Passport 8500 or Solo 2??
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Passport 8500 or Solo 2??
I'm trying to decide which one to get. I use my cig. lighter for my cell phone so I really don't want to buy a bulky splitter for the 8500. Does the Solo 2 provide enough performance to offset the cordless feature?
#2
I just got the 8500 and I love it. I wouldn’t call it bulky, it’s made solid. After researching the web and reading various articles i found out that this radar is best bang for the buck. You can always get a cigarette lighter splitter if you need to charge your phone and use the radar.
i paid $220 shipped
i paid $220 shipped
#5
Originally Posted by Tom153
8500 no doubt about it! You can get a hardwiring kit for the 8500 for just 30 bucks from escort...
#6
Definitely go with the 8500 out of those two. Hardwire it and put it at the top of the windshield. Not only does it give you better protection but it also hides it from thieves. Put is so the sensor is just below the tint band. Here is a pic of how my V1 is mounted:
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Originally Posted by WaarrEagle
Hardwire it and put it at the top of the windshield. Not only does it give you better protection but it also hides it from thieves. Put is so the sensor is just below the tint band.
#8
Originally Posted by R5a7B
What did you hardwire yours to?
Also, I tried wiring mine to the sunroof but the sunroof has some kind of f'ed up switch where whenver I tapped the positive wire the sunroof would tilt. It is easy to tap the overhead light right there as well but I didn't want my V1 on all the time.
#9
Most likely, I will be hardwiring my 8500 to either the fuse box or the map lights. I take my detector down everytime I leave the car anyway (do not want it stolen), so having it on all the time would not be a problem. I think it would be easier to wire it to the map lights, correct me if I am wrong.
#10
Originally Posted by R5a7B
Most likely, I will be hardwiring my 8500 to either the fuse box or the map lights. I take my detector down everytime I leave the car anyway (do not want it stolen), so having it on all the time would not be a problem. I think it would be easier to wire it to the map lights, correct me if I am wrong.
#12
My V1 came with a hardwire kit. The map light and surrounding panel just pulls out of the headliner. Get a voltimeter, find the 12V wire going to the map light, and tap that. I am sure the hardwire kit from Passport wil have a connector to clamp onto the wire. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by kgb006
I just got the 8500 and I love it. I wouldn’t call it bulky, it’s made solid. After researching the web and reading various articles i found out that this radar is best bang for the buck. You can always get a cigarette lighter splitter if you need to charge your phone and use the radar.
i paid $220 shipped
i paid $220 shipped
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