I recently added a radar detector to my MINI. I’ve mounted the unit up by the rear view mirror and I did not like the power cord, which plugged into the cigarette lighter, cluttering my window and dash. I decided to hard wire the device, thus eliminating all visual wires.

It was not hard, or terribly time consuming, and I was extremely pleased with the results. On my Blog, I share my step-by-step procedure. You can adapt this to suit your own hard wiring needs, such as a GPS, iPod or the like.

http://blog.fiascofarm.com/2007/04/0...ice-hard-wire/

 

Nice write up, I used a bolt above the brake pedal to the left for my ground. Then ran the power cord along the same route, except I went to the right, and then tucked it under the glove compartment, behind the center stack, over the knee bolster and to the fusebox.

 

thank you for posting this! (i probably won't do this myself, but i know a couple guys i trust to help me!) :i: