Radar detector hardwire

sor · 01-05-2018, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by arciga18

I expect this done by noon on Saturday. Thanks . I believe in you.

See the fuse box thread. As they say, under promise and over deliver. I was sandbagging

Or I guess it's almost noon in Thailand, or something.

heimerswt · 06-12-2018, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by azf100

I typically hard-wire to the fuse box, but I found in this vehicle it was satisfactory (and simpler) to run the cable from the mirror area, under the headliner, under the rubber seal around down the doorframe, then the sill under the plastic, under the passenger seat, and into the USB port of the armrest storage cubby. The only area the cable is visible is about 2 inches going from the sill to under the passenger seat.

Can you describe how you wired to the USB port in the armrest console? I was able to connect a hidden device (for music streaming) to the rear storage area, and was able to completely hide the 15' long USB cable the entire way...except for about 4-5" worth of cable as it came up between the driver seat and the console itself. Did you somehow find a way to connect to the USB port from underneath?

pcmike · 06-12-2018, 01:31 PM

With CarPlay about to allow Waze, this would seem like much less of a necessity.

Alexm1982 · 06-12-2018, 06:20 PM

I’m getting a K40 radar detector and laser diffuser installed in a couple weeks. I’ll post pics after it’s all done. Stealth install and it’s saved me from multiple tickets with the laser diffuser in my old car.

Alexm1982 · 06-23-2018, 12:48 PM

Has anyone been able to hardwire a laser detector into the instrument cluster? I didn't get the driver assistance package on my M40i but I wonder if you can hook up the directional icons to where the driver assistance notifications would show up.

mmmmm40i · 11-19-2018, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexm1982

I’m getting a K40 radar detector and laser diffuser installed in a couple weeks. I’ll post pics after it’s all done. Stealth install and it’s saved me from multiple tickets with the laser diffuser in my old car.

Did you get those pics of the install? Curious to see how it was done. I may attempt my own hardwire soon.

Foozed · 11-21-2018, 11:12 AM

Mini Fuse #59 under the passenger footwell is a switched source that goes off 6 min after you lock the doors.
Super easy path up the A-pillar and across the windshield.

rangerfan94 · 11-21-2018, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Foozed

Mini Fuse #59 under the passenger footwell is a switched source that goes off 6 min after you lock the doors.
Super easy path up the A-pillar and across the windshield.

Damn you! Now I have no excuse and must hardwire the V1 once our car comes in early next month!

Thanks!!

SROC3 · 11-21-2018, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rangerfan94

Damn you! Now I have no excuse and must hardwire the V1 once our car comes in early next month!

Thanks!!

YUP......that last shot did me in too......now I HAVE TO hardwire my V1 when my car comes in too!!!!

spangle1980 · 11-22-2018, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexm1982

I’m getting a K40 radar detector and laser diffuser installed in a couple weeks. I’ll post pics after it’s all done. Stealth install and it’s saved me from multiple tickets with the laser diffuser in my old car.

How the hell do you get away with laser diffuser? In UK an attempts to subvert detection like that mean BIG TROUBLE.

frank23 · 11-22-2018, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by spangle1980

How the hell do you get away with laser diffuser? In UK an attempts to subvert detection like that mean BIG TROUBLE.

I'd expect the same here in the US. Though obviously every state will have different rules. And of course they have to be able to tell that something like that is happening, no idea if to the operator it would just look like some kind of malfunction.

FIRESTARTER · 11-23-2018, 10:11 AM

What hardwire fuse tap kit did you guys used and where did you order it?

dan321 · 11-23-2018, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by spangle1980

How the hell do you get away with laser diffuser? In UK an attempts to subvert detection like that mean BIG TROUBLE.

Alexm1982 has list as Boston, MA as his location. If you do some searching on the net you can find a lot of articles saying that laser jammers are legal in Massachusetts. In fact one was the subject of a court case that overturned a law and said that jammers mounted on a license plate were legal as long as it didn't obscure the numbers.

That's not the case in all states and over time the laws get updated and the internet is notorious for out of date information so, as they say, your milage may vary

Here is on of those articles:

http://www.guysoflidar.com/massachus...mmer-laws.html

dinan5m3 · 03-04-2019, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by voyagergab

... we did a super clean install wiring into the box behind the rear view mirror.

I was so hoping for that access, like i have done, granted older model,

joshaguirre · 10-11-2019, 03:19 PM

I might go the Savvy route also to power my V1. I was originally going to grab power from the secondary fuse box behind the glove box. I already have my telephone wire ran down the A-pillar and it's currently tucked in the little swing out hinge compartment on the left side of the dash. If I want to grab power from the fuse box then I'll have to feed it from the driver's side to the passenger side of the car, then use a fuse tap and find a ground. Or...I could just buy a Savvy and pull power from the OBD port, and also get the perks of using a Savvy.

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Alexm1982 Enlisted Member 19 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 2021 BMW X6 M50i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Has anyone been able to hardwire a laser detector into the instrument cluster? I didn't get the driver assistance package on my M40i but I wonder if you can hook up the directional icons to where the driver assistance notifications would show up.
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joshaguirre Private 13 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 xDrive28i F25 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	I might go the Savvy route also to power my V1. I was originally going to grab power from the secondary fuse box behind the glove box. I already have my telephone wire ran down the A-pillar and it's currently tucked in the little swing out hinge compartment on the left side of the dash. If I want to grab power from the fuse box then I'll have to feed it from the driver's side to the passenger side of the car, then use a fuse tap and find a ground. Or...I could just buy a Savvy and pull power from the OBD port, and also get the perks of using a Savvy.
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