Wiring cable to rear view mirror in 2014 Sport

[SoFloGator]

I installed a mirror mount for a radar detector and planned to pull power from the wiring cable running from the overhead console to the rear view mirror. I removed the overhead console and disconnected the electrical plug. There are three wires running to the plug: one black, one green/yellow striped, and one grey/purple striped.

The power cable to the detector has two wires, one red and one white.

 

I assume the black wire from the overhead console and the white wire from the detector are ground wires. Does anyone have any thoughts on which of the striped wires are power? Or should I run a power cable for the detector to a fuse block somewhere else?

 

Thank you.

[enigma-2]

Black is ground, yellow/green strip is the + feed running from the smart junction box, hot at all times but passes through the battery saver circuit, the gray/violet strip is the feed when you open the door. If you use the gr/vi wire, remember it is hot at all times but will shut off after a perod of time (1/2 I believe, but not certain).

 

When I set up my Cobra pos, I used a mirror tap connector. (Just plugs into the back of the mirror). Be careful with these Chinese-made harnesses. Make certain you ohm them out as the one I bought had reversed wiring. (Don't depend on white being ground).

 

If you were to use a mirror tap, blue/orange strip is the accessory feed (car must be in start or run to energize), pin #1, and black is ground, pin #10. The mirror connector has 10 pins, pin #1 is top, passengers side, pin #10 is bottom, driver side. Check the wire color-coding to be certain.

 

This is the one I just bought for my new Escort Max2.

http://www.amazon.com/MirrorTap-Series-Radar-Detector-Inline/dp/B006074LT8

Edited February 14, 2015 by enigma-2