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DIY: How to hardwire your radar detector

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FrAnkRYzzO
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 You could do that, but its not as clean of an install. The piece is less then a dollar, lol.

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[#] May 06, 2008 09:16am
NewJersey
New Jersey, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 okay thanks alot, and does anyone know how to put the dome lights back up using both sides of the clips?


[#] May 06, 2008 09:28am
FrAnkRYzzO
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 Sorry, missed oyur other question. Mine just popped back in. Did you pull the clips out of the roof, or did they pop out of the housing when you removed it?

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[#] May 06, 2008 09:46am
NewJersey
New Jersey, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 the white hive looking things are still in the roof. everything else came off
[#] May 06, 2008 09:57am
FrAnkRYzzO
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 You need to pull those out of the roof and clip them back into the dome light before you try to put it back in. If you don't have a panel puller, just use a set of needlenose pliers. Those little white clips were supposed to come out with the dome light, but sometimes they are a little stubborn. I had the same issue with mine. The clip on the left side didn't come out with the fixture and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get the damn thing back in, lol.

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[#] May 06, 2008 10:13am
NewJersey
New Jersey, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 alllrightt perfect... thanks alot for the help ill try the hardwire todayy


[#] May 06, 2008 10:21am
BearZ
Houston
Texas, US
  • Scion Guru
 I know, bump from the dead..but I have a question...
I drive a Camry, I dont have a moonroof, my dome light has just 2 wires
would I be able to use the power from the light wires to hardwire the detector?

EDIT: I have a Cobra



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[#] Jun 05, 2008 08:16pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 As long as you tap into the constant hot wire and not the wire that requires you to push the light on to be activated. Find the main wire leading to the lights (which probably splits) and tap into that main wire.


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[#] Jun 05, 2008 08:16pm
BearZ
Houston
Texas, US
  • Scion Guru
 ^
I think there 3 wires altogether and dont know which ones are which! theres 2 lights in the dome, I will take some pics later



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[#] Jun 05, 2008 08:51pm
O5_TRD_tC
California, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 nice DIY!

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[#] Jun 05, 2008 08:55pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
O5_TRD_tC wrote:
nice DIY!


Thanks


Bearz...Yeah, post a pic


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[#] Jun 05, 2008 09:50pm
CatalepsicFox
California, US
  • Tire Changer
 nice write up I actually gotten mines wired up on from the Cig Lighter



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[#] Jul 11, 2008 02:00am
epidemic
New York, US
  • Chief Mechanic
 really likin this write up. a radar is next on my list soon

[#] Jul 24, 2008 10:31am
darkshadow89
Abingdon
Maryland, US
  • Window Washer
 thanks man, i too was going to run a wire all the way to my circuit panel

[#] Aug 28, 2008 09:44pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
darkshadow89 wrote:
thanks man, i too was going to run a wire all the way to my circuit panel


That would have been a pain to run the wire due to the panels you have to remove. Glad this helped.


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[#] Aug 28, 2008 09:49pm
enzo5190
Linden
New Jersey, US
  • Window Washer
 this worked out perfectly for me with my cobra xrs r9g!!!

[#] Sep 23, 2008 08:48pm
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