Hardwiring a radar detector
02-21-15, 07:25 PM
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Do I have to cut the wires from the connector? I tried squeezing in the black and red wires from the mirror tap into the female end where the blue + and purple ground wires are connected, but wasn't able to get them in there.
02-21-15, 07:37 PM
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No cutting is required. That's the whole point of using the mirror tap. You need to try each of the 4 sides of the hole until it fits. It took me a good 10 mins trying to nudge it in.
02-21-15, 11:47 PM
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After almost messing up some wiring, I came to the conclusion that the mirror tap I received is most definitely not the right size. I guess I'll just be buying the one from blendmount.
02-23-15, 09:33 AM
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Cheaper than buying from blend mount and works perfectly. They have for the valentine as well but i'm using a passport 9500ix
02-23-15, 05:26 PM
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Did you get the Micro size? It seems like a tight fit however you need to try all four "sides", above the wire, left of the wire, right, and below of the wire.
03-22-15, 08:40 AM
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05-19-15, 05:25 PM
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I just did mine by tapping into the radio fuse but it keeps it on at all times, even when the car is off and locked. Has anyone had this issue? Not sure which other fuse to try...
08-14-15, 07:32 PM
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