Originally Posted by o'BlueTouring

For people who wants to ground the V1 to the bolt that's in the fuse box on driver side, you'll need a metric M8 nut. I found it out the hard way (drove my car to local hardware store and had to buy/return 3 times before I found the match. They wouldn't let me just run to my car to test it out, and they have a separate return counter which will not check out item for me).

Originally Posted by Hobbes

I just used an adjustable wrench.

Originally Posted by bb vign

Nothing new here but for anyone looking to hardwire a radar detector in their car, it is very easy. All in, took me about 20 minutes (including searching for a switchable fuse):

1. Using a bone tool (or similar implement), run the hardwire cord from your chosen location down the front pillar, around the corner where the windshield meets the dash and back along the dash until you reach the driver's side fuse box. The bone tool does a great job of pushing the cord into the thin gap without cutting the outer sheath:

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2. Find a suitable location for the ground wire:

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3. Plug-in the cord to the connector:

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4. Using a TAPA Circuit (ATO, not mini), connect the lead to the end of your hard-wire connector:

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5. Insert a 7.5 amp fuse into the applicable slot of the TAPA circuit and tuck all the wiring in above the fuse block:

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6. I used the unused slot #10 which in my car is labeled "Gearshift Gate":

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7. Replace the cover and you're done!

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Regards,

Derek<ul><li><a href="http://www.gizmos-gadgets.com/product_info.php/cPath/7_77/products_id/96?osCsid=6cacb86bd391736f1d1ac5912e118b88">TAPA Circuit Dual ATO Fuseholder</a></li></ul>

Originally Posted by seetz

Where did you ground the V1?

Originally Posted by Magnutz25

Fellas - I just wired my Q7 for my V1. I followed the instructions exactly, but for some reason, I am not getting power via the fuse box. I tested the cable leading to the V1 by wiring it to the lighter outlet, so the cable still works, the V1 works, the fusebox still works because the components work for each of the fuses i tried. Tried the ground in 3 different places.......

Any ideas?

THANKS!

Marc