I hardwired an Escort 9500ix radar detector into the car. I had initially planned on a complete stealth system but cannot afford the time to install on right now. So this will have to do in the mean time.
For power, I tapped into fuse #42 in the forward passenger footwell fuse box (there is more than one fuse box in the F15!). 42 is nice because it's for the UGDO transmitter and PDC and it's switched power. I used an adapter I bought from Amazon. For ground, I tapped into the all-brown wire on the passenger side footwell light harness, right by the fusebox. Lastly, I have found it's nice to have a remote mute button to silence the detector. So I used one from Escort. I was able to fish the remote wires below the steering column through the Lycra-like material and mount the mute button under the steering wheel. I took care to make sure there was enough wire slack in all possible steering wheel positions. Lastly, I covered the LEDs on the mute button assembly with black electrical tape. No need for more stray light in the cabin.
I ran the wires up and down the A-pillars. The trim is easy to remove. The door seals are easy to pry back a little and there is even a small channel behind them to contain the wires. It's laborious, took me about 90 minutes, but it's nice to have it all integrated and also have a remote mute button.
Escort 9500ix Radar/Laser Detector, $329.99 from Amazon
Radar Mount add-a-blade fuse, $8.99 from Amazon
Escort Sticky Cup Radar Mount, $30.37 from Amazon
Escort Smartcord, $22.99 from Amazon
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