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cornerspeed92 · 01-05-2017, 03:48 PM

I klnow i have another thread about this but i would love to get this done within the next few minutes and get everything all buttoned up. I am hardwireing my radar detector. All wires are run just need power, i went with the add-a-circuit for getting power. Which fuse port do i use? I dont want it to come on when i start the car only when i turn the detector on. Thanks in advance.

CamaroFred · 01-05-2017, 09:56 PM

From my exploring the only switched fuses are for the power outlets, F17/18. The rest are always hot.

cornerspeed92 · 01-06-2017, 05:18 AM

Thank you very much

ZED SLED · 01-06-2017, 06:34 AM

I got mine from F17 using a fuse tap like this. Gnd wire went under a screw.

hrpiii · 01-06-2017, 06:56 AM

I have a Valentine 1, and did it just like this

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ighlight=radar

ZED SLED · 01-06-2017, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrpiii

I have a Valentine 1, and did it just like this

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ighlight=radar

OP has a frameless mirror so I don't believe the connections are the same. When I got my '13 all I could find were posts saying it couldn't be done but according to the last post in the thread you linked you can tap into the airbag lights.

Reaper85 · 01-06-2017, 08:33 AM

Have in on hot and add a switch. That way you can control it that way? But if it has an on/off button on the unit, it shouldn't matter if it's on hot or not. The power button would be what turns it on and off.

SnowyCamaro · 01-06-2017, 10:13 AM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438505

cornerspeed92 · 01-06-2017, 12:26 PM

I have the same set up as ZED SLED, should i run 5 AMP or 10 fuse? Love that mirror attachment, just ordered mine.
Thanks for all the info gentlemen.

ZED SLED · 01-06-2017, 12:37 PM

I have a 5 in mine but 2 would probably protect better. I have a 9500ix and I think it draws about a half amp.

cornerspeed92 · 01-06-2017, 12:44 PM

Ok great ZED SLED, how was the fitment using F17?

ZED SLED · 01-10-2017, 12:13 PM

I think it was 17 but may be 18. Whichever one the double size fuse tap fits in. I think it there's space in one but not the other. Can't look to see because the car is garaged under cover with a bunch of snow removal stuff surrounding it til April.

01-05-2017, 03:48 PM	#1
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	Pull power from where?? I klnow i have another thread about this but i would love to get this done within the next few minutes and get everything all buttoned up. I am hardwireing my radar detector. All wires are run just need power, i went with the add-a-circuit for getting power. Which fuse port do i use? I dont want it to come on when i start the car only when i turn the detector on. Thanks in advance. __________________

01-05-2017, 09:56 PM	#2
CamaroFred Drives: Miss Con Ception Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,998	From my exploring the only switched fuses are for the power outlets, F17/18. The rest are always hot. __________________ 2011 1SS/RS LS3 CGM

01-06-2017, 05:18 AM	#3
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	Thank you very much __________________

01-06-2017, 06:34 AM	#4
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	I got mine from F17 using a fuse tap like this. Gnd wire went under a screw. Attached Images __________________

01-06-2017, 10:13 AM	#8
SnowyCamaro Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1, 2006 Chevy Equinox Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 833	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438505 __________________

01-06-2017, 06:56 AM	#5
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I have a Valentine 1, and did it just like this http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ighlight=radar

01-06-2017, 08:33 AM	#7
Reaper85 Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 598	Have in on hot and add a switch. That way you can control it that way? But if it has an on/off button on the unit, it shouldn't matter if it's on hot or not. The power button would be what turns it on and off.

01-06-2017, 12:26 PM	#9
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	I have the same set up as ZED SLED, should i run 5 AMP or 10 fuse? Love that mirror attachment, just ordered mine. Thanks for all the info gentlemen. __________________

01-06-2017, 12:37 PM	#10
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	I have a 5 in mine but 2 would probably protect better. I have a 9500ix and I think it draws about a half amp. __________________

01-06-2017, 12:44 PM	#11
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	Ok great ZED SLED, how was the fitment using F17? __________________

01-10-2017, 12:13 PM	#12
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	I think it was 17 but may be 18. Whichever one the double size fuse tap fits in. I think it there's space in one but not the other. Can't look to see because the car is garaged under cover with a bunch of snow removal stuff surrounding it til April. __________________