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Old 07-20-2008, 03:48 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Hey Guys Glad I got to meet you all I had Fun Tonight
Hi Scott,

It was a pleasure to meet you. I'm glad you stopped and asked what we were doing and then decided to join in on the fun! Scott's signature line, " Zr3's need's to be remounted" is an understatement to say the least. He paid a pretty penny to have his ZR3 system professionally installed. He and I made a run against one of the laser guns and the gun achieved punch through at over 800 feet! We all knew something was wrong since we all knew that his ZR3 should have jammed to gun or at least very close. So I dug out my bubble level and first checked his rear jammer head. It was out of level by at least 3 to maybe 5 degrees. That was a quick fix. Then I checked the front jammer heads. They were pointed up by a whopping 15 or more degrees! Seriously, the angle may have been closer to 20 degrees! The installers simply used double-stick tape and stuck the front jammer heads to his front bumper without bothering to used the supplied mounting brackets. Apparently the installers didn't read the installation manual -- especially the part about how important it is that the heads are mounted level! Anyway, Scott has the mounting brackets. I suggested that he buy one of the ACE hardware pen style bubble levels which I like to use and some 3M VHB tape, and then mount the brackets and level the heads himself.

At least we caught the problem on Scott's car before he got a laser ticket! Everyone, let this be a lesson that you all should check your installer's work yourself. Don't assume that the installer installed your jammer heads properly.
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