Theycallmebdunn
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Just thought I would share a few pics and notes about my install.
Parts used:
The Blend Mount is a really nice piece of kit. Light, strong, and seems very well built. I was tempted to try some cheaper alternatives but I am glad I didn't. Not only is it well built it also puts the radar in just the right position...tucked up enough to be out of the way but accessible enough to hit the mute button when needed.
First I wired up the ****** wire to the fuse block using the included wire tap. This is as easy as it gets - no cutting or splicing anything. I has to trim the clear plastic shroud a bit so it would snug up.
Then plugged it into fuse #36 which is switched by the key. I used the nearby metal nut to ground it. Pretty obvious which one once you get in there.
Then I started at the radar itself to ensure I left just enough wire without having any extra to deal with. All of the extra wiring tucks nicely inside the fuse box area.
In order to make for a very clean install I popped off the plastic cover to the mirror housing and fished the wire down in there and out the hole for the mirror adjuster. It does not interfere at all with adjusting the mirror and I didn't have to modify the housing at all (no drilling a hole). I am very hapy with how this turned out.
Then I popped that cover back on and installed the mount per directions provided. Very simple.
Then it was a simple matter of stuffing the wiring up into the headliner and just running it down, under the A-pillar transition piece, down under the rubber seal to the door, and then tuck into the fuse box area.
Finished product. Super clean and totally reversible if desired.
Parts used:
- Blend Mount (Model# BBE-3030)
- Add-A-Fuse (Autozone)
- ****** Wiring Kit (Amazon)
The Blend Mount is a really nice piece of kit. Light, strong, and seems very well built. I was tempted to try some cheaper alternatives but I am glad I didn't. Not only is it well built it also puts the radar in just the right position...tucked up enough to be out of the way but accessible enough to hit the mute button when needed.
First I wired up the ****** wire to the fuse block using the included wire tap. This is as easy as it gets - no cutting or splicing anything. I has to trim the clear plastic shroud a bit so it would snug up.
Then plugged it into fuse #36 which is switched by the key. I used the nearby metal nut to ground it. Pretty obvious which one once you get in there.
Then I started at the radar itself to ensure I left just enough wire without having any extra to deal with. All of the extra wiring tucks nicely inside the fuse box area.
In order to make for a very clean install I popped off the plastic cover to the mirror housing and fished the wire down in there and out the hole for the mirror adjuster. It does not interfere at all with adjusting the mirror and I didn't have to modify the housing at all (no drilling a hole). I am very hapy with how this turned out.
Then I popped that cover back on and installed the mount per directions provided. Very simple.
Then it was a simple matter of stuffing the wiring up into the headliner and just running it down, under the A-pillar transition piece, down under the rubber seal to the door, and then tuck into the fuse box area.
Finished product. Super clean and totally reversible if desired.