Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII Hardwired V1 + LI

[nategr8ns]

The sticker is key if you have those available to you. I forget mine is there. I just blow through the sunpass lanes and I cannot even see it from my drivers seat.

what? I don't see it (yeah I know that's the point, but still... ).

Hockey, next time you're going to be passing through Maine shoot me a PM. I have to check that car out .

[hockey005]

ha thx.... i was up in mass this weekend for a hockey tournament...but i think il be up in maine sometime this summer....where exactly in maine are u? portland?

[Trustey]

Very nice install, and I have a question about the tint suggestion...

I have a top tint strip on my windshield, would this interfere with the V1 or can it detect right through it okay? Also you've got it very high up, do you think it hurts the rear detection any? I was thinking of getting the rearview mirror mount I saw on feEbay.

[Obsidian]

Very nice install, and I have a question about the tint suggestion...

I have a top tint strip on my windshield, would this interfere with the V1 or can it detect right through it okay? Also you've got it very high up, do you think it hurts the rear detection any? I was thinking of getting the rearview mirror mount I saw on feEbay.

Tint will only interfere if it's metallic. I have metallic tint all around on my '05, non metallic on my '03 ... difference is very small honestly.

If you have the cash, go for Ceramic tint.

[Stealth Stalker]

Also you've got it very high up, do you think it hurts the rear detection any?

Yes, it very definitely does. I have proven it time and time again. My V1 is mounted on my passenger sun visor, and my rear LIs will be screaming bloody murder while my V1 is silent for hundreds of feet. It doesn't always work that way, but more often than not, it does.

I was thinking of getting the rearview mirror mount I saw on feEbay.

Not a fan at all. Once it is there, it is there, and you aren't likely to make it disappear before the cop gets to your window and sees it. Then, no mercy. If you're lucky, you'll only get the speeding ticket, and he won't tack on an "obstructed drivers view" ticket for grins. It just doesn't give you any real benefit not offered by other, less obtrusive means.

[Trustey]

Tint will only interfere if it's metallic. I have metallic tint all around on my '05, non metallic on my '03 ... difference is very small honestly.

If you have the cash, go for Ceramic tint.

Ah, cool. So I would want to install near the lower edge of the tinted part I guess. In the center there is also kind of a dot-matrix style tint, around the rear-view.

Not a fan at all. Once it is there, it is there, and you aren't likely to make it disappear before the cop gets to your window and sees it. Then, no mercy. If you're lucky, you'll only get the speeding ticket, and he won't tack on an "obstructed drivers view" ticket for grins. It just doesn't give you any real benefit not offered by other, less obtrusive means.

Maybe I will just use it with the lighter cord for a while til I get comfortable with the V1, then settle on a hardwire location.

[category4]

Very nice install, and I have a question about the tint suggestion...

I have a top tint strip on my windshield, would this interfere with the V1 or can it detect right through it okay? Also you've got it very high up, do you think it hurts the rear detection any? I was thinking of getting the rearview mirror mount I saw on feEbay.

I did away with my mirror mount as it severely obstructed my view of the front right. Created a serious blind spot.

[hockey005]

With the V1 being high up it actually improves rear detection since the rear antenna now has clear sight line back thru the car since it is over the seats

[Stealth Stalker]

With the V1 being high up it actually improves rear detection since the rear antenna now has clear sight line back thru the car since it is over the seats

That's the theory. However, in actual practice, that only bears out past 500 feet. At around 500 feet and below, the roof line blocks out rear laser. And since most rear shots are close distance from on-ramps and overpasses, it's not a good thing.

Of course, it's a moot point if you have a jammer. For that matter, it's a moot point if you don't have a jammer. You'll know about the laser when the blue lights come on behind you.

[hockey005]

With the V1 being high up it actually improves rear detection since the rear antenna now has clear sight line back thru the car since it is over the seats

That's the theory. However, in actual practice, that only bears out past 500 feet. At around 500 feet and below, the roof line blocks out rear laser. And since most rear shots are close distance from on-ramps and overpasses, it's not a good thing.

Of course, it's a moot point if you have a jammer. For that matter, it's a moot point if you don't have a jammer. You'll know about the laser when the blue lights come on behind you.

Summer to do list:

LI 7.09 CPU upgrade
LI read heads
Uniden Pro520XL CB
LIl Wil Antenna