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Radar Detector Install

Has anyone used one of these power cords for a radar detector? I think it'd be an easier and cleaner install than running across the headliner, down the A-pillar and to the fuse location. Just wondering if there are any risks to 'overloading' the circuit to the front-facing camera or mirror.

https://www.amazon.com/MIRRORTAP-POW...r=8-1-fkmrnull

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      05-19-2019, 06:09 PM   #2
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It looks like you'd still have to hide the wire in the headliner?
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I use one that I made. Runs from the mirror to the detector. You do not have to go through the headliner.
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I bought the vampire tap or whatever the premade one is called and a blendmount to hold the V1 under the mirror. When I had my car in for some Dinan goodness the guy just wired it for me. Snipped the telephone cord and spliced it into the mirror feed I think. Check to make sure its not throwing codes, but there's a bunch of circuits to steal power from right by the mirror. Just avoid the SOS button.
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The wires at the mirror where you can tie in are:
green with brown stripe is the positive (switched) and the
brown with black stripe is the ground.
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The wires at the mirror where you can tie in are:
green with brown stripe is the positive (switched) and the
brown with black stripe is the ground.
BOOM. That's the ticket. Thanks!
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