OK. That should not be a problem. I should have said something like
Aftermarket add-on tints. It's real popular here in Florida and is just
found on the top 4-5 inches of the windshield typically always above the
inside rearveiw mirror.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Hardwiring my radar detector
> 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>
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> -andy
>
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