions for your set-up. Do you have pic about how to set the wire above the headliner and down the passenger side A-pillar? I want to learn how to do it in the clean way..Thanks, man!
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The area between the headliner and windshield has plenty of space to hide the wire. I pulled the A-pillar out just far enough to get the flat wire to lay behind the cover up top and then I ran the wire behind the fabric covered rubber strip that runs the length of the front of the A-pillar frame.
Hope that helps.
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For those who want to wire to the fuse block. Check these out... very handy. (Add-A-Fuse) http://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-BP-HH.../dp/B000GKEXK2
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Great pic's.. But prefer the V1.
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
NRGY - I think there are a few buttons on the rearview that allow you to select the compass.
V1 # 1 Radar Detector - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
NRGY - I think there are a few buttons on the rearview that allow you to select the compass.
That link is from 2002
. It is 2010 now and the V1 is obsolete.
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I have my passport hardwired to the fuse box. If you open the driver's side door and look at the steering column then look just down and to the left of that where I believe there's some sort of warning sticker, there's a plastic piece that you can pop out to reveal the fuses.
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Thanks! that really helps. But how do you fix the wire on the windshield? use stick? sorry if the questions sounds silly?
Sorry, I don't have pics but I'll try to describe what I did.
The area between the headliner and windshield has plenty of space to hide the wire. I pulled the A-pillar out just far enough to get the flat wire to lay behind the cover up top and then I ran the wire behind the fabric covered rubber strip that runs the length of the front of the A-pillar frame.
Hope that helps.
The area between the headliner and windshield has plenty of space to hide the wire. I pulled the A-pillar out just far enough to get the flat wire to lay behind the cover up top and then I ran the wire behind the fabric covered rubber strip that runs the length of the front of the A-pillar frame.
Hope that helps.
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I have my passport hardwired to the fuse box. If you open the driver's side door and look at the steering column then look just down and to the left of that where I believe there's some sort of warning sticker, there's a plastic piece that you can pop out to reveal the fuses.
No need to attach it. It fits/rests above the headliner.
