Sucks the lighter **** is in the back of the car how do you guys have yours hooked up? Pics?

 

You can either buy a hardwire kit and wire it to the rearview mirror, or go to Advance or AutoZone and buy an accessory cigar lighter and wire it wherever you want, then just plug the radar detector into that.

I have used both methods successfully. Sorry, no pics though.

 

I don't have any pics but I have the rearview mirror mount and have it hardwired going to the fuse box.

 

Damn I need this **** hooked up! Cops in my area are hot and tons of camera lights and check points!

Does the radar need to be up high or can it be down low like by where your right leg would be when driving?

 

If the sensor is in the radar it has to be where the signal would be, not at your right leg. Some have remote mount detectors and separate displays like the V1. What model do you have?

 

I don't have any pics yet, but my radar detector is hardwired in. I tapped the main power wire, on the wire harness that plugs into the factory radio. Then I ran the wire around, and up the driver's side A-pillar, to the roof liner, and then out to the rearview mirror. I'll work on some pics for ya.

Mounting the radar detector up high, will give you better radar range, but you sacrifice your laser protection.

 

I have the type that has a seperate radar sensor that you mount in the front bumper grill. Here's a pic of the install:

 

Mine is hardwired to the dome light. I had it done at a shop. This is a very old picture of my old radar detector. The new one is setup the same.

 

I just wired mine into the rear view mirror power

 

I have the escort 9500i

 

I bought an extension and hardwired the end of the extension into the cig lighter in the back. Turns on with the car, turns off with it. Wire is ran up through the headliner, down the a-pillar, to the back.

 

Does anyone know any place or anyone that can hardwire this for me?
I'm in los angeles

 

i would also like to know who can do this

 

Any car audio shop will be able to wire it for you

 

Ok, so here are my pics... My direct wire cord is tapped into the 12V power wire on the stock radio harness. The ground loop is at one of the screws that mount the radio bracket to the center console. Whenever the key is turned the detector gets power. The wire is run under the dash, to the driver's side A-pillar, and across the roof liner to the rearview mirror, where it comes out.

There are probably better ways to do this, but this was easiest for me.

 

I can hard wire it for ya. I'm in Chino Hills though. Pm me if you're interested.

 

+1. My old one was done at Al & Ed's for $75. Then, recently, my new one was added some audio shop (I don't remember the name) for $50.

 

Dude PM sent!!

 

i take it this is pre-'06 issue?

 

+1
'06 up have one in the front to