How to hardwire radar detector, or really anything else

Trupiano · Feb 26, 2011

Hey guys found this badass how to! It shows how to hardwire your radar detector or whatever you need to the back plug of your auto dimming mirror. Just did this and it worked awesome!

Here's the how to:
Speedy's Garage

and here's the pics after I was done! One note: the power wire he showed in his picture, was not the actual power wire on my plug. So checking with a multi-meter is very important before connecting!

bigtigga84 · Feb 26, 2011

That's pretty damn nifty, just sucks I don't have the auto mirror lol. But still cool

OklaHemi · Feb 27, 2011

ha thats the only thing my auto mirror will ever be used for. i like that it turns off and on with the truck and looks so clean. trup did you put a fuse on yours? i bought a wire kit that came with one so i installed it.

OklaHemi · Feb 27, 2011

man i got excited when i saw the blenmount because i have been looking for something like that for a long time. then i saw the price. 89.00 for a holder come on man

bigtigga84 · Feb 27, 2011

I just noticed the shocker air freshener.....that's bad ass lol

Trupiano · Feb 27, 2011

OklaHemi said:
man i got excited when i saw the blenmount because i have been looking for something like that for a long time. then i saw the price. 89.00 for a holder come on man

^^Yeah I know right? I just made my own holder from an old sirius mount.

Trupiano · Feb 27, 2011

bigtigga84 said:
I just noticed the shocker air freshener.....that's bad ass lol

Lol thanks!

LB3711 · Feb 27, 2011

Nice location. I like.

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Saunders1986 · Jul 3, 2011

can you do me a favor? take a pic of the plug where u inserted the pins? or tell me what color wires you tapped for power and ground.

Trupiano · Jul 3, 2011

Sorry Samm, I'm deployed right now till december, and also my trucks in the shop. I'll take some pics when I get back... but it's definately gonna be a while.

shawnsetia · Mar 8, 2012

were waiting for pics

and info

gc_harvey · Sep 17, 2012

Yeah, I got real excited about it, cause I hate having my radar down low and all of the wire stretching across my dash... then I saw the price. Huge disappointment and rip-off..

OklaHemi said:
man i got excited when i saw the blenmount because i have been looking for something like that for a long time. then i saw the price. 89.00 for a holder come on man

Rarasaurus · Nov 2, 2012

I just did this mod tonight but did it differently and cheaply. I cut my 12v adapter and used that wire. I wired it to the rear sliding window control inside the overhead console. There are only 3 wires there so its easy to find ground and hot on ignition. There is also a flat part on top of the mirror. I was able to Velcro the radar detector there and it is secure. The mirror still moves around and c an be adjusted freely.

Rarasaurus · Nov 2, 2012

Here are two crappy cell phone pictures to give you an idea.

yendor · Nov 11, 2012

Man, I gotta do this on my truck and my wife's Charger. Super clean!

Casper · Dec 7, 2012

I can only wish. Radar detectors are verbotten in Virginia.

Hemitom · Dec 7, 2012

Here you go this what you aught to do....watch this...

Trucker Versus Virginia State Police - YouTube

Casper · Dec 10, 2012

VA Troopers and Radar

That U-Tube video is hillarious. I've often thought it would be easy to hardwire one into the vehicle, but knowing they can counter detect it takes all the fun out of it. Heck with I-95 and I-81 going to 70 mph, I really don't have mush to worry about from radar--I just let a jack rabbit from Maryland get in front of me and I get a free pass when he gets nailed. :idiot:

audio1der · Dec 10, 2012

This should be mandatory to keep things neat & tidy, providing you don't have to move the detector from car to car.
My 1st car ('87 VW Fox) I ripped the detector apart and flush-mounted the display into the dash, centered under the wheel and the photo eye to the back of my rear view mirror. I wish I owned a camera back then; it was SWEET but I would be scared to do that to a nice vehicle these days; it was a lot of multi-wire cable to run around the cabin.

redsand · Dec 13, 2012

I have an 8500 but its gone all haywire and just beeps constantly, it was an awesome detector until it started doing that. Have you guys seen the remote deal some people do with the valentine display IN the rear view mirror?
Just did a Google search apparently there is a company that does these for others too. Kinda a neat idea.

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