I have an Escort and bought the bracket from VozTech that mounts on the passenger sun visor bracket. It is nice and sturdy but does not allow full movement of the visor for the passenger, which is unacceptable. I am now looking for other suggestions. I am looking for an unobtrusive looking install. Any pics of your install would be appreciated.

 

I was thinkin of doing this also. In what way is the movement restricted?

 

The passenger can only lower the visor to a perfect vertical position. Many times you want to pull it down and back all the way to the windshield but now the detector is in the way. Maybe that is being picky but I drive AND ride and find it irritating so I want a better solution. The suction cups on the windshield are not very good either. They keep popping off on my Suburban.

 

Have you checked with these folks to see if they have any suggestions?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20

 

Check with these guys for their mirror mount, works really well.
www.greatlakestrophies.com.

 

I think that radar detectors should be mounted on the windshield as low as possible. This is the best position both for radar and lidar detection. Second, radar detectors should not be mounted permanently, and should be removed when the car is parked in public places, as they are theft targets. Therefore, why fret about it? Stick it to the windshield and attach its cord to the lighter/plug and store it in the console when you park.

 

Escort 9500i on Great Lakes Trophy Mirror Mount with 6" Invisicord.

 

for the best performance i agree. i'll sacrafice some rear lidar detection for a nice stealth mounting. It's also nice to have it well hidden in the event an officer walks up to your car. If you have a radar detector you are more prone to going over the speed limit, or else you wouldnt have it. bottom line.

also even if you take the radar detector and coiled cord and put it in the glove box, you are still leaving the suction cups visible for the world and crooks to see. now you're increasing your chances of gettin your car broken into. radar detector, or GPS mount, a crook knows there's something in your car. most of us aren't going to hassle removing the suction cups every time either, the windshield becomes a mess with smudging circles not to mention leaning forward to reach over the corvette dash isn't as forgiving as some other cars

Funny thing is i've had several radar detectors in many different vehicles and since i've owned the vette, i've had no ambition of even putting my RX65 in the vette. I find myself driving slower and just enjoying the ride instead of zipping all over town when i was younger. maybe i'm just old

 

Of course you remove the detector and its suction cups. No big deal.


I guess you are old. And one is only old in spirit if one so allows. A Vette should not be a boulevardier - unfortunately that's what I see most doing.

 

I disagree; so does the designer of the Valentine One detector:

I made a bracket that is held in place by the sunshade anchor:This keeps the detector at optimum height and makes it difficult to see if you're not in the car. And it doesn't interfere with the passenger side visor.

 

Then you have rings around the windshield


I'm only 31 I jinxed myself and after my previous post, i went into the garage and held the detector in a few places and lowered the visor. It would work well on the passsenger side of the rearview mirror using the suction cups just below the XM antenna box. For those using suction cups, i found that you can use little rubber feet under the little nubs on the detector so it doesnt rattle when going over rough road surfaces. what works even better are those little stick on felt feet that come in a variety of diameters stuck to a piece of cardboard. any home depot, lowes, or even walgreens has them. anyhow, you can lower the visors and still see the display of the detector! I would run a smartcord tucked in along the roof liner, down the drivers side of the pillar and up under the dash and place the smartcord alert LED/mute button on top of the steering column with double sided sticky tape. then run the power wire and ground under the radio and tap off a switched fuse in the fuse panel under the passenger side floorboard. BUT i just told myself i'm not going to fuss with it and put it back in the house.

as far as mounting, mike valentine will tell you anything to sell this product. when an officer uses lidar, he's aiming for your front license plate. if the car doesnt have one, he can still get a reading, but if theres any beam scatter, it's going to be concentrated near the bottom center of the car. i've tested both mounting it high and low, and it works better when it's mounted lower (closer to the front plate) Also consider your rear radar horn (those with the V1) and the rear laser sensor. If mounted too high you won't have a straight shot out the back glass. we already have the odds against us with the low angle of the back glass, unless you are a vert with the top down

 

I like your bracket, I need to see if I can make one. What do you make it out of?

 

0.034" stainless (power coated). Complete details here:

 

NJAg78,
Does the detector "bounce" when you go over rough roads? I like the way yours looks.

 

Thanks, you remote looks great. I would like to hardwire mine like yours but I have a NPP controller plugged into the seat heater fuse already, I am sure another fuse would work for the add a fuse adapter.

 

i agree about the high mounting point being better for the cresting the hill reason.

 

There are two seat fuses; maybe you can use the driver's heated seat fuse? It's under the cover to the right of the exposed fuses.

 

I made a bracket much like this. The visor works fine and very stealthy mount. I made it out of heavy aluminum and it is very stable.

 

I'm thinking about making a brackett like yours and have a couple questions. Does the OnStar reciever interfere with the V1 reciever? Do you mind posting pics from a distance so I can see the entire mirror/visor area? Thanks in advance.