Radar detector mount options?

[kapinallinen2]

I did read your post.
In my world, higher is better for maximizing the range of detection. I mean, half of mile is a half of mile,

 

[vincentw56]

I did read your post.
In my world, higher is better for maximizing the range of detection. I mean, half of mile is a half of mile,

Mine definitely picks up way more than half a mile from the source specially on ka band. But I think it's still being over thought. Anyway, not much more I can add to the discussion.

 

[kapinallinen2]

Mine definitely picks up way more than half a mile from the source specially on ka band. But I think it's still being over thought. Anyway, not much more I can add to the discussion.

I was referring to gaining a half mile in detection distance when mounted high.
My best was picking up a Florida state trooper over 5 miles away on the alligator alley. The R3 is still a beast.

 

[vincentw56]

I was referring to gaining a half mile in detection distance when mounted high.
My best was picking up a Florida state trooper over 5 miles away on the alligator alley. The R3 is still a beast.

Five miles is great. All I care about is not getting a ticket. And mine has done its job perfectly for 4 years. And to me, that's the only metric that matters.

 

[Ready Go]

I used a Blendmount for my V1G2 and mounted it high & tight without any extra links..also tapped the power into the mirror so no blockage at all..I Blendmount and use a power jumper on every vehicle I buy.

Also, download the JBV1 app for free..SUPER app!! Really well designed and extremely useful!!

 

[MarPar]

I have a Valentine V1 Gen2 as well.

Suction cup it to the windshield just higher than the wiper arms. Done. Mine hasn't fallen yet.

 

[StuartV]

Most stationary radar is mounted high on a police vehicle. So, in a normal car, you want to match the location. A truck is already taller, so in theory, you want it mounted lower to match the mounting on the police car. That's what all these recommended mounting locations go by. And most are geared to cars not trucks.

Most radar I've seen in police cars has been right on the dash or right on the shelf in the back window. I.e. as low as it could really be mounted other than putting it on the front or rear bumper. Not all. Most. And the sum of my personal experience still only qualifies as "anecdotes", not "data".

Regardless, police radar is generally below the hood line and dash of a RAM 1500.

So, I still don't understand your assertion that it's actually better to put a RD down on the dash of a RAM 1500 than to have it up high. As implied by:

I doubt mounting it higher is going to make a bit of difference. Specially with a vehicle that's already higher than most police vehicles. On the ka band, it is like at least a mile or more out that it picks them up.

I mean, we ARE in agreement that a RD works best with direct Line-of-Sight to the radar gun, right? I think that is pretty obvious?

So, putting the RD where the line from it to the radar gun goes through the hood of the truck, rather than higher in the truck, so that it has direct LOS, seems like the opposite of "higher won't make a difference, especially with a vehicle that is already higher than most police vehicles."

I think we DO agree that the difference between top and bottom of the windshield makes no PRACTICAL difference. I'm just trying to understand why you are asserting (or implying) that having it low in the truck offers even a theoretical advantage.

You think being directly in line with the radar gun, but with the signal going through the hood/engine compartment is better than having direct LOS from 12 - 18" higher (and 1/2 a mile to a mile - or more - away)?

Everywhere else (e.g. Vortex Radar) seems to disagree and says that mounting the RD as high as possible is best for radar detection.

 

[StuartV]

I used a Blendmount for my V1G2 and mounted it high & tight without any extra links..also tapped the power into the mirror so no blockage at all..I Blendmount and use a power jumper on every vehicle I buy.

Also, download the JBV1 app for free..SUPER app!! Really well designed and extremely useful!!

It seems like, if you can see the V1 display under the RVM, then it HAS to be blocking SOME amount of your view of the road...

I got effed by Google a couple of years ago, when they just deleted my account with no recourse to get it back. I lost my cell phone number (which I had ported to Google Voice), all the Play store apps and movies I ever purchased, all the locations I had saved in Google Maps, etc.. I swore off Google after that. No more. I switched to an iPhone and I am not going back.

So, no JBV1 for me. I wish they had a version of that for iPhone but they don't and, apparently, the developer has zero interest in making an iPhone version.

Fortunately, it looks like some very good alternatives have come out and more are in the works.

I have a Valentine V1 Gen2 as well.

Suction cup it to the windshield just higher than the wiper arms. Done. Mine hasn't fallen yet.

I figured I would try that first. Since it's free and all.

Do you ever get annoyed that it is so far away? I mean, isn't it hard to reach the buttons on it with it mounted at the bottom of the windshield like that?

I reckon I will also try it suction-cupped up near the top of the windshield, too, just to see.

If I do end up wanting to have it hanging off the windshield, instead of a RVM mount, I found on eBay a cheap metal bracket that uses 3M tape to permanently mount to the windshield and that will then let you attach the V1 clip that comes with the V1. So, no worries then about suction cups coming loose and the V1 falling down.

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