Pictures inside center light console E70, which wire is 12v?

[MRV99]

No this is a constant power. I prefer this because I hate having to turn the radar detector on when I have some short stops. Also I know that this was the case on my E53 and my E60 but I am not sure about the E70. The constant power only works for about 15 min before the car completely powers down and there is no constant power. I am testing this currently on my E70 to see if that is the case.

My solo S2 is battery powered and I got so used to just powering the Radar Detector down when I was leaving the car that it has become second nature but I will let everyone know what my findings on auto off when the car sits for a period of time.

Michael

[The Big Easy]

Michael, can you please post some pics?
Would be great to see your set up!

Cheers,

[KEF]

Originally Posted by MRV99

No this is a constant power.

Yep, that's what I thought - thanks

KEF

[QMan]

I just installed my radar detector and after quite a bit of investigation I did find a wire in the center console. It turns on when you open the door, not when you turn the key, but close enough. If you look at the Start/Stop button's illumination, it makes that behavior. Been using it for a week know and I am happy with it. There is a ton of circuitry in that center console. I marked up the image in this thread to identify the wire. But, I would still verify this wire's behavior beforehand.

[jarodl]

Bump, anyone else do this recently? I want to confirm I am using the correct wire.

Thanks.

I was also going to order these for the wire tap:

Wire Tap-In Squeeze Connectors (7-Pack) - RadioShack.com

Unless anyone has any better suggestions.

[Penguin]

I've never trusted mechanical wire taps. I use a cheap wire stripper to expose 1/4" of the existing wire, wrap the stripped end of the new power wire around the bare spot a couple of times, and solder it.


Connection options, splicing wires and how to do it right, and WRONG!


Go to the section labeled "tap soldering" in the above link.

[jarodl]

Thanks, but I am really not looking to solder anything.

Can anyone else chime in on the correct wire to use?

[jarodl]

Anyone? V1 showed up today and I would like a little more feedback before I start tapping wires.