k_arnold

Hi All,

I am trying to hard wire my radar detector into the fuse block in the trunk of my `14 vert. I always do this in my cars to prevent coil cords etc. from being seen and to give an uncluttered view of the road.

Normally I can find a fuse to tap into that is on a circuit that switches off when the car is turned off. With the fuses available in the trunk I can find none: they all seem to hold power when the car is off.

I will admit that if any of these are only powered during the 5-10 minute period of reserve power when the car is just turned off, then I may have missed the boat on this. When I was running my tests on each fuse I would add the tap to the fuse and start the car or I would listen for the detector to start up.

Any suggestions on which fuse would be a good tap to supply power to the detector and my dash cam are appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.

VETJAZZ

I tapped fuse #37 in the trunk of my vert. Power is off once you turn the car off and open the door. If you sit in the car after shutdown the radio continues play until you open a door. The radar detector will shut off with the engine, then power back up until you open a door.

HighTeq

I was able to tap into the rear view mirror, there is a post about it on here. Not sure if you would prefer that over the fuse box?

JerryU

Fuse 37 is what I used and is the 20 amp one for the receptacle in the console. Tapped it with an Add-A-Fuse that I installed a 2 amp for the detector. My detector shuts down when the car is shut down.

KenHorse

Same here except I used a 1 amp fuse

LIE2ME

I spliced into the power plug in the console. Radar detector turns off when the car does...

k_arnold

Thanks guys! I'll check out Fuse 37 for my tap.

buckeye4

Here what looks like back there.

Blue Demon

Looking at this makes me glad I bought and am using the Val 1 Savvy unit!

macdaddy548

IMHO the blend mount mirror tap is a much cleaner more simple path to this installation.
I just completed mine in under an hour.

JerryU

Good view of the whole back but if you note where fuse 37 is located, bottom right of the fuse panel, there is no need to expose all of it! I just uncovered a bit more carpet than what is needed to access the battery. Suggest everyone will want to see how to do that! Only thing you need to do to avoid ripping the carpet is to pop off the bottom corner of the right wheel cover. Just get behind the plastic toward the bottom and pry out the clip. No need to remove it or any of the upper attachments.

grandpawmoses

I just did mine yesterday. The switched 12V is the purple wire and ground is the black wire (on the car side of the mirror connector). It took about two hours total including mounting and adjusting the RD. It comes on at start and goes off at engine shutoff, not when you open the door.

canyon vette

This is the best method. Much cleaner and only about 10 inches of wire vs 12 feet of wire to run all the way back to fuse #37.

Daemek

I bought an Escort Passport and plan on buying the blendmount I've seen in pictures here. Looks nice and clean without the long cord from my windshield to my power supply. I'm not much of a do it yourself person. Where can I go to get this done for me? Will the dealer do it? Go to a car stereo store? Any any idea how much they would charge....

grandpawmoses

The Blendmount itself is a simple install. It just clamps to the mirror mount and has a few screws to loosen to position the RD correctly. The mirror tap is only semi difficult. It's harder to get past the mental aspect of messing with the electrical system on your new $70k+ car. This wouldn't be a GM approved procedure so I think a dealer install would be out of the question. A stereo shop should be able to help but I've no idea about cost. If you were close I'd do it for you.

Daemek

Thanks Grandpaw, I'll probably see if any local stereo shops will do it. I've seen others comment it took them 1-2 hours to do the job I dunno how long it would take me. Mounting it to my rearview isn't a big concern but hooking into my car's electric is.....

BigTree

Thanks! Installed a dashcam and was surprised that the fuses I checked were not switched. Used fuse #37 and it worked (switched). CorvetteForum comes through again!!!

LIE2ME

Same here, except that I went to the rear of the actual receptacle. Just needed to pop off the trim plate on the side of the console and there she was. The install was very straightforward and took less time than the consumption of one standard imported dark beer....

vbdenny

I have 2 just updated V1’s. What is the savvy unit?

rrsperry

Look on V1's web site. It's an OBD2 port plug in unit. THere are pluses and minuses...