[Warp Ten]

Originally Posted by VirtualGuitars

The power never really shuts off on the ODB port. I leave my UniCarScan adapter in mine ful-time and I still see it as an appropriate wireless network when I'm near my car. Your radar detector probably turns off due to lack of activity. This is not the appropriate way to power a radar detector. You don't want anything to short out.

Do yourself a favor and wire it to fuse block #50 near the passenger kick panel. That block only shares power with the cigarette lighter. Use a fuse tap and then you can use both with safe, switched power. The power will turn off in about 10 min after vehicle shutdown.

VirtualGuitars is right. I did that using a fuse tap bought on Amazon with a 10 ft. cord (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -- about $20) and followed the excellent directions supplied here: http://www.eyephysics.com/BMWG30/bmwg30.html. I did not have to remove any interior body panels to run the cord. It just tucked in under the panels. I used a plastic trim tool to help. When plugged into the unused fuse slot #F59 that I used (located at the end of the fuse block), the detector stays on a while after you shut down as it is wired to a time delay relay. It comes on again when you open the door. --Bob