Curious here too for gen2. believe a relay is going to be the best bet - with it tapped off a wire similar to what I have shown at start of the thread. no Issues here yet with tripping or disabling anything with the extra voltage draw that i have added. liking the wire that ive tapped so far...
Makes sense - can switch it to a posi-tap still ensuring this is my best wire to tap before going more of a permeant route. as it stands there is no movement in it at all - red plastic cover was slid up after words to further add pressure to the connection.
hoping i can find someone else who...
Used one of these connectors and just shoved it in place. was a tight fit and made descent contact shoved against existing wire - tugged on it a bit and it didnt seem to move at all so im happy with it - also more comfortable than tapping an existing wire
Wish there was more detailed info out there to assist with tapping a switched 12V source — hoping this post helps others in the same boat, and maybe circles back with even better solutions down the line.
Regardless of whether you’re installing a radar detector or something else, the point of...