RE: [OT] Wiring up a radar detector

["Roger Shingler" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Had a chat today with a mate at DC Research in Esslingen and it seems that
the world is rich with mods for the W203 W209 cockpit. There are some CAN
interfaces around for fun with the internals.

Search around the web for infos

As an aside we were talking about the 7 series and downloading software...
It takes 6 hours to load the software to each car....
BMW and DC have OSGi projects that support software downloading during the
car's life. Both DCR and BMW are in the OSGi consortium and OSGi may get
onto a car one day.......... and maybe even your house.
http://www.osgi.org/news/osgi_news/index.asp

Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 March 2004 13:26
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Wiring up a radar detector

Thanks.  It is a W209, but in the end I traced back to where the carkit
installer had tapped a switch live and scotch-lok'd off of that.  Bit of a
pain as I had to get the cable to the passenger footwell, but a lot easier
than any other option.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Shingler [mailto:roger@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 March 2004 00:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Wiring up a radar detector


Hi Peter

The W209 uses D2B (Optical fibre) to control the radio, so the ignition
sense will not be to the radio. Check the black and yellow wire behind the
radio.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 March 2004 17:24
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Wiring up a radar detector

Long shot this, but the Merc forums are all US-based and not always very
helpful - I've got a Roadpilot which I've fitted on the right-hand side of
the dash.  It's got a power lead to the cigar lighter, but I've lopped that
off in the hope of finding a hard-wired solution.  However, every wire I
try
is live, ignition on or not.  Wasn't like that in my TT.  I'm guessing that
the newer Mercs run power around the car, and have local modules to control
what's on and off.  Anyone got any experience of this?  I'd rather not have
to take up the carpets or pull the dash apart to find some power.  It's a
2003 CLK cab if that makes a difference.

Thanks

______________________________________________
Pete


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