Do you take your radar detector down?

[stevo1569]

I know most everyone on here is a RD enthusiast and have your RDs hardwired. I wanted to hear from everyone and find out if you take your devices down and tuck them away when you get out of your cars.

I live in a pretty nice area and don't have to worry about theft but I still take mine down every time I get out of my car and put it back up when I drive away. I do this because I know people who have had theirs stolen and I also know people who have stolen other peoples so it kind of scared me into taking it down.

[BlinderGuy]

I know most everyone on here is a RD enthusiast and have your RDs hardwired. I wanted to hear from everyone and find out if you take your devices down and tuck them away when you get out of your cars.

I live in a pretty nice area and don't have to worry about theft but I still take mine down every time I get out of my car and put it back up when I drive away. I do this because I know people who have had theirs stolen and I also know people who have stolen other peoples so it kind of scared me into taking it down.

Mine is hardwired but i still unplug and hide it when I'm away from my car..Better safe then sorry!

[doddy37]

my STi is hardwired and hidden pretty well but i still unplug it and take it with me everytime. I know that one time i leave it some punk will see it and take it dont need that.


Brandon

[xlx]

I do.

I live in a nice area too but I so far have 3 three RDs stolen out of my car. Regular folks don't know the difference between $50 RDs to $500 and up ones but that ends when families with teenagers who's into hot car move in.... + all the punks who hangs out with them.... that's been my guess...

[dirtfreak250r]

I don't but probably should, I always lock my doors and keep my windows rolled up though. But the cord dangling down from the top of my windshield is a dead giveaway.

[xlx]

I once suspected a mechanic at the car dealer who worked on my car. Back then I just left my 8500 mounted on the winshield all the time except when I'm in the city or rough area. I locked my car door but only the 8500 and the smart cord disappeared a few days after I brought my car in for some work to the dealer. I had over $20 in singles and $5s in the retractable cup holder but that wasn't touched. I had many other stuff any "general" thief would have taken weren't touched. My car door was left locked in the morning... but just RD and cord missing... I had the Escort hard case under my seat but that wasn't touched... I guess the person didn't know.

Don't mechanics have or can get master keys pretty easily? I was just speculating though... but odd. I now simply take the 9500ix with me or if I valet it and don't have room on me to take it with me I lock it in the glove compartment and give the non-master key to the valet.

[ActiveKAjam]

I always take it down even if I'm at my house where I don't have to worry about theifs I'm just mostly paranoid about heat damage.

[stevo1569]

I always take it down even if I'm at my house where I don't have to worry about theifs I'm just mostly paranoid about heat damage.

Yep, I do it because of the heat too. Even though my friend has had their 940 for 2 years and no heat damage, I still take it down. She doesn't take hers off the Windshield.

[jdong]

I take it down whenever I leave the car. Whether it's for a 5-minute shopping spree or parked in my garage -- these are $300-500 gadgets hanging off windshields on removable clips -- a sitting duck target for thieves. I'll take the loss of convenience over a loss of a detector any day, not to mention the inconvenience of dealing with the aftermath of a smashed windshield, etc.

[zr1]

My V995 in the car is mounted high and not visible from the outside. I never take it down, even in the AZ heat. However, the bike's V955 gets dismounted each and every time.