psbjames1970

Where is the best place to put a radar detector in an RX-8?

I would like to place one in a location that works well but it isn't easily visible (or not visible at all if possible).

playdoh43

as far as normal radar detectors go you have to put it near the top of your windshield. it wont work if it dosnt have a clear sight of the front AND back of your car.

Cattywampus

oooooooooo. I'm telling.

RedSheDevil

:quickly shoves police34 in the closet for a brief moment:

I have mine up in the black right above my rear view mirror. I did a lot of tests to see if that black stuff reduced the sensitivity. I then placed it so the bottom of the detector almost touches the top of the mirrror. It works great and can't be seen from the front through the black area. I put it on the Dark setting at night so it can't be seen from the back either.

All stealth is lost if you don't get it hardwired tho. That cord running to the lighter is a dead giveaway!

:lures police34 out of the closet with a cookie:

Radar detector? What radar detector?

guy321

I have mine right behind the rear view mirror so that the LCD screen peeks from under the mirror.. my mirror is raised all the way up tho.. You can hardly see it when driving towards me.. I also have mine hardwired into the homelink..

police34?? You wouldn't pull ME over would you? I guess I shouldn't have told him the times/days/and routes i drive through his patrol area

psbjames1970

They are only illegal in VA and DC.

Already got dinged for speeding .

KYLiquid

with my last car i mounted it at the top center of the front window. worked great, it was only a cobra but it saved me from getting tickets from speed traps, the only times i got speeding tickets was when i was getting paced by undercover cops, includin a white benz, green dodge caravan and silver pontiac grandam

StealthTL

iTrader: (1)

Between the roof and mirror is perfect for radar, but awful for laser, the 'eye' is usually on top.
It is possible to get some laser range if you mount the unit upside down, with the laser eye peaking out from the black stuff!

Mine also takes off from the mirror power.

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guy321

Mount it under the mirror upside down..

PoLaK

iTrader: (1)

behind the heating/cooling vent right above the volume ****.

staticlag

Hardwired into sunroof control.

Mounted on glass to the left of the mirror.

As said, the key to discretion is having it hardwired.

alcimedes

Have people had good luck with the Valentine series? Just wondering before I drop $400 on one. Although I figure it's spend the money now, or later in a series of $150 tickets. Just want to make sure the $400 is worth it from people who have experience with them.

Wasn't really necessary when I was speeding in my protege.

staticlag

Totally worth it, the bogey counter has saved me from false alarms many a time.

And its sensitive as heck also, I get at least a 1/2 mile warning on any police radar.

RotrDoc

My Valentine has alerted me to speed traps innumerable times. It's only failed me once, when I was cresting a hill at 80 with a sharp cop oncoming on a two-lane highway. Nailed me before V1 could alert and I could react. There are other quality units in the $300 + range, but the multiple-bogey counter and the directional indicators are very valuable.

er0sion

v1 rocks, the only time ive gotten a ticket is when i got paced on the freeway at 2am. ive had my v1 for about 3 yrs now.

Railton

When I had a radar detector I had it mounted in the passenger side headrest. Pulled the leather off and cut a rectangular hole out of the foam to stick it in. The unit was then wired down into the seat and took power off spare connection under the seat near pwr amp. The power could be cut off with an old foot operated dimmer switch mounted up under the firewall behind the rubber insulation/padding.
Works slick up there cathching waves front and back. Different car yes I know, not the 8.
Railton

Oranje

Here's mine...

Cheers,
Oranje

jdog

Has anyone with a V1 tried putting attaching it to the rear part of the opening for the sunroof? I'm toying with this, but still trying to figure our how to run the wireing without making it look ghetto.