Radar mount?
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St. Jude Donor '13
We used a Blendmount for the V1 in our C7 for about 5 years because I was too busy to make something better. I hated it.
The Blendmount is ugly, obscures some vision out the windshield, is in full view of any crook or Officer who looks at your car, and seems to work loose every year even after using Loctite on the screws and mating surfaces.
On the C6 we had a home made mount that screwed into the W/S trim at the very top. Almost invisible. Great, but won't work on the C7.
We now have a Uniden R8 on left-top of the dash, tucked up against the A-Pillar. Right now it's attached with the big W/S suction cup but I plan to make my own dash mount some day. Until I do, the suction cup is still better than the Blendmount.
The Blendmount is ugly, obscures some vision out the windshield, is in full view of any crook or Officer who looks at your car, and seems to work loose every year even after using Loctite on the screws and mating surfaces.
On the C6 we had a home made mount that screwed into the W/S trim at the very top. Almost invisible. Great, but won't work on the C7.
We now have a Uniden R8 on left-top of the dash, tucked up against the A-Pillar. Right now it's attached with the big W/S suction cup but I plan to make my own dash mount some day. Until I do, the suction cup is still better than the Blendmount.
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From: Ventura Co Ca
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St. Jude Donor '13, '20-'21
We used a Blendmount for the V1 in our C7 for about 5 years because I was too busy to make something better. I hated it.
The Blendmount is ugly, obscures some vision out the windshield, is in full view of any crook or Officer who looks at your car, and seems to work loose every year even after using Loctite on the screws and mating surfaces.
On the C6 we had a home made mount that screwed into the W/S trim at the very top. Almost invisible. Great, but won't work on the C7.
We now have a Uniden R8 on left-top of the dash, tucked up against the A-Pillar. Right now it's attached with the big W/S suction cup but I plan to make my own dash mount some day. Until I do, the suction cup is still better than the Blendmount.
The Blendmount is ugly, obscures some vision out the windshield, is in full view of any crook or Officer who looks at your car, and seems to work loose every year even after using Loctite on the screws and mating surfaces.
On the C6 we had a home made mount that screwed into the W/S trim at the very top. Almost invisible. Great, but won't work on the C7.
We now have a Uniden R8 on left-top of the dash, tucked up against the A-Pillar. Right now it's attached with the big W/S suction cup but I plan to make my own dash mount some day. Until I do, the suction cup is still better than the Blendmount.
When, I leave the car, I put the detector in the trunk and the garage door opener in my pocket.
I think it might be a good idea, for the safety of a passenger, to use something a bit more sturdy than a suction cup. Newtons Third Law of Motion might take effect if you are ever rear ended.
I cringe when I see license plates on dashes. I once saw one embedded in the interior roof of a car after they were rear ended at speed. Fortunately, no one was injured. jmho
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I have a blendmount for my Radenso that gets power from the mirror. I have all adjustment screws as tight as I can get them because they would loosen up. The mount portion has a metal blade that slides into the Radenso, but I also had to put duct tape around the blade so it would keep the Radenso on. It used to fly off during jet mode. It has been good since I jury rigged it.
