Radar Detector and Mikes Mount
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Radar Detector and Mikes Mount
I have 2 questions. I have an Escort x50 with Mikes Mount. Unfortunately, I don't have the premium package in my 04 6mt.
I am going to hardwire the radar detector. i have the Escort Direct wire kit. Does anyone know which wire specifically I can splice into for power at the fuse box? The kit came with an easy clamp splice, but I don't know which wire is a switched 12 v source. Yes, I know I can get the multimeter out. Yes, I know I can get the add fuse from Pep Boys... But, I am impatient. Its too late to get the add fuse kit from PepBoys, and I don't feel like digging around my fusebox. I was hoping that someone that has used this direct wire kit could tell me which wire they used for a switched power source.
The second question: I don't have a powered mirror. It does not have auto dimming. It has the old school flip at the bottom of the mirror. With the Mikes Mount in place, I won't be able to use the flip. Has anyone removed this from their mirror? I was hoping I could just pry it out, but no luck so far. Is there an easy way to remove this flip?
I am going to hardwire the radar detector. i have the Escort Direct wire kit. Does anyone know which wire specifically I can splice into for power at the fuse box? The kit came with an easy clamp splice, but I don't know which wire is a switched 12 v source. Yes, I know I can get the multimeter out. Yes, I know I can get the add fuse from Pep Boys... But, I am impatient. Its too late to get the add fuse kit from PepBoys, and I don't feel like digging around my fusebox. I was hoping that someone that has used this direct wire kit could tell me which wire they used for a switched power source.
The second question: I don't have a powered mirror. It does not have auto dimming. It has the old school flip at the bottom of the mirror. With the Mikes Mount in place, I won't be able to use the flip. Has anyone removed this from their mirror? I was hoping I could just pry it out, but no luck so far. Is there an easy way to remove this flip?
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I wanted to do this quickly and easily without getting dirty. I know its not a tough install. It should only take 10-15 minutes or so, but I only wanted to spend 2 minutes. My bad. I'll stop being lazy now.
Anyone ever removed that Mirror Flip? I don't see anyway to take the mirror apart. I didn't see any screws.
Anyone ever removed that Mirror Flip? I don't see anyway to take the mirror apart. I didn't see any screws.
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i have a Mikes Mount with Invisicord now. but, in previous vehicles (American-made that don't cut the cigarette lighter power when the car is off), i've used the fuse method. picked a fuse (for an accessory like the stereo) and then just done a dirty wire twist around the fuse and grounded nearby. or they make little fuse piggyback thingies that work even better and are less crud.
for my previous non-American cars (nissan/infiniti/acura) i've always just wire tapped/spiced right into the cigarette lighter's power wire. you can easily access this in the G's usually by just lifting the plastic trim under your head unit - around your shifter. a quick tap and nearby ground is all it takes.
your hardwire kit might be made to work with a fuse instead. did it come with one of those little piggyback things? if so i'd just pick one like the cigarette lighter and use that fuse.
for my previous non-American cars (nissan/infiniti/acura) i've always just wire tapped/spiced right into the cigarette lighter's power wire. you can easily access this in the G's usually by just lifting the plastic trim under your head unit - around your shifter. a quick tap and nearby ground is all it takes.
your hardwire kit might be made to work with a fuse instead. did it come with one of those little piggyback things? if so i'd just pick one like the cigarette lighter and use that fuse.
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let me clear some things up.
Yes, I'm lazy... But, I'm not ridiculously lazy. I have a multimeter and have installed several car audio systems, so I know my way around electronics... That being said.. My hardwire kit came with one of those blue clam shell splicers. Sure, I could use the multimeter to test the fuse locations, but I was looking at the bundle of wires that came from the fuse box. I couldn't tell which wires went to which fuse. I didn't want to take the kick panel off... I just wanted a direct wire to splice into. Long story short, I went to pep boys and picked up the add circuit interface. Worked like a champ.
Part 2.
Has anyone removed that flip lever from their mirror? I am referring to the lever that you flip at night when someone comes up behind you with their high beams. I have a Mikes mount and can't use it anyway. I saw the hex nut, but as luck would have it, I can't find that size wrench (looks like another trip to Pep Boys).
Yes, I'm lazy... But, I'm not ridiculously lazy. I have a multimeter and have installed several car audio systems, so I know my way around electronics... That being said.. My hardwire kit came with one of those blue clam shell splicers. Sure, I could use the multimeter to test the fuse locations, but I was looking at the bundle of wires that came from the fuse box. I couldn't tell which wires went to which fuse. I didn't want to take the kick panel off... I just wanted a direct wire to splice into. Long story short, I went to pep boys and picked up the add circuit interface. Worked like a champ.
Part 2.
Has anyone removed that flip lever from their mirror? I am referring to the lever that you flip at night when someone comes up behind you with their high beams. I have a Mikes mount and can't use it anyway. I saw the hex nut, but as luck would have it, I can't find that size wrench (looks like another trip to Pep Boys).
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So... lol looks like I am the lucky guy who is nor lazy or an experienced person in the fiield of fuse boxes.... I have no multimeter or any of these tools... BUT I too would LOVE to know which wire to tap into...
I spent all day looking for a diagram or a listing or something of that sort that I could read from but still no luck. I figured I'd just take a gamble and tapped one.... When I grounded it, my hazards came on![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
![Bowrofl](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/bowrofl.gif)
So if anyone could tell me which color wire to cut!! (Sounds so dramatic) That would be fantastic.
Thanks!
Edit - PS .... I'm driving an 06 G35 Coupe =)
I spent all day looking for a diagram or a listing or something of that sort that I could read from but still no luck. I figured I'd just take a gamble and tapped one.... When I grounded it, my hazards came on
![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
![Bowrofl](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/bowrofl.gif)
So if anyone could tell me which color wire to cut!! (Sounds so dramatic) That would be fantastic.
Thanks!
Edit - PS .... I'm driving an 06 G35 Coupe =)
Last edited by BradBlick; 08-25-2009 at 01:56 AM.
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So I've already got a handful of T-Taps.. I used one a few days ago and tried to guess which wire to tap after a full day of NOT being able to figure out which wires went to what ... and it was my hazards, basically when ever i tapped the grounded end it would toggle the hazards...
Infiniti said they'd charge me $50 to install this - This is nuts it really can't be THIS hard.
Infiniti said they'd charge me $50 to install this - This is nuts it really can't be THIS hard.
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