Not working the radar detector does not work, it wont turn it on. i tryed taking out the wire and plugging it back in, but it still didnt work.

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For what its worth a few years ago I had a similar problem. Turned out the car 12V socket I was plugging into didn't work. Quickest way to figure that out is to take it to another car and try it there.

Posted on Jul 12, 2007

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