Has anyone hard wired this into their car?
57671
No, I didn't, but used this device in my car and in my motel rooms with an AC adapter and it worked very well.
57672
I have and it works great. Just make sure that you wire it with the correct polarization or you could damage it.
1314319
Sorry to say but I haven't installed mine but did bring it to two installation shops that do auto electronics and both said without the necessary patch cords and codes from costar they couldn't do it. I have not contacted costar as reasoned death in family has had us busy. Sorry I couldn't be of help
897613
There should be a plug that comes with it so you can just plug it into the outlet in your car. Mine did anyway...
1358540
I haven't hard wired mine, I just deal with plugging in the adapter when I use it. Wiring it into a 12v switched circuit is easily done by buying a 12v lighter accessory socket with wires and connecting it to the switched source and plugging the adapter into it. Now it will go on and off with the key.
93517
Yes but I would not recommend if hardwiring the unit to the car. It could give false readings all day like when a bird lands on your car or someone just walks near it. This will drain the life out of your battery. I disabled that feature on mine. Good luck
650253
Yes I have. Open the housing to the power on the cord, Make sure you ground it to the car, the center of the cable is the power. Hook it to your dlr fuse, the cam will go on and off with the keys, Also in the cord there is a mother board elec tape it. It is done, ive done it for both my cars and works great
1136558
Mine did not, however, if that was what I was going to do with it, this is what I would do. Connect it to the 24v battery under the hood, then run an extension cord through the firewall under the dashboard. Once installed (very easy) you never have to mess with it again, and it won't get lost when you are not using it.
1295134
Nope. But my experience with it is, its a hit or miss if you use it. I just wire mine directly.
348286
You'll just need to get the correct wiring harness for it to make sure it will work, but can always hard wire it which takes a little longer when not using the wiring harness that plugs right into the vehicle wiring harness
1486848
Does this model come with a optional "hardwire" to wire it directly to the car?
1627727
It's just the wire , you would have to buy an adapter if you want to use it for your car. I apologize for the late response.
590514
I haven't had any issues with mine, it all friends how you wired them all, I used sodering, and hooked them up to a 12v circuit on my car
1789443
Yes and now. It can be hardwired if your willing to somehow provide the required DC voltage to the unit. Either by incorporating the plug into the hard wiring or using a different AC/DC converter. It's not as simple as running an AC wire to it. Will it be within NEC code if hard wired? I don't know. I put in an outlet right next to the vent at the top of the wall and just plugged it in there rather then being fancy.
244570
If you mean a plug for the power/cig outlet then it's easily doable. That's how I wired mine up. I added an extra constant outlet to the center console for power. Allows me to completely remove the CB out of vehicle when not needed. I just coil the antenna cable under the seat.
2283250
Yes, into the 12v socket in the rear or the car. We ate very happy with our Netbase it works brilliantly!
906122
Never attempted to put it in a smart car before, I would check with an installer .
1027070
Simple answer is yes. I have mine attached to the passenger visor in my car and run the power cord down the passenger door frame to the extra power outlet. Good produce, you will be surprised at what it captures.