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I just bought this a few days ago and man it is great. I think it is much better than the Valentine One but to each his own. My question is for the current Passport 8500 users. I just bought the direct wire hookup only and since this thing uses that SmartCord, where did you mount this. I was thinking of running the wires from the Contour badge on the inside (the one where the PATS system light is) and just have it stick out of there. Anyone else have any suggestions?
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Depends on where you mounted the unit, if it's up high run it along the headliner and down the a pillar on the drivers side...hardwire it to a 12V ignition. If it's low, run it along the dashpanel (squeeze it between the glass and dash) and then through the bottom of the A-pillar.
Those are the two ways that I would do it, have to get around to it soon.
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Where did you buy it, and how much? The cheapest price I can find is $299 shipped.
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Mines mounted next to the rearview. I have the remote on top of the steering column. Works good there too!
I bought mine locally for $200.00 new. I have a hook up at the store.
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Originally posted by Joshua at Baylor:
I just bought this a few days ago and man it is great. I think it is much better than the Valentine One but to each his own. Did you have a Valentine One before to compare it against, or are you just talking out of your ass? Just curious. :p
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Originally posted by Officer Cartman:
Did you have a Valentine One before to compare it against, or are you just talking out of your ass? Just curious. :p Knew this was coming 
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My friend in his 99 vette has an 8500...my other buddy that I ride with sometimes has the V1...it kills the 8500 all the time on the interstate..not speaking out of my ass..just from experience..
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I have the 7500, which was their best one at the time. I personally don't think it was worth the cash. I had 2 Bels before the Passport and I thought that the range on those were much better. If I could have found a Bel that I liked again I would have stuck with them. As for the Valentine, everyone says that they are so great. Well I haven't had any personal experience with it, so who knows??
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I actually tested out the Valentine One the other day with a friend who has one. I thought it was rather bulky. Granted on certain areas the Valentine One had better range, in other areas the Passport was better. The arrows weren't that accurate and I like the small, sleek look of the Passport, not to mention the extra features and easy programming. I just have mine showing the vehicle voltage (like a battery guage which I don't have) and it looks spiffy and can sometimes fool other drivers. Plus the added benefit of different brightness settings and the added benefit of SWS when driving around the Austin, TX area makes it pretty cool. I'm not knocking the Valentine One but I did test both models out before choosing and it was rather hard, but then again, the Passport was $100 cheaper, well, I guess $70 after counting the added expense of the direct wire purchase.
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