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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedDemon02SS
I know about wireing. Ive wired my friends unit in his cars. I just didnt want the hassle in mine of removing the head liner and junk.
If you have experience then it will not be a problem at all.

1.Remove "A" pillar
2. Remove fuse panel cover,Wire in hot and ground
3. Pull back headliner a little and feed radar unit wire to desired spot
4. Put radar on glass and connect wire

It probably took me 15 minutes.

Just like U240 said: Go for cordless if you want convenience and plan on driving in many other peoples cars, but realize that there is
going to be a performance loss compared to a unit that is receiving full power ALL THE TIME.
Old Jul 12, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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hmm...we shall see. its mostly a whim...ive never had one, and dont really need on. i only get popped for not having a licence plate on the front of hte car or tint anyway.
Old Jul 14, 2007 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SpeedDemon02SS
why would you advise against a battery unit? I dont want a wire haning down, and i dont feel like cutting my power lines to the dome lights to hard-wire it.
The Escort Solo S2 is the best cordless radar detector in the U.S. but it still can't even touch the best corded model like the Valentine One. Because the Escort Solo S2 is battery operated, it is off 80% of the time and it has trouble detecting instant-on radar, POP radar, and radar over a hill.

Look how bad it did in the over the hill radar testing at the bottom of this page.

http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detecto...ctor-test.html

Do yourself a favor and get the Valentine One and hardwire it. If you want to move it from car to car, get another hardwire kit from Valentine Research and put it in the other car.
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