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gregbain2 · 06-19-2009, 02:22 AM

Has anyone on here directly wired a radar detector in their 2009 Civic Si? Specifically, using the direct wire smart cord from Escort with any Escort radar detector that can use it.

The only reason I'm asking is I previously bought a Cobra radar detector from BestBuy and ended up frying it by trying to install it using a direct wire kit that was also from BestBuy. Here's what I did: I had the positive wire tapped into the #8 fuse on the fuse box. The radar detector was already switched on and the wire was already plugged into it and I was merely trying to test a ground location. So I started my car, and touched the ground wire to a bolt I was going to use, and I hear a small pop. I look up and see a light smoke coming from the radar detector. I'm pretty sure I went wrong by not completing the circuit (having it grounded before starting the car, plugging the cord into it, and then turning the RD on). But I just want the reassurance of knowing that people have direct wired a radar detector in their 09 Si.

Thanks for any replies.

06-19-2009, 02:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
gregbain2 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18	Has anyone directly wired a radar detector in their 2009 Civic Si? Has anyone on here directly wired a radar detector in their 2009 Civic Si? Specifically, using the direct wire smart cord from Escort with any Escort radar detector that can use it. The only reason I'm asking is I previously bought a Cobra radar detector from BestBuy and ended up frying it by trying to install it using a direct wire kit that was also from BestBuy. Here's what I did: I had the positive wire tapped into the #8 fuse on the fuse box. The radar detector was already switched on and the wire was already plugged into it and I was merely trying to test a ground location. So I started my car, and touched the ground wire to a bolt I was going to use, and I hear a small pop. I look up and see a light smoke coming from the radar detector. I'm pretty sure I went wrong by not completing the circuit (having it grounded before starting the car, plugging the cord into it, and then turning the RD on). But I just want the reassurance of knowing that people have direct wired a radar detector in their 09 Si. Thanks for any replies.
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