02-15-2023, 08:28 PM | #133 |
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Do you remember if the right spot was similar to what’s in the picture in the first post in this thread? I was unable to try again today and planning to try tomorrow. The power tap cable is also coming tomorrow.
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There is also a YouTube video in this thread that showed the procedure on the pre-LCI, which was way easier than mine was to get off. You just have to keep working at it, and it will eventually pop loose. |
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Why do car manufacturers make this stuff so difficult. Better yet, why not provide a USB port in that area? 😡 |
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02-16-2023, 07:50 PM | #136 |
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So I managed to find a combination that results in a click on each side, and after those clicks I clearly see a gap between the big and small plastic pieces. But it still doesn’t seem to come out. What am I missing? Is there a third clip somewhere?
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02-17-2023, 05:02 PM | #137 | |
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I did the driver's side first, but it was still hanging by the passenger side. Getting the passenger side to pop away was still a bit of a pain, but not as bad as getting the driver's side to pop loose, since I could then kind of wiggle the whole piece while I pushed the side that was still attached. Being gentle with it got me nowhere, have to use a bit of force . . . more than what was shown in the video. |
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08-03-2023, 12:21 PM | #138 |
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Hey guys I’m reviving this thread. I got the mirror tap on and I’m resintalling the plastic pieces now. I can’t for the life of me get the big plastic piece back on I’ve tried everything. Been sitting here for two 30 min sessions trying to figure it out. It won’t close any further than the picture I posted. Any help??
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Awesome thank you so much for this. I going to give it a shot shortly! Also doesn’t help that the wire tap I purchased is short so I need to figure out how to mount the radar cause right now it’s mounted way too high and my rear view mirror blocks the screen. Need to figure out how to make it a bit longer before putting the plastic back on just yet |
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Sorry I think I initially thought you had the mirror tap coming straight down from under the column, that’s why I mentioned to the left.
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I tried and tried, it seems like the damn wires are just too short, I even tried jamming the wires with needle nose pliers and it just simply won't make contact. Anybody tried a T style wiretaps? Fuse box tap is last resort, I hate running wires thru the car, that never works out for me.
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Successfully installed mine today and yes it is a PITA. I used blendmount tap and mount. I wish the power cable was a bit longer (maybe the way I ziptie it). The mirror power plug goes in only one way… it took me like 20 minutes to figure it out since the space is so tight and fingers just won’t fit. I timed how long it takes to power off and is about 5 mins, not too bad.
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Thank you all! I got it working with the radar mount kit from Amazon.
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Best location to mount, IMO.
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Yes! Can’t tell there is a radar detector unless you really pay attention.
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