Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone here had hardwired their Valentine 1 radar detector into their SL. If so, what wire did you tap?[&:]

Thanks,

Gordon

 

To have your Valentine 1 turn on whenever the cigarette lighter is capable of being on, you would want to tap into the cigarette lighter's circuit. To do this, I used an "add-a-fuse" to tap into fuse #11 in the driver's side under-the-hood fusebox. Then I ran a wire through the firewall to the V1 power adapter, then I ran the phone cord from the power adaptor to the V1 display (mounted in the instrument cluster), V1 volume control unit (mounted by the shifter), and the V1 itself (mounted above the center rear view mirror).

 

Excellent choice on the Valentine1. I love mine and its over 10 years old. Worth every penny and more.

 

I use my V1 in the SL550, Lamborghini Gallardo and the F355. Since I use it in each car when I'm out, I love that it is portable. (it has saved me many, many times)

 

I hardwired my V1 into the R230. As I don't use the remote display, it was trivially easy to tie into the homelink/garage door power wire in the rear-view mirror. This is a switched circuit (though it retains power for a few minutes after key removal). Remove the rear half of the rear view mirror, and the 2 power wires to the Homelink are very obvious. About a 3 minute job.

As a bonus, when you unlock the car, it powers this circuit. On my V1, I get the power-on beeps, which is an audible confirmation of unlock which I rather like.

 

Hi Diablo I want to hardwire my V1 into my GL350, just as you did.

I'm not very mechaniclly inclined ... could I ask what color the 2 wires to the Homelink you tapped into were, and which was the ground?

Also did you have any issues removing the rear half of the mirror? I have a history of breaking small platic catches and want to make sure I don't mess anythnig up. Thx.

John