Best Place to put a Valentine 1?
08-26-2003, 12:45 PM
#1
Best Place to put a Valentine 1?
ok i am in the process of saving for a v1..
but, i dont wanna have it in the middle of my windshield and takin it off everytime i leave, cause i KNOW ill forgot... so this is whjat i wanna do
hardwire to cig lighter or something
but have it where my reaerview mirror, but right above it.. ya know what im sayin?
i have the oem tint that comes on the front top of the windshiled..
will that affect the range of my v1? or will it affect anything? i just wanna put it in a place so i dont get it stolen... and that seems the best place to me..
thanks guys
but, i dont wanna have it in the middle of my windshield and takin it off everytime i leave, cause i KNOW ill forgot... so this is whjat i wanna do
hardwire to cig lighter or something
but have it where my reaerview mirror, but right above it.. ya know what im sayin?
i have the oem tint that comes on the front top of the windshiled..
will that affect the range of my v1? or will it affect anything? i just wanna put it in a place so i dont get it stolen... and that seems the best place to me..
thanks guys
08-26-2003, 12:58 PM
#2
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 80
I've been thinking about getting one. I wanna put it where my dome light is. I don't even know if it'll work there, but I'm like you, I don't want it in the open. All I know is it has to be mounted high to be effective.
08-26-2003, 01:23 PM
#5
mounted the radar detector on top?
then it wont work..
thers no point
maybe he put the remote display on there..
but anyway, its legal here in tn...
so i dont worry about cops, im worried about robbers lol
then it wont work..
thers no point
maybe he put the remote display on there..
but anyway, its legal here in tn...
so i dont worry about cops, im worried about robbers lol
08-26-2003, 02:22 PM
#6
Mount it as high as you can on the windshield, but below the tint. I have the remote display, so my V1 is mounted in front of the rear view mirror. The mirror is actually blocking the LEDs, but the view for the radar from front to back is perfectly clear. My remote display is under the radio, so no need for the LEDs on the unit itself.
DW
DW
08-26-2003, 03:44 PM
#8
The tint reduces sensitivity. On some cars, even just the plain windshield reduces sensitivity. I saw an article in one of the car mags on it. Also, the my rearview mirror is blocking the LEDs, not the rear facing antenna
DW
DW
Originally posted by danimsta
but does the tint affect anything?
also, since u got the reaerview blockin ur radar...
then how does the v1 detect from behind u, cuase isnt there a detecter in the back?
but does the tint affect anything?
also, since u got the reaerview blockin ur radar...
then how does the v1 detect from behind u, cuase isnt there a detecter in the back?
08-26-2003, 04:36 PM
#9
I mount mine just below my rear view mirror. About 3 in below the rear view mirror, works fine. No tickets so far. 
Actually, it's about 3 years since my last ticket. I'm convinced it work because ever since I got the Valentine, I got no tickets. And yet, I still drive the same.
Actually, it's about 3 years since my last ticket. I'm convinced it work because ever since I got the Valentine, I got no tickets. And yet, I still drive the same.
08-26-2003, 09:07 PM
#14
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Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,085
someone put it by the rear view mirror and it looked cool. so i know that it's possible..
good luck. don't speed. you'll get points. if not, spend hours at the court trying to avoid paying the ticket. not worth my time. i've done it like three times and it's such a waste of my time waiting on line for the prosecutor to call my name.. errrrr... law~
good luck. don't speed. you'll get points. if not, spend hours at the court trying to avoid paying the ticket. not worth my time. i've done it like three times and it's such a waste of my time waiting on line for the prosecutor to call my name.. errrrr... law~
08-26-2003, 09:10 PM
#15
well ive already sped.. so i need one...
and what does spending hours at court do?
all it did for me was let the judge tell me since its my 2nd offense, i gotta pay 75 and itll go on my record..
he didnt even check to see if i had record, he jus asked, and my dumb *** said yeh i already had one
**** tellin the truth.. lol
and what does spending hours at court do?
all it did for me was let the judge tell me since its my 2nd offense, i gotta pay 75 and itll go on my record..
he didnt even check to see if i had record, he jus asked, and my dumb *** said yeh i already had one
**** tellin the truth.. lol
09-03-2003, 11:40 PM
#18
ok guys gonna bring it back up...
but anyway
so the tint wont affect it at all?
cause i jus wanna put it there and not think about takin it down everytime...
now to find someone sellin theres for cheap lol
yo ive, can u find that thread? i searched and searched and found nothin
but anyway
so the tint wont affect it at all?
cause i jus wanna put it there and not think about takin it down everytime...
now to find someone sellin theres for cheap lol
yo ive, can u find that thread? i searched and searched and found nothin
09-04-2003, 10:48 AM
#19
Mount it here. The tint will definitely affect laser (but who cares) and possibly even radar as well...but the range is still pretty ridic. If I am losing range I don't care, because the range is fine where it is.
Get the remote display and mount it bahind the wheel in front of the guages...that way popo won't see it. And *NO* they are not illegal and *NO* you won't get a ticket, but you still don't want them to see it. The only exceptions are Washington DC and Virginia where they are illegal still I believe.
Can we get through this thread without a debate over the merits of radar dectectiors?
Get the remote display and mount it bahind the wheel in front of the guages...that way popo won't see it. And *NO* they are not illegal and *NO* you won't get a ticket, but you still don't want them to see it. The only exceptions are Washington DC and Virginia where they are illegal still I believe.
Can we get through this thread without a debate over the merits of radar dectectiors?
09-07-2003, 02:42 PM
#23
I would think that anywhere you mount the detector, especially a V1, where it is still visible outside the car, you are just asking for a break in (assuming you do not remove the detector at all).
09-07-2003, 04:44 PM
#25
The mount that is suctioned to the windshield has a nice and quick dis-mount tab. Leave the mount, take the V1
DW
DW
Originally Posted by Mishmosh
I would think that anywhere you mount the detector, especially a V1, where it is still visible outside the car, you are just asking for a break in (assuming you do not remove the detector at all).
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