Yes, finally bought a Valentine One and i want to hardwire it. I wanna position the radar right below the rearview mirror and run the wires from the top, through the pillar and into the glove box. Was just wondering if anyone had a write up that i can follow. I would much rather see/read a write up than cracking my plastic pillar or damaging something in the car!

 

im also wondering this

 

http://www.freestyleconcepts.com/v1.html
this is one for the 5th gen..I used it on my 5.5 gen w/o any problems.

 

The only problem with the setup above the rear view would be the tinted part of the windshield. I don't know how much it matters but the radars usually specify not to have it be blocked by the tinted section or windshield wipers. Just a heads up.

 

Yup,this can be done.Just tap into the cigarette lighter.If you cant do it,try Circuit City.They will charge you like 35.00 to do it.

A word of caution thou....make sure when you cut the plug off you know which is positive and which is negative.I dont think I need to tell you what happens if you have them wrong.

 

you blow a fuse?

 

Ye im a little curious also as to what happens if you mess up the wiring. I always thought it would kill the device, basically fry the internal circuits.

 

if there is a fuse in the cig lighter in line on the Valentine, it will just blow. i was being fecicious.

 

Thanks for the props man! Its my write up and I was going to change the page soon. But I'm too lazy. hehehe

Brunt182, You can move the detector down a tad lower if you want. Its just for radar, but if you get hit by laser/LIDAR, you're screwed anyway.

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NO prob....always ready to rep that site since it helped me choose which wire to tap.

I have mine in the tint strip area and have had NO problems with radar detection. It's more stealth up there also..you cannot see I have one from the outside.