Hello,
I recently decided to finally hard-wire my Escort Passport 9500ix, after being tired of having the coiled power cord dangling in front of me while driving. I took a regular black phone jack with two pins (you can use the four pin, but make sure to use the center two), and cut it in half.
I took off the light cover using a small eyeglass standard screwdriver, and unscrewed the two philips screws that hold the mechanism up.
I then used a voltmeter to figure out which of the two wires that power the entire module was hot. I tapped it, and also then used the other end of the cable to connect to the ground from the philips screw. I did a trial-and-error to see which of the two would power up the radar detector. Luckily, my first attempt powered it right up.
I got a wired coat hanger, and stuck it from inside to get it to where the headliner meets the windshield. Once I was able to pull out the coat hanger end near the window, I taped up the phone jack cable to it, and pulled it in. I then connected the wires together, and placed the light module back into place.
Here is a photo of the finished product. Please note that if you decide to do this, that this is a constant 12V power, and if you forget to turn off the detector or unplug it, that you can run the risk of draining your car battery.
I was told that this works with Valentine 1 radar detectors as well. I'm not sure if you may need to reverse the wires.
I recently decided to finally hard-wire my Escort Passport 9500ix, after being tired of having the coiled power cord dangling in front of me while driving. I took a regular black phone jack with two pins (you can use the four pin, but make sure to use the center two), and cut it in half.
I took off the light cover using a small eyeglass standard screwdriver, and unscrewed the two philips screws that hold the mechanism up.
I then used a voltmeter to figure out which of the two wires that power the entire module was hot. I tapped it, and also then used the other end of the cable to connect to the ground from the philips screw. I did a trial-and-error to see which of the two would power up the radar detector. Luckily, my first attempt powered it right up.
I got a wired coat hanger, and stuck it from inside to get it to where the headliner meets the windshield. Once I was able to pull out the coat hanger end near the window, I taped up the phone jack cable to it, and pulled it in. I then connected the wires together, and placed the light module back into place.
Here is a photo of the finished product. Please note that if you decide to do this, that this is a constant 12V power, and if you forget to turn off the detector or unplug it, that you can run the risk of draining your car battery.
I was told that this works with Valentine 1 radar detectors as well. I'm not sure if you may need to reverse the wires.
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