Radar detector hookup

wrxxed · 02-09-2004, 09:29 AM

Best(most convienient) place to use a vampire crimp to get power? Anyone used the compass mirror?? or dome light?Thanks.

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4pOwnag3 · 02-09-2004, 09:34 AM

hey, STIRS and i we routed our V1's throught the dome light! its easier to see more of the road. the V1 is placed close to the top of the windshield so the wire is almost non existant!!! easily connected too!!

wrxxed · 02-09-2004, 12:21 PM

Thanks,which wire(s) did you tap in to and how do you like the V1, I've been getting alot of false laser alarms? I think its the onstar in other cars setting it off?

Thats actually where I initally wanted to tap the power from but wasnt sure I'd blow a fuse with the increase power(be it minute)draw!

Uncle Scotty · 02-09-2004, 02:11 PM

You don't need to vampire anything if you use the mirror/compass plug. I did mine a long time ago and it works like a champ.

False alarm in laser are usually from red LED taillights like those on the new Trailblazers...my '95 vintage Passoprt falses on those if I'm behind a Trailblazer at a light.

coyote73176 · 02-09-2004, 04:02 PM

you can always use the cigarette lighter wire behind the dash (not like subaru gave us the lighter anyway) and run the wire up behind the molding and then underneath the roof molding to the radar. Its easier to hide the fuse behind the dash (just above the fuse terminal block is a nice wide open space). Only a little piece of the wire with the phone jack adapter is seen through the window, but mines blocked from view via the e-z pass.

wrxxed · 02-09-2004, 05:00 PM

The only problem tapping into the map light id its a constant power so I'll have to manually shut the radar off everytime I turn the car off,I'd rather not trust myself in doing so. I'd rather it be an ignition powered/switched supply. My friend wired it from the cig lighter but it seems like such a far way to go and I was trying to avoid removing the a pillar cover..etc..

Thanks for the input,and I wasnt aware the LED taillights would send a false alarm to my $400 V1?? Its pretty annoying ,especially when your over the speed limit!

Uncle Scotty · 02-09-2004, 06:21 PM

The mirror/compass plug is switched

JokeZero · 02-09-2004, 08:29 PM

http://zilch.gotdns.org/wrx/install-v1.html

wrxxed · 02-10-2004, 11:22 AM

Thanks,thats exactly what I was looking for!! You da man!

AWESOME LINK!!!

STIRS · 02-11-2004, 07:44 PM

If you want you can tap into the black wire in the harness with the ground from the V1, since its the ground wire for the optional mirror.

4pOwnag3 · 03-02-2004, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Uncle Scotty
You don't need to vampire anything if you use the mirror/compass plug. I did mine a long time ago and it works like a champ.

False alarm in laser are usually from red LED taillights like those on the new Trailblazers...my '95 vintage Passoprt falses on those if I'm behind a Trailblazer at a light.

thats probly b/c its a passport. . . but the false lasers do occur on mine aswell, not very often though! i tried my laser pointer it didn't set it off!

wwwwc · 03-02-2004, 02:10 PM

I don't have a compass mirror. Which wire should I tap?

Thanks!

Uncle Scotty · 03-02-2004, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wwwwc
I don't have a compass mirror. Which wire should I tap?

Thanks!

The plug is there for the compass/mirror is there even if you don't have the compass/mirror...A simple circuit tester will tell you which wire is hot.

bleuquila · 03-02-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wrxxed
Thanks for the input,and I wasnt aware the LED taillights would send a false alarm to my $400 V1?? Its pretty annoying ,especially when your over the speed limit!

hehe, well hopefully if you're going that fast, you aren't all that close to brake lights! The only times my V1 has done a laser alert while I'm driving, not parking at a traffic light, there has been a cop waiting for me. Good thing I wasn't going too fast at the time

skep18 · 07-16-2010, 03:08 PM

Can anyone provide a working link for this roof install?

rando666 · 09-21-2010, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skep18

Can anyone provide a working link for this roof install?

any links?

Mulder · 09-21-2010, 10:32 PM

This thread is over six years old.

02-09-2004, 09:29 AM	#1
wrxxed Scooby Specialist Member#: 20567 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: L.I,N.Y. Vehicle: 04 STi Sil/Sil	Radar detector hookup Best(most convienient) place to use a vampire crimp to get power? Anyone used the compass mirror?? or dome light?Thanks. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

02-09-2004, 12:21 PM	#3
wrxxed Scooby Specialist Member#: 20567 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: L.I,N.Y. Vehicle: 04 STi Sil/Sil	V1 Hookup Thanks,which wire(s) did you tap in to and how do you like the V1, I've been getting alot of false laser alarms? I think its the onstar in other cars setting it off? Thats actually where I initally wanted to tap the power from but wasnt sure I'd blow a fuse with the increase power(be it minute)draw!

02-09-2004, 05:00 PM	#6
wrxxed Scooby Specialist Member#: 20567 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: L.I,N.Y. Vehicle: 04 STi Sil/Sil	wiring advice The only problem tapping into the map light id its a constant power so I'll have to manually shut the radar off everytime I turn the car off,I'd rather not trust myself in doing so. I'd rather it be an ignition powered/switched supply. My friend wired it from the cig lighter but it seems like such a far way to go and I was trying to avoid removing the a pillar cover..etc.. Thanks for the input,and I wasnt aware the LED taillights would send a false alarm to my $400 V1?? Its pretty annoying ,especially when your over the speed limit!

02-10-2004, 11:22 AM	#9
wrxxed Scooby Specialist Member#: 20567 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: L.I,N.Y. Vehicle: 04 STi Sil/Sil	V1 help Thanks,thats exactly what I was looking for!! You da man! AWESOME LINK!!! Last edited by wrxxed; 02-10-2004 at 02:54 PM.

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02-09-2004, 09:34 AM	#2
4pOwnag3 Scooby Specialist Member#: 53200 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Windy City, 328 whp 100oct Vehicle: 2004 S60R Gray	hey, STIRS and i we routed our V1's throught the dome light! its easier to see more of the road. the V1 is placed close to the top of the windshield so the wire is almost non existant!!! easily connected too!!

02-09-2004, 02:11 PM	#4
Uncle Scotty Scooby Guru Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: OK Houston we have an Uncle	You don't need to vampire anything if you use the mirror/compass plug. I did mine a long time ago and it works like a champ. False alarm in laser are usually from red LED taillights like those on the new Trailblazers...my '95 vintage Passoprt falses on those if I'm behind a Trailblazer at a light.

02-09-2004, 04:02 PM	#5
coyote73176 Scooby Specialist Member#: 36576 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: (No Longer) CT / Poughquag, NY Vehicle: 2k2 WRB wrx WAGON 16G'd & FMIC'd	you can always use the cigarette lighter wire behind the dash (not like subaru gave us the lighter anyway) and run the wire up behind the molding and then underneath the roof molding to the radar. Its easier to hide the fuse behind the dash (just above the fuse terminal block is a nice wide open space). Only a little piece of the wire with the phone jack adapter is seen through the window, but mines blocked from view via the e-z pass.

02-09-2004, 06:21 PM	#7
Uncle Scotty Scooby Guru Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: OK Houston we have an Uncle	The mirror/compass plug is switched

02-09-2004, 08:29 PM	#8
JokeZero Scooby Newbie Member#: 19501 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Hartsdale, NY Vehicle: 2002 WRX WR Blue SQC 072	http://zilch.gotdns.org/wrx/install-v1.html

02-11-2004, 07:44 PM	#10
STIRS Scooby Newbie Member#: 16731 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo Grove, IL Vehicle: 2002 Impreza WRX WR Blue	If you want you can tap into the black wire in the harness with the ground from the V1, since its the ground wire for the optional mirror.

03-02-2004, 02:10 PM	#12
wwwwc Scooby Newbie Member#: 14003 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Northbrook, E Lin Noy Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon Dirt-colored	I don't have a compass mirror. Which wire should I tap? Thanks!

07-16-2010, 03:08 PM	#15
skep18 Scooby Newbie Member#: 214971 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: South East Location: TN Vehicle: 2005 WRX Silver	Can anyone provide a working link for this roof install?

09-21-2010, 10:32 PM	#17
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	This thread is over six years old.

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