Ok, I am a newb and all so dont flame me too bad. My question is this. I only found one cigarette lighter in my Z, and that is behind the seats between the speakers. So what I am trying to figure out is how in the heck to plug up my radar detector without having a cord stretching right down the middle of the cabin.



Anybody else ran into this?

 

There is another one on the passenger side, its lower than normal so you probably missed it.

 

yup right under the cup holder.

 

Better option would be to get a hardwire kit for your detector or install a hidden lighter adapter under the dash and wire it up out of site.

 

ahahah what? we have a cup holder?

all i saw was the one in the middle atfer the shifter

 

push in the little square and it pops out.

 

you got the car not even knowing that we have a cup holder? and having over 200 posts? jeeez

 

haha yea there's still a lot of people that don't know you can roll up and down the windows from outside the car with the key either...

 

That is understandable though because you can't physically see that and let's be honest who actually uses the key to unlock the car when you have the fob? I suggest the OP take an hour and open all the doors and just look at and touch his car for at least an hour.

 

03s do not have the lighter on passenger side.

 

you are kidding I hope!

 

well, count my reply as null and void, me have 04 OP have teh ZOH3

OP:
Please elongate your cord

 

^ WTF why do the nOObs keep trying to promote their weak products on this site.

BAN

 

+1 on ban

 

spammers

 

+1 on the spammers as well.

 

If you have an '03, the only cigarette lighter is behind your right elbow. Not convenient placement when you want to use a radar detector. I wired my Escort 8500 to the fuse box down by the clutch pedal using a telephone cord that I cut up. You can buy an adapter for the fuse box that converts one fuse slot into two. Run the cord up the A pillar, across the headliner and down the windshield to your radar detector. I've also read about people just splicing into the homelink power cord to avoid running the wire too far.

 

I thought that our cup holders were in the door...
not too many cups fit right in that square "thing" behind the shifter.

 

Were you amazed when you found the cup holder?

 

There are a couple of DIYs on how to wire it to the mirror power. I didnt have time to look for the thread but if you search (not flaming) its actually pretty simple. It will be "hardwired" but if that doesnt bother you its the way to go.