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I got in the car this morning and one of the suction cups loose and would not restick. Took down the V1 and cleaned the windshield and moisted the inner cups and tried several times to reattach...with no luck on the cold windshield. Is there a good solution for this problem?
Order some decent suction cups like the ones from Whistler. If there's one complaint I have about the V1 it's that the suction cups that they are shipped with are just terrible.
Dunk them in boiling water for a few seconds. Good as new (however good that is :D)!
thats funny....i just got back from repositioning my v1.
i read that the tint strip has absolutely no affect on its performance
so i mounted the v1 about 2 inches higher than it was before, its less than an inch from the headliner now.
my windshield has been cold all day and i was able to reattach it at least a dozen times because im picky and needed it to be perfect! i just wetted the suction cups each time with a little saliva haha...works like a charm
except now...its still not perfect. its tilted a LITTLE bit and not aimed PERFECTLY straight down the middle....is this a problem or am i just stressing over nothing? i assume it would work the exact same because it offers 360 degree protection
Relax, you are stressing over nothing.
just what i wanted to hear, because its as perfect as it'll getQuote:
Originally Posted by MEM-TEK
mounted all the way at the top behind the tint
True.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jabomb9
Just get new ones. Its bitter cold here in south Florida today, 50 with wind chill of 40, and getting colder tomorrow. My suction cups, granted are newer, hold fine to the cold windshield.
you should get a taste of my new england cold windshield hahaaaQuote:
Originally Posted by amoney
I can share with you what I did when mine fell off a few weeks ago during bitter cold temperatures here in So Cal. I cleaned the windshield and then I cleaned the suction cups (with water) and then turn the heater on to warm up the windshield. After 10 minutes or so I then placed my V1 back up and it has stayed there ever since.
Also, my car is always parked in the garage which helps a little.
Ace
Likewise in MI. While I was out in my jeep, my attempts to moisten the suction cups just ended up with iced up suction cups the moment I stuck it on the windshield :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kevblah
I had no problem with it so far, I haven't touched it maybe a month when it started getting cold because I am afraid it might fall off. I just leave it alone as long it is straight.
If your still having problems with it then go ahead buy a new better suction cups because they're waste of time over something stupid that falls off. :x
Move To FloridaQuote:
Originally Posted by tnharley
Wow 50........now that's cold............... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by amoney
Come on up here weenie........ :wink:
Moving to FL sounds better and better. No, the car is garaged and the suction cups are new, only got the V1 a few weeks before Xmas. Maybe I will try the larger cups that came with the V1. Maybe the smaller ones just don't have the holding power. I also tried salvia too to no avail.
I know, I knew these temp are nothing in comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevblah
This topic comes up every winter but, eh...
This winter, mine is mounted high, so I leave it there all the time. As long as I don't touch it, it won't come off or move.
I used to have to breath on the suction cups to warm them up and then they would stick fine. Defroster on the windshield helps too.
Lick it before you stick it :-).
Just make sure the suction cups and windshield are clean. Warming them up helps too. I haven't had any issues with mine falling down in the cold.
LMFAO.......Hey you realted to Davekr........... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Asleeper
:shock: My wife is great bro what can I say?Quote:
Originally Posted by the horn13
:lol: :lol: Sorry J..... :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by the horn13
:shock: Um....have you been to a men's homless shelter lately? :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Asleeper
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Originally Posted by davekr
:shock:
Case Closed!!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
The present one or one of the seven former ones.......... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by davekr
I guess I should be angry with this global warming were having. The last couple of days the thermo-meter dropped below 20 degrees, and for the first time, the blasted suction cups let me down. I stuck the mount in my shirt pocket, warmed the windshield, and reapplied. I guess the "inconvenient truth" is, when it gets too cold, the rubber won't hold.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Now can I have my steak?Quote:
Originally Posted by the horn13
Tofu.Quote:
Originally Posted by davekr
I still have the original suction cups and I've found that about the only thing that works for me is using the heater to warm up the windshield. I had the V1 fall from the top of the windshield to the floorboards in a van the other day. I tried to catch it but to no avail. That's the first time I've sworn the whole way to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace_Racer