9500ci Install - Part II of Review

[mrcllusb]

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[Lucky225]

nice, when I get a moment I'm def. gonna move my anteanna to the grill area.

[mrcllusb]

I like it alot.Out of site outta mind ya know.I just wish i could've mounted the display flush into the dash but the room is limited..

[djrams80]

The ramp up is fairly close to the SR7. the SR7 is smoother all the way through, but the ci ramp up will work, and if it's around 3/4 , it's time to pay attention anyway. i think once most people get a feel for it they will be okay. (better off than those with the STI-r :wink: )

Yeah, the rampup definitely seems good enough to get a feel for the alert level without looking at the display. I'll take it.

The Stalker is a tough gun, i'd like to shoot it on something smaller to see. it got kinda chewed up on his truck.

I will definitely test my ZR4s against the Stalker. The good thing is that I have never seen the Stalker in Cali, so at this point, it's not that big of a deal. I only see ULs and PLIIIs here.

Yeah, no laser sensor, otherwise i may have considered it an option to my STi-r's.

Pretty much mount it anywhere you have a good line of sight, the higher the better. plastic won't affect it, and since it doesn't have any kind of laser receiver, it doesn't matter if it sits behind plastic.
Also the GPS antenna is separate, so you have a lot of options for mounting the antenna.

If you had somewhere above your RVM inside, i'd consider that as an option. (That's where my front STI-r antenna sits)

I will mount it as high as possible behind my front grill, if it fits. If it's too big to fit behind the front grill, I probably will mount it in the bumper or something. I really don't want to mount it inside the cabin because that will take away from the stealthiness and also wouldn't allow me to run my V1 along with the 9500ci for the longer trips. I might have to sacrifice a little range for stealthiness sake.

[djrams80]

Is there a part 3 roy?

[landshark]

mrcllusb , do you leave your car that dirty to reduce laser reflection?

[MEM-TEK]

Here is another mounting solution which should work if things are too tight behind a car's grille. Simply mount the 9500ci vertical and attach, using 3M VHB tape, a piece of 1/16" thick sheet aluminum which has been bent to a 45 degree angle. Note that the plate is oversize in width to preserve the 9500ci's off-axis detection. The aluminum can be spray painted flat black to hide the bare aluminum. If you mount a STi-R this way, leave the aluminum bare so that it can reflect laser light down to the STi-R's laser sensors.





What do you all think of this idea? I got this idea from my old Cobra Trapshooter Pro II remote which has a similar 45 degree angle plate inside its case.

[robert2617]

Good call MT. I saw a video of this angled metal solution work for a laser jammer on the rear of an SUV, but not sure how it would work for radar. This may be worth a call to Escort.

[MEM-TEK]

Good call MT. I saw a video of this angled metal solution work for a laser jammer on the rear of an SUV, but not sure how it would work for radar. This may be worth a call to Escort.

It would work just fine for radar, and the idea has been used in several remote RD designs during the past 20 years.

[robert2617]

I'd say it is a go then! Learn something everyday. I've placed that into memory.