Hey guys, why pay 80 bucks for something you can make for 10!? I just want to share a cheap mirror mount solution for your radar detector using bicycle parts.
I have the Passport Escort 9500ix but im sure it will work with others!
parts and tools needed:
1 cateye reflector. I got it free from a local bike shop or off of a bike you have!
1 3/16" -24 x 1/2" nut and bolt
1 large washer
1 small piece of rubber approx 1/8" thick
1 phillips screwdriver
1 phone jack extender with 2 ports
7-9 feet of phone line
Fig. 1 is the bike reflector with the red reflector on. We're not interested in the reflector so unscrew it and you end up with just the plastic mount as shown in figure 2.
Figure 1 - bicycle reflector with mount
Figure 2 - bicycle reflector mount without reflector
Next, take the passport ezmount bracket and remove the suction cups. Then using the nut, bolt and large washer, screw the bracket to the bottom hole on the reflector mount. I used the large left hole on the ezmount bracket. You can use the right hole too. Just make sure it's screwed on tight! Refer to figure 3.
Figure 3 - ezmount bracket screwed to the reflector mount
Next, mount the round bike reflector clamp to the rvm stalk like in figure 4. I found that the clamp is too big to tighten around the rvm stalk so I used a piece of rubber to make the stalk "fatter". You can cut out a piece of garden hose or fuel line. But don't take the fuel line from the cayman haha!
Figure 4 - reflector mount clamped around rvm stalk. Notice piece of rubber at bottom part of stalk.
The next step is hardwiring the power connections for the 9500ix. Refer to this article: How to hardwire your Valentine radar detector - My Articles
After getting the wiring done, mount the 9500ix to the "getto" mount, hookup the power and enjoy. Refer to Figure 5 for the final product. You might have to make adjustments to the angle of the bend of the reflector mount arm and to the angle of the suction cup mount.
No load bearing studies have been done to make sure this mount is robust enough so use at your own risk. Dont forget to take off your detector before going on the track.
Figure 5 - et voil?!
I have the Passport Escort 9500ix but im sure it will work with others!
parts and tools needed:
1 cateye reflector. I got it free from a local bike shop or off of a bike you have!
1 3/16" -24 x 1/2" nut and bolt
1 large washer
1 small piece of rubber approx 1/8" thick
1 phillips screwdriver
1 phone jack extender with 2 ports
7-9 feet of phone line
Fig. 1 is the bike reflector with the red reflector on. We're not interested in the reflector so unscrew it and you end up with just the plastic mount as shown in figure 2.
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Figure 1 - bicycle reflector with mount
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Figure 2 - bicycle reflector mount without reflector
Next, take the passport ezmount bracket and remove the suction cups. Then using the nut, bolt and large washer, screw the bracket to the bottom hole on the reflector mount. I used the large left hole on the ezmount bracket. You can use the right hole too. Just make sure it's screwed on tight! Refer to figure 3.
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Figure 3 - ezmount bracket screwed to the reflector mount
Next, mount the round bike reflector clamp to the rvm stalk like in figure 4. I found that the clamp is too big to tighten around the rvm stalk so I used a piece of rubber to make the stalk "fatter". You can cut out a piece of garden hose or fuel line. But don't take the fuel line from the cayman haha!
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Figure 4 - reflector mount clamped around rvm stalk. Notice piece of rubber at bottom part of stalk.
The next step is hardwiring the power connections for the 9500ix. Refer to this article: How to hardwire your Valentine radar detector - My Articles
After getting the wiring done, mount the 9500ix to the "getto" mount, hookup the power and enjoy. Refer to Figure 5 for the final product. You might have to make adjustments to the angle of the bend of the reflector mount arm and to the angle of the suction cup mount.
No load bearing studies have been done to make sure this mount is robust enough so use at your own risk. Dont forget to take off your detector before going on the track.
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Figure 5 - et voil?!
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