Re: Hardwiring my radar detector

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Tue Jan 16 2001 - 21:41:22 EST


All I have is the factory blue/green tint on the top of the windshield.

Hugh Catlett wrote:
>
> Hey fellow DML'rs,
>
> You need to know what kind of tint you have. Some tints are radio opaque,
> that is, RF energy is severely attenuated by the tint material itself. The
> tint is usually called something, something METALLIC... that's the key word.
> I don't think it's a good idea to block your radio signal with tint in order
> to hide the detector. My free advice is to provide a clear line of sight
> down the road.
> Good luck,
> Hugh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SEMIHEMI01@aol.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Hardwiring my radar detector
>
> > Andy,
> > I hard wired mine and put it just above the mirror on the windshield I
> > just tucked the wire above the glass behind the edge of the head liner.
> Then
> > came down the post on the drivers side right into the fuse box. You can
> > tucck the wire behind the trim on the post even. Nothing shows. Besides
> then
> > you cannot see the detector behind the windshield tint at the top.
> > Bill
> >
> > SEMIHEMI01@AOL.COM (Bill C.) 2001 QC, 4.7L, 5spd. 3.55 LSD
> > K-N + Cool-Air, Quick-D TB, 10w-30 MOBIL 1, 180 T'STAT, SilBlades
> > GIBSON 3" Single Side-Swept cat-back, G-TECH, <A
> > HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/semihemi01/">"THE DAK"</A>
> >
> >

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-andy

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