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Old 01-16-2023, 04:25 PM
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Getting power from the mirror...

New member, new owner and very excited- this question relates to a 20223 John Cooper 2 door hatch:

I am trying to power a radar detector through the mirror power. The attached photo is of the main connector
in the mirror. I assume that the red wire is a switched hot but I have no idea which wire is the ground.

Any help would be appreciated!
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Likely brown, but if you can get ahold of wiring diagrams that would tell you for sure.
 
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If for any reason brown wire is not the ground, you can always make your own ground by attaching the ground wire anywhere on the car’s body.
 
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