MINI HOW TO:
You'll need:
a)Wire
b)Wire cutters/strippers
c)electrical tape
d)cigarette adapter (available at an auto parts store)
e)zip ties
f)razor blade
g)paper clip
Procedure:
1)Find an inconspicuous spot for the cigarette adapter, near the driver's side fuse box, or inside the driver's side dash access panel is usually a good spot.
2)Zip tie the adapter into place. Make sure to leave room for the radar plug when it's plugged in.
3)Attach wires to either the short wires on the adapter, or the mounting points on it (depends on what your adapter looks like)
4)One wire is a ground (usually black, but the adapter packaging should tell you) Attach this to a grounding screw (These can be found in fuse boxes, or pretty much any screw that attaches to metal should work)
This is where you get to make a decision:
You can either a) tap into a wire or b) use a fuse to get power
Using a fuse is easiest to access and easy reverse without evidence of your tampering, at the same time i'm not sure how smart this is, as you pretty much bypass the fuse with it.
5a) locate the wire you want to use for your tap. using the existing cigarette adapter wire would be ideal.
6a)Using your wire stripers, make 2 marks on the wire about half an inch apart (by marks I mean use the appropriate gauge for your wire and cut the sheathing down to the wire.)
7a)use the razor to remove the sheathing between the two marks. You now have a half inch of exposed wire.
8a) Straighten your paper clip and use it to separate the braided wire of your accesory wire into two strands.
9a)Take the power wire from your new adapter, thread it through the accesory wire, wrap it around a few times and finish it up with some electrical tape.
5b)Select the fuse of your choosing and remove it
6b)wrap the power wire of your new adapter around the base of the fuse.
7b) use electrical tape to secure the sheathed wire to the fuse so that it will not move and pull the wire away.
8b)Reinsert fuse
As for hiding your radar detector wire, i was able to run mine from the drivers side of the dash, just along the windshield to the center of the dash. just poke it in a bit with a blunt object. it's not completely gone but it's good enough for me.
