Why would i want to worry more about concealing it rather than performance? Its not illegal to have one , unless your talking about someone stealing it?Originally Posted by jdong
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Why would i want to worry more about concealing it rather than performance? Its not illegal to have one , unless your talking about someone stealing it?
For theft reasons and because LEOs hate them and sometimes treat those with a RD differently than those without.Why would i want to worry more about concealing it rather than performance? Its not illegal to have one , unless your talking about someone stealing it?
(1) Theft reasons: Unless you really want to take down the bracket and cigarette plug every time you shut off your car and then mount it back up afterwards, if your V1 is in plain sight chances are it'll get stolen.
(2) If you are pulled over or being hit with laser/radar, cops typically have the habit of picking out and harassing detector owners. If it's less obvious that you have one, it could let you get off more easily.
(3) A concealed mount also tends to "free up" more viewing area on your windshield which could be a safety bonus, too.
Yep, unless I'm gazing at airplanes and trying to get away from the police helicopters when they chase me, I don't look out the top of my windshield, which is where my V1 is at.
Away from prying eyes (you have to stoop down to look in the side windows and then contort your head to look back up to the top of the windshield to find it). Also, as long as I have it silenced or off if I get pulled over, the cop is none the wiser.
He didn't say IF they case him, he said WHEN. He gets chased on a regular basis so he's installed SAMs on his car....trying to get away from the police helicopters when they chase me
Coming soon: the Stinger radar eliminator...why settle for detecting the source when you can obliterate it instead?He didn't say IF they case him, he said WHEN. He gets chased on a regular basis so he's installed SAMs on his car....trying to get away from the police helicopters when they chase me
Let's hope Cobra doesn't make it or it's liable to blow up your own car.Coming soon: the Stinger radar eliminator...why settle for detecting the source when you can obliterate it instead?He didn't say IF they case him, he said WHEN. He gets chased on a regular basis so he's installed SAMs on his car....trying to get away from the police helicopters when they chase me
POP is used in dallas.
No, there is a device that actually does this. Someone will have to rescue me on this one. It does detect cops using their radios, but I also heard it sucks.
As for mounting, I suggest as high as possible. Some cars you can mount above the Rear View Mirror, which is what I do. You should also go to the V1 website, Mike goes into huge detail about where to mount and the pros and cons of the two options.
Final note. At first (when I knew nothing about RDs) I thought it was kinda lame that I didn't have a "Cop Detector", but rather just a Radar Detector. But over time I realized that you no longer have to worry EVERY time you see a cop car. If your V1 didn't alert, you can somewhat assume that the cop isn't too worried about speeding. This statement might cause alot of uproar and I can understand that. It's a bit more complicated than how I portrayed it, so I'll let others clean up my "mess".
Correction... there WAS a device. Uniden BCT-10, and yeah it sucked.
I know what you mean about not having to worry as much, makes my drives, especially long trips much more easier, better MPG, and faster (not becuase of speeding).
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