C63S Radar Detector Mount
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C63S Radar Detector Mount
I just realized, as I search for a radar detector, that Blendmount doesn’t have a solution for Mercedes.
What is everyone using to mount their detectors in their C’s?? Pictures??
What is everyone using to mount their detectors in their C’s?? Pictures??
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In all my cars, I use Valentine1 near the top of the windshield, to the right of rear view mirror.
Power is supplied by 8-foot telephone wire provided by Valentine1. It is snaked from the OBD socket location without glue, fastening, tape, etc. The wire goes inside rubber gasket, up to the headliner, and across, and completely hidden. Careful disassembly and reassembly of some interior finished trim needs to be done by an experienced and careful professional.
The Valentine1 socket adapter (“Savvy”) provides power to the telephone wire.
Power is supplied by 8-foot telephone wire provided by Valentine1. It is snaked from the OBD socket location without glue, fastening, tape, etc. The wire goes inside rubber gasket, up to the headliner, and across, and completely hidden. Careful disassembly and reassembly of some interior finished trim needs to be done by an experienced and careful professional.
The Valentine1 socket adapter (“Savvy”) provides power to the telephone wire.
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In all my cars, I use Valentine1 near the top of the windshield, to the right of rear view mirror.
Power is supplied by 8-foot telephone wire provided by Valentine1. It is snaked from the OBD socket location without glue, fastening, tape, etc. The wire goes inside rubber gasket, up to the headliner, and across, and completely hidden. Careful disassembly and reassembly of some interior finished trim needs to be done by an experienced and careful professional.
The Valentine1 socket adapter (“Savvy”) provides power to the telephone wire.
Power is supplied by 8-foot telephone wire provided by Valentine1. It is snaked from the OBD socket location without glue, fastening, tape, etc. The wire goes inside rubber gasket, up to the headliner, and across, and completely hidden. Careful disassembly and reassembly of some interior finished trim needs to be done by an experienced and careful professional.
The Valentine1 socket adapter (“Savvy”) provides power to the telephone wire.
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just take the car to a stereo and audio shop, they know what to do.
my Escort 360c is hardwired, get the power from the rear view mirror or the center camera.
my Escort 360c is hardwired, get the power from the rear view mirror or the center camera.
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I am not asking how to wire it. I’m asking what owners are using to mount it - be it suction cups or Blendmount type mounting systems.
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I just always get a k40 installed. I hate those boxes. I like having 2 lights, one for front and rear each and laser diffuser in the front. Some states are starting to shoot from the rear more like Georgia and Florida to name a few.. Classy, stealth and gets the job done.. though it is a little costly.. like ~$1600-2k depending on how many diffusers you get. Comes with a key fob remote I just leave in the car to control it.. lights only, voice mode, city, highway.. etc.. I have them on all my cars and they work great without the clutter of a box.
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I like non-permanent solutions because the car stays factory. Also- detector needs to come down for cleaning windshield or mounting windshield sun shade.
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I’ve always liked the mirror mounted solutions that Blendmount provides. Cleaner and less reliance on suction. I’m in Texas so even long drives can cause the suction cups to fail over time. I don’t like the idea of it potentially falling down, plus again it just looks cleaner from the outside. And a mirror mount solution doesn’t get in the way of cleaning or sun shades.
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I have a Uniden R3 mounted with Suction cups to the left of the mirror as high up as I can go.
This allows me to see the band frequency for alerts and mute easily.
Also, it makes it very hard to see so it's stealth as well.
This allows me to see the band frequency for alerts and mute easily.
Also, it makes it very hard to see so it's stealth as well.
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I have a Valentine One mounted to the left of the rear-view mirror using the suction cups provided. It stays mounted 99% of the time. I only take it down if parked in a not-so-good area or if I'm parked for an extended period of time (airport, movies, etc). When I do take it down, I just slide the detector off the mount. The suction cup mount stay on all the time. In the more than 3 years I've had it mounted, it has never once fallen off. In extreme heat (100F+ degrees and direct sunlight) to below freezing (5F to 10F degrees), it has worked flawlessly.
Also, to the person above that has it connected to the OBD2 port using the SAVVY device, be careful using that if you are parked for longer than a day or two. I used the SAVVY when I originally bought my car, and I had issues with it not allowing my car to go to sleep. If I left the car sitting for more than a day or two, it would drain the battery and cause several error messages (don't remember the specific messages). Once I stopped using it, no more battery issues.
Like someone said earlier, I also did not want to install the Valentine One in a way that wasn't quickly and easily reversible (as in I could do it in less than a minute without tools). I ended up buying a long power cord that goes across the headliner, above the driver's window, down the back of the B-pillar, under the left rear floor mat, and plugs into the power plug that's on the back of the front-center armrest/console. Yeah, it doesn't look perfectly clean, but I have two child seats back there too, so it'll never be perfectly clean.
Also, to the person above that has it connected to the OBD2 port using the SAVVY device, be careful using that if you are parked for longer than a day or two. I used the SAVVY when I originally bought my car, and I had issues with it not allowing my car to go to sleep. If I left the car sitting for more than a day or two, it would drain the battery and cause several error messages (don't remember the specific messages). Once I stopped using it, no more battery issues.
Like someone said earlier, I also did not want to install the Valentine One in a way that wasn't quickly and easily reversible (as in I could do it in less than a minute without tools). I ended up buying a long power cord that goes across the headliner, above the driver's window, down the back of the B-pillar, under the left rear floor mat, and plugs into the power plug that's on the back of the front-center armrest/console. Yeah, it doesn't look perfectly clean, but I have two child seats back there too, so it'll never be perfectly clean.
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I have a Valentine One mounted to the left of the rear-view mirror using the suction cups provided. It stays mounted 99% of the time. I only take it down if parked in a not-so-good area or if I'm parked for an extended period of time (airport, movies, etc). When I do take it down, I just slide the detector off the mount. The suction cup mount stay on all the time. In the more than 3 years I've had it mounted, it has never once fallen off. In extreme heat (100F+ degrees and direct sunlight) to below freezing (5F to 10F degrees), it has worked flawlessly.
Also, to the person above that has it connected to the OBD2 port using the SAVVY device, be careful using that if you are parked for longer than a day or two. I used the SAVVY when I originally bought my car, and I had issues with it not allowing my car to go to sleep. If I left the car sitting for more than a day or two, it would drain the battery and cause several error messages (don't remember the specific messages). Once I stopped using it, no more battery issues.
Like someone said earlier, I also did not want to install the Valentine One in a way that wasn't quickly and easily reversible (as in I could do it in less than a minute without tools). I ended up buying a long power cord that goes across the headliner, above the driver's window, down the back of the B-pillar, under the left rear floor mat, and plugs into the power plug that's on the back of the front-center armrest/console. Yeah, it doesn't look perfectly clean, but I have two child seats back there too, so it'll never be perfectly clean.
Also, to the person above that has it connected to the OBD2 port using the SAVVY device, be careful using that if you are parked for longer than a day or two. I used the SAVVY when I originally bought my car, and I had issues with it not allowing my car to go to sleep. If I left the car sitting for more than a day or two, it would drain the battery and cause several error messages (don't remember the specific messages). Once I stopped using it, no more battery issues.
Like someone said earlier, I also did not want to install the Valentine One in a way that wasn't quickly and easily reversible (as in I could do it in less than a minute without tools). I ended up buying a long power cord that goes across the headliner, above the driver's window, down the back of the B-pillar, under the left rear floor mat, and plugs into the power plug that's on the back of the front-center armrest/console. Yeah, it doesn't look perfectly clean, but I have two child seats back there too, so it'll never be perfectly clean.
The Savvy draws a tiny fraction of a milliamp per hour. It really can’t drain the battery in any noticeable way. However, it could interfere with a battery charger or allowing the vehicle to “sleep.” Unplugging it is as easy as- well, unplugging anything that’s plugged in.
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Just unplug the Savvy after parking the car, and there won’t be any issues.
The Savvy draws a tiny fraction of a milliamp per hour. It really can’t drain the battery in any noticeable way. However, it could interfere with a battery charger or allowing the vehicle to “sleep.” Unplugging it is as easy as- well, unplugging anything that’s plugged in.
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I left my 2017 Mercedes SL63 and my 2019 E450 for 2 months straight with the Savvy plugged in and no battery charger - no issues. I’m very surprised that this was an issue for you. I called Valentine and they explained how minuscule the power draw is.
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It's not that the SAVVY draws enough power to drain the battery but instead it prevents the car's systems from going to sleep. That's a major power draw by comparison. It's like saying the mouse plugged into your laptop draws very little power, but if having it plugged in prevents your laptop from going to sleep when not in use, you'll wake up to a dead computer battery in the morning.
