Anybody out there relocate the diplay on their radar detector?
I want to mount the unit (uh huh huh, I said "unit") behind the rearview mirror, but run some shielded multi-conductor to the display panel up under the ledge over the gauges. I have an older Whistler 1570 which I'm no longer concerned about warranty issues, but I would like to avoid frying the unit
In taking it apart, I noticed about 11 solder locations on the back of the display. Do you think I need any resistors or anything? Would the signal still travel from the mirror, across the windshield, down the pillar and over to the gauges effectively? Am I gonna toast this thing? Any input would kick a lot of ass! TIA

ive relocated the display of headunits in the past, and i can say for sure that the signal wont have a problem traveling that far. if your good with a soldering iron (use a VERY LOW WATTAGE!!!), you just need to desolder the connections on the unit and solder in the new cable, no other resistors, etc. need to be used.

if you do a search on yahoo, google, or whatever, youll probably find a few sites from people who have done this before. i remember there was a car that won a lot of trophies in IASCA a few years back that had the display mounted in his steering wheel, and he had a writeup on his web page on how to do it. i cant remember his name though, sorry.

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Thanks man! That's what I was looking for! You know how those quiet, naggin little doubts in the back of your head can get..

Werd... that's kinda cool I'll have to look into something like this. I have an old radar detector I never use cause I don't have the mounting bracket for it. My sister was gonna throw it away but I saved it's life.

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