Steal Power From Rearview Mirror for Radar?
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Steal Power From Rearview Mirror for Radar?
My car has the homelink buttons in the rear view mirror (do all RX-8s these days, i don't even know?). I'm wondering if I can splice into the wires and power my radar detector, so I don't have the power cable hanging all over my dashboard? Preferably without hurting/disabling the homelink buttons themselves?
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If you tap the home link power, will the radar detector only be on when the car is on?
If you tap the home link power, will the radar detector only be on when the car is on?
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I can't...it's filtered by my work as "adult content" so hence why I had to ask a stupid questoin.
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So I have a question. I haven't actually done this mod yet but I probably will soon. In the DIY article linked to above, they place the detector behind the black spotted stuff on the windshield, up above the rear view mirror. How does this effect its performance vs putting it below the rear view mirror, and behind plain clear glass like most people put it?
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I wouldn't be able to tell you without having a radar gun to detect and moving the detector above and below the line.
Perhaps you can test yourself by going to a store that has the automatic doors that can trigger false alarms, raise and lower the detector and see if it hampers the signal.
I haven't noticed any issues though.
Perhaps you can test yourself by going to a store that has the automatic doors that can trigger false alarms, raise and lower the detector and see if it hampers the signal.
I haven't noticed any issues though.
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No radar issue.....
There is no difference caused by the black stuff, and the higher position gets it out of the way, with better performance when cresting a hill.
HOWEVER, the laser reception will be poor-to-none up there. I don't use it for laser, works for me.
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HOWEVER, the laser reception will be poor-to-none up there. I don't use it for laser, works for me.
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I put a V1 on my GF's MS3 and it was a breeze. It came with all the connectors and the installation couldn't have been simpler, a wire for ground and power. I have my radar of f to the side of the left side of the mirror
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