Hard wired my Valentine
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Hard wired my Valentine
Just thought I would share how easy it was to hard wire my Valentine radar and how clean the install turned out.
Rather than pulling the pillar panel off, I used metal spoons to wedge the wires between the pillar panel and the headliner without damaging the wire. Then I ran the wire all the way down the pillar behind the rubber weather stripping. There is the perfect amount of space behind the rubber for the wire.
You can only see about 1" of the wire with the door open, but I plan to fix that tonight.
I spliced the hard wire into the sunroof fuse, and installed the ground with one of the dash bolts behind the fuse panel.
Install took less than 30 minutes. I could have done it in 10 but I was extra careful.
Rather than pulling the pillar panel off, I used metal spoons to wedge the wires between the pillar panel and the headliner without damaging the wire. Then I ran the wire all the way down the pillar behind the rubber weather stripping. There is the perfect amount of space behind the rubber for the wire.
You can only see about 1" of the wire with the door open, but I plan to fix that tonight.
I spliced the hard wire into the sunroof fuse, and installed the ground with one of the dash bolts behind the fuse panel.
Install took less than 30 minutes. I could have done it in 10 but I was extra careful.
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I was going to hard wire a dash cam just like that. Right around the same spot as well.
they do sell those dash and trim plastic wedge kits online. Also, aren't there a few open spots in the fuse box for new fuses? I haven't investigated it myself yet, still looking for a good dash cam...
they do sell those dash and trim plastic wedge kits online. Also, aren't there a few open spots in the fuse box for new fuses? I haven't investigated it myself yet, still looking for a good dash cam...
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Looks good, thanks for the tips. I'll be looking to do the same with my Passport Max real soon. I also had the laser shifters installed in my old ride while running escort live on my cell phone. I just picked up this A7 and will be looking to transfer the equipment over.
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Looks good, thanks for the tips. I'll be looking to do the same with my Passport Max real soon. I also had the laser shifters installed in my old ride while running escort live on my cell phone. I just picked up this A7 and will be looking to transfer the equipment over.
Thank you for sharing.
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Another wiring option
Just thought I would share how easy it was to hard wire my Valentine radar and how clean the install turned out.
Rather than pulling the pillar panel off, I used metal spoons to wedge the wires between the pillar panel and the headliner without damaging the wire. Then I ran the wire all the way down the pillar behind the rubber weather stripping. There is the perfect amount of space behind the rubber for the wire.
You can only see about 1" of the wire with the door open, but I plan to fix that tonight.
I spliced the hard wire into the sunroof fuse, and installed the ground with one of the dash bolts behind the fuse panel.
Install took less than 30 minutes. I could have done it in 10 but I was extra careful.
Rather than pulling the pillar panel off, I used metal spoons to wedge the wires between the pillar panel and the headliner without damaging the wire. Then I ran the wire all the way down the pillar behind the rubber weather stripping. There is the perfect amount of space behind the rubber for the wire.
You can only see about 1" of the wire with the door open, but I plan to fix that tonight.
I spliced the hard wire into the sunroof fuse, and installed the ground with one of the dash bolts behind the fuse panel.
Install took less than 30 minutes. I could have done it in 10 but I was extra careful.
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