Yukon wiretap for Uniden R8W is a nightmare
I have a R8W. All was good but I just very recently got a Yukon. Well apparently they don’t do the normal every other vehicle I’ve ever seen 12v “cigarette lighter” plug in the front. It’s only USB. No big deal, right, cause I was just gonna mirror tap. So my good friend ChatGPT is showing me exactly what I need to do. All goes well until I turn the vehicle off. The detector stays on. That’s not what I was going for for a couple obvious reasons.
So CGPT says hey, there’s this harness the you can get from Gen5. It’s plug and play. Plugs directly into the mirror harness and then already comes with the phone power wire needed for my detector. Ordered! Wait 5 days. It’s here. Without delay I’m out plugging in. Plugs right into the mirror and waitttt! The phone plug visibly and I can feel does not go into said detector. The original power cord(12v) goes in like butter. Gen5 harness one is a no go. Ordered it vehicle specific “for radar detectors that use “J-11 phone plug” to power them but does not list the individual brands.
WTF!! First off. Second, can someone please point me to what harness I actually need to get this right! It’s been a Fn nightmare! I’m at the point I’m just gonna get the 12V “extension cord and just run it from the back of my vehicle to the front and just need to unplug it everytime so it’s not powered on 24hrs a day. Frustrated asf!