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I had mine mounted right above the pillar pod and ran the wires along the pillar pod.

Damn u people with your radar detectors i wish i could have one but the cops will tear apart your car if he suspects u have one i guess ill just have to stick to outrunning them j/k too many speeding tickets

My radar only detects empty parked police cars.
Go figure.

Hey Loco where did you get your pedals?

STeve

Hey LoCoZ2-

You might considerhaving your detector face a little more horizontal. It will help, since most cops aren't facing underneath your hood. Your rear detection will be effected also.

Just remember to always have at least one car in front of you to set-off the radar detector. Cops these days will pulse cars instead of leaving it on like in the good old days.

BTW I have had a Whistler for 3 years now and and it has saved me from numerous tickets. It only cost me $79 and has pulse detection, rear detection and laser detection and is digital. Got it at HSN

i bought a whistler at walmart for $100, and i have never had a speeding ticket with it. it's also got a compass on it, so it's cool. really how i think, if you have a cheap radar detector, you have to use your head and know how to use it. like i'm rarely ever flying down the highway doing 80+mph, unless i know it's rarely frequented by police/sheriff.

like a freind of mine borrowed my radar detector, and he got a speeding ticket, 74 in a 50. he gave it back and was like "what a piece of ****". i think he got a false sense of security. i guess i have myself trained to whenever i hear/see the detector go off, i hit the brakes. it seems like a very good radar detector to me. it picks up cops before i can see them (about 1.5-2 miles away), and a different freind of mine used it going to denver, and he said it sure picked them up far, sometimes he thought it was a false signal and then suprised him when he did see a cop a minute or two later.

whenever i'm in the vicinity of a smaller town, i try to stay within 15 mph of the speed limit, so if i spot a cop, or he radars me, i can slow 5-10mph and be safe. also i've heard from cops themselves that regular K/Ka is only accurate -+9mph. and yes, when a cop does instant on, you are screwed, expensive detector or not. the gun doesn't give off radar signals until they hit the button, and BLAM! you've got a ticket, you have to use your eyes, head, and judgement with a detector to work properly....

i hear a lot of hype about the v1, i would like to have one, but i'm a poo white boai that needs his $$ to fix his car...

and mine is mounted right above the winsheild wipers, i don't notice any difference from my grand prix, where i had it right under the mirror. but this thing definatly has saved me numerous speeding tickets (i have delivered pizza for 3 years, 1 with radar detector, in 5 towns and surrounding areas...).

i have never encountered laser, so i have no idea what to do with that.

I agree with your completely, some people think with a radar detector they can speed all the time.. A detector is just going to aide in being more aware of what is going. You should ALWAYS keep a visual scan, and if the detector goes off it just keeps you more focused.