im getting my v1 radar today but just got a question.
ive read that if we tap the power from our rear view mirror using either inviscord or splicing the wires, the V1 wouldnt work to its full potential. Is this true? thanks...

 

check this out http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=100542 not sure what your specific situation is, but worth checking out.

 

It should work fine provided placement is good. I think what you're referring to is that you cannot wire in the remote display by tapping into the mirror.

 

I'd take anything Craig Peterson says with a grain of salt. He's not the most un-biased RD reviewer out there, nor the most ethical.

If you read a majority of previous negative reviews on the Valentine even on different forums, it would seem that many of them are from the same person, many on the same date! Similar spelling/grammatical errors, etc. They also repeat verbatim, some of the rhetoric from Craig Peterson's comments from previous reviews and sources! Would it even possibly from Peterson himself, purposely inserting errors, and pretending to be someone else to seed the thread with negatives? I used to respect Mr. Peterson's work, and follow his recommendations, however since owing the Valentine that he has so repeated bashed and passed off as inferior and out-dated on various forums and in print, I question his motives and integrity. Read some questionable ethics on a trusted Radar Detector Site: http://guysoflidar.com/march-2007/sabotage.html. This behavior is simply shocking! Many of the comments on another trusted site, http://www.laserveil.com/valentine/one/ (at the end of the review) would seem to be rebuttal directed at Peterson as well. It's my belief that Craig Peterson regularly searches the 'net to find references to his name and / or Valentine for the opportunity to post negative reviews and defend his otherwise indefensible statements about Mike Valentine and the V-1. Maybe I'm wrong, but observing Peterson's press over the past several years shows patterns of abuse and journalistic integrity.

 

I couldn't have said it any better myself.

 

I have the V1 tapped to the mirror and it works fine.

 

thanks for the input on that. i did buy the bel sti driver, actually got it in the mail today. i searched quite a few websites and the sti driver to come out on top most of the time edging the v1. to me it seemed the better purchase, but i know people will disagree, there are die hard v1 fans out there. but again thanks for pointing that out.

 

You will be fine. I feel you're better off mounting the radar higher, than lower.

Congrats on your new purchase!