Hard Wired Radar Detector
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W210 01 E55
Hard Wired Radar Detector
Hi all. My DIY project for the weekend consisted of hard wiring a radar detector (Passport 9500i). It really cleans up the interior without having that coiled thing coming out of the cigarette lighter - and also gives the illusion of more room available.
Here's photos of the completed installation job using the Escort "Direct-Wire Smart Cord" that's available.
For power, I tapped into the cigarette lighter lead and grounded out using the same source. I knew it worked using that power connection - I didn't want to try tapping something else unknown, especially as it needed to be ignition switched.
So there it is!
Here's photos of the completed installation job using the Escort "Direct-Wire Smart Cord" that's available.
For power, I tapped into the cigarette lighter lead and grounded out using the same source. I knew it worked using that power connection - I didn't want to try tapping something else unknown, especially as it needed to be ignition switched.
So there it is!
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that wire in the first pic is that previous or does it look like that now ... I was thinkin of hardwiring into the SOS button as mine is disabled and its only use is to throw a malfuction warning
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How would you hard wire the SOS button? Mine no longer throws the malfunction cord but if I press the button, it's still talking to something in the car because it starts beeping loudly for a minute or two...
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i was just thinking of taking the power from the SOS button and run the hard wire from there as i dont use the SOS button , its throwing a malfunction on my dash so might as well use its power for somthing more productive .
