Where Have you Mounted Your Radar Detector!
06-18-13, 01:45 PM
#61
Picked up my car from Detailing Dynamics (awesome place if your interested) had my Belltronics STiR Plus and Laser Interceptors installed (and Xpel Ultimate PPF installed)
a few of a the radar/LI
a few of a the radar/LI
06-18-13, 10:40 PM
#62
Lexus Champion
Looking good! Man an f-sport bumper on that DSM would look too sexy. It's a shame blue wasn't in the f-sport pallet.
06-19-13, 12:24 PM
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07-27-13, 05:08 PM
#65
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WATCH OUT!
High-mounted RDs with suction cups WILL let go sooner or later. When they do, you can damage your delicate wood trim, destroy the detector, and rip out your painstakingly installed hardwire. If you use suction cup mounts, you MUST take precautions against the unit falling. NOTE: religiously removing the detector when the car is parked is NOT sufficient protection. Under hard braking, rough roads, or because it's the third Tuesday of the month, your RD will surely take a fall. Be warned and be ready.
High-mounted RDs with suction cups WILL let go sooner or later. When they do, you can damage your delicate wood trim, destroy the detector, and rip out your painstakingly installed hardwire. If you use suction cup mounts, you MUST take precautions against the unit falling. NOTE: religiously removing the detector when the car is parked is NOT sufficient protection. Under hard braking, rough roads, or because it's the third Tuesday of the month, your RD will surely take a fall. Be warned and be ready.
07-29-13, 12:46 PM
#66
I just clip mine to the bottom of the passenger sun visor in the closed position. (I put some foam on the inside to keep it horizontal and it has a clear "view" out of the front and back). I also purchased the Savvy unit and the concealed display. The concealed display is great as it shuts off the lights on the main unit and replicates it right in front of you. No one outside the car can see the flashing lights.
I put the concealed display on my steering wheel, which fits well if you don't have the eye/sleep monitor thing (I installed it with Velcro in approximately the same location). The Saavy plugs into the diagnostic port under the dash for power (and it also mutes the detector if your speed is under a selectable threshold setting). So theres a small cord running from the concealed unit to the Savvy unit under the dash (easily concealed) and a long cord running from the Savvy to the main unit on the passenger visor.
I simply ran the power cord (thin black telephone-like wire), from under the dash to the inside of the driver's door, behind the rubber door seal to the top of the door, and then out accross the pillar (the only visable part), and under the headliner by just tucking it in where it meets the front windshield. It comes out where the rain sensor is located, but it's small and black and not noticeable at all (especially if you have the black FSport headliner). Then I route it through where the sun visor is attached and plug it in. It looks very close to a custom install, and no taping wires whatsoever. If anyone is interested, I'll take some pictures.
I put the concealed display on my steering wheel, which fits well if you don't have the eye/sleep monitor thing (I installed it with Velcro in approximately the same location). The Saavy plugs into the diagnostic port under the dash for power (and it also mutes the detector if your speed is under a selectable threshold setting). So theres a small cord running from the concealed unit to the Savvy unit under the dash (easily concealed) and a long cord running from the Savvy to the main unit on the passenger visor.
I simply ran the power cord (thin black telephone-like wire), from under the dash to the inside of the driver's door, behind the rubber door seal to the top of the door, and then out accross the pillar (the only visable part), and under the headliner by just tucking it in where it meets the front windshield. It comes out where the rain sensor is located, but it's small and black and not noticeable at all (especially if you have the black FSport headliner). Then I route it through where the sun visor is attached and plug it in. It looks very close to a custom install, and no taping wires whatsoever. If anyone is interested, I'll take some pictures.
09-21-13, 06:04 AM
#67
Advanced
Blendmount is a great look!
11-12-13, 06:49 AM
#69
Get a Blend Mount and a wire tap. I literally had my detector up and functioning with ten minutes. I tapped into the mirror wires on the windshield and plugged it in using the wire tap. It hangs just below the rearview mirror like it was built in. I love it. A little pricey but to me it was worth the money.
11-13-13, 05:44 AM
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11-13-13, 03:28 PM
#75