It is actually mounted on top of the rear view mirror. When an alarm is triggered, a lot of information is shown on the 9500ci display which takes a bit more to assimilate than the quick glance I use to check who is behind me on the rear view mirror. The display shows instant speed info, strength of signal, front vs rear laser jammers, type of radar/laser,etc.., and while reading the info, you have to decide whether to react to it or not. I just feel a bit uncomfortable shifting my attention away from what is ahead. It is approximately a 25 degree turn of your head. I wish had placed the display on top of the steering column as an example. I consider that location more centralized and a bit less distracting....

 

I guess I am confused. I thought you have seconds to slow down not read what is on the display.

There are a few scenarios in my driving. On the highway going a reasonable speed over the speed limit. Detector goes off I am off the gas getting to the limit.

On the highway going way over the limit, detector goes off I am aggressively getting to the speed limit.

I am in "town", I am really not speeding so I am not that concerned.
I will get frisky here and there but there are not a lot of false alarms because I am not banging gears on "main street".

I am on the back roads being aggressive, detector goes off I am slowing down aggressively.

In my normal travels I am not seeing a lot of instances where I am not slowing down at an alarm or ignoring an alarm. I don't see a lot of accessing an alarm.

This is based on my prior experience with detectors which did not provide a lot of information but I was on a motorcycle that was quite a bit faster then most if not all cars.

Am I really that far off?

 

I mirror mounted mine, and ran the wire along the A post and headliner. Nice clean install. Here is pic.

 

Can't seem to find this display set up and mount. Where did you get it?

 

Hi, this was custom fabricated by Benchmark Motoring in Seattle.

 

Another option, which is what I have chosen, is one of our site sponsors, www.radar-mirrors.com. Scott is great. He mounts the display in your rearview mirror so it takes up no space at all, super clean and invisible to others. When the car is off you can not see it at all and when the car is on the display can be seen from behind the glass in the mirror. I used him for my M3 and decided to do it again on my new 991. He sells the units, has core mirrors so you are not without yours while he is doing his thing. Give him a shout, tell him you are a member here. I think his work is fantastic and makes for a super clean install, stealthy too.

 

I also went the Radar Mirror route and sent my mirror to Scott and bought the radar detector unit from him. I was able to get a better deal going that way. If you want an on top of the column mount another vendor has made a replacement steering column cover that houses the Escort/Bell display. Its from AI design

 

That looks pretty sweet. I can't seem to find them on Google. Do you have their site?

 

aidesign.com

 

Hi,
a question from Germany - is it officially forbidden to use radar detectors in the states ? I always thought it's allowed.... so why do you need concealed installations ? Here, we do need to make them invisible...

 

The car is so beautiful to hang something off the windshield looks bad. It is also a temptation for theives.

 

hey guys have any of you tried the cobra iradar 200? i had a 9500ci in my other 997.2 and that thing worked decent to ok, the GPS would constantly not work, the KA band completely failed on my first unit, can you believe that? I had to get a replacement and the one worked fine. Just don't want to rip off my front bumper and pay another 300 on installs to ensure a clean job. Thats why this cobra thing seems pretty compelling, no other units just simply one thing to slap on your front dash no bull hanging, and it bluetooths straight to your iphone.

http://reviews.cnet.com/radar-detect...-35406298.html

 

detectors are illegal in a couple of states. I like the clean look and the Escort 9500 has GPS.

 

I have the new K40 installed and working. It has been in for about 3 weeks or so. I find that it works fairly well with radar. I have not been hit with laser as of yet. However, I do get at least 1/2 notice on most all radar bands. The control box is mounted inside the dash under the steering wheel. The notification markers are shown below just above the gauges.

I work at a dealership and the installer told me that the new 991 is one of the hardest installs that they have done. They only have one technician that will work on the car.

As advertised it does have a GPS unit and you can mute areas etc. It is very easy to program and remote is pretty small and easy to conceal.

I have never had any brand, but pretty happy with this K40.

 

Campy,

Do you know how they removed the coin pouch? If not can you ask the foreman or technician how you can remove that annoying little thing? Rubberized plastic insert?