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    Default Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Some quick pics of my "pseudo" hard-wired Escort Passport 9500i radar detector.

    Instead of tapping into a power source, I used an aftermarket Cigarette Lighter Plug w/ Straight (Flat) Power Cord run above the headliner, down the passenger side A-pillar and into the glove box's switched 12V outlet.

    The LED color matches perfectly with the mirror, the detector has a clear/level view of the road ahead and it is barely visible from the outside.








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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    so sick. I plan on doing that with mine as well, but probably cant take apart all that headliner myself.

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Looks good! Just switch from auto mode to highway mode and you'll be good to go. Any laser jammer systems on the way?

    Damn, look at that garage:

    2010 C63 AMG w/ Hardwired 9500i

    Old:
    2006 M5 w/ Hardwired 9500ci
    2008 Dinan S-335i w/ Hardwired 9500i
    2003 SVT Cobra w/ Hardwired V1
    2001 SVT Lightning w/ Hardwired V1
    Last edited by snoopyc4; 01-17-2010 at 08:40 PM.

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Looks good, now pics of the outside of that beauty!!

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyc4 View Post
    Any laser jammer systems on the way?
    Going with the Blinder M47 in the Spring.

    Quote Originally Posted by ATF View Post
    Looks good, now pics of the outside of that beauty!!
    A few photos from the first week.




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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Nice looking car. I'd install your M47 the exact same way Cliff installed his LI Quad:

    http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...1-install.html

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyc4 View Post
    Nice looking car. I'd install your M47 the exact same way Cliff installed his LI Quad:

    http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...1-install.html
    Thanks. I like and agree with Cliff's head locations. My installation will be a bit different.

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Quote Originally Posted by superlubricity View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyc4 View Post
    Nice looking car. I'd install your M47 the exact same way Cliff installed his LI Quad:

    http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...1-install.html
    Thanks. I like and agree with Cliff's head locations. My installation will be a bit different.
    Now I'm really at the edge of my seat.. Whatcha thinking?

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    Quote Originally Posted by ATF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by superlubricity View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyc4 View Post
    Nice looking car. I'd install your M47 the exact same way Cliff installed his LI Quad:

    http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...1-install.html
    Thanks. I like and agree with Cliff's head locations. My installation will be a bit different.
    Now I'm really at the edge of my seat.. Whatcha thinking?
    Nothing crazy, I'm just picky.

    No disrespect to Cliff's install but I'm looking to do something a bit more integrated on the outside without sacrificing performance. I'll likely pickup a spare front grill and start from there. I love what he's done to the rear but I'll use more low-profile hardware for the install. No silver screws/bolts for me.

    On the inside, I planning on picking up either an OEM switch to place in one of the three open spots/blanks or installing a smaller switch in the open section to the left of the headlamp switch.

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    Default Re: Hardwired Escort 9500i Radar Detector :: '10 C63 AMG

    You said you used an aftermarket cig lighter expansion cord, so you used the escort smart plug into that, I was curious you hid the coiled cord through the headliner, and ran it into the extension, but the smartcord's cig adapter is big and thick where did you hide or stuff it?

    Unless you did some other way?

 

 

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