I have a radar detector and the iPod and right now, I can only use one or the other when I'm driving. I was wondering if there is such a thing as mentioned in my subject line which allows me to use them both at the same time and which also functions like a "surge protector" to filter out power spikes (or maybe spikes don't apply in car power ports, I dunno). Anyone have one of these things and are there better than average ones out there?

 

cheap ones are about 15 bucks.

i have hade one for 4 years fo cell phone charger and radar detector. no problems as of yet

 

Where can you get one of these? And what are some good brand names? Also, do these things protect from surges as well or do only some of them have this feature?

 

try best buy or a major electronics retailer
most of the should be fused...look!!

 

Think about hard wiring the radar detector?

 

$6.99 at Radio Shack They also make a triple plug

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...t%5Fid=270-1525


Surging is not an issue. Car voltage is DC

 

Kronos,
I was thinking about hard wiring my detector. I was going to run the powerlead up through the defrost hole. Any potential problems with that, i.e. heat issues, etc.?

 

Thanks - that's what I thought too because the car battery is DC but then I was wondering why my radar detector had a safety fuse that I had to put into the car plug. Also, whenever the car starts, it doesn't have any chance of any sudden spikes to the power port?

 

Willie...do a search for radar detector wiring or some such. I believe there is a way to tap a power supply in the window frame, I hav not done it yet.

 

Willie -- it's easy to hardwire...

there's a tie in near the fuse box under the dash, the right trim panel on the windshield pops off like a breeze, and you can just tuck your cabling up under the top trim panel via a little rubber gasket on the windshield side...

ruexp67 did a little writeup showing how... if you can't find it or want info, let me know and i'll take some pics of my install.