SO one of my projects was to hardwire my radar detector. I found this howto:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ew-mirror.html

but I did not have the same color wire so i decided to connect it from the fuse box.

Basically I used this add a circuit device


and ran the Direct-wire Power cord up the pillar and tucked the wire in under the rubber seals.

Here is a picture with it plugged in. I used Fuse slot 43, since i don't have heated seats.



I felt pretty good until I realized the power from that fuse box does not shut off, SO for now I need remember to unplugged my Radar detector

If someone has a better place to make this run let me know. I thought about the cigarette lighter but I don't think my cord is long enough.

Also here is a picture of the wires in my car above the Rear view mirror as directed in the post above.

 

Your box looks just like mine. I found the fuse row you are using stays on. But lower down they will cut off.

I check this with a multimeter. If you could fuse to lower fuses of a different color they should cut off. Very few stay on all the time. Worked for me.

 

I am using F44. It turns off when the car shuts off. However I am not sure what that symbol represents... But it works!

 

I believe that is the cigarette lighter/power plug in front of the cup holders.

 

I will try slot 44 and see what happens. This would be better than splicing into any new wires. Anyone else who is doing this how are you grounding your connection?

 

Fuse slot 44 was the key. which I believe is the cigarette lighter fuse.. Everything is off and all is well

 

Glad it worked! Where did you ground it? I had a horrible time finding a ground screw, so I connected it to the screw that holds the cupholder in place. Horrible solution but it worked, so I went with it.

 

Drop the glove box. You will see a screw to the right close to the fuse box. You need a Torx Screw to remove and tighten it.

 

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm looking to hardwire an aftermarket satellite radio using a similar method. Unless I'm mistaken, my F44 fuse block only works when the engine is running, and not just when the key is in ("ACC" position). Can anyone comment on this or confirm that?
Which fuse location would be a good candidate for this? I would like the ability to run the radio without necessarily having to run the engine.
Thanks in advance.