Hardwire Installation of my Valentine 1 radar detector

[BigRed76]

I just order this product ... http://invisicord.com/

Will post pics as soon as it arrives.

 

[Conor]

Thats the only radar I would ever own. Great choice, I wih I had one

 

[demonal]

Yes it is a very good radar, even though its VERY accurate... It does get annoying.

 

[Fast55]

I used the invisicord for my ****** 8500 X50, it looks almost factory. I did have to experiment to find switched 12VDC, the instructions were wrong about which color wire to piggy back into on the mirror for my '09 LTZ.

 

[williajj]

I just order this product ... http://invisicord.com/

Will post pics as soon as it arrives.

That's the same set-up I have and I love it. I got the six inch invisicord and a mirror mount so it's not mounted to the windshield.

Here's a pic...

 

[Modded]

Thats the only radar I would ever own. Great choice, I wih I had one

I had this radar, and now have the ****** 9500xi hardwired in it and the ****** completely stomps out the V1.
It looks sexier, has alot more functions, and WAY less false signals than the V1. Sometimes people don't even notice I have one until being in the car multiple times because it doesn't beep 24/7 like the V1 did.

 

[SLT Kon-Man]

I have the valentine1 with the invisicord and mirror mount very clean install, no dangling wires...

 

[KMeloney]

I have the V1 + invisicord. What a great set-up.

What mirror mount are you guys using? Not sure if I want to go that route, as right now, beside the mirror on the windshield, the V1 isn't all too visible from the outside, which is good. But, that mirror mount looks sweet.

On another note, does the ****** have arrows? Until they do, it'll always be V1 for me (and even the ****** does have or gets arrows, then I already have the V1, so why bother switching?). No false alarm issues here. Love the V1.

 

[williajj]

I have the V1 + invisicord. What a great set-up.

What mirror mount are you guys using? Not sure if I want to go that route, as right now, beside the mirror on the windshield, the V1 isn't all too visible from the outside, which is good. But, that mirror mount looks sweet.

On another note, does the ****** have arrows? Until they do, it'll always be V1 for me (and even the ****** does have or gets arrows, then I already have the V1, so why bother switching?). No false alarm issues here. Love the V1.

Here's the one I'm using. It's a very simple install and solid as a rock.

http://www.countryjoycrafts.com/350Z/valentinemount.htm

And I agree... I'll stick with my V1 over the others

 

[KMeloney]

Thanks for the info!

 

[dychen]

I don't get false alarms with my V1 either. My question with the ****** is does it have the remote display capability as well as the arrows? I like having the remote display as no one knows if you have a detector with it installed.

 

[BigRed76]

I've been using the same mount as Williajj for a few years now ..... very high quality metal holder for the Valentine 1

 

[Fast55]

Not a big fan of the V1 or those mounts. It works very well, but I did experience more falsing with the V1 VS the ******. The arrows never proved to be a big advantage. traveling forwards I founds most, if not all threats to be in front of me. Regardless of where the arrows pointed, if you get an increasing threat level, it means slow down if you're speeding. Right now, I'm using a suction cup mount putting the ****** above and to the left of the mirror. It's almost invisible. I don't like having it below the mirror. A hard mount that held it in this position would be perfect, but none that I know of exists. You can get a remote display/integration of some like the V1

 

[yargnits]

Here's how the Valentine 1 is mounted in my 04

 

[KMeloney]

Here's how the Valentine 1 is mounted in my 04

Sweet!! Ok, come on... What brand of mirror, where, how much, etc.?!

 

[mikeyboy]

Sweet!! Ok, come on... What brand of mirror, where, how much, etc.?!

i whould like to know

 

[yargnits]

I bought the truck with this setup but here's what I know.

It's the original mirror. It was taken apart and the glass was etched from the inside to mimic the Valentine's lights. The installer bought the remote display kit from Valentine, dissected it for the lights and hot-glued it onto the back of the mirror. They also used the front plate from the main unit. I think they did that to get the red color.

They also took the volume control from the dissected remote display and put it in the overhead console near my moonroof control. Lastly, the on/off stitch and blackout switch are located on the "ceiling" of the main cubby hole in the center stack.

The main unit is actually under the dash hump in front of the driver. I would think that it being in there would make in ineffective but it seems to point out bogies pretty good.

I'm going to take the mirror apart to swap out the faulty compass circuit board (when I get a donor) and can take pics if people are interested. I also recommend that you do some google searches. There's a few people that are doing the same thing for other mirrors.

 

[KMeloney]

Holy crap! That's insane. Amazing undertaking. Looks awesome. Yes, I'd be interested in seeing pics once you get it opened up. Thanks!

 

[yargnits]

Check out this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJa1g3bBSXw

then visit http://www.stealthmirror.com/ but be ready for sphincter puckering when you see the price.

 

[randyfaz]

Thanks for the info