installing an interior switch
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: SW Florida
installing an interior switch
Hey all,
I would like to install an interior switch to turn on / off my radar detector. The thing is pretty much a permanent fixture in the car and I'm tired of having the detector power cable draped over the dash and taking up the cig lighter. I know I could get a battery powered one, but there's still the issue of reaching up to the front of the dash to turn it on and off.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel here, I figured someone must having done something similar. Where did you get the switch and how did you mount it? I'm thinking somewhere down low, sort of under the dash but not out of sight.
Thanks for any help or suggestions!
-Aubry
I would like to install an interior switch to turn on / off my radar detector. The thing is pretty much a permanent fixture in the car and I'm tired of having the detector power cable draped over the dash and taking up the cig lighter. I know I could get a battery powered one, but there's still the issue of reaching up to the front of the dash to turn it on and off.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel here, I figured someone must having done something similar. Where did you get the switch and how did you mount it? I'm thinking somewhere down low, sort of under the dash but not out of sight.
Thanks for any help or suggestions!
-Aubry
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 22
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From: SW Florida
That's probably what I'll do, but I want to be able to turn it on and off with a toggle switch while the car is running. That way it's not beeping at me in the city but I can turn it on when getting on the highway.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: San Rafael CA
Most people wire the radar unit into the "pigtail" wires provided in the passenger footwell for add on devices. Look to the left of the I/P fuse block and you should see three wires taped together. They are YELLOW, ORANGE and BLACK wires. The YELLOW wire is powered off Fuse 11 and is hot when the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON positions. The ORANGE wire is powered off Fuse 7 and is hot at all times. The BLACK wire is the ground wire. Most people wire a radar detector to the YELLOW wire so it powers off when you shut off the engine.
If you want the radar unit off, then turn it off ..... why do you need a "switch" for it ???? The radar detector already has an ON/OFF switch.
