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From: grw@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Escort or Covert - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 31-Mar-84 06:08:16 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 31 06:08:16 1984
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inmet!grw    Mar 29 11:26:00 1984

The Escort mounted on my visor would have been a problem (wire dangling and
ugly adaptor sticking out of the lighter socket) but I have found a clever
way to hide the wire by tucking it up on top of the roof liner, down the 
windshield post (behind the finish plate) and under the dash where I tapped
into the power to the unused radio circuit (controlled by the ignition switch).
I now have an unobtrusive permanent installation (I can still take the 
box off the visor and lock it in the glove box or trunk) that keeps the
detector a little higher with respect to the horizon than mounting behind
the grille.  The Escort manual specifically states that higher mounting
spots give slightly more warning.

Be careful.  Any radar detector of any make and mounted anywhere is not a
substitute for keeping your eyes open or adjusting your speed to the road.
A trigger operated K band gun on a winding road will still get you if you
are not careful!


					-- Gary Wasserman
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