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Laser: low-mounted, Radar: high-mounted...
Posted by Joe98 (more from Joe98) on Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:11:43
In Reply to: Radar detector placement, Noel, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:47:09
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Now where is the happy medium?
When cops point the Laser gun, they are almost always aiming for the license plate. Hence why the low-mount is crucial; otherwise, the detector will not pick it up.
When cops are using Radar (gun or "always-on"), it is sending radio waves that bounce off of you (or hopefully, some car in front of you) back to the gun. Hence, you want to mount the detector as high as possible to pick up whatever waves it can (basically, the cars in front of you).
I mounted mine (which is a Laser/Radar combo) at the bottom of the windshield. Most cops are now using Laser in the CT/NY/NJ region, and whatever Radar waves that are being thrown around, the detector should pick them up even at that level. I researched this topic a long time ago, as well as consulted my Police Officer-brother.
I tapped into a fuse in the interior fuse panel to run the detector wire from it, up alongside the pass. side of the console, then wedged into where the windshield meets the top of the dashboard. I used the thin, straight wire as opposed to the thick, coiled one. That's a much cleaner look than a wire dangling across the front of the ACC/radio/CD player.
Joe
'98 77K
'93 900TC 129K
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Posts in this Thread:
- Radar detector placement, Noel, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:47:09
- The height differential that is being chewed on here is, Lu, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:14:52
- Re: Radar detector placement, paul de k, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:52:11
- Re: Radar detector placement, AndyJ, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:33:06
- Up high....., 91Aero.jr, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:48:57
- Laser: low-mounted, Radar: high-mounted..., Joe98, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:11:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- i'm no radar expert but..., gavin, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:06:43
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