Uniden Hardwire

Cityofangeles323 · 10-04-2021, 12:47 PM

Hi guys,

Just hardwired my uniden r3 using the rear view mirror. My question is that is the detector supposed to automatically turn on whenever I unlock the car(electronics come on)? I noticed that when I had it plugged into the cigarette lighter that it would turn on by itself. Now that it's hardwired, I have to press the power button for it to turn on. Is this normal?

CDN-Driver · 10-04-2021, 08:06 PM

Observe if the RD is shutting itself off after a period of inactivity, as opposed to getting switched power from the car (which is preferred).

Cityofangeles323 · 10-04-2021, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CDN-AWD

Observe if the RD is shutting itself off after a period of inactivity, as opposed to getting switched power from the car (which is preferred).

Originally tapped into the wires with the red connector as that seemed to work when I had my f30. Then tried the wires on the bottom and now it's working how it should! Comes on automatically and turns off after a few minutes of turning off the car. Thanks for your reply!

k4sh_90 · 10-06-2021, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Cityofangeles323

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDN-AWD

Observe if the RD is shutting itself off after a period of inactivity, as opposed to getting switched power from the car (which is preferred).

Originally tapped into the wires with the red connector as that seemed to work when I had my f30. Then tried the wires on the bottom and now it's working how it should! Comes on automatically and turns off after a few minutes of turning off the car. Thanks for your reply!

Which wires on the bottom did you tap off of?

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Cityofangeles323 Private First Class 77 Rep 166 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Uniden Hardwire Hi guys, Just hardwired my uniden r3 using the rear view mirror. My question is that is the detector supposed to automatically turn on whenever I unlock the car(electronics come on)? I noticed that when I had it plugged into the cigarette lighter that it would turn on by itself. Now that it's hardwired, I have to press the power button for it to turn on. Is this normal?
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