HOW TO: Radar Detector Hard Wire Install with BlendMount

[LouG]

Becaus

What is a particular use of the radar?
New here so asking, why not just drive safe within reasonable speeds and likely not put others at risk?

Because I don't want to pay speed tax to some indoctrinated cop who's been brainwshed into thinking 10kmh over the limit is worse than murder.
Plus, I want to keep my licence. I've had it 57 years and got attached to it.

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[roadpilot]

I've used V1's since 1995. I have a couple of V1 Gen2's in our cars, running with the JBV1 app on dedicated phones.
Nothing I've used or seen offers that combos capabilities. But you have to be prepared to do some mildly complex set up to get the best out of it.

Uniden R8 connected via BT to Highway Radar app on the phone and Waze with user-reported cops and traffic on Android Auto/Sync4 screen is my top combo.

 

[p3rs1st]

great write up, helped with my dark horse, thanks

 

[Smokeshow]

Thank you all for the input. Doing the install soon.

 

[Paul's stable]

I'm not trolling, genuinely curious, because radar or not, speeding is dangerous, I own cars that have more than 500hp. You buy a 480 HP car to responsibly race at the track. Or pull 0-30/45 at lights, super quick lane changes, free way merges etc.

Just because someone crazy in an Altima is breaking the law doesn't justify for us to do so.

Don't all the blue hairs like you in Seattle take the bus? Or do you just buy 500 hp car so you can drive like the Pope slow and waving at the people. Now after reading your comments it seems your a troll.

 

[kgautam28]

Don't all the blue hairs like you in Seattle take the bus? Or do you just buy 500 hp car so you can drive like the Pope slow and waving at the people. Now after reading your comments it seems your a troll.

Unfortunately we have basic common sense to not endanger others on the street and keep the over speeding to the track.

With great power comes great responsibility unfortunately not sensibility it seems.

Anyway I'm an immigrant no right to vote, neither am I blue.

 

[Paul's stable]

Unfortunately we have basic common sense to not endanger others on the street and keep the over speeding to the track.

With great power comes great responsibility unfortunately not sensibility it seems.

Anyway I'm an immigrant no right to vote, neither am I blue.

Your still a troll.

 

[kgautam28]

Your still a troll.

You're*

English as a first language shouldn't be so hard.

Anyway stay safe on there, flash lights at a fellow Mustang

 

[LouG]

Unfortunately we have basic common sense to not endanger others on the street and keep the over speeding to the track.

With great power comes great responsibility unfortunately not sensibility it seems.

Anyway I'm an immigrant no right to vote, neither am I blue.

As an ex Traffic Officer, and a widely travelled petrolhead who's not averse to breaking stupid laws when appropriate, it's not what they call speeding these days that causes fatalities.
We spent our working days often driving or riding at up to twice the limit, accidents were extremely rare. I can only remember two, and only one of those involved injury.
Training and experience protected us.
I used to have a personal tolerance for speeders of 20kmh over the limit, unless other factors made that dangerous, in which case they got written up for dangerous driving.
I never attended an accident solely caused by someone doing 11 kmh over the limit
I seems you have fallen for the speed kills line used by many enforcement agencies to justify revenue collecting.

 

[Smokeshow]

So after reading this whole thread I bought a Uniden R8W and an Amazon mount that included 3 separate wires for the installation. I have seen the Blendmount, and I think this one is cleaner, more solid, and easier to install. I did order some plastic panel tools, as all I had were the metal versions from Snapon and Cornwell. The Amazon mount was like $49 and included the cables. Can’t say enough about this mount. It’s real cool.

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[Yamazuki]

Since I'm using a remote display on my V1 Gen2, I did things slightly different than what is outlined here.

Blendmount for the V1, wiring follows the headliner to the passenger side pillar, then down to the fuse box. V1 hardwire power socket is located there. Then the wiring for the remote display runs under the dash over to the center console. 3M two sided tape holds the remote display in place.

 

[Interstellar]

Not to be a hater but why you installing a control panel the same distance away as the actual radar. Serves no purpose IMO

 

[Yamazuki]

Not to be a hater but why you installing a control panel the same distance away as the actual radar. Serves no purpose IMO

When you use the remote display, the V1 itself runs in dark mode; meaning that there is nothing displayed on it's screen.
Additionally, since my Dark Horse is a 6 speed manual, my hand is typically near the shifter so having a mute button on the remote display in this location is a convenience for me.

 

[Yamazuki]

#18

Which according to the manual is an unused spare with a 7.5a fuse.
For whatever reason, mine had a 25a fuse there.

 

[LouG]

Since I'm using a remote display on my V1 Gen2, I did things slightly different than what is outlined here.

Blendmount for the V1, wiring follows the headliner to the passenger side pillar, then down to the fuse box. V1 hardwire power socket is located there. Then the wiring for the remote display runs under the dash over to the center console. 3M two sided tape holds the remote display in place.

Which fuse did you piggyback off?
I saw the that vid and tapped into the mirror power, which appears to work well. I'm also running JBV1 on a dedicated phone as the display. So, like you, I have the mute function within easy reach.

#18

Which according to the manual is an unused spare with a 7.5a fuse.
For whatever reason, mine had a 25a fuse there.

Thanks muchly

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