Mount Idea

[red04svtfocus]

I always take my detector off window every time I get out of car due to heat and theft issues. Every time I have to unplug power cord and secure it. I wish RD manufactures would create a mount with the power incorporated into the mount itself.

[Progress]

Theft issues I can understand, but heat? The V1 manual reads this for storage temperature: -22°F to +185°F.

[spartcus]

Over the years I have plug and unplug my detector without any issue but it's just a pain to do it that way. If I'm at a safe place I left it but for the most I do unplug it.

[AirMoore]

Theft issues I can understand, but heat? The V1 manual reads this for storage temperature: -22°F to +185°F.

From my experience... And other long time members heat will impact a V1.

[Progress]

Theft issues I can understand, but heat? The V1 manual reads this for storage temperature: -22°F to +185°F.

From my experience... And other long time members heat will impact a V1.

Anyting a "tune" won't remedy?

[Paperlantern]

Probably not, but why take the chance on having to pay to have it tuned. I leave my 955 mounted in the car lately because its hard wired above the RVM but it still uses the suction cups on the windshield, and in heat, the cups let go and i find it dangling by about 2 feet of phone cord that the weight of the unit pulled out of the headliner, so thats another "heat" issue indirectly. This only happens when I forget to crack my windows. In my case i don't think it hits anything and is more or less lowered gently to a dangling position as the wire slips out of the headliner... but on just a regular windshield mount with cig lighter cord, it'll hit the dash, center console, shifter... you name it. Remove it so it wont fall down from the heat and succumb to gravity and have an impact problem.

Oh wait, that must be okay by you because you can always drop $45 to have it tuned. Might as well just drive like a moron at 100mph all the time too! Heck if I wreck i can just have the car fixed! No worries right?

*facepalm*

[Progress]

I ask because I recently bought my V1 used. I'm the third owner and I'm assuming there has been neglect along the way and hoping a tune will fix.

I'm not planning on leaving the RD exposed to extreme temperatures but I'm accounting for the previous owner(s) doing so.

[Stealth Stalker]

Screw it

[Paperlantern]

I ask because I recently bought my V1 used. I'm the third owner and I'm assuming there has been neglect along the way and hoping a tune will fix.

I'm not planning on leaving the RD exposed to extreme temperatures but I'm accounting for the previous owner(s) doing so.

Ah, that post accompanied by your previous pointing out that the temps for V1 storage were -22 to 185 degrees F led me to believe you were saying that the V1 shouldn't need to be removed in heat.

Gotcha.

Good thing to assume. The last two V1's ive seen, even though they were in an A4 and a Porsche, were both baking on the windshield on a 90 degree day.

[voyager7]

The last two V1's ive seen, even though they were in an A4 and a Porsche, were both baking on the windshield on a 90 degree day.

Which can be 110 - 120 F or so.