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First of all let me start by saying...I'm scared of messing with anything electrical. I've done a head gasket in the past on a 1984 Mazda 626, plus many other car repairs...but I've never felt confident in myself messing with anything electrical.
I recently purchased an Escort S2 radar detector. It's a cordless model that runs on 2 AA's, and it eats them fast. I just got an optional power cord for it that I was told connects directly to the fuse box. It didn't really come with much for directions except for the following:
ESCORT Direct- Wire Power Cord
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Direct-Wire Power Cord must be installed by someone familiar with automotive electrical systems If in doubt, see your car dealer or a car radio installer.
The Direct-Wire Power Cord comes with connectors to allow easy hook-up to your car's electrical system
The black ground wire is fitted with a lug to allow it to be installed under any grounded screw under your vehicle's dashboard. The red striped wire for +12 volts is fitted with an insulated 1/4" male spade lug. We also have supplied a special 3M connector that allows you to tap into an existing wire in your vehicle. This connector can be used only with wire gauges 14 through 18. To install the connector, position it around the wire you wish to tap into, and squeeze it with pliers. The ESCORT wire can then be plugged into this connector. Make sure the clear insulator sleeve on the ESCORT wire completely covers the connection.
Attached is a picture I took of the wire. Just one end of it, the other is irrelavant. I just don't know where I should exactaly plug this in. The ground I understand, but does the other end go directly into the fuse box? Or do I have to look around and find a 'female' end to plug this into? Or should I use that other snap on 3M part and feed directly off of another wire? Or should I not even attempt to mess with the electrical system at all? (2003 9-5 Aero).
I just didn't want that coiled cord that goes from the outlet all the way up and over the control face and over the dash. The cable is a very flat wire like a phone cable, in fact the end that plugs into the radar detector is just like a phone jack. I was just going to feed it between the windshield and the dash board.
Any help would be great...as I said, I'm just terrified of it :)
Thanks in advance!
posted by 24.8.7...
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