Escort Passport 8500 X50 Hard wire

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Apr 4, 2005 | 05:56 PM

Gadgets

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I have hard-wired my Escort Passport 8500 X50 today with lotsa help from Don-Juan's radar detector hard-wire thread.

(http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=708&hl=)

It was easy 5 min. Install ! - Thank you Don-Juan !!

Dec 4, 2005 | 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gadgets' post='111177' date='Apr 4 2005, 08:56 PM

Can you post some pics of the final install? How do you like the X50? I'm trying to decide between X50, beltronics, K40, or V1....
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Dec 5, 2005 | 05:55 PM

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Go to radardetector dot net to find a comprehensive discussion of these detector choices by a group devoted to a similar extent as this one.

Edit No. 1:

FWIW, I have an X50 that I wired in by taking a 4-wire RJ-11 cable and feeding under the headliner edge from the point on my windshield where I hang the detector, around and under the dash, and finally to the female-to-female connector that joins my cable to the stock lighter plug. I plug that into the lighter outlet just head of my shifter and I restrain the extra cable in the passenger footwell net.

Edit No. 2:

I'm happy with my detector performance so far. Plenty of warning for each of my several LEO encounters since buying it.