Escort radar mirror mount suggestion? - Page 2

SoCal Smith · 01-02-2018, 11:53 PM

What radar are you guys using?

datboi448 · 01-03-2018, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by waterman

Any visual PDR cam interference?

I do not have any interference with my mount or radar

FoCoCamaro · 01-03-2018, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCal Smith

What radar are you guys using?

Hands down best overall package (IMO) is the Uniden R3.

dmwtech · 01-03-2018, 08:20 AM

I have two Uniden LRD950's and an Escort MAX 360 in my vehicles. I have not been disappointed in the Unidens at all. I plan to pick up a new R3 to try out during the next couple of months.

nicktechla · 01-03-2018, 10:14 AM

I was going to order the Escort Max 360c

GA SS · 01-03-2018, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal Smith

What radar are you guys using?

I have always used Escorts, but after doing a lot of research the last few days I ordered the Uniden R3.

waterman · 01-03-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by datboi448

I do not have any interference with my mount or radar

Thanks for the info.

datboi448 · 01-03-2018, 11:28 PM

I currently use the escort redline which is great for Ka and distance and that’s about it. No k band filtering so Cadillacs, Audi’s, mini vans, and newer gmcs set off the k band quite a bit. Luckily only a handful of towns and cities here use k band radars.

Thinking to replace with a uniden and put this one in the rs

BRAVO 2SS · 01-04-2018, 12:21 AM

Valentine One!!!

nicktechla · 01-06-2018, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by datboi448

got a blend mount and bought a phone power cord with leeds for going into the power under the homelink panel in the roof right above the mirror

i essentially followed this guide

did you solder it in? or just use the mirror tap kit?

dmwtech · 01-07-2018, 09:46 AM

I installed my BlendMount yesterday in the 17 ZL1 and used T-taps to get power from the purple/white wire and ground from the black wire in the overhead panel. The BlendMount is awesome and works perfectly. I've had clones, but the real deal is worth the money. The hardest part was tapping the wires. If I had to do it all over again, I'd order an 18" mirror tap. You don't have a lot of room to work with to access the wires to solder or tap. It's doable, but a long mirror tap wire is what I'd do. My solution cost about $15, versus around $40 for a mirror tap kit.

I'm using my Uniden LRD950 for now and will swap in the R3 when it arrives this week.

datboi448 · 01-07-2018, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nicktechla

did you solder it in? or just use the mirror tap kit?

No solder, I got this mirror tap from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

staples87 · 09-10-2018, 01:34 PM

Sorry to revive an older thread, but how is the view with the Blendmount on the Escort? The Escort Max 360 is a pretty big unit and I have the driver's seat up a little, so I'm worried about the detector blocking my field of view.

I was thinking about using the suction cup and mounting it to the left of the rear view mirror, but I prefer the sturdiness of the Blendmount.

BMWM.D. · 09-11-2018, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by staples87

Sorry to revive an older thread, but how is the view with the Blendmount on the Escort? The Escort Max 360 is a pretty big unit and I have the driver's seat up a little, so I'm worried about the detector blocking my field of view.

I was thinking about using the suction cup and mounting it to the left of the rear view mirror, but I prefer the sturdiness of the Blendmount.

I have a regular Max (not the 360), but I have absolutely no visibility problems with the Blendmount setup. Turned out to be a very clean install.

01-03-2018, 10:14 AM	#19
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01-03-2018, 11:28 PM	#22
datboi448 Drives: 2013 2LT RS, 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 479	I currently use the escort redline which is great for Ka and distance and that’s about it. No k band filtering so Cadillacs, Audi’s, mini vans, and newer gmcs set off the k band quite a bit. Luckily only a handful of towns and cities here use k band radars. Thinking to replace with a uniden and put this one in the rs __________________

01-04-2018, 12:21 AM	#23
BRAVO 2SS Aim Small...Miss Small Drives: 2018 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 866	Valentine One!!! __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS

09-10-2018, 01:34 PM	#27
staples87 Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Bel Air, MD Posts: 319	Sorry to revive an older thread, but how is the view with the Blendmount on the Escort? The Escort Max 360 is a pretty big unit and I have the driver's seat up a little, so I'm worried about the detector blocking my field of view. I was thinking about using the suction cup and mounting it to the left of the rear view mirror, but I prefer the sturdiness of the Blendmount. Last edited by staples87; 09-10-2018 at 02:06 PM.

01-02-2018, 11:53 PM	#15
SoCal Smith Drives: 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: SoCal Posts: 313 View My Garage	What radar are you guys using?

01-03-2018, 08:20 AM	#18
dmwtech Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 46	I have two Uniden LRD950's and an Escort MAX 360 in my vehicles. I have not been disappointed in the Unidens at all. I plan to pick up a new R3 to try out during the next couple of months.

01-07-2018, 09:46 AM	#25
dmwtech Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 46	I installed my BlendMount yesterday in the 17 ZL1 and used T-taps to get power from the purple/white wire and ground from the black wire in the overhead panel. The BlendMount is awesome and works perfectly. I've had clones, but the real deal is worth the money. The hardest part was tapping the wires. If I had to do it all over again, I'd order an 18" mirror tap. You don't have a lot of room to work with to access the wires to solder or tap. It's doable, but a long mirror tap wire is what I'd do. My solution cost about $15, versus around $40 for a mirror tap kit. I'm using my Uniden LRD950 for now and will swap in the R3 when it arrives this week.

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