Re: valentine 1's(nevermind)

[C1J1Miller@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/31/99 1:52:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net writes:

> 
>  The concealed module seems like an excellent idea; I'm thinking that 
>  under the ashtray would be a perfect place for the module; hidden, 
>  yet accessable, and close by to the cig. lighter.
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Wrong.  It needs to be right near your line of sight; I put mine over a blank 
spot on the dash (pics on my page, below).

>  Where do people usually place 'em?  Up on the visors, you get reduced 
>  lidar+radar performance from the tinting, but it seems like it would 
>  be very obvious to thiefs and cops(hey, if you got a detector, you're 
>  probably worth pulling over cause you -must- be up to no good, right? 
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I put mine on the windshield, partially behind the rear view mirror, on the 
passenger's side, allowing the rear antenna a view out the back.  Not very 
obvious (black detector against a black mirror unit).

>  My theory?  V1 needs to start making hidden systems, ie, something in 
>  the front+rear bumpers, with hidden modules...seems like a natural 
>  expansion of their existing setup.
>  

Their idea is that it won't go obsolete; want to have your keep it longer 
than your car. 
chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller@aol.com
'91 200q20v with V1 ==> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/index.html