Cobra Iradar remote stealth mount (pics)
05-12-2012, 12:49 PM
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Cobra Iradar remote stealth mount (pics) Can't use radar detectors here, and most stealth mount radars are pricey. So I decided to give Cobra's Iradar a shot, with the plan of mounting it behind my grill. I know it won't pick up radar behind me but thats not usually the problem spot for me anyway. It bluetooths to your Iphone (or you can get an android version) It's a pretty slick set up. All sounds and alarms come through your Iphone. Plus it can alert you on speed cameras and known hot spots. The only down fall so far is it interupts Ipone music without restarting the music after an alert, which I'm sure/hoping they will come out with a fix soon. I mostly use it for highway so that isn't to big of a deal, but in the city it's kind of annoying. For 130.00 you can't really go wrong.
First thing i did when i got the thing is take it apart and seal all the seams with rtv gasket. Then I hooked up the hardwire and sealed all openings from the outside, including the volume and speaker holes.
Then I mounted it to my bumper behind the grill, with double sided tape. I wired it to a switched fuse in my fuse panel.
Don't have much realworld testing, but the reviews are pretty good and I have no problem locating walmarts.
First thing i did when i got the thing is take it apart and seal all the seams with rtv gasket. Then I hooked up the hardwire and sealed all openings from the outside, including the volume and speaker holes.
Then I mounted it to my bumper behind the grill, with double sided tape. I wired it to a switched fuse in my fuse panel.
Don't have much realworld testing, but the reviews are pretty good and I have no problem locating walmarts.
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As they say, you get what you pay for. I have the Bel STi-R Plus remote mounted detector. I paid about $850, which is a great price for it. I have no problems NOT detecting Walmarts because it has GPS functionality, similar to what you described for the iRadar, to block out known bogus signals.
The STi-R Plus is hands down the best detector out there, and all the reviews confirm it. Also, they should be bringing Escort Live to the STi-R Plus soon. Escort Live is similar to the iRadar in that it uses crowd sourcing to help detect where your antenna won't/can't reach.
I never posted up my install photos of detector.
The STi-R Plus is hands down the best detector out there, and all the reviews confirm it. Also, they should be bringing Escort Live to the STi-R Plus soon. Escort Live is similar to the iRadar in that it uses crowd sourcing to help detect where your antenna won't/can't reach.
I never posted up my install photos of detector.
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It's supposed to be undetectable, I was thinking of putting it on a toggle to switch it off after a hit. You can turn off false alarms from known false alarms it too uses gps. It's actually not to bad for false alarms.
I know there are better detectors out there, but iM not going to spend 800 on one. Id put that money into my engine. I figure for 130 if it saves me one ticket it pays for itself, and if I get caught using it I can basically throw it away and not feel to sore about it.
I know there are better detectors out there, but iM not going to spend 800 on one. Id put that money into my engine. I figure for 130 if it saves me one ticket it pays for itself, and if I get caught using it I can basically throw it away and not feel to sore about it.
