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If anyone is interested, I can post a pic of the install job I did for my v1 radar detector. Instead of stuffing wires into the overhead area and back down to the driver side fuse box area, I spliced into the power right at the power plug in the back of the rear view mirror.
I pulled loose the modular plug. It's got a thumb release that's there, but hard to see. Then used a T15 (TORX DRIVER) to unscrew the screw in the rear view mirror.
Remove the mirror, carefully, because there's a little plastic shim thingy that is above it so just sort of wiggle it down a little and the whole thing comes off easily.
Use an exacto type knife to slice open a 1 1/2 inch section of the black cover that bundles all the power wires together.
Underneath, there are 3 wires. The black is ground. The orange and black is always 12+ (don't use this one). The red and black is only powered with the ignition key in the on position. Use this pair, red and black wire for + and black wire for gnd.
I used an exacto type razor blade knife and made a circle around a section of the + wire, then another circle about an inch lower. Then I just made a perpendicular slice between the two circles; just a hair deep to get through the insulation. and viola ! The insulation is removed without cutting the wires.
Afterwards I used an extension cord (AC) and put a soldering iron in the floor area of the passenger foot area, so I could reach the exposed wires and solder the wires from a 7 inch section of the modular phone jack style, V1 power connector to the exposed copper wire I stripped on the rear view mirror plug.
On the long, flat, black, 4 wire power connector that V1 provides, the two middle wires are for power, the two outer wires are not used. BE CAREFUL, of the two middle wires the green one is + and the red one is GND. If you screw up, as I did, and get it wrong, you will not destroy your V1. The V1 has polarity input protection diodes, it has to, cause I hooked up the polarity incorrectly the first time and it did not smoke ! Not a listed common sense feature, but it is there - THANK YOU MR VALENTINE ! Use a voltmeter to make sure you don't have to test this feature, as I did.
The worked out GREAT !!!!. The very short power wire is clean, neat and looks very professional. Because I soldered the connections, I have no worries about loose, crappy connections due to bumps, etc.
It's clean and looks great. You could really do this with any radar detector. If you guys want a pic , just let me know...
Craig
I pulled loose the modular plug. It's got a thumb release that's there, but hard to see. Then used a T15 (TORX DRIVER) to unscrew the screw in the rear view mirror.
Remove the mirror, carefully, because there's a little plastic shim thingy that is above it so just sort of wiggle it down a little and the whole thing comes off easily.
Use an exacto type knife to slice open a 1 1/2 inch section of the black cover that bundles all the power wires together.
Underneath, there are 3 wires. The black is ground. The orange and black is always 12+ (don't use this one). The red and black is only powered with the ignition key in the on position. Use this pair, red and black wire for + and black wire for gnd.
I used an exacto type razor blade knife and made a circle around a section of the + wire, then another circle about an inch lower. Then I just made a perpendicular slice between the two circles; just a hair deep to get through the insulation. and viola ! The insulation is removed without cutting the wires.
Afterwards I used an extension cord (AC) and put a soldering iron in the floor area of the passenger foot area, so I could reach the exposed wires and solder the wires from a 7 inch section of the modular phone jack style, V1 power connector to the exposed copper wire I stripped on the rear view mirror plug.
On the long, flat, black, 4 wire power connector that V1 provides, the two middle wires are for power, the two outer wires are not used. BE CAREFUL, of the two middle wires the green one is + and the red one is GND. If you screw up, as I did, and get it wrong, you will not destroy your V1. The V1 has polarity input protection diodes, it has to, cause I hooked up the polarity incorrectly the first time and it did not smoke ! Not a listed common sense feature, but it is there - THANK YOU MR VALENTINE ! Use a voltmeter to make sure you don't have to test this feature, as I did.
The worked out GREAT !!!!. The very short power wire is clean, neat and looks very professional. Because I soldered the connections, I have no worries about loose, crappy connections due to bumps, etc.
It's clean and looks great. You could really do this with any radar detector. If you guys want a pic , just let me know...
Craig
