My wife got me a radar detector (cool wife) for valentines day. In the instructions it says some porsche windows have a film or coating that can be damaged by the suction cups that hold the radar detector. Anyone have any experience (issues) with theirs?

 

I have a 2007 997S with a Valentine1 mounted on the windshield just left of the mirror. No issues with the suction cup mount or the operation of the V1 in that location. I have not heard of this issue but maybe it is on the 997.2 or ???

 

No problem with our cars. That WAS a problem with earlier cars. Put some chapstick on the suction cup; it'll stick forever or until it's pulled off. Yes, you have to wipe the resulting smear (easy) but the detector will never fall.

 

No window issues with my Escort/Passport.

 

The only concern I've ever had with radar detectors and window tinting relates to the kind of film you use. If you have a tint with metallic film it will cripple the range on your detector. I don't know if you got a V-1, but it has 2 antennas and the one pointing out the back window needs to work as well as the one facing the windshield.

 

Thanks guys!

 

Since the topic is radar question, I have one concerning my sti driver(beltronics). It was working fine in my bmw, But in my 997.2 the laser alerts non stop, everywhere. Therefore i had to disable the laser alerts, Is it broken and just a coincidence or is something setting it off, has anyone had this problem...

Thanks