Cookie86 Posted October 24, 2010 Posted October 24, 2010 Hi Everyone! I just purchased an 07' IS 250, and our front cigarette lighter is broken, so my radar detector cannot be used. We are wanting to look into installing a radar detector into the dash as an alternative and was wondering what people's thoughts/experiences have been. What brand was it? Also, if anyone in Denver or the surrounding area reads this.. where did you get it installed? Thanks!
cduluk Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 what's your budget? I have the Bel STi-R remote radar/laser detector and it works great...
CJAY Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 wow that is pretty awesome. how much did you get that for?
cduluk Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 wow that is pretty awesome. how much did you get that for? Back in 08 the Bel STi-R was about $600... Worth it though.
SDLEDS Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Just get it hardwired but I would mount it up by the mirror. Higher up means it can get the signal from radar easier. Best-buy does the hardwiring for fairly cheap, heck you could probably just toss one of the guys in the back $20 and he would have it done in 15min.
cduluk Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 When I had my radar detector (bel STi-R) installed on my old Rx300, I actually mounted it on the ROOF under the roof rack rail with this same assumption. But in reality it didn't make one bit of a difference- it just looked weird when pointed out. When I transferred it to my current Rx400h, I mounted it behind the front grill; and it functions EXACTLY the same as it did when mounted on the roof with no obstructions.
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