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Old 06-10-2011, 08:01 PM
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Talking LI & 9500ix Installed!

Well got my Escort 9500ix (love this new radar w/ GPS) & my Laser Interceptor Dual installed. Decided to do it myself afterall & it was't bad at all. Figured noone would care about doing it right as well as I would.

For the 9500ix I started w/ the fuse box but ended up hardwiring to the overhead light panel. Quite easy to do BUT the wire I tapped was different than the posts I found on this this. It's a switched 12V so the RD turns on/off when you start/stop the car. I got the smart hardwire kit which has a remote display & button that I mounted to the rearview mirror. This switch allows me to view alerts as well as mute & add fake alarm locations to the GPS database w/o having to fiddle around w/ the buttons on the RD so like it. I mounted the 9500ix up high which is, in my opinion, better for picking up radar signals & longer distance Laser hits & scatter. Not such a good location for short range laser BUT I have the LI for that!

I came across a wireless kit for the LI that allows you to avoid the hassle of having to find access to the cabin throught the firewall & also not deal w/ finding switched 12V power & finding a good spot to mount the LI power switch. Since this is a leased car I did not want to do anything permanent. The Cheetah Wireless Kit for LI basically allows you to keep all the electronics in the engine compartment & you have a remote display unit & on/off switch inside the cabin. The remote display connects to a power outlet or can be hardwired. Since the X5 lighter/power outlets are switched (bonus) I just plugged it int the power outlet under the center armrest unit & ran the wires so that it came up through the steering wheel column & mounted the remote display by the tach & the remote switch is velcroed to that spare change hole. As a bonus I don't have to listen to the LI Voice alerts (which I did not like). I used 3M molding tape to mount the heads against the upper grill & made sure they are level & routed the wires to the LI CPU & Cheetah components, which I put in an electronics project box from Radio Shack so they stayed clean & protected from moisture & elements, & put the box in the engine compartment back towards the windshield so it's out of the way & nice & secure. I got power from the remote battery terminals & the nice thing about the Cheetah kit is that it has a sensor that will only draw power from the battery when it senses the engine is running so no concerns about battery drain (well thought off idea). All in all I would say it took me about 3 hours to do everything & pleased w/ the results.

Seems to be working fine but I have to find an LEO w/ laser now! Here are some pictures.
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