View Poll Results: Hardwired or not
Hardwired
43
56.58%
Cigarette lighter
33
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11-02-06, 02:17 PM
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For those of you with a valentine one, are u using it through your ciggarette lighter or have it hardwired? Also post where on ur windshield u mounted it; and if its hardwired what powersource u tapped into ( ex. sunroof, mirror, fusebox).
11-02-06, 02:22 PM
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I know this question may start a controversy and kinda jack your thread. But is the valentine better or about the same as the Escort 8500 in primarily city driving?
11-02-06, 03:10 PM
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Cigarette. As I use it in other cars and would not like to F with hardwiring. It is located in the center of the windshield, about 4 inches bellow the mirror. Have no problems and allows me to remove the detector to store quickly when I park.
11-02-06, 03:31 PM
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Mounted just below rear view. Run wire up the channel for the rear view to head liner then along right side down to fuse box under Glove compartment tied into fusebox. Cig lighter fuse. very easy install. Wiring totally out of sight.
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11-02-06, 05:34 PM
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11-02-06, 06:58 PM
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2. You are putting your car's electrical system at risk.
3. Increase chance of shortage.
Just run a (+) line from your CIG Lighter. It is the ORANGE color wire. Use T Taps and get the 12V there.
If you were to bring your car to any qualified technician, they would call a fuse box tap a mickey mouse job.
11-02-06, 06:59 PM
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If it is switched, I would say YES.
If it is constant, then your device will be on ALL THE TIME.
So please... Tap a switched (+) signal properly... Do not use those Fuse Box Tap ghetto rigged half *** job technique.
11-02-06, 07:18 PM
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dont ever mess with your car electronic stuff, if you dont know what you are doing, cuz if you do it wrong might lead to fried ECU or others
little wire can cost alot of problem
little wire can cost alot of problem