Whistler Intellicord Powercord

 (14 customer reviews)

I bought this because I needed a straight, non coiled cord for my Whistler radar detector and discovered I like the features. It is very handy to have the power switch on the lighter plug.

A great accessory for Whistler detectors. Keeps you from having to try to reach the windshield to turn the detector on or dim it while rolling. This really should be considered a necessity rather than an option.

I bought this cord even though the cord that came with the radar detector (Whistler Pro78) was still fully functional. The reason being I hated having to reach up to change the mode and or mute/un-mute the radar detector white driving (depending on what type of car you have, and where the radar detector is mounted, this could be a long reach). Plus, I drive a manual car, so I'd rather have my hand down near the shifter than having to reach up.

The wire on the intellicord is a straight wire, not one of those that curl up - some people like it, some don't. I prefer this as I can tuck and hide the wire away easier.

The cord does what it's supposed to, you can program what the function of the button does (through the menu's on the radar detector unit) I currently have it programmed to:

Short press: Mute/Unmute the radar - I like having this feature because I don't want to hear the alert the entire time as I'm driving by a radar source that I can see (ie...Read more