Custom location of radar detector

[Xplorer5OH96]

hey guys wondering if any of you have made or know of anyone who has mounted their radar detector in a totally custom spot.

i was looking to take out the compass and temp display in the overhead console and installing my cobra ESD-9160 in place of the display up there.

what do you guys think? know if it can be done? pros and cons of making this set up? i would appreciape any type of incite you guys have. Thanks, Whitey

 

[Alec]

I had a very small unit mounted to my passenger visor. Not hidden, but not very noticable, and it was hard wired so there were no visible wires.

 

[springtensi0n]

i have my escort mounted above my rear view mirror, behind the tint. its recommended that you avoid heavily tinted areas, but it still works very well, and its completely hidden from anyone outside the truck. i also have my hardwired, and at night, you can dim the display so cars behind you cant see it.

 

[NOTAJP]

Originally posted by springtensi0n
i have my escort mounted above my rear view mirror, behind the tint. its recommended that you avoid heavily tinted areas, but it still works very well, and its completely hidden from anyone outside the truck. i also have my hardwired, and at night, you can dim the display so cars behind you cant see it.

I have mine mounted the same way. It's wired to come on when I turn on the key.

 

[Xplorer5OH96]

how did you guys go about hard-wiring your detector in? whats the best way so it comes on when ignition is on?

 

[Black Magic]

You just wire the positive to an accessorie then just ground the ground.

I ran my wire down into the Defrost vent to the wires in there.

 

[410Fortune]

if you have an overhead light or vanity mirrors with lights you already have a + and a - wire up there.

I have mine mounted drivers side abovce the rear view, hard wired into my overhead console.

 

[KPT]

Mine is in the usual spot at the middle bottom of the windshield. I ran the wire behind the dash inbetween the defrost panel and dash. Its hardwired to the ignition hot wire that goes to the radio.

 

[Josh S.]

Originally posted by Alec
I had a very small unit mounted , and it was hard.

 

[Digger196]

i saw on TV a guy take his rador apart then he attached it to the side of the speedometer guage. the infered senor was attached to the dash and the display was next to the speed display. it was really slick. the reason for doing that is that rador detectors are illegal in that state.