How to hardwire a radar detector?

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Jul 28, 2009 | 08:26 PM

#11

Adam

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Joined: Jun 2009

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From: Orange County, CA

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Originally Posted by FordEngineer

There should be a 12V outlet at the top center of the dash, right below the shroud lip (almost like it was put there for radar detectors, er, GPS units). If you're planning on opening the dash anyway, you might be able to tap into that. I don't recall off-hand what it's fused at, though.

Here's how I did my Garmin GPS. What do you guys think? It's about as clean as you can get without hard wiring it.

Jul 28, 2009 | 09:11 PM

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Xcelsius

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Joined: Jul 2009

Posts: 533

From: Utah

It definitely looks better then a cord hanging around the front of the radio or strewn across the dash.

Jul 29, 2009 | 12:43 AM

#13

GT_n00b

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Joined: Jul 2009

Posts: 75

From: California

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Originally Posted by AJ_68

Here's how I did my Garmin GPS. What do you guys think? It's about as clean as you can get without hard wiring it.

Looks nice. I notice you are in California too. I'm not 100% sure but you might want to check where the legal places are you can mount a GPS unit on the windshield. I know it was illegal for a time then got changed to corners only or something like that...