Ive always had it mounted there and it works well. never had an issue with it

 

Ive always had it there and works find. Never had an issue with the distance of the radar catching the cops radar

 

Props to Attack!!!

Just got the hardwire kit from Escort in the mail a couple of hours ago and thanks to this awesome DIY I already have the entire installation finished and it works great! Seriously Attack, thanks!

 

I just did this, and it worked great. I chose the black/red wire that was running behind the metal bracket. I also put the whole power adapter/wiring package up into the cavity for a cleaner look, and the stretchy power cord run for slack.

I'm using the visor mount and just a triangular sunglass-lenses case wedged between the roof and the visor to keep the V1 level, pointed ahead.

It looks good. Pics to come.

One difference was that I used this DIY to remove the map lights:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=97596.html

Much cleaner, no force necessary to remove it.

 

thx for the guide guys, did the hardwire today