For those of you that like to go fast and those of you who also like cruise control, you may like this little hack I created. It's fairly simple so I'm not going into huge detail, mainly because I don't want new models of cars or radar detectors to patch this.

Requirements:

  • Cruise Control
  • Radar Detector
  • 30 Gauge Wire (Kynar)
  • Soldering Iron
  • Solder
  • Soldering Skills


Since I got a new car, and it's fast, I figured I should invest in a radar detector. Now the thing is, I am not as fast as the radar is to tag me, so my reaction time for stopping or slowing down won't be perfect. So I got to thinking, since I usually go fast while using cruise control, why not rig the decelerate or off button to switch on when radar is detected? So I opened my radar detector and popped off the decelerate button. Turns out it isn't as complicated as I thought.

Simply wire up the decelerate button to the radar detector's LED that goes off when radar is detected, the LED will light up and send a current to the decelerate or off button, and bam, instant deceleration. Then to clean up run the wire behind the dash.