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smitz123
06-17-2003, 10:33 AM
Does anyone know how to hard wire your radar detector?
Jigga9JayZ
06-17-2003, 10:40 AM
Its cake...all you do is take the cigerette adapter off the wires, there should be a black and red wire (and you know black is ground red is power) then take your dash trim off....then you can run it to the cigerette lighter wires if you want it on all the time, I didnt want that so i pulled my radio out and ran the wires back to the power and ground of the radio that way its not on all the time but it does come on when ever you turn the switch to accesory. I think thats clear enough, if not ask away....:D
ironray75
06-17-2003, 10:53 AM
Well you can do that or you can run the wires from the radar detector to a switch that you put anywhere and from the switch you can run one wire to ground and then run the other wire over to the fuse box and plug it to any fuse that comes on when you start the car.
smitz123
06-17-2003, 12:53 PM
Its done! I looked into doing it both way you guys suggested but it seemed to work better with less pain to do it into the radio, but the only problem with that is I had to splice into the power cables to be able to do it that way but it was still pretty easy thanks for your help!
VanishingImage
06-17-2003, 03:39 PM
Hey Ryan(Ironray) do you know if its illegal to have Radar Detectors in Ohio??? And i saw you at the meet in columbus,didn't get to talk to you though:( Nice car though:) If i get a radar detector i'll come to you for help on how to set a switch up:D
digital-d
06-19-2003, 09:52 PM
as far as I know it's only illegal in washington and virginia.....radar jammers are a different story though.
smitz123
06-20-2003, 11:05 AM
Also either Conn. or RI I forget which it is, it may even be both
car audio dave
06-20-2003, 11:10 AM
i think its illegal in CA too. i know it used to be, and i heard it was legal again, but now my work doesnt sell em, so i dunno.
klc317
06-21-2003, 06:17 PM
Its not illegal in Ohio. I wired mine into my windshield wiper fuse as a power source and grounded it nearby the fuse box and it works well. I have it mounted (with the suction cups) over the right side of my rear view mirror, but it doesn't pick up nearly as well there as it did before in the middle of the windshield. But, I dont drive like crazy very often, and as long as the coiled wire going into the cig lighter isn't hangin across my dash, its fine with me!!