Escort 79-000041-01 Direct Wire SmartCord (Red)
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Manufacturer: ESCORTBrand: Escort
Edition: Electronics
Model: Direct Wire SmartCord
Publisher: ESCORT
Studio: ESCORT
Music Label: ESCORT
Product features:
- In-dash power cord for radar and laser detectors
- Includes power-on indicator, LED alert for radar and laser, and mute button
- Installs in vehicle fuse panel and mounts within driver's reach
- Compatible with Passport 9500i, 8500 X50, Solo S2, and Passport 7500S models
- Also fits earlier Passport 8500, 7500, and 6800 detectors, and newer BEL units with a modular jack
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Escort 79-000041-01 Direct Wire SmartCord (Red)
Customer Review: Well designed, but not quite "one size fits all".
Summary: 3 Stars
If you have an Escort or Bel radar detector with a SmartCord, this is really your only option to hardwire your detector without losing your remote display and mute button.
The wires are long enough to route across the headliner, down the A pillar, and to your fuse panel. I was planning to put this in my center console, but the wires weren't quite long enough for that.
Escort makes two very big assumptions with this cord:
1) You want to splice one of your 12V wires
2) You know how and where to locate a 12V wire in your vehicle's electrical system
In my case, #1 wasn't true, so I opted to use a fuse tap instead of the included wire splice. If this is what you want to do, too, you'll need either the Wirthco 30001 Fuse Tap Kit, or if your car uses mini fuses (like mine does), the Wirthco 30800 Mini Fuse Tap Kit. Using a fuse tap, you don't need to locate or splice any wires -- just a switched fuse in your fuse panel (many owners manuals will list which ones are switched).
Escort ships this with a ring attached to the ground wire, which may or may not fit the location you plan to use as a ground. In my case, it didn't fit. So, clipping off a bit of the ring was necessary. Alternatively, you can just remove the ring and crimp on one that's the proper size.
The part of the the cord that makes it "smart" is where things can get tricky. The power cords all originate in the back, which can make installation difficult if you're planning on integrating this with a knockout in your dashboard. Escort includes some Velcro for mounting it, but it takes a fair amount of trimming to get it mounted without looking cheap.
All said, if you're willing to put in a half hour or so to make everything look nice, and have a very basic understanding of vehicle wiring, this is pretty decent. A bit overpriced for what it is, though.
A word of warning... there are loads of people selling simple power kits (basically phone jacks with two wires) as the same thing. Make sure you buy from Amazon to be 100% sure you're getting a genuine Escort product.
Description of Escort 79-000041-01 Direct Wire SmartCord (Red)
The Direct Wire SmartCord provides a more discrete and more permanent mounting option for your Escort radar detector. It includes a built-in alert lamp, pilot light and convenient mute button. Ideal for matching your blue light or red light Escort 8500 X50 radar detector.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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