Hey Experts! Where is the best place to hook up your radar detector, I want to hard wire it in etc..

Pics if you got them!

thanks
Jason

 

right to ur fuse panel. find a fuse that ISNT being used like a 10amp and strip the pos wire and hold it in palce with the fuse. ground out the neg anywhere

 

I have a Passport, thant takes its power from an Rj cable (phone cord). I ran new cord from the detector mounted above the mirror, through the headliner, down the pillar, under the dorr sill, under my seat and into the center console, where i connected it to its stock power cord, and pluged it into the 12v source in the center console. Works great, especially since i dont always use it, just unplug it and stash. no cords floating around my dash, etc.

 

 

when u wire it to the fuse will and if you were to leave it on will it stay on always or will it turn off when the car turns off? is this the same with all of the unused fuses? if it doesn't turn off when the car turns off who do you wire it so that it will?

 

dang helopilot thats fancey right there

 

Yeah, where'd you get power from, is there constant power up there somewhere?

 

Yes, however, I have heard that on 06 and 07's, no. Try it and find out.

 

In my '03 there's a four-wire harness under the steering wheel, behind the knee bolster. In it is a lime green wire with a black stripe. It's switched hot. Your '08 may not have the sameharness, but it probably does. Tie into that and a ground and run up the driver's side a-pillar to the overhead console. Make sure you fuse it according to the detector's requirements (usually 2A). You can also use the green/black to run relays for lights, fans, etc.

 

I looked for power in my overhead console and no dice... mines an 06