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Old 12-19-2011, 05:55 PM
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It looks like using the blendmount would seriously degrade what little visibility you have towards the front passenger area of the car.
Old 12-19-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JLB768
Amazed at how many will buy a 50/80K car, and cheap out on a radar mount

Hell, between coffee, pepsi, fast food, and crap like that, I'll blow a $100 in a week
I did mine because there was no mount that put the detector where I wanted it to be.
Old 12-19-2011, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mdb917
It looks like using the blendmount would seriously degrade what little visibility you have towards the front passenger area of the car.
Not really, you aint hanging a bus from the mirror.
Old 12-19-2011, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JLB768
Amazed at how many will buy a 50/80K car, and cheap out on a radar mount

Hell, between coffee, pepsi, fast food, and crap like that, I'll blow a $100 in a week
For me, it's not about the money. I'm 6'2" and the Bendmount have the radar detector under the mirror is just too much in my line of sight. I prefer my Escort 9500ix to be a little higher up. That is why I have mine mounted up near the visor. Nothing to do with the cost.
Old 12-19-2011, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ncvette_1FUNRIDE
For me, it's not about the money. I'm 6'2" and the Bendmount have the radar detector under the mirror is just too much in my line of sight. I prefer my Escort 9500ix to be a little higher up. That is why I have mine mounted up near the visor. Nothing to do with the cost.
Not saying everyone is cheap, but some people have "custom" built some horrible looking mounts, just to save a buck. I understand what you are saying though, I had a V1 in my last Vette mounted on the visor, hated that I couldn't use the visor 100%.
Old 12-19-2011, 07:45 PM
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get a Blendmount, end of story
Old 12-19-2011, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ncvette_1FUNRIDE
For me, it's not about the money. I'm 6'2" and the Bendmount have the radar detector under the mirror is just too much in my line of sight. I prefer my Escort 9500ix to be a little higher up. That is why I have mine mounted up near the visor. Nothing to do with the cost.


what he said
Old 12-20-2011, 05:35 AM
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I see my mirror has a plug in the back of it. So, in order to plug in the radar detector, do I have to unplug something else in the mirror? How do you know which plug holes to put the prongs into? (And don't tell me, that's what she said!)
Old 12-20-2011, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by J Willis
I see my mirror has a plug in the back of it. So, in order to plug in the radar detector, do I have to unplug something else in the mirror? How do you know which plug holes to put the prongs into? (And don't tell me, that's what she said!)
You don't unplug anything. You just insert the prongs into the back of the connector into the appropriate color wires that they tell you to use for your vehicle model and year.
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Originally Posted by richhoff
You don't unplug anything. You just insert the prongs into the back of the connector into the appropriate color wires that they tell you to use for your vehicle model and year.
OK, Thanks.
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Originally Posted by cclive
Scott has detailed instructions here:

http://www.bugmanweb.com/c6/c6index.html

Under Radar detector on the left
Or I could just repeat this post...



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