Valentine 1, Best mount spot?
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My Ride: 2004 545i,1995 M3
Model Year: 2004
At the top of the side post / A-pillar trim, I cross from the windshield side of the A-pillar to the weather strip side. The exposed power cable is gently tucked into the seam between the A-pillar trim and headliner. All of the flat power cable is out of sight, except for the ends at the radar detector and the power port. There is no power cable visible at the top of the A-pillar. [See larger image]
I'm using the visor clip, as my car has the comfort glass windshield. It appears to block radar except through the small opening near the mirror. The V1 doesn't false nearly as often as in other cars, and most signals are reported as coming from behind. Long term solution will be a remote mount radar detector such as the Escort 9500ci.
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I finally got around to doing this. However, i found that there is a pretty big space between the headliner and the window, so the wire won't stay in by itself. I rolled up some small wads of paper to shove in there to keep it in place. VKHong, did you have any problems with that?
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My Ride: 2010 535i M Sport 6MT
Model Year: 2010
The space is quite snug. I actually dropped my headliner partially by removing the passenger-side sun-visor, so there was plenty of room to tuck the flat cable in. After I re-installed the sun-visor, the flat cable stayed in place inside the headliner.
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Hmmm, now as I recall, my Carfax indicated that the dealer had replaced the sunroof glass for the 2nd owner. I wonder if they somehow shifted the headliner when that was done... Anyway, my solution works for now. Thanks for all your guidance on this!
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