Hardwired Radar Detector staying on..

stimpy · 09-05-2009, 08:42 PM

I have my Radar Detector hardwired in .. it used to shot off with the car but I noticed recently that it just stays on after the car is shut off. I can turn the car off, walk away for hours, come back and look through the window and it's still on.

Nothing has changed that I am aware of...

Any reason why it would be doing this?

cu010850 · 09-06-2009, 03:33 PM

hello stimpy, im thinking you connected to a constant wire instead of a remote wire. you may want to look at the DIY section of the forum. im sure this was covered already. good luck

stimpy · 09-07-2009, 12:08 AM

While I'd agree with you - it just all of a sudden 'happened'. It used to turn off with the car. I've changed nothing.

JayKay335i · 09-07-2009, 04:10 AM

Maybe you didn't notice it before? I'm assuming the car didn't spontaneously rewire it self. Maybe its connected to something that now stays on that didn't depending on temperature or something of that sort? I'd say switch it over to an add-a-fuse. If you need any help I can help you out. I'm in Glendale.

Choolgooz · 09-09-2009, 11:04 PM

How do you have it hardwired? Through the fuse box? If so, what are you tapping into?

JayKay335i · 09-12-2009, 04:25 AM

Through the fuse box. Not sure which one I tapped into. I just started hitting up the empty ones till I found one that worked.

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cu010850 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: May 2008 Location: so cal iTrader: (0)	hello stimpy, im thinking you connected to a constant wire instead of a remote wire. you may want to look at the DIY section of the forum. im sure this was covered already. good luck
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stimpy Colonel 167 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (7)	While I'd agree with you - it just all of a sudden 'happened'. It used to turn off with the car. I've changed nothing.
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JayKay335i Banned 189 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	Maybe you didn't notice it before? I'm assuming the car didn't spontaneously rewire it self. Maybe its connected to something that now stays on that didn't depending on temperature or something of that sort? I'd say switch it over to an add-a-fuse. If you need any help I can help you out. I'm in Glendale.
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09-09-2009, 11:04 PM	#5
Choolgooz Lieutenant 8 Rep 450 Posts Drives: 08 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (3)	How do you have it hardwired? Through the fuse box? If so, what are you tapping into? __________________
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09-12-2009, 04:25 AM	#6
JayKay335i Banned 189 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	Through the fuse box. Not sure which one I tapped into. I just started hitting up the empty ones till I found one that worked.
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