Better late than never (but never late is better)

After two speeding tickets in two months I decided to get myself a radar detector. The Valentine One is considered to be one of the, if not THE, best radar detector in the market.  I picked one up 6-months used for $300 from some kid on Craigslist. It could have paid for itself if I would have thought about this BEFORE the tickets...oh well, better late than never, right?

I wanted a clean install without any wires dangling in plain view so I hard-wired the unit into a power cable located in the spot light console under the roof lining. It was a little tricky to get to, especially with my gorilla hands. After I got access to the power cable I found out that the splicer/connector provided by V1 wasn't the same gauge as my car's power wire, causing the unit to turn on and off as the wire shifted around. I got the right connector from Radio Shack for $2 and BOOM, the bimmer is now a stealth, radar detecting, speed machine!