Showing posts with label Valentine 1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine 1. Show all posts

Monday, July 29, 2013

Valentine Hard Mount Install

After opening my WRX's door on a hot summer day and finding (again) my Valentine 1 dangling as the suction cups had failed, it was time to put on my engineering hat. And this is what I came up with.

After thinking about it, I decided to mount it above my mirror - higher is better with radar detectors - in the area in between my visors. There's a small plastic adjustable visor that covers that area. I can use the mounting points for that.

small visor area after removal of said visor


Take one V1 mount, remove the suction cups. Make a template, first with cardboard, then with aluminum, to attach to the headliner area.


Bend, trim, paint and assemble, bolting the mount to the aluminum. Create a locating pin using a screw and locking nut.



Mount in place. The power has been previously done

The final install. Rock solid and not going anywhere.

A simple elegant solution. It took about an hour in the shop and used existing materials so didn't cost anything.

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