radar hard wired

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:52 pm

Since i stayed up all night at academy on black friday and got the garmin nuvi 205 for $60 (regularly $159.99) I really need to hardwire my radar detector. I have lost my original post, but now i need to know.
if i cut the wires about 6 inches from the ac plug, what will be there? two wires? one hot and one ground?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

VMKJCRD · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:56 pm

what type of radar detector is it? I have a beltronics radar detector hardwired to my dune light wires and a V1 (valentine one) on my audi the same way. I mounted them up by the rear view mirror for better detection.

I used one of these Clickie for the Beltronics and didnt have to cut anything. All i needed to do was find the hot wire and get a grow. its been like that for 2 years and works great.

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:50 am

it is this one...
XTR-330 Icon Displayed - RADAR/LASER DETECTOR

part# XTR-330
Available from stock

Description: Seven Segment with Icon Display and Voice, POPTM Mode Detection, Easy-to-Understand Real VoiceTM, Dual Alert LED Periscope, Stay AlertTM, Total Band ProtectionTM, Three (3) City Modes, Tutorial Mode, Quiet/Auto Quiet Modes, Vehicle Battery Saver, Set

$119.95
Add to cart

and I got it for free!

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:25 pm

Yeah you will have one hot and one ground.. easiest way to wire this is..

Tap into the Aftermarket Stereo's Amp Remote Wire for the Power
Tap into a ground source for the ground..

That way when your amp comes on your Radar comes on.. I had mine like that for a long time, infact I even wired my sirius satellite radio like that..

Usually the wire with the stripes on it is the ground if I recall correctly.. (Radar detector wiring)

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:11 pm

i dont' have an amp... and also i would like to keep it to the radio fuse, but i need am using that for my cobra 75...

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:18 pm

riptricket wrote:

i dont' have an amp... and also i would like to keep it to the radio fuse, but i need am using that for my cobra 75...

Well you only need an accessory line Mike.. don't you have an aftermarket radio? If so connect the power wire of the Radar to the Striped Blue wire on the back of the radio coming out like you would for a Remote Wire.. and there's your power, then just use the ground from your CB and there you go man.. not all that complicated

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:38 pm

okay i think i am going to try this tomorrow night.

VMKJCRD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:35 pm

This is what mine looks like, nice and clean install and no wires all over the place and it took me 10 minutes with the kit from ebay. You can probably find one for yours on ebay too or somewhere else online.

riptricket · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:43 pm

holy crap that was easy... a bit nerve wrenching cutting the perfectly good wire, but ground and power and it was done.

VMKJCRD · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:08 am

post a picture so we can see how it looks

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:12 am

i will tomorrow b/c it is too cold outside right now!

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:40 am

Told ya Mike didn't I?? You was just making it hard man! :lol:

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:44 am

yeah... i tend to do that!

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