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04-20-2005, 07:57 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by Stoley' date='Apr 19 2005, 08:16 PM
Did you install the concealed display so it would be more difficult to see from a driver behind you? I am thinking of mounting just to the left of the visor with no consealed display...what do you think?
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) you can quickly unplug the concealed display and store it in the door storage compartment. 
The issue I have with placing the V1 to the left of the rear view mirror is that it interferes with the driver's sun visor. I had the same setup as my 545i in my last car, and when I got my 545i, I tried using just the main unit mounted to the left of the rear view mirror, but didn't like the way I couldn't move the driver's visor much past the fully vertical position (for instance when at a stop light with the sun straight ahead in the late afternoon).
05-17-2005, 05:30 AM
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Stream (or anybody else that has a hardwired radar detector) - I have my V1 hardwired the other day...I love it! One question though...the power to it does not go off when the car is turned off - you must manually turn off the radar detector. Has anybody experienced this?
05-17-2005, 11:52 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by Stoley' date='May 17 2005, 06:30 AM
Stream (or anybody else that has a hardwired radar detector) - I have my V1 hardwired the other day...I love it! One question though...the power to it does not go off when the car is turned off - you must manually turn off the radar detector. Has anybody experienced this?
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05-17-2005, 01:12 PM
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He fixed it today...turns out it blew #63 fuse (same as homelink) hooking it up the first time. Now the fuse is replaced, and it only turns on when the car is on!
05-17-2005, 01:37 PM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by Stoley' date='May 17 2005, 02:12 PM
He fixed it today...turns out it blew #63 fuse (same as homelink) hooking it up the first time. Now the fuse is replaced, and it only turns on when the car is on!
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06-27-2005, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Stoley' date='Apr 19 2005, 07:55 PM
I have planned on hardwiring my V1 to the fuse box, but BMWNA tells me I will likely run into problems with warranty if I have any electrical issues in the future. Has anybody run into any problems with their hardwired radar detector? Has anybody been given other info regarding voiding the warranty from their dealer?
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No problem here.
My V1 was hardwired/connected by my BMW dealer.
06-28-2005, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town Racing' date='Jun 25 2005, 08:38 AM
I have the X50 Hardwired.
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