I made my own "invisicord" using a piece of black phone cord, a couple of short pieces of solid core copper wire (it's quite stiff) and some heat shrink tubing.
First I tested a piece of the solid copper wire to see if I could insert it into the mirror harness plug thingy. The green ground one went okay but the brown switched 12v one wasn't happening. I grabbed a sewing needle and gripped it tightly with some vice grips and shoved it into one corner of where the brown wire goes into the harness. Sure enough, because it wasn't going to bend too easily I was able to "force" it in (it was easy) and the pointy end helped start it. I then wiggled it back and forth a little before I pulled it out (okay, that sounded weird) to "open it up some". I could then slide the test wire into that side just as easy. I used a different piece of wire to practice inserting so as not to bend the actual pieces after I soldered them together.
If you carefully strip back the insulation on a phone cord (V1 power cord) you'll have two or four wires inside and only two wires (+ & -) are needed. In my case the red was + and the green was - but that will be reversed at the other end of a typical phone cord...
Just test the chosen wires with a 12v power source and your detector before soldering.

The solid copper wire I used measured .032" without the insulation and the sewing needle I used to open up the harness measured .042"

The solid copper wires, phone cord, solder and heat shrink tubing



Finished "invisicord" and needle in vice grips for pushing factory wire in harness to the side. I stripped 1/4 inch of insulation from the copper wires before insertion and I used the other little tool to hold the solid wire securely when inserting into the wiring harness



"Invisicord" inserted and secured with black tie wrap...



This area is visible through the windscreen from the front and the install looks very clean, all black with one additional tie wrap used to secure approximately 1.5" of extra phone cord wire.



Detector could be mounted higher up but I like it to "see" out the windscreen just below the tinted area because I recall reading that the coating can reduce radar detector performance.



I scavenged the wire from some excess and unused strands I found in my sprinkler timer.



Thank you to those who gave me the idea in the first place and identified the proper wires to sync with...

 

nice write-up!

 

How is it improved, are you tapping into something else besides the regular InvisiCord?

 

the word is improvised not improved, see definition here:

im·pro·vise (ĭm'prə-vīz') Pronunciation Key
v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es

v. tr.

To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation.
To play or sing (music) extemporaneously, especially by inventing variations on a melody or creating new melodies in accordance with a set progression of chords.
To make or provide from available materials: improvised a dinner from what I found in the refrigerator.

v. intr.

To invent, compose, or perform something extemporaneously.
To improvise music.
To make do with whatever materials are at hand.

I think the best tip/idea I gave was to use a sewing needle to help make a little room for whatever type "invisicord" you're inserting, homemade (improvised) or the real "invisicord"

Regards,

Ron

 

Nice DIY!!! Thanks.

 

I did something similar but used d sub connectors rather then the solid copper wire. They are a little bigger at .040" but offer a little more of a finished look similar to ivisacord. You can also go with a mini d sub pin if you can find them, they are only .030" which would give an easier insertion like the solution from the OP.

 

I never saw this but very nice work. Although my stealthcord only cost me $6 shipped. So if had taken me more than 10 minutes to make my own it may have cost me more.

 

i just made a couple from my V1 cord using the dsub connectors

if anyone wants one PM me

 

I just did my own DIY stealth cord as well, but all I used was an old telephone cord and a couple D-sub pins



The problem I have now is that my V1 doesn't turn off now with the car. I tapped the green and black wires from the rear view mirror with the pin and V1 runs fine, just doesn't ever turn off.

Any ideas?

 

Here's a link to the DIY if anyone wants to do it.
DIY Invisicord/Stealth Cord & Radar Hardwire - Nissan Armada Forum: Armada & Infiniti QX56 Forums

 

Used the same pins, and have worked fine for almost 2 years now

 

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^^^^ Thank you very much, that was poor reading comprehension on my part. It did indeed say to use the brown not the green.


Will try this soon and see if it fixes it.

 

I have a 2011 Sedan and the wires are the same

edit** bad lighting

 

Thanks for the writeup!