I'd like to see pics if you can. Wiring is the worst part. Here in CA we can no longer mount anything on the windshield so to secure the radar unit I used one of those 'sticky pads" you see advertised. STAY AWAY! After two summers it was a brown blob of meat on my dash. I used Goop to get it off and it was a real mess. After cleaning the dash and detector I found another way to secure it.
Get yourself those felt feet that you stick on furniture or a TV or anything really that you do not want to leave a mark. I got a bag at Wally World for a few bucks. Now I put six on the bottom of my detector, arranged like a six-pack can view from the top, then I put two more where you'd put your fingers in the six pack. So it looked like a row of three, a row of two, and a row of three, all snugged up together. Now remove the tape on the two rows of three and stick then to the detector. When that is done, take the single row of two in the center, flip them over and put them back snugly in place, and remove the tape so the sticky bits are facing you. Now press the detector onto the dash. Success!
When you lift the detector the two feet that are in the center will stay on the dash and are very unobtrusive. The six feet on the detector stay on it. This also raises the detector a fraction of an inch and avoids contact with the vehicle. Less scratches and more cushion. When you place the detector back on the two feet, the corners of the other round feet secure nicely.
Only issue is the power cord! And this is on my Toyota. I demand it be a much cleaner install on the Z.
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