Started my weekend project(s) with repainting a little part on the door. It's been a little thorn in my side. The previous owner must have used this storage area alot because the paint was scratched off... maybe from rings or finger nails????
Taped and sanded the little sucker...
Painted with silver paint... Waaa laaaa..
Now, to the main event. I've been wanting to get my Escort Redline installed for some time now, but put it off for other projects. I prefer the Escort smart cord (see pics) instead of direct power. This cable allows you to control the main unit. Much easier than trying to fool with the detector going down the road. The Escorts make a low gruntin' type of sound which is useful for cutting through ambient noise, but it drives my wife bonkers and so have a mute button is golden.
Here are the pieces. I'm about to mount a bolt inside the Escort smart cord for mount in the center cubby.
Drilled a small hole near the center of the lower section of the unit.
Taped over the circuit board to prevent shorting out the unit.
Mounted the control unit to the center cubby...
Drilled a hole in the back to feed the power cables for the Redline unit and 12V/ground connections.
Located the Porsche cell phone plug behind the lower center console.
Tapped into the 12V switched power and ground for the radar detector's smart cord.
Connections:
Brown - ground
Yellow/Black - phone mute signal
Green/Black - Switched 12V
Red/Green - Constant 12V
Ran the cable under the dash, up the side of the door trim, up the A-pillar, and over the front head liner to the mounting point...
Turned the car on and checked. Smart cord works and Redline fires up as normal. Yay!