Hardwire radar detector
03-23-2010, 01:05 PM
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The map light option is nice, but the foot well setup is the one I chose for a couple of reasons, primarily because it is so easy. You take out three screws from the foot well, the cover pops off, use one of those 3m blue crimp/tap things, install the V1 supplied hardwire thing, put a piece of velcro on it to secure it, and you are done. I chose this option rather than the map light because I would prefer not to be dicking around with the wires inside such a small place. But, then, I drove my 550i for 18k miles before I discovered the DS mode on the tranny....
03-23-2010, 01:06 PM
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Here is the diy...Its the green/yellow wire!! I'm 100% on this!Also get the red wire female crimp...The blue is to big...
Here is the diy...Its the green/yellow wire!! I'm 100% on this!Also get the red wire female crimp...The blue is to big...
03-23-2010, 01:16 PM
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The map light option is nice, but the foot well setup is the one I chose for a couple of reasons, primarily because it is so easy. You take out three screws from the foot well, the cover pops off, use one of those 3m blue crimp/tap things, install the V1 supplied hardwire thing, put a piece of velcro on it to secure it, and you are done. I chose this option rather than the map light because I would prefer not to be dicking around with the wires inside such a small place. But, then, I drove my 550i for 18k miles before I discovered the DS mode on the tranny....
03-25-2010, 10:02 AM
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Here is the diy...Its the green/yellow wire!! I'm 100% on this!Also get the red wire female crimp...The blue is to big...
Here is the diy...Its the green/yellow wire!! I'm 100% on this!Also get the red wire female crimp...The blue is to big...
The wire that you need to tap into is green with a yellow stripe. I just hard-wired mine last week. Follow the link someone else posted. The bundle of wires needed is going to your rear-view mirror.
03-25-2010, 10:17 AM
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03-25-2010, 10:47 AM
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Sorry, in that case I made a mistake.... " it is the red wire with white stripe and it is located in your trunk on the left hand side. You might have to remove a panel to see it. You will need to cut the geen and yellow stripe wire to make the red wire connection work." "
03-25-2010, 12:30 PM
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Sorry, in that case I made a mistake.... " it is the red wire with white stripe and it is located in your trunk on the left hand side. You might have to remove a panel to see it. You will need to cut the geen and yellow stripe wire to make the red wire connection work." "
03-25-2010, 12:35 PM
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03-27-2010, 08:31 AM
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I did my two years ago it took 10 minutes to do. I bought the hardwire kit for my radar detector, connected it to the green and yellow in the light dome and grounded it to a bolt in the roof.. I didn't cut any wires in the trunk or anywhere else etc.. The detector goes on when i start the car and goes off when i shut it off.