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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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I saw a radar detector bracket that was glued into the back of the rear view mirror instead of screwed in or glued at the bottom. My fellow club member forgot where he ordered it. West Coast and Mid america have them from the bottom.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:51 AM
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never mind...i just realized it was for a c6..
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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I have and love the bracket from great lakes trophy. I have told several people about their website and they have said they could not find it? I just googled great lakes trophy and it was right there. Check it out. Add an invisicord and you have the best set up going.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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thanks...i hate to glue from the bottom. it might come off due to the heat out here.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Mine did actually come out once. Super glued it back in and it's been fine ever since.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 02:09 AM
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That's what mine did in AZ
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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Add an invisicord
What is that? I'm running an escort 8500 X50, and the cord is the reason I have it suction cup mounted to the bottom of the winshield. Can u elaborate please?

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A short cord that goes directly into the electro mirror. A great feature.
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I went to a fair amount of trouble to connect my RD to the back of the mirror only to discover that this caused it to turn off and on everytime someone opened a door. Only a few threads on this mirror connection idea warn of this shortcoming. I realize this doesn't bother some people. It bothered me, so I had to connect it to the passenger footwell wires that were provided expressly for powering such accessories.
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Originally Posted by TNX ZORA
I went to a fair amount of trouble to connect my RD to the back of the mirror only to discover that this caused it to turn off and on everytime someone opened a door. Only a few threads on this mirror connection idea warn of this shortcoming. I realize this doesn't bother some people. It bothered me, so I had to connect it to the passenger footwell wires that were provided expressly for powering such accessories.
I also hard-wired my detector into the mirror power wires, and my detector only turns off when shifting into reverse. No biggie, and free. I also made a bracket out of a metal strip originally used to operate a bathroom sink stopper. Just painted it flat black, and bent to fit. Used a short sheet metal screw to attach it to the bottom of the mirror mount. Also free. Very clean, and simple to do.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Got any pics or tips for the wiring hook up? I am about to try this on my Z06
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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Got any pics or tips for the wiring hook up? I am about to try this on my Z06

I forget which one I used for power, brown, I think, and one of the black ones for ground. Used a cheapo multi-tester to find power/gnd. If I had to do it over, I'd check for a power wire that doesn't disconnect when shifting into reverse, but it still has to be ignition controlled.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Check out our Bracket! We also offer a bundle with the Invisicord.

http://www.vettemods.com/products.htm
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Originally Posted by vettemods.com
Check out our Bracket! We also offer a bundle with the Invisicord.

http://www.vettemods.com/products.htm
do they make the invisicord longer? I need it to go down by the passenger footwell. I already have my xm hardwired to the mirror.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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We carry the 20", Invisicord.com can make any length you want.

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Originally Posted by RedRckC5
do they make the invisicord longer? I need it to go down by the passenger footwell. I already have my xm hardwired to the mirror.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by vettemods.com
We carry the 20", Invisicord.com can make any length you want.

Rick
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thanks. I/ll be ordering the bracket later today.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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see my post (#2) in this thread for a link to a) the mounting bracket and b) the invisicord ( by CF member Teamspeed)

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...lakes+trophies
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got my bracket from vettemods saturday just in time for our sunday cruise. another question, installed the bracket from WCC on my dad's vert, but the factory bracket for the 8500 doesn't fit. the instruction showed a hole in the middle of the bracket, but the one we got only have two holes on the side and not in the middle.
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