The backside of the mirror does not have an electrical connection like years past. I'd like to mount my Escort under the mirror with a Blendmount and use something like an Invisacord to power it. Where do you tap in to hardwire the radar detector?
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The backside of the mirror does not have an electrical connection like years past. I'd like to mount my Escort under the mirror with a Blendmount and use something like an Invisacord to power it. Where do you tap in to hardwire the radar detector?
Perfect, thank you! Was an 8 inch Invisacord long enough or should I get the 12"?
The backside of the mirror does not have an electrical connection like years past. I'd like to mount my Escort under the mirror with a Blendmount and use something like an Invisacord to power it. Where do you tap in to hardwire the radar detector?
I also purchased a Blend Mount for my '13 V-Coupe. I also got the Mirror Tap...which I liked because it is a fusible link...I think it is a .2 Amp fuse in there. Even with the smallest spade terminals they have on that Mirror Tap, I could not manage to get them jammed into the American Yazaki Kaizen 064 Series connector where the +12 volt & ground wires are (pink & black/white, respectively) because the openings are too small. As stated in one of the other responses, the connector is under a plastic cover once you remove the mirror and unplug the connector.
It is frustrating because I have tried to find another way to hardwire it directly into that connector without any luck. And no, I don't want to do what a lot of other people do, which is just run a wire under the headliner and windshield trim pieces down under the dash to find a suitable place to wire it. I want to use that fusible link; it is small diameter wire and cleaner. I tried contacting the manufacturer of the connector to see if I could buy a couple to experiment with, but it is a Japanese company and maybe they didn't understand my email or something. Just basically haven't had time in the last several weeks to get back to this.
Go to your local Radio Shack and get the male crimp connectors for a RS232 connector (they are small and round). Cut the spade connectors off and crimp these connectors on your cord. These will slide in the tiny area you have on the 'Yazaki' connector'.