Mirror mount radar detector wiring

[enigma-2]

Thinking of purchasing a wire harness to connect my {old} Cobra radar detector to my rear-view mirror wiring (get rid of cord running down to the power outlet).

 

Has anyone installed this type of harness (or similar) in their Edge/MKX?

Were you able to get the pins pushed into the rear view mirror connector?

 

As I understand it, the "poor" ratings of this harness are based on the connector being wired backward, if so, should be easy enough to verify and reverse.

 

re:

http://www.amazon.com/PerformancePackageTM-Radar-Detector-MirrorWire-Power/dp/B00I4FABFC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414945042&sr=8-2&keywords=cobra+radar+wire

[TRMN8TR]

I use a blend mount mount to the stem of the mirror for my passport solo detector (wireless). Kinda pricy but it's an awesome piece.

http://www.blendmount.com/?gclid=CLnmgo_K3MECFSgV7AoduC0AfQ

Then they also sell a loom that plugs into the rear view mirror to get rid of the cord running down to the power outlet. You'll have to check if they have it for your unit.

http://www.blendmount.com/mirrortap.html

 

That part from Amazon should work just fine.

Edited November 2, 2014 by TRMN8TR

[candurin]

I did the exact same thing your trying to do. Using the pins, they went right into the mirror harness with no issues:

 

http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/13215-radar-detector-hardwire-info/

[enigma-2]

I use a blend mount mount to the stem of the mirror for my passport solo detector (wireless). Kinda pricy but it's an awesome piece.

http://www.blendmount.com/?gclid=CLnmgo_K3MECFSgV7AoduC0AfQ

Then they also sell a loom that plugs into the rear view mirror to get rid of the cord running down to the power outlet. You'll have to check if they have it for your unit.

http://www.blendmount.com/mirrortap.html

 

That part from Amazon should work just fine.

Alas, neither will work on a Cobra. Guess I'll either resign myself to running an outdated detector, or spending $400 for a new V1. Thanks for the reply.

[enigma-2]

I did the exact same thing your trying to do. Using the pins, they went right into the mirror harness with no issues:

 

http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/13215-radar-detector-hardwire-info/

I read the link, if the pins fall out so easily, why not just wire-tie the cord to the mirror mount for strain relief? Believe I will purchase a mirror power cable, does seem to be exactly was I was looking for.

[enigma-2]

Installed the mirror harness (from Amazon). Need to be cautious, it was wired backward, the black wire was positive (center contact) and the red was was negative (exterior shell).

The mirror has several wires going into it, the black is ground (upper extreme right side - relatively speaking) and the positive when ignition on is the blue (lower extreme left - relatively speaking).

 

Other than that is works perfectly, nice to get rid of the stretched-to-the-max coiled cord.