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Originally Posted by Thundernight
Does anyone have any recommendations for radar detectors? I am vaguely familiar with Escort and Valentine One systems from 8-10 years ago, but not clear on what has improved since they have been released and what the best value is. I am open to hardwiring the radar into the fuse box for the sake of cleaner wiring, but not sure if anyone has had experience with this yet, and how people have tucked the wiring into the interior trim panels. This radar will stay in the car, so there is no need for it to be portable for use in other vehicles..
Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.
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I ran my Uniden R7 and Waze across 1400 miles and 6 states and recommend it. The radar detector will save your butt, Waze is ok but often not updated in time, and in some areas you might not get good cell coverage. Waze will say there is police ahead and they are gone already, or often not show a cop around a corner since they move around a lot now. I will say that K band is pretty much useless (in some situations) due to cars using radar, but the popular Ka band is accurate and long range with the R7. For laser, you will need countermeasures, but this has not been a problem for me yet.
Order Blendmount #BR7-3032 and wiring kit MTX-1015, you will see multiple kits on their site but this one will fit a bit closer to the mirror.
Thanks to @Mugen for the install tips!