Ron_H

For those of you that have a V-1, you might find this interesting.

I have a V-1, and have constantly had trouble with the suction cups. They would not stay put to the windshield, no matter if I cleaned it, or applied the recommended V-1 fix of rubbing my thumb around the cups before placement.

So I ordered larger cups from Valentine. No luck.

So I tried Dave Anderson's fix of rubbing my finger on the side of my nose before rubbing it around the surface of the suction cups. No luck. (personally, this isn't the strangest of his habits either, but we won't go there.)

So I tried using denatured alcohol and applied a tiny drop to each cup prior to placing the detector on the windshield. Some luck, but not always. And I need to carry a small bottle of the stuff in the door pocket and inhale the fumes when I use it.

Once in awhile I find something that really is simple and works well. Not often but sometimes. This is about one of those things. At OSH, I found some american made suction cups that are different than those furnished for the V-1 and are used to hang things on the wall with steel wire hooks attatched to them. The company that makes them is Adam. I paid $1.99 for 4 and I bought 8. If you have ever had trouble with your V-1 hooks, get these and put an end to those problems. I got the "small" size, though they come in several different sizes. Small is sufficient and will do the job and will fit into the support bracket for your V-1 with a little effort after removing the wire hanger from them.

Here they are:

doug928

Ron

I have the same problem - I took the suction cups off of my e-z pass and used it on my V-1. Good info - Thanks.

ErnestSw

Hey Ron, thanks for the tip.
The only part of the V1 that's SUPPOSED to suck doesn't!

Mark

I dunno....I have 3 separate windshield mounts between my vehicles, and I have never had this problem...

BrianG

I gave up and siliconed mine to the windshield above the rearview mirror.

928ntslow

Most all suction cups will flatten out after a while...especially in the sun. I have used the ones Rons speaks of and they work great. Good tip!

SharkSkin

Whatever my strange habits may be, I am running the same suction cups that I started with almost a year ago, no issues. The skin oil from the side of my nose is always handy, and keeps the suction cups supple I guess...

Ron_H

Oh all right then. It must be the vegetable oil on me vs. the ....well, you get the idea.

Anyway, these Adams cups eliminated my "problem" instantly. Now if I could just find a cheap gas place......!!

Nicole

I hear those are quite common in Iraq. Have a safe trip, my friend!

Fogey1

I didn't see the tiny gob of spit as an engineering enhancement.

That's generally worked for me, but I've never had great luck with Valentine or Escort suction cups. They don't suck in extreme heat or cold.