Grandpawmoses Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I just finished a successful installation of an Escort 9500ix radar detector into my 2013 Edge. FYI, there are four wires to the auto dimming mirror, green (pin 1), black (pin 4), & two blue w/ white stripe (pins 2 & 9). The green wire is switched 12 volts (pin 1) & the black wire is ground (pin 4). I used the Blendmount BBE-2000 mirror mount and the Mirrortap MT-2009 9" wiring harness. I felt paranoid about how easily the Mirrortap pins would slip out of the mirror plug so I soldered them to the wires directly. That's all covered with the factory wiring mesh sleeve anyway. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc300c Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Here's the video of my install. I didn't want to use the pins either. I never had any luck with them staying in. I didn't solder the connections like you did, but I used snap on quick tap connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulinpanther Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Grandpa Moses do you have pictures of your setup and installation? Also nice video dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) I soldered pins to a phone cord (with an inline fuse on the power pin) for my passport RD (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102864) with no issues. Just keep in mind that if you use the green wire on the mirror, your radar detector will turn off when you go into reverse (as the mirror turns off to prevent auto dimming when you back up). I don't recall which wire I pinned into, but mine only turns on and off with the ignition (I did it over a year ago). The pictures are lousy, but the pins are really snug and secure and have not budged since install. Edited September 28, 2013 by candurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpawmoses Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Grandpa Moses do you have pictures of your setup and installation? Also nice video dan. Pictures attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacyon Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 An alternate mounting method and solution to the light sensor. http://escortradarforum.com/forums/s...p?t=983&page=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpawmoses Posted September 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 I just checked and my radar detector does not turn off when I put the car in reverse. I tried it with headlights both on and off too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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