[DeTomaso] Radar Detector

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Tue Aug 30 23:23:06 EDT 2011


I looked at those too and still went with the V1 without it. FYI you pay for
the escort updates.  I have that function on my GPS, but rarely use it.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:07 PM, SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:

> thanks Rob - i understand that the newer escorts include a gps function
> where it knows where cameras are - does the V1 have this functionality? - if
> not, does anyone have experience with this new feature?
>
>  *From:* Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
> *To:* SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:47 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Radar Detector
>
> I have a Cobra and a Valentine 1. The Cobra is on the shelf now, as I'd
> rather move the V1 around than even trust the Cobra. Expensive, but I like
> it much better.
>
> My fusebox is Pantera Electronics upgraded one. I found a switched circuit
> that had a plug in the back I could easily get to and just plugged it up
> without having to remove the fusebox, though it would not have been a huge
> deal if I had.  I created a ground wire off of my AC mount with a 14 GA wire
> and ran both up the passenger pillar and under the front headliner section.
>  The V-1 comes with a hardwire jack that you just splice into under the
> headliner.  I used heat shrink to make it look pretty and keep the visible
> wires together. Easy.
>
> Rob
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM, SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Last thread i could find is 2010 - is the prevailing wind still in favor of
> the Valentine 1?
>
> Also, can someone describe in detail how the wiring would go at the fuse
> box
>
> assume one then goes up behind the a pillar trim to the overhead trim and
> out at the rear view mirror?
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