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just remember that when you have a radar detector plugged into your cig. lighter you must remove it from the outlet after your drive or you will run out the battery, even my dealership did not know this until it happened to me. All my other vehicles do not do this, just a bit of info. tk.
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If you drive the speed limit you don't need the detector, problem solved.
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Good to know, was curious if the cig lighter was always hot.
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Tksblade:
Thanks for the heads up! Was not aware of this and will keep this in mind. |
Originally Posted by jamesw95
(Post 1583002242)
If you drive the speed limit you don't need the detector, problem solved.
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Originally Posted by tksblade
(Post 1583002013)
just remember that when you have a radar detector plugged into your cig. lighter you must remove it from the outlet after your drive or you will run out the battery, even my dealership did not know this until it happened to me. All my other vehicles do not do this, just a bit of info. tk.
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Originally Posted by jamesw95
(Post 1583002242)
If you drive the speed limit you don't need the detector, problem solved.
Is that why those cars with flashing lights are always behind me? |
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Thanks Lisa |
Chevrolet used to provide this super cool thing called the owners manual with each car, which contains a warning that leaving stuff plugged in can drain the battery. They stopped doing that when they discovered that hardly anyone read the darned thing.
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I just click mine off every time I turn on to my street. In 39 years of living here I have yet to see a cop patrolling the speed limit. Watch me get a ticket 100 yards from the house now that I've said that.:lol:
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Just run a remote wire from the HVAC fuse.
On when the car starts. |
Originally Posted by jamesw95
(Post 1583002242)
If you drive the speed limit you don't need the detector, problem solved.
I thought they were like Harley's where their top speed is 40mph...:( I alwasy drive at least five over. I use my Radar detector more to keep me alert than to warn me of my speeding. When the detector goes off it makes me look around to find the popo. I sit in the car for hours at a time after about four hours I need something to keep me focused. There are so many toopers on the interstates these days, the detector goes off often. |
Just ordered the short cord to hard wire into the mirror.
Plan on mounting it up by the mirror. I have it plugged into the console but that is supposed to stay hot also. My Android Cobra RD goes off after about 2 minutes. Usually scares the hell out of me when it announces "low voltage". Whats the deal??? |
Originally Posted by tksblade
(Post 1583002013)
just remember that when you have a radar detector plugged into your cig. lighter you must remove it from the outlet after your drive or you will run out the battery, even my dealership did not know this until it happened to me. All my other vehicles do not do this, just a bit of info. tk.
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Originally Posted by CaryBob
(Post 1583003357)
Chevrolet used to provide this super cool thing called the owners manual with each car, which contains a warning that leaving stuff plugged in can drain the battery. They stopped doing that when they discovered that hardly anyone read the darned thing.
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I guess the entire radar detector question is a matter of conscience. While I'm no fan of the "holier-than-thou" attitude of most "detector detractors", I guess in the final analysis I'm one of them.
I can't get past the fact that you are buying a device whose only reason for existence is to enable you to break the law. You can rationalize it any way you like, but that's the fact. Don't like the law? Change THAT. But stop looking for convenient excuses to soothe your conscience. Want to drive really fast? Don't do it on the streets, that's for chumps and posers. Go to the track as I do, as often as you need to. That way when you're on the street and that young mom pushing a stroller and not paying much attention steps off the curb in front of you, you won't end up losing a lot more than your precious Corvette. Sorry for the rant. The tip about not leaving devices plugged into your cigar lighter is a good one, and certainly applies to GPS units, etc. When in doubt, read the manual. |
Originally Posted by fyreline
(Post 1583003797)
I guess the entire radar detector question is a matter of conscience. While I'm no fan of the "holier-than-thou" attitude of most "detector detractors", I guess in the final analysis I'm one of them.
I can't get past the fact that you are buying a device whose only reason for existence is to enable you to break the law. You can rationalize it any way you like, but that's the fact. Don't like the law? Change THAT. But stop looking for convenient excuses to soothe your conscience. Want to drive really fast? Don't do it on the streets, that's for chumps and posers. Go to the track as I do, as often as you need to. That way when you're on the street and that young mom pushing a stroller and not paying much attention steps off the curb in front of you, you won't end up losing a lot more than your precious Corvette. Sorry for the rant. The tip about not leaving devices plugged into your cigar lighter is a good one, and certainly applies to GPS units, etc. When in doubt, read the manual. |
Originally Posted by SinisterC6
(Post 1583002295)
If the goal is to drive the speed limit then why spend all that money on a Corvette?
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Originally Posted by Kadorja
(Post 1583002351)
Wait, wait, wait.... there's a limit?
Is that why those cars with flashing lights are always behind me? |
Originally Posted by jamesw95
(Post 1583002242)
If you drive the speed limit you don't need the detector, problem solved.
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