9500ci Install

[tvargas1]

I'm having a 9500ci installed this Friday by a local installer. He wants to put the reciever in the bumper of my Infiniti G37x instead of the grill. Is this a good idea? He said it would not interfere with reception. True?

Thanks.

[aa2033]

it depends on the bumper, but it will cut down reception. make him put it in the grill.

and if he's asking that, id personally take it somewhere else.

[djrams80]

Nnnnooooooooooooooooo!

Do not let him mount the radar antenna behind anything! Make him do his job and install your 9500ci so that it works as well as it can. The truth is that there is no way to know for sure what obstruction will or will not cause a drop in the performance of a RD.

When I first got my 9500ci, we mounted the radar antenna here:



X and K band performance was very good, but Ka band performance sucked! Every RD I mounted on my windshield was consistently outperforming my 9500ci on Ka band. I knew something wasn't right, so I remounted my radar antenna through the grille, as opposed to behind it:



.....and performance skyrocketed! I mean it jumped through the roof! The Escort factory authorized installer was sure that mounting the radar antenna behind a plastic grille that you could totally see through wouldn't cause any problems, but he was completely WRONG! My point is that you never know, so it's better to mount the radar antenna with a clear view of the road to avoid any potential problems.

On a side note, does your Infiniti G37 have laser guided cruise control?

[samq45]

Nnnnooooooooooooooooo!

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[tvargas1]

Thanks guys! That's what I thought. djrams80 I see you have ZR4's along with LI's. Do you run the ZR4's with the LI's? Or just run the ZR4's in receive mode?

[tvargas1]

djrams80 the G37 does not have the laser guided cruise control.

[djrams80]

Thanks guys! That's what I thought. djrams80 I see you have ZR4's along with LI's. Do you run the ZR4's with the LI's? Or just run the ZR4's in receive mode?

Whatever I'm in the mood for. I've tested my system both ways and there is basically no difference in performance on my car. Others have seen some definite interference between two laser jammer systems. I always recommend running only one, until that person thoroughly tests their system and knows for sure that the two systems do not interfere with each other.

djrams80 the G37 does not have the laser guided cruise control.

Good! There's no way a laser jammer system will work on a car with LCC installed.

[swarga]

I'm having a 9500ci installed this Friday by a local installer. He wants to put the reciever in the bumper of my Infiniti G37x instead of the grill. Is this a good idea?

I bet he wants to put your jammer heads behind the grill, too.

Cancel your installation appointment immediately and find an installer who knows what the **** he's doing!!!

[Woodscolby]

Nnnnooooooooooooooooo!

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I installed my STI-R a little bit behind the bumper on my car first where only half the antenna had a clear view of the road. The off axis detection was absolutely horrible.
I moved it to where the antenna is sticking a little bit out of the bumper and the performance difference is huge. I've heard from some people that it depends on the car and how the bumper was made but I will never install an antenna behind my bumper again.

[djrams80]

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What's next, a billion, gagillion, fafillion, shabolubalu million illion yillion?