Subject	The ultimate V1 install ;-) IMHO
Posted by	240Z FeO2 on September 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM
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In Reply To	Noob Question: where do I wire something up to power on posted by blackomega on September 15, 2009 at 08:36 AM
Message	This is a sketchy pic presentation but... Remove the reading light assembly and rear view mirror. Note the nifty notch at the base of the finisher (not shown in this pic) that covers the 3 bolts that hold the mirror base to the car roof. This finisher notch will be the exit for the ground and hot wire to your V1. Remove the aspirator from the top of the car and find a switched hot wire that runs to the aspirator harness. Carefully cut the sheath around the aspirator harness wires in two and tap into the switched hot wire Make your tap wire long enough so it can terminate near the front of the light assembly opening. Attach a bullet connector at the tap end. Reinstall the aspirator. Complete the wiring to the V1 with two wires, one with a bullet connector to complete the hot line and the other with a ring connector to be used as a ground. Have the hot and ground wires (I used the phone line supplied with the V1) exit to the interior by passing them under the mirror base and through the notch in the mirror base finisher. Exposing about 1 foot of wire will permit visor or window V1 mounting. This exposed wire can be tucked up under the visor out of sight when you don't have the V1 in position. . . Chance favors the informed
Follow Ups	Noob Question: where do I wire something up to power on - blackomega 08:36:42 09/15/09 I wired my V1 on the back side of the Cig lighter. - MixManMash 08:38:15 09/15/09 I wired to a switched wire at the fuse box. I forget - Guapo 08:47:26 09/15/09 I rewired the reading light switches so that one switch - ConVerTT 08:57:22 09/15/09 pic - ConVerTT 09:18:10 09/15/09 2nd (n/m) - Graphx007 09:38:39 09/15/09 3rd... - BradX (UF) 11:26:23 09/15/09 4th ... Mine was an Escort, which takes a plug just like - zellamay 12:17:29 09/15/09 V1 uses the same type (n/m) - Guapo 12:22:38 09/15/09 nice - clever use for those handy but discreet switches. (n/m) - schuss 16:20:32 09/15/09 There are a few points in the DS kick panel fuse box - Cap927(Boston) 09:14:16 09/15/09 What are those fuse w/ cord units called? I need one (n/m) - The Hawk 09:46:25 09/15/09 not sure about the name but available at any PepBoys - Cap927(Boston) 10:02:18 09/15/09 Littelfuse Add-a-Circuit (n/m) - ConVerTT 14:00:33 09/15/09 Ok well which slot do you plug this device into? An empty? - blackomega 10:06:09 09/15/09 you remove one of the existing fuses and replace it with - Cap927(Boston) 10:25:11 09/15/09 Cool, thanks (n/m) - blackomega 12:25:10 09/15/09 The radio circuits get power with ignition. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 20:41:53 09/15/09 Anywhere you want that is controlled by the starting - Musashi Sword 10:05:59 09/15/09 that's the noob question - blackomega 10:19:18 09/15/09 If you look at the back of the fusebox cover - na300zx (OH) 10:25:38 09/15/09 you can use the cigarrette lighter fuse which is ignition - Cap927(Boston) 10:30:11 09/15/09 Thanks yall. (n/m) - blackomega 10:38:39 09/15/09 The ultimate V1 install ;-) IMHO - 240Z FeO2 13:03:52 09/15/09 Depends whether you want a local switch to control power - zellamay 13:33:15 09/15/09 2nd. - ConVerTT 14:06:27 09/15/09 Yeah, you don't want to confuse yourself with the single - Guapo 14:36:16 09/15/09 thats funny (n/m) - blackomega 21:47:43 09/15/09 I tend to leave things ON when I get out of the car, so - Cap927(Boston) 14:43:02 09/15/09 So the best solution is to switched power AND the light - zellamay 15:33:50 09/15/09 I don't get the reasoning for wanting the switch. - Guapo 15:39:51 09/15/09 When my Escort was mounted, the rotary switch was - zellamay 15:55:00 09/15/09 Just one more reason V1 > * :) (n/m) - Guapo 16:42:47 09/15/09 2nd. (n/m) - MixManMash 15:55:06 09/15/09 "blasting me in the face" - ??? and lol - ConVerTT 17:32:12 09/15/09 I'll try not to run off the road adjusting my V1 dial ;-) (n/m) - Guapo 18:26:01 09/15/09 The only way you will return to your car with the detector - 240Z FeO2 20:21:40 09/15/09 I couldnt/refuse to use it in this way. - blackomega 21:26:06 09/15/09 My nearly identical install - PiotrC70 15:57:39 09/15/09
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