Bel STi Hardwire in a 2008 WRX

[BernieMac]

Just finished hardwiring my Beltronics STi into my 2008 WRX. I used the Beltronics DirectWire kit, mainly for the mute button and overall professionalism of the kit as opposed to similar eBay kits.

First off a picture of my car, detailed with M205 and my Porter Cable:



and the hardwire:









I had to make an extension cable for the power connection so i could run it down the A pillar and down the dash. Very pleased with the kit!

[GreenRadar]

very nice, and very clean

[chriskohtc]

Nice job!

Sharpie your suctions cups black. They'll be less noticeable from the front--try it!

[BernieMac]

very nice, and very clean

thanks!

Nice job!

Sharpie your suctions cups black. They'll be less noticeable from the front--try it!

Good idea, I might have to try this out. Do the suction cups lose any strength in doing so?

[chriskohtc]

Good idea, I might have to try this out. Do the suction cups lose any strength in doing so?

I have no idea. My suction cups have been working fine so far.

I just colored the cabin-side of the suction cups, and don't foresee any change apart from the increased heat absorption--which should be negligible.

[BernieMac]

Good idea, I might have to try this out. Do the suction cups lose any strength in doing so?

I have no idea. My suction cups have been working fine so far.

I just colored the cabin-side of the suction cups, and don't foresee any change apart from the increased heat absorption--which should be negligible.

Oh okay, nice I understand now. Yeah I'll give that a try. You're to blame if they fail though

[chriskohtc]

Good idea, I might have to try this out. Do the suction cups lose any strength in doing so?

I have no idea. My suction cups have been working fine so far.

I just colored the cabin-side of the suction cups, and don't foresee any change apart from the increased heat absorption--which should be negligible.

Oh okay, nice I understand now. Yeah I'll give that a try. You're to blame if they fail though

Its okay. You can blame me, but new suctions cups are pretty cheap. Haahaha. Or you could just wash the ink off with alcohol--assuming they don't corrode the plastic. Tsk tsk.

[snoopyc4]

I would mount the STi even higher. Other than that, hardwire looks very clean.

[BernieMac]

Its okay. You can blame me, but new suctions cups are pretty cheap. Haahaha. Or you could just wash the ink off with alcohol--assuming they don't corrode the plastic. Tsk tsk.

haha true, and it came with an extra set

I would mount the STi even higher. Other than that, hardwire looks very clean.

would the black mesh at the top affect the performance of the RD?

[chriskohtc]

would the black mesh at the top affect the performance of the RD?

FAQs.

Or test against a known radar source, like a CVS door opener etc.