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Escort Install
Have any e60 owners had an Escort hardwired? I'm not too keen on doing the DIY but would definitely be interested in finding a place around NYC or Westchester/Duchess/Columbia counties that would do it.
Anything I should consider before having it done?
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In my opinion, I'd take the Escort back and get yourself a V1. I've had both and find the V1 is much more reliable. I wired it into one of the switches above the rearview mirror. There are a few threads on installs you can find by doing a search on Valentine One.
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I agree the V1 is such a nicer more feature rich unit...but in any case.
I tried hardwiring my V1 using the wire that powers the sunroof, problem is it detects the load on the wire and activates the antitrap feature and the sunroof opens and wont close.
So I decided to opt for an seemless install using the 6-8' long cord and plugging into the hidden cigarette lighter above the feet of the passenger side of the E60. Works great and easily removable, if anyone is interested in photos I can take some and post if you would like. But basicly ran the wire under the lip of the headliner and down the A-pilar and down the seams in the dash, totally invisible.
Happy scanning, has any Californians come across the laods of K brand solar powered speed monitoring devices on the highways lately? At least in the Silicon Valley they are every where. I am tempted to disable the K band frquency on the V1, since CHP uses the Ka band, and all those dummy radars use K.
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Quote: I agree the V1 is such a nicer more feature rich unit...but in any case.
I tried hardwiring my V1 using the wire that powers the sunroof, problem is it detects the load on the wire and activates the antitrap feature and the sunroof opens and wont close.
So I decided to opt for an seemless install using the 6-8' long cord and plugging into the hidden cigarette lighter above the feet of the passenger side of the E60. Works great and easily removable, if anyone is interested in photos I can take some and post if you would like. But basicly ran the wire under the lip of the headliner and down the A-pilar and down the seams in the dash, totally invisible.
Happy scanning, has any Californians come across the laods of K brand solar powered speed monitoring devices on the highways lately? At least in the Silicon Valley they are every where. I am tempted to disable the K band frquency on the V1, since CHP uses the Ka band, and all those dummy radars use K. | Thank you for that. I would actually be keen to see the picture of your install. Sounds like an excellent solution.
I've been reading the hardwire install posts and no one has yet mentioned the anti-trap issue that you had.
Thanks for responding.
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Will post pics tomorrow night.
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Here is a pic of the V1, mounted just above the rear view mirror still able to use passenger visor and not block the rear sensor.
Side of the V1 above the rear view mirror
I squeezed the wire between the base of the A-pillar and the dash (invisible)
I utilized the extra (switched) cig lighter above the feet of the passenger side
It is not this visible, I took this at a low angle, so you can get a better idea of the install. I only found the outlet trying to look for a wire to hardwire to on the passenger side, I found gold instead.
Hope these pics help. I did this install in 5 minutes, not to mention the hour I spent trying to hardwire it and realizing the hardwiring to the sunroof lead caused it to anti-trap and not close.
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