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I like to have some extra line for two reasons: adjustments not previously contemplated and for replacements of failed plugs. The good news is that it should be easy for you to extend the cord at an...

Replacing the LEDs with colors is a technical task requiring experience and delicacy and probably some unusual instruments. One false move and your V1 or the RD could be ruined. I would suggest you...

I've never had a problem with the length of the cord, and I have surely done a run longer than 8 feet, but 25 feet seems pretty long to me. If you really need that length, I would suggest calling VR...

I keep the tool handy, as my little spring clips will go limp every 2 or 3 years, at which point they fail to lock the cord in place. Whenever that and I just clip it off and crimp on a new one. For...

I, too, was puzzled by the statement, not only because any phone wire will carry the 12v, but also because cords do not "supply power" at all. In an automobile, the battery supplies power (at a...

When my V1 stopped giving me a good long advance warning on those portable roadside radar signs, I took it to VR (I live about 8 miles away from Valentine Research (and about 2 miles from Mike's...

Voltage drop should not be a problem unless your cable is going around the inside of the car the long way. I have some fairly long runs in my cars with no problems; in my SUV, I pick up the power...

Any good phone cord will work, as long as it has four conductors. Some cords only have two, so be sure to check. If you are careful in putting them on, you can buy a device at Radio Shack or Home...

I would not make a buying decision based on a single report; we never want to generalize from insufficient data. I have had great experience with the customer support at Valentine, and there are many...

Different convertibles show a wide variation in ambient sound caused by turbulence. I have used my V-1 in my SC430 convertible, mounted high on the right side, and have never had a problem hearing...

I don't think that the line voltage in the phone line is as high as 48V. I'm pretty sure it is DC, which would only make sense, given the thin wires. I think the voltage is considerably less than...

I installed a mute button on my turn signal stalk last year and I love it a lot. It's a very nice convenience feature. The remote button works in parallel with the mute on the V1 and on the Remote...

Even if someone tells you which wire works on this car, test it first. Use a volt meter, or at least a 12 v light as a test lamp. This way you will be sure you have a switched power source. The...

My first V1 was pretty thin.
When I first upgraded to Laser, it was enlarged (made taller, top to bottom, which is what is surely meant by "fatter," even though that term is usually used to...

Where would that power come from?
If you turn off the spigot, the water stops flowing.

Leaving it on when you turn off the car will not damage the V1; simply cutting power to an electronic device never, as far as I know, causes any problems.
The issue that has come up with hardwiring...

I thought that mounting things like a V1 on the left of the RVM is discouraged because they can impact the driver's head in an accident. I've always kept it on the right, and used a CD on top of the...

I have had a V1 since it first came out, and have always had it hardwired into my cars (more than 8 of them, I think). I have a remote display also hardwired in, and even a remote mute button on the...

Buick says "I would gladly pay a few hundred more for that which I don't think I would even cost that much to do."
I think his analysis of the cost of production are probably accurate, but V is not...

If that were a good idea, or even a possible one, Mike V. would make and sell it himself. I recall that he explains on his web pages (or he used to) why remote mounting of the unit or even of remote...

I agree with the above calculations. Take the cost of a new V1 and subtract the cost of the tune-up. That number is your break even point, and it's obviously better to buy new for that price...

Who are these "others"?
I did not know there was any dispute about the correlation between mounting position and optimal signal reception, since results are objectively verifiable.
The answer, I...

Excuse MY ignorance, but what is "shiznit"?
Is that a good thing?
It sounds an awful lot like a bad, poopy-type thing.

I don't know the answers to all of your questions, but I think I can help with some of them.
As for the CA law, you will have to follow that regardless of your state of registration.
As for the CD,...

I'm not sure I understand the problem. You asked for service twice and they asked to be paid twice. That makes sense to me.