# wtb:Radar detector cable

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**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-radar-detector-cable/246343 "2009-08-25T11:21:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![silveradoman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silveradoman/32/6487_2.png) [@silveradoman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silveradoman)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-radar-detector-cable/246343/35 "2009-08-26T14:46:02Z")

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> [@08silveRADoman"](#):
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> mines still got the plug in but i had my old one on a toggle… pos + from battery (fuse inline) to switch then to the detector…ground straight to battery …best advice and take it with a grain of salt…they dont work…think about this by the time he’s shot you with laser and your detector picks it up he already has a # on his screen of how fast you are going…ask almost everyone on here they will tell you…sure ive got one in my truck but its just to know where they are so i dont do anything stupid

> [@Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/59):
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> I think the cigarette lighter plug might be a safer bet

> [@New MR2 tail lights and some shots tonight...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mr2-tail-lights-and-some-shots-tonight/22062/17):
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> This. We wired it to work with my DRL’s. Car on/off = radar on/off.

im telling you to put it on a switch…

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