07vertteusa

My 2007 Corvette is my first GM car and am installing a radar detector. All other cars that I have had I have been able to find something in the fuse panel that shuts off the detector when car is shut down. In my Vette, I have tried the radio fuse, as well as several other fuses that go "dark" when the car is turned off, but to no avail, the radar detector stays on. (How?) I have seen threads on here that posters just unplug or turn the radar detector off. No other options???? I am afraid I am going to forget to turn my detector off and drain the battery...

ptroxx

I use one of these on my V1 simple...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Valentine-One-MirrorWire-Radar-Detector-Hardwire-Power-Cable-V1-Radar-Laser-/191191944840?pt=US_Radar_Laser_Detectors&hash=item2c83ed8e88&vxp=mtr

Patsgarage

If you tap into the rearview mirror for power your detector will cycle on and off with the ignition. I use this setup on my Passport and it works great.

tennblkc6

SSWEET

I use the mirror tap, but I felt I had to get a radar mount that attaches to the mirror....

dvilin

07vertteusa

Thanks to you all for your responses. I am relatively new to the Forum and it is a great communication tool for us Corvette owners. To add to the discussion above, I have a Whistler Radar Detector (I know it's a cheapie but it works great for me!) and I was wondering if there was any was to connect it to the mirror power (I have a 3LT with auto dimmer and compass in the mirror). Blendmount has one that will fit this bulky mirror with no post to speak of, but it states that it is for the Passport detector only. Has anyone out there used the Blendmount or like radar mounts with a Whistler type clip. If I have to use the suction cups (yuck) how do I connect or hardwire a connection into the mirror? Is there a special "plug" that you can connect to the mirror power?

truckplay

unplug the harness to the mirror. the pink wire is + and the black wire is -. use a voltmeter to confirm. you will need to cut the harness to you detector.

make sure you double check the polarity at the plug going into the detector. I made my own for another car. I striped the wire folded it and slid it into the harness. I then used a zip tie to hold the wires together onto the mirror harness.

I used 1 drop of silicone on the radar bracket and stuck it to the glass, allowing it to dry overnight.

07vertteusa

Sounds like a plan truckplay, thanks for your help. I knew there had to be some way to accomplish this!

Copterdoc

Exactly how I did it.