Very easy. Hardest part was seeing what I had done. I need to install better lighting in my garage. It took 30 minutes and from the outside the V1 is nearly invisable

 

What wires did you tap in to? I would really like to know how to do this.

 

I hardwired mine similar to G35ZX's, for power, I connected the splie to the purple/white wire going to to sunroof motor. it's a key on power source so after you turn off the key and open a door, it shuts off.

 

Looks like crap!!

 

Oh man. Now you did it, you are making me cry! Whimper, whimper...LOL

I used the wires from the mirror. There are three:
Black - ground
Black w/red - hot power
Black w/pink - switched power

The 2005 may be different, because I have read that the w/red is the switched. I tried this first and it is actually hot. I cut the suppled straight cord to a desired length (actually too long) and used the green for ground and red for the switched.

Directions:
Remove the plug from the mirrors back. Position mirror out of the way. Remove the plastic covers that run from the headliner to the mirrors base (two pieces that pull straight down for the top piece and straight up for the bottom piece). Slit the sheathing around the wires underneath the plastic pieces exposing the three wires. This will hide the splicing under the plastic pieces. Carefully cut some insulation from the desired wires. Attach the two wires from the V1 supplied straight cord or any telephone cord (rj11 I think) and wrap with tape to secure them after soldering. Reinstall the plastic pieces, Reinsert the mirrors plug, connect the V1 cord to the V1 port and speed, err test...

 

judging from the size of the wire that is used for the mirror, I really don't think it was designed to have any other electronics running off of its supply. try using something a little bigger. there is plenty to choose from underneath the drivers dash.

 

Everything is running fine. The draw for the V1 must be very little due to it using Telephone cord. Members at my350z.com have been doing this for quite some time, with no problems.

 

nice and clean...

 

looks to me like its pointing towards the sky. I guess that will work for the police helicopters. Also looks like ir might rattle against the mirror.

 

I have had the detecter in the same location for this sedan and my previous coupe for nearly 60 thousand miles. It points directly parallel to the ground straight ahead. Works like a champ and has protected me extremely wear. No contact with the mirror either. I have an idea. If you have a V1, mount it in this location and then give feedback.

 

i do have a V1, but i'll stick to where i have it now.

 

Doesn't the window tint that goes along the top of the windshield affect the performance of the V1 with it mounted that high?

 

Not enough that you'd notice it.

 

I have tried the V1 in several locations and I could not notice any degradation in signal reception. I can still "sense" a po po far before I can see it. An advantage of this is is that from the outside, the V1 can not (mostly anyway) be seen.

 

I did the hard-wire into the fusebox with a piggyback module, also hard-mounted both V1 and scanner with a simple custom v-bracket. Links in sig...