live wire to power radar

RR1742 · Post by **RR1742** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:01 pm

Need help

would like to use my Valentine One radar in the cup 240 but haven't a clue where best to take power from - any ideas

thanks

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:37 am

Best place would probably be from the cigarette-lighter/power socket. Could take a feed from underneath and feed it up the driver/passenger divider thing?

RR1742 · Post by **RR1742** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:12 pm

thanks - i'll give it a try and saee how it looks - in general i don't like wires around the drivers area hence the question

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:50 pm

i took the drivers side speaker off with the facia panel and used the live for that! a lot easier to get to than the lighter socket and easier to route the cables too. i have my radar detector sitting at the rhs of the instriment blob thingy!

for the earth just undo the screw holding the dash panel to the metal frame below - this took me a long time to figure out!!

ninja

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 am

Have a look at this
http://www.fourwheels.org/elise/power-outlet/

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:00 am

if it helps i can undo my panel and take pictures of where i made the connections?

ninja

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:57 am

I did a bit of digging around for power sources a couple of months back when I fitted some extra gauges. In an S2 the cigarrette lighter socket is powered all the time - the best place I could find for an ignition switched +ve feed was the to the CD/Radio - simply pop the radio out to get access to it. The radio also has a separate +ve feed for illumination if you need it.

Mark

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:29 am

I have my Origin B2 wired to the 12V socket. I wanted it powered all the time so it doesn't switch off and loose sat. lock when in a petrol station etc. It has an auto power off function after a few mins so hopefully no flat battery.

I just ran an extension from the socket, behind the pax seat, along the pax sill and under the speaker cover. B2 is mounted on the rear view mirror.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:31 am

mmm i ran my live feed about 8 " and that's including the 4" of cable between the facia panel and the radar scanner. took no time at all

ninja