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    Default WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    well, i was just reading other peoples threads on the mounting of radar detectors. i'm wondering if i'm mounting at the right place. i have a 08' honda accord and its fairly low compare to a suv/truck for those of you who seen it on streets. i read that its better to mount the detector in the upper/top portion of the windshield for better radar band range detection. is that true??? the owner's manual, it says to mount it a little above the bottom middle portion of the windshield. since, it has the gps for safety cam, it suppose to have a clear view from the top gps sensor. at the moment, i have it mounted about 1/4 above from the bottom of my windshield... do you think i should move to maybe 1/3 or to the middle of the windshield? would that effect the gps safety cam detection?? and would that help strength more on the detection range? I'M kinda new to the gps safety cam detections, so i do not know what is the best way to enhanced the overall performance of my detector. any helps and suggestions related to this or any other experiences you guys may have would be appreciative.

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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    As long as you get a GPS lock, then you are good to go. I had my 9500i mounted just above my RVM which placed it only 1.5" below the very top edge of the windshield. Yet when powered up in the morning it acquired its GPS lock within 1 minute and always held the GPS lock.

    Mounting low generally gives you the best chance of detecting laser since the low mounting location places the RD in a better location to detect laser being aimed at the front of your car.

    The GX65 has an upside down mounted M4 antenna just like the 9500i and 9500ix. This gives these RDs the additional advantage of performing extremely well for detecting radar regardless of whether you mount the RD low, mid level, or high on the windshield. Absolute best radar performance is obtained by mounting one of these RD models approximately 6" up from the bottom of the windshield for most car models which have similarly sloped front hoods, but due to the upside down mounted antenna the performance difference from mounting really low or really high makes very little real world difference. There is some slight difference, but it is so slight that in general you should mount it where you prefer so that it doesn't impede your overall vision through your car's windshield.


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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    thanks again, i'm starting to get more educated on my RD. hopefully this RD wont disappoint me, but i still kinda regret i did not get the 9500ix instead. i cant really complain too much i only got the gx65 for $350 brand new. . also i guess it takes time and observation to get to know your RD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mahjong007 View Post
    thanks again, i'm starting to get more educated on my RD. hopefully this RD wont disappoint me, but i still kinda regret i did not get the 9500ix instead. i cant really complain too much i only got the gx65 for $350 brand new. . also i guess it takes time and observation to get to know your RD.
    That is a sweet deal. I personally prefer to be in control of what locations I choose to lock out. For example, I don't lock out locations such as two adjacent shopping centers which have several door openers since my 9500i will be detecting numerous frequencies to be locked out. Fortunately these adjacent shopping centers are set back from the road at a fair distance so that I only get very weak alerts from their multiple door openers.

    And the GX65 has another hidden advantage. It features a special internal metal shield which by my guess is there to further shield the main electronics from the GPS electronics. Some users suggest that this seems to slightly improve the GX65's radar detection capabilities compared to the 9500i or 9500ix. This idea seems to make sense to me.

    I will put it another way. If I wasn't so tight on money right now then I would buy your GX65 in a heartbeat, if you ever decided to sell it, since I personally prefer Bel's alert tones and more linear ramp-up.

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    @mahjong

    thou my RD is not a GX65 we do have an 08 Accord, just wanna share my RD install on my car....



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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    That is a nice clean install.

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    @partsfreak

    thanks bro, I wished I had the black 3M reclosable instead of using the white ones

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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    wow that is a pretty nice hidden spot for the detector. but i think if i put up that high, my gps would not function properly. i get worry and paranoid when i see a cop or get close to it, obviously they can see my detector, dont want to give them a reason to pull me over.. haha

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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    oh that is the only good feedback i recieved from anyone, usually they prefer the passport 9500i or 9500ix or even Valentine V1. when i first purchased the bel gx65, i figure since escort and bel is the same company then, there wouldnt be much differences on there the config and technology are based on one another.

    mem-tek, you mention the "special internal metal shield" on the gx65, do we need to do some settings to it? i want the best i can get for my detector, today, it help me detect 3 hiddens LEO's on one street. so i guess the reset you told me to do a couple days of go, did the trick... thanks for that again!

    btw, what do you think about the functionability of the valentine V1? my friend has one, and she told me its great, but then my friends that have the passport told me the false alert is crazy.. any comment on that?

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    Default Re: WHat is the best place to mount gx65??

    Quote Originally Posted by mahjong007 View Post
    ...mem-tek, you mention the "special internal metal shield" on the gx65, do we need to do some settings to it?...
    Nothing special which you can do. I think that Bel added the shield to block any RF interference from the GPS circuitry from slightly increasing noise within the radar detection circuitry. If I am right, then this would explain why some GX65 users have reported very slightly better radar performance compared to the 9500i. I don't think that anyone has specifically compared the GX65's performance to the 9500ix though. Yet I am sure that GOL will when they get around to conducting their 2009 tests.


 

 

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