Escort 8500 x50 mounts
Burning Brakes
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I use one from Vette Mods - http://www.vettemods.com/radarbracket.htm
I also installed a remote switch up near the mirror - that way I see any alerts easily.
I also installed a remote switch up near the mirror - that way I see any alerts easily.
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
This one from east coast corvette has the best location for function. It mounts the detector closest to the centerpoint of the car where radar/laser is most likely to hit. The lower-than normal location makes it easier for the rear-detector to pickup laser or radar.
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: monroe city mo
This one from east coast corvette has the best location for function. It mounts the detector closest to the centerpoint of the car where radar/laser is most likely to hit. The lower-than normal location makes it easier for the rear-detector to pickup laser or radar.
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,881
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From: Olathe, Kansas
This one from east coast corvette has the best location for function. It mounts the detector closest to the centerpoint of the car where radar/laser is most likely to hit. The lower-than normal location makes it easier for the rear-detector to pickup laser or radar.
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
http://storesense.megawebservers.com...Z06/Detail.bok
I'm currently using it with my escort 8500. Here's a shot with my old escort 4500:
I had this type of mount for my Escort, and went to the vettemods set-up, for a couple of reasons. First the low mounting position makes the detector more visiable outside the car, thus more likely to be seen and/or stolen. Second, with this mount the detector would vibrate quite a bit. The vettemods bracket with the Invisicord is much more solid and located to the right of the rearview mirror, in a good location to easily see the readout. I have not detected any decline in it's ability to pickup radar signals since moving it from below the mirror. Just A much cleaner installation!
Racer
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 314
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From: Palo Alto California
I had this type of mount for my Escort, and went to the vettemods set-up, for a couple of reasons. First the low mounting position makes the detector more visiable outside the car, thus more likely to be seen and/or stolen. Second, with this mount the detector would vibrate quite a bit. The vettemods bracket with the Invisicord is much more solid and located to the right of the rearview mirror, in a good location to easily see the readout. I have not detected any decline in it's ability to pickup radar signals since moving it from below the mirror. Just A much cleaner installation!
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Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
There is an OEM screw that mounts to at location. The shaft has a screw on the tip that repalces the OEM screw.
It should be noted that My radar detector was purchased used and came with a suction cup style mount but no visor mount. I built my own custom visor mount from galvenized steel which is MUCH more rigid than the OEM escort visor mount
It should be noted that My radar detector was purchased used and came with a suction cup style mount but no visor mount. I built my own custom visor mount from galvenized steel which is MUCH more rigid than the OEM escort visor mount
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