brackets?

[ussblade]

I made this same post in introduce yourself, because i needed at least 1 post to post in this forum....

I just got another RD (im broke as h3ll so i had to get an older model), but when i get better funds, ill get me a better RD. I picked me up a whistler 1783, but it didnt have the mounting bracket. I want to mount it up above my RVM, but with no mounting bracket.......I just used some velcro and placed one side under RD, and the other on some felt that is on top of my Galaxy 949 CB sitting on top of my dash (so the RD has at least some elevation. Im in a 1998 saturn BTW.

Anyone know where i can get a bracket for this RD?

Blade

[trailtow]

try fleebay

[sniper4usmc]

I made this same post in introduce yourself, because i needed at least 1 post to post in this forum....

I just got another RD (im broke as h3ll so i had to get an older model), but when i get better funds, ill get me a better RD. I picked me up a whistler 1783, but it didnt have the mounting bracket. I want to mount it up above my RVM, but with no mounting bracket.......I just used some velcro and placed one side under RD, and the other on some felt that is on top of my Galaxy 949 CB sitting on top of my dash (so the RD has at least some elevation. Im in a 1998 saturn BTW.

Anyone know where i can get a bracket for this RD?

Blade

Whistler Online Store sells bracket

[ussblade]

thanks just ordered my bracket.

[Gokhos]

I made this same post in introduce yourself, because i needed at least 1 post to post in this forum....

I just got another RD (im broke as h3ll so i had to get an older model), but when i get better funds, ill get me a better RD. I picked me up a whistler 1783, but it didnt have the mounting bracket. I want to mount it up above my RVM, but with no mounting bracket.......I just used some velcro and placed one side under RD, and the other on some felt that is on top of my Galaxy 949 CB sitting on top of my dash (so the RD has at least some elevation. Im in a 1998 saturn BTW.

Anyone know where i can get a bracket for this RD?

Blade

Check the Whistler website - I think they sell them for a small fee.

BTW - you can use suction cup brackets to velcro mount above the RVM. Just don't use the suction cups - substitute them with velcro. Use the soft part above the RVM on the windshield (about 3" long), then one piece of the hard velcro on the side of the bracket closest to the winshield. Stick the bracket on the velcro, then take a 3" long piece of the hard velcro and use it over the backside of the bracket and press the ends to the soft side on the windshield. Slide you RD on the bracket, and run the power cord down to the cigarette lighter. If the cord is long enough, you can run the cord over the sunvisor, down the front side post trim, to the lighter outlet. Works for me.

Which Whistler are you considering when you upgrade? I have an XTR-695 and really like it. I hear the Pro 78 or Pro 78 SE are really good too.

I'd try to hide that CB a bit lower down on the dash if I were you. Mine is tucked way down on the dash where it can hardly be seen.

[ussblade]

Check the Whistler website - I think they sell them for a small fee.

BTW - you can use suction cup brackets to velcro mount above the RVM. Just don't use the suction cups - substitute them with velcro. Use the soft part above the RVM on the windshield (about 3" long), then one piece of the hard velcro on the side of the bracket closest to the winshield. Stick the bracket on the velcro, then take a 3" long piece of the hard velcro and use it over the backside of the bracket and press the ends to the soft side on the windshield. Slide you RD on the bracket, and run the power cord down to the cigarette lighter. If the cord is long enough, you can run the cord over the sunvisor, down the front side post trim, to the lighter outlet. Works for me.

Which Whistler are you considering when you upgrade? I have an XTR-695 and really like it. I hear the Pro 78 or Pro 78 SE are really good too.

I'd try to hide that CB a bit lower down on the dash if I were you. Mine is tucked way down on the dash where it can hardly be seen.

That is exactly what i did. Back when i used RD's (quite a few years ago) the suction cups never worked for me very well, so i would always just velcro it to the dash. After reading a bit here, i decided i wanted it up towards my roofline. I went and got high temp vlecro, and used that to mount above my RVM Now i just gotta get something to lengthen the power cord.

I wont be upgrading for quite a while, no jobs available down in my area at all. I was considering a V1 when i could afford it though.

That CB is really in the only place i can put it in my car i have (98 Saturn). We use it for out road trips, and the wife would kill me if i decided to mount it on the passenger side. As it is now, it is covered with a long piece of black felt, to keep the wires from reflecting in my windshield. It didnt come with a mounting bracket, so i went to home depot, and bought a set of corner brackets. I also got some heavy duty screws. The radio is FIRMLY mounted down in to the metal bracket that is under my dash. Anyone wanting to steal it would have a hell of a time. It takes me about 5 minutes to get it out....and i know the correct procedure, lol. You cant just unscrew the sides of the radio (way too much downward pressure from the mounting job), and you cant just simply pull on it and yank it out, trust me, i have tried.

Blade