Brunotheboxer

I just ordered this for my car and it comes with a mirror tap. I don't know if it works on the vette.

https://www.escortradar.com/escort-blendmounts/

tkbigsky

I had my local car audio shop install the Escort Passport Max. Small unit that works incredibly with GPS and only $549. After all of my research the only unit better I could find was their 9500 which ends up running over $2000 with front and rear setup. They had a very clean I believe Blendmount that attaches to the windshield mirror mount and hard wired to the fuse panel. Looks great and has already saved me several times. Will try to post a picture.

Modshack

I didn't think Blendmount had a mount out yet for the C7....And there is no mirror tap for the power..

Correction...Looks like they have one coming. Looks a little funky...

eboggs_jkvl

Blendmount site says nothing available yet for the 2014 Corvette. 12v not to be had on the mirror. You may need to read up on the RMA process.


Elmer


Damn, Steve types faster than I do!

slief

The mirror tap will not work with the C7. It's been widely discussed and verified that there is not sufficient power for the radar detector to run off the mirror's power source. You will either need to tap into the accessory power plug on the console, run a line from the rear of the car from the fuse box or use a Valentine 1 SAVVY to get power directly from the OBD II port.

eboggs_jkvl

The blendmount solution looks bad. It has the V1 on the left half of the mirror. I like symmetry and that isn't symmetrical!

I like the mount with the 4 screws.

Elmer

tkbigsky

I'll double check if they used a blendmount or another. Mine is very clean centered under the mirror and the power was run directly to the fuse box.

Woodson

Radar detectors are useless where I live.

eboggs_jkvl

Just received an e-mail from blendmount saying the mounts are available to order.

Not going to happen from me. I don't like sidesaddle mounts.

Elmer

Brunotheboxer

I don't own a c7 I was just trying to help out.

Modshack

LOL...

Blendmount has some mounted pics up now....Looks like it mounts the detector in EXACTLY the position my solution does (for only $117 more!)

eboggs_jkvl

Doesn't it look off to the driver side of the mirror on the blendmount? I see your 4 screw mount as being directly centered under the mirror.

Elmer

retaf

Are you kidding?

KeepRightPassLeft

There is no best radar detector. There is a radar detector with the best range. There is a radar detector with the best reaction time. There is a radar detector that will give you less false alerts then other radar detectors. There is a radar detector that will tell you if the radar source is in front of you or behind. There is a radar detector that is the best at helping you determine how close you are to the radar source. The problem is that all of these best properties are not in any one radar detector.

To determine which radar detector is best for you, you need to lack which of these properties are most important to you? You also need to consider now you drive. Do you drive 5, 10, 15, 20 or more miles per hour above the speed limit? Do you drive in the middle of a pack or are you the lone wolf? Do you drive mostly in the city, suburbs or rural areas? Do you drive on the highway or on surface roads more? Are the roads that you drive on flat, hilly, straight or curved?

Each radar detector has its strengths and weaknesses. The radar detectors that I recommend the are the Escort Redline, Escort Max, Beltronics STiR+ and the Valentine One. The next lower level of protection you have Escort Smart Radar, and Escort 8500x50 Black. Any other radar detector I would not recommend.

The next issue is LIDAR protection. When your radar detector alerts to LIDAR, the police officer has already determined your speed.

00247

Actually it ends up offset slightly to the passenger side. The picture above is looking from the back. (err, technically the front) Here is a picture mounted in a car. I like the screw in mount but for an Escort it will be hard to get to the buttons on top.

00247

While I was waiting to see what Blendmount was coming out with I came up with a temporary dash mount. Not wanting to sick anything to the dash or have the coiled cord dangling over the dash, I found that a thin material will slip under the dash trim in front of the steering wheel. I used some thin fiberglass circuit board material. Cut it slightly bigger than the opening and it will slip in from the open side. Make sure the edges are smooth so nothing gets scratched. The friction fit is very solid.


I added some Velcro and a spacer under one end of the detector to level it. The hardwired cord travels from the detector under the dash pad, exits a hole on the left side to go under the dash, and goes over to the console where it is tapped into the accessory plug-in hot lead. There is a ground stud under the cupholder.

The positioning is great. I can still see the HUD and my eyes don't need to look away when the detector goes off. I need the detector in other vehicles so, the Velcro makes removal easy and nothing has been permanently altered. The main drawback is it is in plain view. Still looking at other options but from the drivers seat this works really well.

UPDATE: Finally had a sunny day here in Wisconsin. With the rake of the windshield there was a lot of reflection of the radar detector on the glass. Somewhat annoying. The dark section leading to the HUD eliminates reflections. Still looking for other options and reports on the new Blendmount.

vincep99

I tapped into the courtesy lamp for the V1 in my other car; can you do that on the C7? I just picked mine up Thursday.

eboggs_jkvl

Probably not. LEDs all over the place. Cigarette lighter or fusebox.

Elmer

Bodieism

Is the cigarette lighter switched? I'm assuming it's probably not, which means when I get my car I'm going to have to run a cord all the way to the back and pull up the carpet for a switched power source

Why couldn't they at least leave the fuse box under the footwell since they crushed my hopes of being able to use my invisicord on the back of the mirror

KenHorse

Both of them up front are switched and that's where I tapped power for my Escort... Easy to do and took less than 30 minutes start to finish