valentine 1 hardwire

[goldcup]

Has anyone who cares to share, hardwired their valentine one ?

 

[Randy]

Sure. One of the first things I did. I connected it to the same power as the stereo head unit (two screws to pull the head unit), mounted the "accessory block" under the dash, used black telephone wire ($7 at target for something like 20 to 50 feet), ran the wire under the dash to the left side of the inside windshield, tacked it down to the inside edge of the windshield using clear silicone "caulk" - the wire and caulk is totally invisible and the power is switched (unlike if you connected it to the rear-view mirror power). I mount my Valentine-1 using the suction cup mount above the rear-view mirror for maximum distance and "view", and used a remote display on top of the steering column to make the display not obvious outside of my RT/10 when the top is off.

Make sure you leave a fair amount of slack up near the rear-view mirror, as I remove the detector most of the time when I leave the car, and thus I wear out that connector. If you leave a fair amount of slack, you can cut off the worn-out connector and replace it very easily many times, although each time you lose about 3/8" of the wire.

 

[Ron]

- This might help -

 

[DAMN YANKEE]

Ron,

That is one beautiful write-up, is that yours?

That should be in the illustrateds, would you recommend getting it in there?

 

[Matt M PA]

In my daily cars, I went one step further.

I got a phone extension cord at Radio Shack that has a female end. I used trim tape to mount this piece (painted black) to the very top of the windshield.

Then, I made a short pigtail that stays attached to the V1. That way, there is no wiring hanging down when the V1 is not there.

I also installed the remote displays permanently in these vehicles too.

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[Steve-Indy]

Yes, "that's Ron's"...he shared the writeup with our Club members via the monthly newsletter a few years ago. Ron does a GREAT JOB !!!

 

[AJT]

Try this link

http://www.invisicord.com/

wire it directly to your rearview mirror power.

 

[goldcup]

Thanks for the good info, it should make it easier as I am all thumbs when it comes to electrical.

 

[Randy]

wire it directly to your rearview mirror power.

Wiring to your rearview mirror power means it will be powered on all the time - unless you want to have to remember to turn it on and off every time you drive the car, you would probably want to power it from a switched circuit, such as the accessory block or radio power circuit.