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Re: Valentine1 hardwire install
You can get the "hardwire install kit" from the V1 website. It's an easy install....you just might need to remove a few interior trim pieces to run the wire.
You can also send a private message to Mike...aka W8MM on this board...he can answer any question you have
You can also send a private message to Mike...aka W8MM on this board...he can answer any question you have
Re: Valentine1 hardwire install
There was a message thread on this a few weeks ago.
I anyhow supplied the cable and block and my dealer installed before I picked the car up, at no charge. The RJ-11 cable terminates at the rear view mirror.
The nice thing compared with my M5: the 997 windshield is so sloped that the V1 can sit in the ideal position right at the top of the windshield without bumping into the sun visor when you put it down.
I anyhow supplied the cable and block and my dealer installed before I picked the car up, at no charge. The RJ-11 cable terminates at the rear view mirror.
The nice thing compared with my M5: the 997 windshield is so sloped that the V1 can sit in the ideal position right at the top of the windshield without bumping into the sun visor when you put it down.
Re: Valentine1 hardwire install
I hardwired my V-1 recently. I used a "fusetap" from Radio Shack and tapped into one of the fuses (don't recall which) that are on/off with ignition. I installed the V-1 at the top of the windshield on the drivers side of the rear view mirror.
Only "problem" I ran into was the space between the trim and the windshield (A pillar ?) was fairly large and the RJ wire kept popping out. I used a few small pieces of foam to hold it in place. About a :30 minute job total.
Only "problem" I ran into was the space between the trim and the windshield (A pillar ?) was fairly large and the RJ wire kept popping out. I used a few small pieces of foam to hold it in place. About a :30 minute job total.
Re: Valentine1 hardwire install
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JP66 said:
You can get the "hardwire install kit" from the V1 website. It's an easy install....you just might need to remove a few interior trim pieces to run the wire.
You can also send a private message to Mike...aka W8MM on this board...he can answer any question you have
The V1 comes with everything you need to hardwire it.
On my 996 (probably very similar to a 997) I installed the main unit just to the right of the rear view mirror (so it wouldn't interfere with the drivers sun visor). I used the sun visor clip (you need to compress it a bit to fit snuggly) and wedged it between the headliner support and roof (helps to unclip the headliner support--just tug down), so I wouldn't have any suction cup marks visible from the outside.
I wedged the power cord between the headliner support and roof. At the point where the headliner support meets the a pillar, we fished the wire between the a pillar trim and roof, without removing the trim (didn't want to risk introducing squeaks), and then removed part of the door weatherstrip and ran the wire down to the fuse panel and covered the wire when we reinstalled the weatherstrip. Tapped into a switched power source at the fuse panel. Also installed the concealed display on the steering column. Here's a few pix:
Concealed display on steering column is perfect location--easy to quickly look down, and mute button in easy reach:
You can see the sun visor clip wedged between the headliner support and roof. I also put some foam between the top of the V1 and the headliner support, which made it more stable, and also pointed more horizontally so it has a good line of sight out the rear window:
Hardly noticeable from outside:
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