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      05-19-2010, 05:21 PM   #409
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Originally Posted by iTomb View Post
Ok. I'm not a complete dolt. The V1 was definitely turned on.

I got it working, however, I'm not sure which of the 'changes' I made was the 'fix.'

The fuse-tap I used is a 2-10amp with the ability to piggy-back two fuses (obviously). The two things I changed was the direction that the fuse-tap was plugged in to the panel, and changed the slot where the original fuse was plugged in to the fuse-tap.

The large torx bolt is a good ground, however, before those two changes (above) were made, I had gone ahead and drilled a hole in the metal brace, and attached an eyelet to the ground wire, so I just used a self-tapping screw and grounded it there.

The install is complete and looks professionally done. Only about 3" of cord is visible and is very difficult to see from outside the vehicle.

And, I love the V1! By far the best detector I've ever had.

And I'm completely convinced that though I've only had the V1 for a couple of days, it's already paid for itself at least once.
Glad you got it figured out, sometimes its the simplest but most frustrating thing. Love my V1, definitely has made itself worth the money over the last couple years for me.
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