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Old 03-03-2009, 09:17 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 07k20z3ftw View Post
something you guys might want to think about is having it mounted so high up. cops use your reflectors in order to hit you with lasers and other radar guns that they use. mostly laser and KA band i believe. the signal for lasers most of all is going to be aimed at anything on your car that reflects. hence why radar companies tell you to put the radar detectors square center of your windshield mounted as low as possible without the windshield wipers blocking it. being up this high slows the reaction time technically, though it might not be enough to matter to some of you, this is the explanantion to why companies tell you to mount them low and centered...
funny you say that... here's a quote from valentine's web site: "Detector performance is enhanced by a high mounting position. Two reasons. For radar, a longer sight line to the horizon always helps. For laser, moving away from the hood and its sun reflections helps a lot." http://www.valentine1.com/moreinfo/p...ng_pg17-18.pdf
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