Hardwire Radar Detector Question
03-30-2006 | 11:49 AM
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Just harwired my Passport 8500 today. I had trouble getting to that screw in the roof beam that Don Juan's instructions show to ground to. I ended up drilling a hole in some metal that was in the area I wired the detector to and grounded it that way. Can I assume that this is ok? Is the entire metal framework grounded?
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03-30-2006 | 04:01 PM
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When you take out the panel with the overhead lights and switches, behind Don Juans piece in the center there is a piece of metal with some holes in it. I drilled a hole in there. I think I'm ok. I hope I'm ok. I guess I will find out. 
03-30-2006 | 04:07 PM
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It's fairly certain that you are grounded, but, did you attach the wire with a screw or something to keep it there?
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(still using the socket in the passenger footwell).
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(still using the socket in the passenger footwell).
03-30-2006 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Hull' post='262791' date='Mar 30 2006, 08:07 PM
It's fairly certain that you are grounded, but, did you attach the wire with a screw or something to keep it there?
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(still using the socket in the passenger footwell).
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(still using the socket in the passenger footwell).
Yeah, I used a screw and a washer. It is in there real snug.
03-31-2006 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SolarFactory' post='262663' date='Mar 30 2006, 03:49 PM
Just harwired my Passport 8500 today. I had trouble getting to that screw in the roof beam that Don Juan's instructions show to ground to. I ended up drilling a hole in some metal that was in the area I wired the detector to and grounded it that way. Can I assume that this is ok? Is the entire metal framework grounded?
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03-31-2006 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by sc02492' post='263071' date='Mar 31 2006, 01:16 PM
I used the hex screw on the sunroof motor (at least I think it's the sunroof motor) for attaching the ground wire. It is very accessible and seems to work very well.
I missed that one!
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