(02 2.5 rs)

i hardwired my radar through the fog light toggle switch

but then my high beams go on it overrides the fogs as well as my radar

where would you suggest splicing my my radar into?

the cigarette lighter dash setup is just a pain to take apart

i thought maybe through the ignition?

but my multimeter is broken and i dunno whuch color wire is +

any help?

i hardwired mine into the plug that is above the map lights that is for the auto-dimming mirror. not sure however if the rs has that plug, i am pretty sure it does though.

There is a yellow/red wire that comes out from the top part of the underdash fuse box. This wire is accessory power for the lighter and compass/mirror option. You can tap your detector into this circuit, that is where I connected my V1.

awesome thank you much

gonna go do that right now

There is a yellow/red wire that comes out from the top part of the underdash fuse box. This wire is accessory power for the lighter and compass/mirror option. You can tap your detector into this circuit, that is where I connected my V1.

That's what I did too. I tapped into the fusebox like the pic below. Only comes on with the ignition.

http://68.122.127.167/wrx/v1_hardwire_fusebox.jpg

I found a spade connector the same size as the fuse spades and stuck it into the hot side (lower, IIRC) of the rear wiper circuit (I have a sedan), then grounded the other connector. V1 has its own circuit now. Running the V1 (phone-like) wire around the windshield headliner is easy. HPH

By far the best way to do it, pictures and the works:

http://www.ravensblade-impreza.com/modifications/interior/radar/radar.html

Hope it helps someone...

By far the best way to do it, pictures and the works

I don't know about the best way, but it is informative. Seems like a lot of extra work to pull the dash pieces off just to access the wires at the fuse box. The pic I posted above...I never had to pull the dash apart to access the wires and the grounding spot I used was where the hood pull is under the dash.

Don't get me wrong. The ravensblade-impreza how-to is very well done and informative, but I wouldn't say it's necessarilly the best or better than any other method. Just another approach to it as everyone has their preferences.

It wasnt that much work, I did it myself in no more than 15 minutes, it was well worth the effort and it looks slick. No offence taken but I figured that the pics and tutorial would help a lot, WRX owners look for the note on which wire to tap into. BTW, its 2 screws, 1 not real one and it pops off, no work at all.

Here are pictures of my friends 02 WRX v1 install into the compas light: http://paul.pattiandken.com/paul/car/mods/v1_install/

I just did it yesterday following those directions on my 04 WRX and the only difference is that Subaru changed colors. A simple test with a volt meter or test light will show you which is the correct wire.

- Ken

I dont have a V1 With the hard wire Kit. I want to just rig up some + and - wires to the standard cigarette insert (male) piece and wire those to the ciruit for the autodimmer.

Which part of the Radar Dectector plug is power and whoch part is ground????

Looks like there are 3 connections on this thing. 2 on the sides (very similar looking) and one on the tip. If anyone has any info on this, i would appreciate it.

according to "my" interpretation of this wiring diagram in the STI Service Manual (see this link for diagram http://206.13.93.15/STi_Stuff/STi_Manual refer to -> section 7. Wiring -> 19. Front Accessory Power Supply System.pdf ) the tip is for the power and the sides are for the ground. Please let me know if I am wrong

according to "my" interpretation of this wiring diagram in the STI Service Manual (see this link for diagram http://206.13.93.15/STi_Stuff/STi_Manual refer to -> section 7. Wiring -> 19. Front Accessory Power Supply System.pdf ) the tip is for the power and the sides are for the ground. Please let me know if I am wrong

This was in fact correct for anyone interested.