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Hey guys! I want to pick up a blend mount for my incoming G80. I'm not sure which one I will need. I see a few different options. Can anyone recommend which to get and provide a link? I did already buy their mirror tap kit a bit ago.
I have the Uniden R7. I know this incoming Mexico blue beast will be a cop magnet. My G80 will not have the Driving assistance professional package. Let me know which one you guys think. Much appreciated! |
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I originally had an R3 so I just bought the upgrade kit for my previous mount. That being said, what I have is the BR7-2017. I do have the driver's assistance package but I really don't think that matters because according to the Blendmount site I should be using BR7-2018 based on my mirror type they show. I think you'd be good with either of these.
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I'm also torn between r4 and r8. I haven't ran a full time detector in over 20 years. And now that I love in Miami, just not sure I need it full time, let alone need a r8 with arrows. Haha.
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How "city" is it where you drive? I am pure city 75+% of the time. Worried about how well lockouts work, otherwise it will just beep nonstop. Also, In south Florida they use laser when they do traps, so detector pretty much just detects a ticket anyway. Haha.
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It's essentially 100% city driving I'd say. The uniden has gps and you can tag the false alerts so that it won't beep when something like a grocery store automatic door sets it off. It's been pretty quiet in my opinion during my first few months of use thus far. I just mute the false alarms I encounter, and the detector remembers those based on the gps. It's definitely not fool proof. I like having it though. It's better than nothing. I hope this helps… lmk if you have any other questions dude! |
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I think I have the same mount I transferred over from my M2C, but now it's obstructing the gesture control sensor. Not a big deal but I wanted to see if it can be adjusted with different brackets. |
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Already have a 2ch dashcam ready for install. Haha.
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Haha! Lol, nice dude! I wish I waited a few months… I had just ordered the R7 and the damn R8 came out… I'm sure you'll like it. The mirror tap (along w the blendmount) is a must for clean install. Enjoy! |
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For the actual wire tap portio...What color wire from the tap goes into which hole?
And do you just slide wire into the back of the plastic clip, or...???? I have the blend mount, wiretap, and r8 ready for install as soon as I pick up the car! Hopefully will get it Saturday.
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I love my uniden R7. I keep mine in highway mode 24/7 (I live in socal) and I dont ever hear it unless there is a cop. On a long highway road trip, it warned me 2 miles before I passed the cop parked under the underpass. I also have mine mounted along the top of the window behind the dot matrix. So if that stuff is hindering it, its not hindering it much. 2 miles range! Uniden all the way!
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There are settings that you need to program into the detector. K band, is what's used on the automatic doors, K-Band doesn't exist for police, in California, neither does X band or MRCD. All of that should be turned off. Ka is the only band in California. And even that needs to be segmented, so the detector is only scanning specific bands, which makes the radar detector lock on quicker, because its not scanning the entire Ka range. With a properly segmented R7 I can pick up Ka 34.XXX upto 7 miles away.
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If indeed in California the LEO only use Ka that would make it a much simpler setup. Do you have any references that I can read regarding this? |
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What about lasers? That wasn't addressed. Edit: There is something on the image that says Lasers are banned in CA. If that's the case... R8 is WAY overkill. |
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I will need to pick your brain on how to adjust these settings more. This is all very awesome info! I had heard that there may be some k band police activity… but if not, I'll gladly nix it. I still get it going off once in a while and it's always K band. I relied on vortex radars website for the settings I'm currently using. Any link describing how I can segment the Ka? Maybe on vortex radars site… I'll have to look when I get some free time. Thank you for weighing in man! I appreciate it. |
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Hey guys sorry that i'm late to this. Would you say the R7 is better than the valentine? i live in NY and would just need it for highway driving.
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I have v1g2 with Blendmount and mirror tap. (Not the best phot, but the only one I have at the moment). 100% satisfied. Range, accuracy and the direction indicators have all been license savers more than once. There is an app you can use it with it. I have it on my phone but never use it - you certainly don't need to run it all the time. Initially with a windshield mount I had the issue of the gesture control sensor tripping the rear laser alert. Issue has not repeated with the Blendmount location.
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