Currently have the v1, sick of the suction cups. Currently looking at the solution from eric at BP, but not into drilling holes. I saw the blendimount that seems to clamp on the shaft, looks interesing...but what I really want is to have a display in my rear view mirror, what's involved in this venture. Saw it today in Chris T's car, have to have it now!\tia
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If you're not familiar, AI Design in Tuckahoe does some slick rear view integrated V1 displays for BMW's. I imagine they can do the same for a P-car (maybe they already have?).

 

Here's what I could find: http://www.aidesign.com/our-work---p...perties/ID-134

 

Little hard to tell what they did there. Looks like a laser jammer (Blinder?) with the control unit integrated in the ashtray?
Pretty sure they could etch the V1 display into any autodimming mirror. I stopped by their shop when I lived in NY. Great workmanship.

 

here's the V1 install: http://www.aidesign.com/our-work---p...operties/ID-50

 

^^well, there you go

 

This is the Passport 9500i with laser jammer!

 

this is very cool anyone have an idea of pricing for this?

I just did the GRide bracket install - I agree the drilling was not appealing but to replace the 2 plastic parts on the base of the mirror mount are cheap. The Blendmount does not work on a 997

 

There's a guy on the dfwautoclub forum name scott that does these conceal units. He has some photos up on the install job. check it out.

 

Good seeing you again yesterday Chris. This is the 3rd car i've had with this setup. It works great for me and I wouldn't have go without it.

It's not cheap - approx. $2,500 if memory serves me correctly. Like anything else, there are some guys who do a very slick install and others, well... not so much. You get what you pay for.

The V1 is basically taken apart and the brains are mounted somewhere in the car. it's hard for the good installers to tell you exactly what they're doing; guess they want to keep their little secrets. Many will argue that you will lose most of the V1's sensitivity by not having it on the windshield. that is nonsense. This is usually argued by people who have never had this kind fo set up, which is interesting LOL. 3 cars and trust me, the sensitivity is fine. The best defense to radar is your eyes and common sense anyway. The detector is just another line of defense.

Mine is also integrated with a laser jammer. The neat thing about it is that even if the unit is "off" (on/off **** mounted right under the e-brake) and I get hit with laser, i will still get the audible/visual alarm.

Chris, I don't know if DD does this but I had mine done at Technk 1 in the city. they're right around the corner from manhattan motorcars. You can tell Gus I sent you. They do very good work. you can probably drop it off in the morning and it will be done after work. I know somoene who used AI and they are also very good.

 

Going in AI design monday. They are good people, have done work for me before and their shop is top notch. Everything will be hidden with the passport display at the lower section of the mirror, controls in the ashtray.

Takes 1.5 days to fully complete.

 

i bought that new mount from g rides, gonna install soon, looks slick and very reasonable

 

I am pretty sure that when you split up the V1 you will lose the 360 degree coverage and the direction of radar advantage which to me is important to maintain. I know that I talked to someone at V1 years ago and they verified that the sensor on the box picks up rear radar that would be lost without 360 degree visibility

 

Hello TT Surgeon,
While I would also like to have an more integrated solution like you suggest, I at least avoided the suction cups by using the standard clip mount to the passenger-side visor. I wedged some black weatherstrip foam between the visor and headliner to get the visor and V1 close to level (the V1 tilts down maybe 20 degrees). This can be done very inconspicuously and everything can be removed in seconds. The only drawback is your passenger can't fold down the visor, but otherwise I like it because the V1 is not easily visible when the car is parked so I can leave it there most of the time. On the road it is also not easily visible from other vehicles, either. I ran the power cord deep inside the gap between the windshield and headliner, all the way across to the driver-side A-pillar, then down the deep gap between the A-pillar and windshield until the power cord was at the level of the dashboard. I then ran it through a gap down to the fuse panel (I had an ealier post showing where/how I tapped into the fuse panel). The only place you can see the power cord is a short length (3-4 inches) directly from the V1 forward to the windhield/headliner gap, and since everything is black/grey it's not noticeable. The whole install, including fuse panel tap took less than an hour, and most of that time was spent thinking about how to do it. I thought it was temporary at the time, but I have had it this way ever since I got my car and have been happy with it.

 

Not true. directional coverage still works.