i want to hard wire my radar detector to my truck, my friend had it done in his mustang and it was so much better. should i wire it to the map/compas wires or should i run it up the headliner and down the a pillar to some other wires. want it to come on with the truck, what do you recomend and what wires/ fuses should i look for?

 

I have a Passport 8500 with the hard-wired remote. I ran the wire down the passenger a-pillar, inside the dash to the remote next to the airbag switch, then across to the driver's side fuse box. I am at work right now but I will take a peek later and check which wire I tapped into. I really like having it hard-wired, I hate cigarette lighter plugs and avoid them whenever possible. The wire that I grabbed turns the detector on when the key is on run or on accessory.

 

I have the Valentine One and I hard wired the same as Thunder did. Make sure you fuse it and have it on a "keyed" hot connection as so it's only on when the accessories are on or the truck is running...which means going down the A-pillar.

 

i put a female plug in my over head console right by the windshield and a male plug on the power wire for my radar. I pulled the power from the SEO (special equipment option) fuse. It comes on with the accesories. I also have a to turn it on or off as I please. It looks really clean.

 

Pics?

 

i will get some later today of mine.

 

so i can just tap into o the fuse box? i was just going to go to radio shack and get an extra cable

 

here are my pics finally, tell me what ya'll think.


The button and LED on the left is for my amp on/off the button and LED on the right is for the radar detector.

 

Here's where I tapped the power wire...it's on the driver's side fuse panel, brown wire. Hopefully you can discern that one from the 15 million other taps I have made in that box.

 

Wow you have tapped into a bunch of other ****. Which ones did you tap into for your power ground and Ill for your gauges. Since I know my headunit colors I jsut tapped into the power/ground/Ill behind the headunit and not tap into the fuse panel but I need to redo it and do it right.