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      04-07-2021, 10:44 AM   #1
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Radar detector

Anyone install a radar detector yet? If so what wires are (+) (-) ?
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On the big plug far right is + (pinkish/red) and far left (brownish) is -
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      04-07-2021, 10:36 PM   #3
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On the big plug far right is + (pinkish/red) and far left (brownish) is -
Sweet....thanks man....now i just gotta wait untill i actually get the car which according to the dealer is in about a week 🤞🏼
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If I don't want to wire it to the mirror is there somewhere else like a fuse box? I think I did that on my e92.
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If I don't want to wire it to the mirror is there somewhere else like a fuse box? I think I did that on my e92.
My installer routed it all the way to the trunk, and hooked it up to the ignition? It powers up when the car starts, and powers down with the car.
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      12-28-2021, 09:02 PM   #6
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I want the K40 front and rear everything is hidden, but don't want to $pend $2,500.
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I installed mine by wiring into the passenger foot well fuse box. Easy.
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      01-01-2022, 06:39 AM   #8
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I installed mine by wiring into the passenger foot well fuse box. Easy.
Which fuse did you use?
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      01-01-2022, 03:44 PM   #9
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Which fuse did you use?
I’ll try to find it here on the forum as I forget.
I think I posted about it
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      01-01-2022, 08:35 PM   #11
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I believe I used F46 or F47.
On my manual G82 there was no fuses there so a fuse tap didn’t need to tap into anything existing which was a good thing.

Fwiw I used the exact same spot to tap into when doing my X3M. But it had existing fuses there.

Hoping this is helpful.
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I love the mirror-tap style install, but one thing I will say is to not skimp on the tap wire itself. I went through several cheap ones off of Amazon until I just broke down and got the more expensive set from BlendMount. The cheap ones broke off too easily and I'd end up having to use thin tweezers to pull the pieces out. If I had it to do all over again I'd just have gone with the pricier ones to begin with.
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