[MWcoupe]

do not hardwire through the fusebox! its very noticeable and takes maybe double the time. hardwire it through the front dome light where you open/close the sunroof! got mine done in 10mins?

[cstmx_ryder]

+1, use the hardwire kit that came with the V1 and tap it through the dome light!! Fasted and easiest solution guaranteed........

Got it done in 30 min, and the hardest part was popping open and removing the dome light cluster.

[raceyBMW]

Except you are cutting into wires, the installation through the fuse box is completely reversible with no evidence of it having been done afterwards.

[snareman]

Originally Posted by alpine330

do not hardwire through the fusebox! its very noticeable and takes maybe double the time. hardwire it through the front dome light where you open/close the sunroof! got mine done in 10mins?

How is it visible? You can't see mine at all?

[MrSteak]

Thanks bilbarstow for the detailed instructions and amazing pictures on page 1.

Did it the other day... completely clean plug and play install that only cost me $8 (mini add a fuse), and about 20min.

[iTomb]

First attempt at the fuse-tap method failed. No power to the V1 once wired and grounded. For the ground, I used the large Torx bolt (down & to the left of where you drilled the hole in the metal bracket). Is that torx bolt not a good ground?

I did 'press' the ground eyelet to the metal bracket (where you drilled for your ground), but still no-go.

Other than that, my install is virtually identical to this and can't figure out why there's no power to the V1.


2007 328i Sedan Automatic

[raceyBMW]

You sure no power? Remember that the V1 needs to be turned on, and that you need two fuses in the fuse tap. That bolt is an excellent location for the ground.

[wareagle900]

The Grounding bolt you used is good. That is where i grounded my electronics to.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by raceyBMW

You sure no power? Remember that the V1 needs to be turned on, and that you need two fuses in the fuse tap. That bolt is an excellent location for the ground.

+1

Try a few different minifuse locations. I needed to try a few before I found one with non-constant power.

[iTomb]

Originally Posted by raceyBMW

You sure no power? Remember that the V1 needs to be turned on, and that you need two fuses in the fuse tap. That bolt is an excellent location for the ground.

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.

[iTomb]

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

+1

Try a few different minifuse locations. I needed to try a few before I found one with non-constant power.

As recommended in the original post, I used the 5amp HomeLink fuse (slot 28 on my panel) since it only receives power when the motor is running. It works perfectly.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by iTomb

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.

Sounds good. Glad you got it working. I had trouble at first, didn't have the right combination of fuses.

I dropped my headliner and have about 3" in cord hanging as well, mounted to my visor.

[raceyBMW]

Originally Posted by iTomb

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.

[DrDurt]

just did this exactly as the first write up. Works awesome. thanks!!!

[3002 tii]

^ nice, i personally did not like the mirror option as well. i'll be hardwiring my 9500xi this weekend.

[S i n i s t e r]

Good stuff "BILBARSTOW". Just finished up mines following your steps and it came out great!

[Sherwood]

Juust finished hardwiring my V1 and I love it. Thank you for everyones help. Had to figure out why it was powering up at first, but after reading josh49 continually telling people to flip the fuse tap 180 degrees, I gave that a try and viola!

[JTBurn]

Hard wired my new V1 today. Thanks to all who posted pics and provided excellent advice. Much appreciated.

[mikracer]

When doing the fuse box install, are you guys running the V1 hardwire kit, or directly from the V1 to the fuse tap? Wouldnt running the hardwire kit from V1 be redundant since the power source from the fuse box is already fused?

[Atorsesh]

Originally Posted by mikracer

When doing the fuse box install, are you guys running the V1 hardwire kit, or directly from the V1 to the fuse tap? Wouldnt running the hardwire kit from V1 be redundant since the power source from the fuse box is already fused?

You can NEVER have enough fuses. Also just a heads up to everyone who uses the Add-a-fuse techniques: there are a lot of myths that over time the add-a-fuse adapters separate the contact in the fuse box so much that it loses contact. It probably is more vehicle specific but I thought I would just throw it out there. I've been using 3 add-a-fuse's for my car for the past 2 years and no problems yet.
The absolute best method is to use a fuse block. If you do that remember to use a fuse to go to the fuse block Here's a good example of one

[hsantiago335]

followed this thread about the fusetap and it worked perfectly just had the rotate the fuse tap 180 degrees and it only took about 30 minutes

[PINOY_E90]

To all,

I am planning to hardwire my v1 using the fusetap method, what other things do i need to buy from autzone to complete my install?

Thanks