DIY: radar detector hard wire - Page 3

benmunger · 02-14-2007, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xmx250

I'm gonna try this. What kind of tape? like scotch tape?

try packaging tape with a glossy surface...

JZILLA · 02-14-2007, 08:00 PM

yeah clear packaging tape is what i used

GlxyGry06Si · 02-20-2007, 03:06 PM

what is the dot matrix used for. can we scrape a lil portion of it off so we can put the suction cups on. im gonna do the install today. thnx

GlxyGry06Si · 02-20-2007, 03:27 PM

bump.........................

GlxyGry06Si · 02-21-2007, 09:58 AM

super easy install. 10 minutes and it works perfect. thanks for the detailed do it yourself instructions.

***06si*** · 02-21-2007, 10:03 AM

subscribed

Coop · 02-22-2007, 12:45 AM

Hows that silicone glue working for you, any probs?

rmfa · 02-22-2007, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop

Hows that silicone glue working for you, any probs?

I ended up just sticking mine to the tint eyebrow... It works great :)

GlxyGry06Si · 02-22-2007, 04:32 PM

good idea. what is the dot matrix for? anyone????

rmfa · 02-22-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GlxyGry06Si

good idea. what is the dot matrix for? anyone????

Supposedly, it helps block the sun. It doesn't do JACK but cause problems.

GlxyGry06Si · 02-22-2007, 07:05 PM

so i can scrape that off so i can get the radar detector up even higher. what do you think. should i

xmx250 · 02-28-2007, 06:06 PM

This is a great DIY. I just mounted mine right below the rear view. I'm happy with it there.

ikylim · 03-01-2007, 01:32 PM

hey guys, my first post. just received the hardwire to do the install, but there are two parts on one of the ends. what i mean is that there is that one end where you connect the wire to the detector and the other end that you tap into the car with. the end where you tap into the car with has two ends. what do i do with them? I am completely clueless when it comes to this stuff. Ive never done this. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

ikylim · 03-01-2007, 02:10 PM

never mind, i got it done. didn't realize that that was the ground. but anyway, i have a 07 si navi and i connected it to the thicker green wire, but it wasn't the darker one. It was the fourth from the end of the harness and it works. only thing is that when im starting the engine, my passport says LOW VOLT. Is this going to be a problem?
Thanks

Coop · 03-01-2007, 02:14 PM

well one of the two wires if for your power (positive) and the other is your ground (negative). The positive for mine has a thin red line on it and this is the one that you connect to the power in your car via the T clamp. The other wire (ground) is the one that you have to connect to the chassis of the vehicle. On this you connect via one of the screws. Hope that helps. If there is no thin red line, thin you have to find out which one is round and which one is positive.

xmx250 · 03-01-2007, 04:32 PM

Maybe you have the wrong wire? Mine doesnt say low volt on start up

ikylim · 03-02-2007, 01:55 AM

i guess it works fine. checked the voltage when the engine is on and it's around 14.7V. thanks guys

JZILLA · 03-02-2007, 02:03 AM

my bel 995 says low volt when i push both windows at the same time

JZILLA · 03-02-2007, 02:05 AM

other than that it is fine

gbae007 · 03-02-2007, 02:09 AM

I'm going to have to do this.

Subscribed for later...

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02-14-2007, 08:00 PM	#42 (permalink)
JZILLA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 321 iTrader: 1 / 100%	yeah clear packaging tape is what i used

02-20-2007, 03:06 PM	#43 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Posts: 4,849 iTrader: 2 / 100%	what is the dot matrix used for. can we scrape a lil portion of it off so we can put the suction cups on. im gonna do the install today. thnx

02-20-2007, 03:27 PM	#44 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Posts: 4,849 iTrader: 2 / 100%	bump.........................

02-21-2007, 09:58 AM	#45 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Posts: 4,849 iTrader: 2 / 100%	super easy install. 10 minutes and it works perfect. thanks for the detailed do it yourself instructions.

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Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,751 Coop iTrader: 5 / 100%	Hows that silicone glue working for you, any probs?

02-22-2007, 04:32 PM	#49 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Posts: 4,849 iTrader: 2 / 100%	good idea. what is the dot matrix for? anyone????

02-22-2007, 07:05 PM	#51 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Posts: 4,849 iTrader: 2 / 100%	so i can scrape that off so i can get the radar detector up even higher. what do you think. should i

02-28-2007, 06:06 PM	#52 (permalink)
xmx250 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Westchester, N.Y. Age: 21 Posts: 6,056 iTrader: 1 / 100%	This is a great DIY. I just mounted mine right below the rear view. I'm happy with it there.

03-01-2007, 01:32 PM	#53 (permalink)
ikylim Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	hey guys, my first post. just received the hardwire to do the install, but there are two parts on one of the ends. what i mean is that there is that one end where you connect the wire to the detector and the other end that you tap into the car with. the end where you tap into the car with has two ends. what do i do with them? I am completely clueless when it comes to this stuff. Ive never done this. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

03-01-2007, 02:10 PM	#54 (permalink)
ikylim Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	never mind, i got it done. didn't realize that that was the ground. but anyway, i have a 07 si navi and i connected it to the thicker green wire, but it wasn't the darker one. It was the fourth from the end of the harness and it works. only thing is that when im starting the engine, my passport says LOW VOLT. Is this going to be a problem? Thanks

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03-01-2007, 02:14 PM	#55 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,751 Coop iTrader: 5 / 100%	well one of the two wires if for your power (positive) and the other is your ground (negative). The positive for mine has a thin red line on it and this is the one that you connect to the power in your car via the T clamp. The other wire (ground) is the one that you have to connect to the chassis of the vehicle. On this you connect via one of the screws. Hope that helps. If there is no thin red line, thin you have to find out which one is round and which one is positive.

03-01-2007, 04:32 PM	#56 (permalink)
xmx250 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Westchester, N.Y. Age: 21 Posts: 6,056 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Maybe you have the wrong wire? Mine doesnt say low volt on start up

03-02-2007, 01:55 AM	#57 (permalink)
ikylim Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i guess it works fine. checked the voltage when the engine is on and it's around 14.7V. thanks guys

03-02-2007, 02:03 AM	#58 (permalink)
JZILLA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 321 iTrader: 1 / 100%	my bel 995 says low volt when i push both windows at the same time

03-02-2007, 02:05 AM	#59 (permalink)
JZILLA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 321 iTrader: 1 / 100%	other than that it is fine

03-02-2007, 02:09 AM	#60 (permalink)
gbae007 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 27 Posts: 881 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm going to have to do this. Subscribed for later...