radar detector wiring
09-30-2007, 11:58 AM
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radar detector wiring
Good Morning,
I have on '01 with the overhead console that includes an ignition switched power outlet. I can plug the detector in to that, but what I really want to do is to hard wire it and cable it underneat the headliner. So...
Without dropping >>$100 for a shop manual (yet
), does anyone know how to pull the trim/frame for all the overhead console (map lights, homelink, power outlet, etc) down - safely, without breaking any tabs or locks - in order to access the harnesses? Better yet, anyone out there done this and have any tips, tricks, or pitfalls to pass along?
FYI, it is a Passport 8500. I have a dash mount for it in my truck and use the lighter outlet, and I have a fused, ignition-switched hard wired harness routed through the windshield pillar for it on my SS.
Stuart - noob
2001 SSEi
2002 Camaro SS
1989 K1500 - 386,000 miles
(which I why I just bought the SSEi - my new winter driver)
I have on '01 with the overhead console that includes an ignition switched power outlet. I can plug the detector in to that, but what I really want to do is to hard wire it and cable it underneat the headliner. So...
Without dropping >>$100 for a shop manual (yet
), does anyone know how to pull the trim/frame for all the overhead console (map lights, homelink, power outlet, etc) down - safely, without breaking any tabs or locks - in order to access the harnesses? Better yet, anyone out there done this and have any tips, tricks, or pitfalls to pass along?FYI, it is a Passport 8500. I have a dash mount for it in my truck and use the lighter outlet, and I have a fused, ignition-switched hard wired harness routed through the windshield pillar for it on my SS.
Stuart - noob
2001 SSEi
2002 Camaro SS
1989 K1500 - 386,000 miles
(which I why I just bought the SSEi - my new winter driver)
10-01-2007, 08:45 AM
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DINOSAURUS BOOSTUS
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What I have done in the past is to get a outlet extension from Radio Shack. Cut it to get the pigtails. Hook power to the side with a stripe or upraised areas on it. Then ground the other side. Zip tie your plug into it and hide the rest. This way it'* fused properly, hooked to your ignition circuit and hidden.
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