programmatore

I saw this picture while surfing the 'net. I couldn't find any info about it on the Valentine 1 website. Can anyone provide some info? Is this a V1 product or an aftermarket one-off?



Radar detectors are illegal in Virginia and The District (with all the lawyers in this area I am surprised no one has challenged this yet) but I would consider getting this for those long road trips to the beach. Thanks in advance.

washington951

its aftermarket - but not a one off. they're around. its slick, but i don't see what it really achieves. my thinking is that i don't want my V1 display up there - out in the open for everyone beside/behind me to see. i have mine down in the gauge cluster - no one can see it but me.

oh - and with the display down in the dash i can check my speed AND the threat at nearly the same time.....

yetis

AIdesign, its cool but you have to pay to play!!! This does not include the V1.


http://www.aidesign.com/shop/index.p...products_id=23

RevUrGT3

Wow, that is NICE...

I wonder how difficult is to install...

programmatore

Thanks for the link Chris. You aren't kidding about having to pay to play -- that thing is expensive! It is really nice though. Hmmm, an auto dimming rear view mirror would be nice... it's $200 from the Porsche dealer... for just $595 more I can get the V1 rear view mirror from Ai Design that includes the auto dimming feature... (that's my mind trying to justify the expensive price tag. )

Tool Pants

There was a BMW guy who would do this for something like $250 if you sent him your mirror. I was thinking of it then a C2 coupe guy bought one from another company. It is hard to see the display in the day time. I passed because my top on my Boxster is down all the time.

dpblessing

Mr. Pants;
I have one of the mirrors from (I imagine the same ) BMW guy. (Still have it I think... in a box somewhere)
Impossible to see in a coupe in the day.
The response from the 'mfgr' was 'you are old', everyone else can see it just fine.

... will you sue them for me... please

programmatore

Thanks Tool Pants -- you just saved me $795! I have a cabriolet and it didn't occur to me that I might have a hard time seeing the display with the top down until you mentioned it. Thanks again.

Tool Pants

I'll take him to the cleaners.

Doug is the C2 guy I mentioned.

But Doug, I thought you bought 2 from different companies. If so, is one better than the other.

This is the BMW guy. http://www.apexcone.com/

99 C4

The only way I would consider this kind of mirror would be if the V1 was built into the mirror, not only the display. I mount my V1 at the same level as the rear view mirror, as recomended by V1 web site. What would impress me would be someone who would come up with the ability to hide the V1 in the mirror. Anybody ever consider this??

David in LA

too bad they only do this for BMWs

www.stealthone.com

99 C4

This is a nice feature, but what would be nice is to have the actual unit built into the rear view mirror. This way I would not have to unplug the unit every time I park the car in a parking lot, with the fear someone braking my window.

dpblessing

Then, I am insulted - I drive a C4S thank you!


That was not the place I bought from (unless they changed the name, etc. ) but I don't see the mirrors at that site?

In any event, the generic difference is that the AI unit etches the mirror backing off so the display is seen through clear glass.

The 'other' unit (that my old eyes cannot see), they replace the regular mirror glass with a sort of 2-way mirror and the display shines through whatever the mirror coating is so it seems something like 30 - 40 percent as bright. That coupled with the fact that the words are all gone in this type of unit makes, it, in my mind, almost worthless.

The AI is a bit 'spendy', but it is a complete new factory unit, very well modified, very visible and has the remote controls also built in.

I would also like to add that the company that sold me (umnitza I think is the name) the one that I could not see was very helpful and say that I could return it for a full refund... I just never got around to it... so they are not bad guys or anything as far as I am concerned.

wanna buy it? It works really, really good :P

Tool Pants

All those silver 996s look the same.

Chrisp3

dpblessing - I might be interested can you pm me with a price?