Did anybody hardwire their Escort Live?

[Cooluser23]

I couldn't find one on their website, so I was wondering if there were any homebrew versions.

Also, is it worth getting?

[Bigwill41]

It not out yet but soon...

[duhtroll]

Use a 6 pin RJ cord and a coupler. Works fine and you don't need to reach up to the windshield for the buttons since they are still by the lighter outlet.

[Cooluser23]

Use a 6 pin RJ cord and a coupler. Works fine and you don't need to reach up to the windshield for the buttons since they are still by the lighter outlet.

Pictures? Details? I'm having a very hard time finding 6-wire telephone cable. (especially if it's not crosswired) Where did you find a 6-wire coupler that didn't degrade the signal?

[duhtroll]

Radio Shack. 25' cord works great.

Pics really aren't necessary but I have some at home that I sent to the BlendMount folks.

[thenate1]

I bought some RJ12 ends on Amazon:

Amazon.com: RJ12 6P6C Crimp Plug for Flat Cable (50 Pcs Per Bag): Electronics

and a straight through coupler:

Amazon.com: RJ11 / RJ12, 6P6C, (Straight) Telephone Inline Coupler: Electronics

Then I crimped the ends on to a standard Cat5e cable that I had laying around according to the wiring guidelines found on wikipedia:

Modular connector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I plugged in my new extended RG12 cord into my detector and the other end into the coupler. I plugged my smart cord into the other end of the coupler and everything powered up fine and seems to be working fine. I will have to hide the wire run tomorrow when I have more time. But right now it is working like a champ and not giving me any strange errors on the detector, smart cord, or the Iphone app. So I am happy My next step is to just wire the smart cord into a un-wired 12v socket (Like this Amazon.com: Roadpro 12V Battery Clip-On and Cigarette Lighter Adapter: Automotive but with the ends cut off) so I can hide the cord more and just have it switch on when I turn the key on.

[Cooluser23]

Radio Shack. 25' cord works great.

Pics really aren't necessary but I have some at home that I sent to the BlendMount folks.

You must have a better Radio Shack. I couldn't find any 6wire cord, with 6pin couplers.

I was up in the Bay Area, and was going to check Fry's, but I totally forgot.

[Fignewton]

Two local Radio Shacks didn't have the 6 pin cables. Looking online, one vendor has them listed as either "reverse" for voice, or "straight" for data. Is there a difference, i.e. which one should I get?

Thanks!

[duhtroll]

Can't speak for your RS - mine had them on the shelf as well as the coupler. I am going to guess you want the data cable (straight). I think the total cost was $17 since I had to buy a 25' cord even though I only needed like 8'. I didn't cut the cable up and just hid the extra cable and it works fine.