Originally Posted by X-fired
Originally Posted by mightyjlr
I have it mounted right to the right of the rear-view mirror, with the suction cup bracket it comes with. I am going to hardwire to the cars power when it gets a little warmer out, and I have the external display for it, which I have to figure out some place to mount. This way no one behind me will see that I have a radar detector.
I mounted my Valentine 1 just above the dash in the center of the windsheild using the suction cup mount. I ran the power wire from the overhead light cluster, under the headliner, down the A-pillar under the plastic trim piece and along the groove below the windshield. It looks clean. The V1 has probably paid for itself by now.
Just so you know... there was one of the "speed warning" I guess you would call it signs in my town a week or two ago. The ones where you drive by and it tells you your mph, and the speed limit. Well I used it as an opportunity to test the radar detector. When I had the detector mounted in the center of the windshield a few inches above the dash, it detected the sign .2 - .3 miles later then when I mounted it right next to the rear view mirror. It also detected it about .2 miles longer in the rear when I went by. Just something for you to consider.
Also, what wire did you use to attach the power wire to? Can you explain how you did this. I have the hardwire kit that came with the V1.