Hardwired Radar Detector

[pkincy]

At the mirror you are able to get a ground, accessory hot and always hot connections?

 

[PrimeTime]

That Sir, is a clean install. My nickel. Uniden???### Where does the other end of the R J

Thought I'd share my install now that I'm done tweaking it. I tapped into the same circuit as @A-A-RON , but cut and resoldered it together with a breakout on the mirror side of the connector. That went to a separate connector so I could wire in my radar detector, and dash cam.
The mount is my design and 3d printed:

Your mount and design built?

 

[Lithoss]

That Sir, is a clean install. My nickel. Uniden???### Where does the other end of the R J

Your mount and design built?

Thanks! Uniden R7. The cord routes up to the mirror wiring, similar to how A-A-RON did in the original post.
What do you mean by "Your mount and design built?"?

 

[PrimeTime]

Nice instal did you say you designed and made the mount? Or did I fumble?

 

[Lithoss]

Nice instal did you say you designed and made the mount? Or did I fumble?

Thanks, yes, designed it in CAD and then 3d printed it.

 

[Lithoss]

At the mirror you are able to get a ground, accessory hot and always hot connections?

I'm not sure, I only used the wires shown in the original post, which is ground and ignition on hot.

 

[sonny200]

As I have done for my last several vehicles, I hardwired my UNIDEN R7 into my BW. Pulling the plastic cover off of the mirror was the actually the harder part. Wiretap BLACK to BLACK and WHITE PIN, Wiretap RED to PURPLE and GRAY PIN. Here are some pics for you.This install has been the same for me on my GM vehicles. The Radar detector only receives power when the vehicle is ON, not ACCESSORY , or OFF.

My first mod on Pegasus! Thanks so much for the instructions!

 

[FLYARMY]

This is just my opinion. I believe that RADAR detectors are pretty much useless in this day and age. If you get pulled over by a cop who used RADAR......he probably was riding a horse. Todays technology that I have used for 18 years , was LIDAR. You can detect the laser....but its only telling you that you have already been caught ! The LIDAR shoots a beam of light (186,000 miles /per/second) at the pull of a trigger. LIDAR detectors are illegal. If I was looking down a highway (a mile away) I would have your speed and the two guys next to you in a third of a second. The RADAR detectors would always go off whenever I passed a supermarket with the automated doors. Too many false readings. I haven't seen a department using RADAR in years. Maybe the tiny departments who can't afford LIDAR guns are still using them.

***Correction*** LIDAR "jammers" are illegal.

 

[Tall Steve]

This is just my opinion. I believe that RADAR detectors are pretty much useless in this day and age. If you get pulled over by a cop who used RADAR......he probably was riding a horse. Todays technology that I have used for 18 years , was LIDAR. You can detect the laser....but its only telling you that you have already been caught ! The LIDAR shoots a beam of light (186,000 miles /per/second) at the pull of a trigger. LIDAR detectors are illegal. If I was looking down a highway (a mile away) I would have your speed and the two guys next to you in a third of a second. The RADAR detectors would always go off whenever I passed a supermarket with the automated doors. Too many false readings. I haven't seen a department using RADAR in years. Maybe the tiny departments who can't afford LIDAR guns are still using them.

As a former LEO I can concur this statement.... ^^^TRUTH^^^

 

[rubberduck]

A radar detector is useful on the highway to alert me that a highway patrol may be off on the shoulder or there may be an accident.

Lidar guns are most commonly used in the city at close range. - I've never once come across one on the highway. I have a Stinger laser jammer system in my Blackwing. These really do work as I had one for many years in my S4 and saved my ass at least 3 times.

Stinger radar and laser home page

Stinger radar detectors and laser jammers are made for top cars: Ferrari, Porsche, Aston, Lamborghini, Maserati, McLaren.

us.stinger.com

 

[Tall Steve]

A radar detector is useful on the highway to alert me that a highway patrol may be off on the shoulder or there may be an accident.

Lidar guns are most commonly used in the city at close range. - I've never once come across one on the highway. I have a Stinger laser jammer system in my Blackwing. These really do work as I had one for many years in my S4 and saved my ass at least 3 times.

Stinger radar and laser home page

Stinger radar detectors and laser jammers are made for top cars: Ferrari, Porsche, Aston, Lamborghini, Maserati, McLaren.

us.stinger.com

In 1990 when I became an officer we used the old radar systems and I would not turn it on until I put eyes on you.....I would say the detectors work about half the time......

 

[rubberduck]

In 1990 when I became an officer we used the old radar systems and I would not turn it on until I put eyes on you.....I would say the detectors work about half the time......

The way I understand it is that the gun just needs to be powered up and the oscillator will be running. The detector can pick up these weak signals. It’s possible newer guns do a better job at shielding the oscillator emissions. In Arizona I come across a highway patrol out of the vehicle, and for example helping someone, and no way he’s using the gun, but I pick him up a mile away.

 

[dribs15]

In 1990 when I became an officer we used the old radar systems and I would not turn it on until I put eyes on you.....I would say the detectors work about half the time......

 

[PrimeTime]

?^ False target hits. MODE S and ASDE. TACAN, That's Radar. Cop with a Radar gun is basically obsolete.

 

[Tall Steve]

The way I understand it is that the gun just needs to be powered up and the oscillator will be running. The detector can pick up these weak signals. It’s possible newer guns do a better job at shielding the oscillator emissions. In Arizona I come across a highway patrol out of the vehicle, and for example helping someone, and no way he’s using the gun, but I pick him up a mile away.

In my day a lot of officers would leave it turned on all the time but I never did that...I never liked doing rolling radar so I only used it when I was stationary and there was a need to do it because of complaints of people speeding... I hated running traffic stops so I did as little as possible.... I worked for a small affluent city so a lot of our calls were the neighbors dog is barking, or someone door blew open from wind and the alarm went off... Stupid stuff most of the time.......

 

[PrimeTime]

In my day a lot of officers would leave it turned on all the time but I never did that...I never liked doing rolling radar so I only used it when I was stationary and there was a need to do it because of complaints of people speeding... I hated running traffic stops so I did as little as possible.... I worked for a small affluent city so a lot of our calls were the neighbors dog is barking, or someone door blew open from wind and the alarm went off... Stupid stuff most of the time.......

Import work to the folks and community you served. Something to be said about that.

 

[KatyTxCT5V]

This is just my opinion. I believe that RADAR detectors are pretty much useless in this day and age. If you get pulled over by a cop who used RADAR......he probably was riding a horse. Todays technology that I have used for 18 years , was LIDAR. You can detect the laser....but its only telling you that you have already been caught ! The LIDAR shoots a beam of light (186,000 miles /per/second) at the pull of a trigger. LIDAR detectors are illegal. If I was looking down a highway (a mile away) I would have your speed and the two guys next to you in a third of a second. The RADAR detectors would always go off whenever I passed a supermarket with the automated doors. Too many false readings. I haven't seen a department using RADAR in years. Maybe the tiny departments who can't afford LIDAR guns are still using them.

I guess all of the KA band detections my radar detector warns about all around the small city of Houston and I receive from Texas Highway Patrol on major highways around Houston must be false then.

My detector must also be weird because it never warns me about supermarkets or garage doors either.

One thing for sure, it has saved my ass more than I have digits on my hands and toes and I’m happy with mine. Detectors have also improved and I don’t buy crap ones. Oh well, call me weird…

I don’t disagree that laser detection usually means a ticket, but I have been lucky a few times when they were targeting the car next to me.

 

[TK42ONE]

LIDAR detectors are not illegal, at least in Texas, a LIDAR jammer is though. My escort picks up LIDAR and yes it just tells you that you are getting a ticket. On the west side of the metroplex my radar detector is quite valuable as everyone runs radar here. It is definitely not obsolete.

I used to run radar but unlike TallSteve I enjoyed traffic stops as you could usually find something else.

 

[Lithoss]

I mean, I'm sure there's lots of ways police officers can get you for speeding that a radar detector won't help with. I don't think anyone here would debate that. But my radar detector goes off long before I see a police officer quite regularly.

For me it's almost more of a reminder to slow down, even false alerts. In Mexico, of course.

My biggest legit use case is "speed traps" . Those money manufacturing operations where they radar gun everyone and have multiple people pulling customers over. The detector goes off long before I see them because they are getting people in front of me.

 

[rubberduck]

Some radar detectors will warn of red light cameras. Laser jammers are legal in Arizona (I’m I so fortunate to live in Arizona). Where there not legal they are called parking sensors.