chrisdodsworth

just a quick question.Moderators please leave here for one day or until i get a response. just need to install my Geodesy GPS radar detector.I want to hard wire it but i need to find a POSITIVE and EARTH/NEGATIVE wire to scotch clip the power unit. Can anyone tell me which are the best wires to use and where they are.the wiring is NON Polar so it dosent matter whuch way i wire. thanks in advance

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

I think it would be best wired into the stereo wiring loom there you have a live a neatral and a switch live from the ignition.

Black is Neutral
Red is perm Live
Yellow is Switch live from ignition

You probably new this already but here it is again.

Cheers
Steve

chrisdodsworth

thx for reply Mate
Didnt know that as i am a dunce when it comes to wiring.Stereo loom is accessible on side of door or under steering wheel?. Told u i was a bit thick!!!

Big Goon

Back of *** lighter or wire it up with your interior light.

ricco

Just wired my to the back of the *** lighter today

BuRR

Purple wire on the front fogs.

chrisdodsworth

all great replies thx, just one thing how do i get to the back of the *** lighter.
dont laugh but i have never done it before..
diagrams would be useful to a non sparky plank like me

scooby_si

im intreged about this n all & did post a question as to how ya do it
Anyway my 20 questions r:
a) how do u get the wire from the detector or wotever ready to hard wire do u just kack off the bit which wood plug into *** lighter, then strip ends of wire(s)?
b) if that is the case how do u no which of those wires 2 attach 2 where (or was that wot previous "NON polar" comment was about?
c) er yeah cant remember wot back of *** lighter looks like but it is pretty easy 2 get 2 FYI specifics depend on model but basically just wack plakky bits aside on the top & unscrew those screws & the ones under gear gaitor thing, anyway back on track so wot/how do u attach 2 back of lighter thing wotever it may look like
d) oh how do u get to back of interior lights as an alternative etc& again how u wire into wot bit?
Si (even more retarded on the leccy thing lmao)

ricco

If it's an early dash, the console comes out with four screws.



There are two at the top, behind some clips and two at the bottom under the gear gaitor. Best to remove the stereo first. The cig lighter has two wires, positive that has a connector and the earth which is rivetted to the barrel.

Cut the wire on the geodesy that has the cig lighter plug on it and wire the one with the red stripe to teh positive then wire the orther one to an earth point or use the one with the rivet.

There are a couple of wires going to the side of the lighter but this is just the bulb to illuminate it when the lights are on

hope this helps

scooby_si

Ricco u da man
Now who knows where the fuse is & wot limit is b4 i plug in half a dozen gadgets 2 that & pop the babd boy?
Si

ricco

Fuse is 15amp and is in drivers footwell Should be able to wire up a few things, Geodesy doesn't pull much current FAIK

chrisdodsworth

Ricco
A Man who knows it all. thx mate for the advice and pictures. My scoob is MY00 but i guess the layout is pretty much the same.
Will try it tomorrow

Cheers owe you one

BuRR

Ignore my post.... the purple wire is for the sidelights - a moment of madness there