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Just bought a 2016 LT without homelink and the white/purple wire as described had nothing on it. Purple/green was hot but only when the light/night sensor engaged the headlights. Purple with black stripe was the way to go! Power on ignition only, valentine one engage :)

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Well disregard the previous post - as is the radar detector will not work in the daytime lol! It only works when the nighttime ambient light is triggered.   Back to the drawing board. I removed the

rdtpp1991
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I installed the Blendmount and MirrorTap for my V1 tonight...took about 15 mins. If you have powered OnStar mirror and no lane departure it is really easy. There is a harness in cover that goes from

TXTruk15
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you should be able to pop off the whole cover, not just the #2 part, that will get you to the plug easier....   check this out...about 35 seconds into the video....  

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My truck has the wire plug that is inside of the plastic cover that runs on the windshield between the mirror mount and the headliner. Has anyone installed the Invisicord or MirrorTap on this type of setup?

 

It appears most on this thread have the lane departure black box or the plug that is exposed on the back of the mirror itself which seems like the easiest. I'm worried about the wire taps fitting inside of that plastic cover.

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arkiehou02 Enthusiast

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It's actually a lot easier to run your power wire down the A pillar to the fuse box on the drivers side dash. You don't need any tools and you don't have to splice or tap into anything. It took me less than 5 minutes to install it.

 

 

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Forgive my ignorance but how did you tie into the fuse box? Did you use a fuse splice? Did you connect to an empty terminal? Is there a block you screwed a connector to?

 

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rdtpp1991 Enthusiast

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My truck has the wire plug that is inside of the plastic cover that runs on the windshield between the mirror mount and the headliner. Has anyone installed the Invisicord or MirrorTap on this type of setup?

 

It appears most on this thread have the lane departure black box or the plug that is exposed on the back of the mirror itself which seems like the easiest. I'm worried about the wire taps fitting inside of that plastic cover.

I have same mirror...I'm going to get a mirror tap this weekend and try it out...I'll let you know how it works out

peavy New Member

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I have been meaning to start messing with it but have been procrastinating. Lookin forward to see how it works out

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Finished mine up a couple nights ago. Placement is great. I have a smart cord version that I wanted to mount the button sticking out incognito but where it sits is super easy to silence. Main plug the directions said the farthest left but it's actually the middle purple with white stripe on my 2015 Sierra Z71 SLE . Maybe other truck have different options. A quick poke with a power probe or test light will show you. afe2f25e9ce14442d33d9345d08614d0.jpg

 

 

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rdtpp1991 Enthusiast

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I installed the Blendmount and MirrorTap for my V1 tonight...took about 15 mins. If you have powered OnStar mirror and no lane departure it is really easy. There is a harness in cover that goes from the mirror base to the headliner.

 

I used the 12" - NANO .040 MirrorTap...I originally got the .080 and it doesn't fit this connector since the connector is so small.

 

I have a 2014 Silverado LTZ and used black for ground and the one next to purple/green for power....believe it is purple.

 

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I installed the Blendmount and MirrorTap for my V1 tonight...took about 15 mins. If you have powered OnStar mirror and no lane departure it is really easy. There is a harness in cover that goes from the mirror base to the headliner.

 

I used the 12" - NANO .040 MirrorTap...I originally got the .080 and it doesn't fit this connector since the connector is so small.

 

I have a 2014 Silverado LTZ and used black for ground and the one next to purple/green for power....believe it is purple.

 

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Exactly what I want to do. Clean and sleek

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Corey Schex New Member

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On 4/12/2016 at 3:02 PM, arkiehou02 said:

Forgive my ignorance but how did you tie into the fuse box? Did you use a fuse splice? Did you connect to an empty terminal? Is there a block you screwed a connector to?

 

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Also wondering what you guys are are tapping into the fuse box… I’m about to start this process and I’m just curious to know, just incase I’m not comfortable tapping into the lane departure box once I break it open. 

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Given the BCM and how it can react to circuits in the truck being taped into and changing current/load, I'd recommend running a new circuit (wire) to the fuse panel. Auto part stores sell a "tap" that fits into an existing fuse slot and creates two seperate circuits. Use a multi meter to find one that is on when you want it to be (all the time, or with acc, or in run). Its easy to tuck the wire in the headliner and the A pillar. 

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