Jaybird79

On my old car the power to the cig. lighter would go out too when the car was shut off. My radar detector remains on after I shutoff the engine. Now it's not a huge deal, but of course I don't want to wear out the on off button on my detector, is there a way to get ALL the power to shutoff in the car when the key isn't in the ignition?

wwmost

i wired mine into a 12 volt source that goes of and on with the ignition. its wire to the same wire that i have my shift light hooked up to. if u want a vid or any help with it just ask.

meyerj88

all ford products that i have driven or owned do that. so far none of them cut power to the cig lighter when off. i don't see it as a big deal though. just keep it plugged in. for me it only caused the battery to go dead when i left the car off for days at a time. i always leave mine plugged in overnight and it starts like nothing in the morning. only time i turn it off is when it's a hot day because i don't want to roast the circuits inside. even then i don't actually turn off the detector i just unplug the whole thing.

are you having problems w/ your battery going dead? if you really wanted to you can hardwire it as mentioned. you can do it yourself or you can take it to best buy. i know they do it cause they asked if i wanted it done.

0hOneGT

I hardwired mine in to the fuse box. Just have to find a fuse that is only powered when the key is in the on position. Took about five minutes.