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Review on 🚨 Enhance Your Uniden Radar Detector with the Uniden RDA-HDWKT Smart Hardwire Kit: Mute Button, LED Alert, and Power LED for Uniden Models R7, R3, R1, DFR9, DFR8, DFR7, and DFR6 by Adam Nelson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not as easy to install as advertised

I definitely like the idea of hardwiring and have experience installing DVRs and the like. There are no instructions included with this kit and while I knew what I was doing it might not have been as easy for others without experience with a tee or safety tap. Inside the box was a small plastic bag with Velcro closure and a T-tap. If you don't know what a T-Tap is, you can watch a YouTube video that shows how to connect the T to a power cord. I'm not a big fan of the T-Tap as you need some electrical knowledge and maybe a voltmeter to find a live wire. If you look under the dash and behind the center console, you'll see literally hundreds of color-coded wires going in different directions. So which one do you associate with? That's why I like to use a safety tap. It's much easier and no guesswork. This kit is not included, but you can get it for less than $10 at any auto parts store. Just make sure you get one that matches the panel fuses. Also, the velcro doesn't stick to any surface I've tried installing the control box on.

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors