C6 Radar Detector Placement
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Instructor
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From: Clear Lake Texas
C6 Radar Detector Placement
I'm having so much fun driving my "New" 06 vert! I took it to Dallas and loved it on the highway. I will be bringing it to BG in May for the forum cruise in!
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
Instructor
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From: Newark Delaware
I mounted mine under the rearview mirror. Made my own bracket and power cord like the invisicord. powered from the harness to the mirror. Bracket attaches to mirror using 3M automotive double side tape. can send photos if interested and can help with fabricating the mount.
2005 Beast
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From: Tarpon Springs FL
Escort all the way
Escort connected to rear view mirror with invisicord - killer. Used the mount the escort came with can't even tell its there.
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
Last edited by TBonez; Mar 3, 2009 at 08:20 PM.
Drifting
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From: Lexington TN. Retired Navy
Or you could do what I did and mount it on the dash, plug it in in the console. To me it seems if I put on the visor or the mirror it reduces my view, especially in typical downtown traffic where I would need to look up at street signs or traffic lights. But as late, I've been mulling over the visor mount location. maybe time for a change 
Safety Car
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From: Monument CO
Escort connected to rear view mirror with invisicord - killer. Used the mount the escort came with can't even tell its there.
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
mine is drivers side visor mount
Melting Slicks
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From: Avon Park FLORIDA
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Escort connected to rear view mirror with invisicord - killer. Used the mount the escort came with can't even tell its there.
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...ord-p-601.html
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From: Morganton NC
are they helpful?
Have the radar detectors really been helpful to you? Isn't the joke that they tell you when you've been busted? I thought the laser units THE MAN has nowadays made detectors kind of useless. I've never had one, but might reconsider if they offer some useful pre-busted warning.
Team Owner
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From: Southern Utah
Here's a whole thread, with pics, on how I mounted mine. I still haven't seen an installation that puts the 8500 up and out of the way any better!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...nt-w-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...nt-w-pics.html
Burning Brakes
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From: WV
Have the radar detectors really been helpful to you? Isn't the joke that they tell you when you've been busted? I thought the laser units THE MAN has nowadays made detectors kind of useless. I've never had one, but might reconsider if they offer some useful pre-busted warning.
As far as LIDAR (laser), if you get hit with it you're pretty much toast. By the time your detector goes off your speed will already be locked. There are some drawbacks to LIDAR though in that you have to be stationary, very steady, and have no obstructions. A lot of departments have gone to LIDAR but many still use radar. It really depends on the area you live in. I can tell you that in the NVa, Md, Wv panhandle areas radar is still widely used. I usually get hit at least once a day with it (when driving the Vette).
My advice is to buy a quality detector, read up on what to watch for, and how to adjust your driving behavior. I can tell you that I have never been stopped in my Vette with my detector but I have been nailed (no ticket
) in my DD without..
Last edited by BLACK 08; Mar 3, 2009 at 11:20 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Ca.
I'm having so much fun driving my "New" 06 vert! I took it to Dallas and loved it on the highway. I will be bringing it to BG in May for the forum cruise in!
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
, as a matter of fact I made a few extra cords 12" and thinking about selling them.Hey with everything going on in this time we all have to do a little something extra $$$$$$$$$$
.I have no problems with the visor hitting it or it flopping around
. IMO this is the best spot for it.
Last edited by pictureman; Mar 3, 2009 at 11:19 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Upstate New York
Have the radar detectors really been helpful to you? Isn't the joke that they tell you when you've been busted? I thought the laser units THE MAN has nowadays made detectors kind of useless. I've never had one, but might reconsider if they offer some useful pre-busted warning.
Quality detectors are still VERY useful however you can't just turn it on and expect it to protect you 100%. You still have to be smart and watch your driving behavior. Instant on will also get you so you have to watch for the warning signs.
As far as LIDAR (laser), if you get hit with it you're pretty much toast. By the time your detector goes off your speed will already be locked. There are some drawbacks to LIDAR though in that you have to be stationary, very steady, and have no obstructions. A lot of departments have gone to LIDAR but many still use radar. It really depends on the area you live in. I can tell you that in the NVa, Md, Wv panhandle areas radar is still widely used. I usually get hit at least once a day with it (when driving the Vette).
My advice is to buy a quality detector, read up on what to watch for, and how to adjust your driving behavior. I can tell you that I have never been stopped in my Vette with my detector but I have been nailed (no ticket) in my DD without..
As far as LIDAR (laser), if you get hit with it you're pretty much toast. By the time your detector goes off your speed will already be locked. There are some drawbacks to LIDAR though in that you have to be stationary, very steady, and have no obstructions. A lot of departments have gone to LIDAR but many still use radar. It really depends on the area you live in. I can tell you that in the NVa, Md, Wv panhandle areas radar is still widely used. I usually get hit at least once a day with it (when driving the Vette).
My advice is to buy a quality detector, read up on what to watch for, and how to adjust your driving behavior. I can tell you that I have never been stopped in my Vette with my detector but I have been nailed (no ticket
) in my DD without..
Burning Brakes
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From: Rocky Mount NC
I'm having so much fun driving my "New" 06 vert! I took it to Dallas and loved it on the highway. I will be bringing it to BG in May for the forum cruise in!
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
I would like to add a Radar Detector and wondered if anyone has one that can be installed so there are not cords everywhere and is still highly functional.
Thanks,
Capt Roy
Drifting
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V1, Great Lakes Trophies visor mount with invisicord tapped into powered rearview mirror. Mounted on drivers side. I tried the mount on the passenger side, but having to take your eyes off of the road more by looking over to the pass. side, I didn't like. Right in front of my driving line of sight works out better for me.
