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Stealth Radar Detector Install for M5
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first of all I don't want to spark another which detector is the best debate as there are plenty of opinions and solutions :-) ... I know there're plenty of people who swear by Bell/Passport/V1 etc , I've had K40s in various cars and they have served me well so far. I like the ability to have a complete stealth install without any visible installation signs such as display/'knobs etc For my current M5 I thought it would be interesting if we somehow can have the K40 LEDs integrated into the HUD (in my previous cars I had the LEDs integrated into the indicator lights part of the instrument cluster). For those who have had work done by Sound in Motion you probably know they do great work and provide better than OEM quality and finish. Derek spent a few hours investigating the various possibilities and he got a little side tracked and spliced the video out from the iPod Touch into the HUD https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3956398836996 For the actual install I wanted to have the K40 remote installed in a stealth place as I didn't want to have it fly around the glove box or elsewhere . So Derek created a custom mounting bracket and installed the remote into the factory ashtray part of the middleconsole. The LEDs have been fitted into the HUD unit (quite complex as the entire unit is fairly large and is of interesting shape/architecture The detectors have been installed in the front and rear bumpers, the laser diffusers have also been mounted in the front and rear bumpers K40 LEDs integrated into the HUD (blue LEDs to the left and right) HUD Unit and Installation K40 Remote installed into the factory ashtray in the middleconsole K40 diffusers/detector installation Radar detector installation All work was done by Sound in Motion in Boston (http://www.sound-in-motion.com/) Next up will be the upgrade of the B&O system to live up to its potential .... - Jan
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;-) he just did for entertainment / testing not active while driving . You are correct it would be way too distracting. - Jan
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What do you have planned for B&O? I'm also interested in taking it a bit further.
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- Custom subwoofer box in the passenger footwell - Amplifier deck in the trunk (Zapco or Genesis) - B&O speaker grills milled out to remove the restrictive aluminum cover/area but retain the outer part for design (replace the area over the speaker with speaker cloth). - Looking into replacing the OEM speakers in the doors with either Focal or Dynaudio The B&O system is likely good enough for 99% of the drivers but in the end B&O is still using pretty ordinary components and is mostly about design and looks. Hence I'd like to retain the design/look but improve overall quality and definition
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Nice install, but a totally second rate product. I bet I could measure your speed in less than a minute with my Lidar gun.
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I'll look to put a JL 10w7 in a custom box in the trunk, cover it with OEM carpet and blend it in to either the seat backs or rear side of the trunk so it's basically invisible. To me the B&O sounds pretty darn good, could just use some real low end to round out the sound.
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its response and material/fabrication. The B&O does have some issues when it comes to lower frequencies where it just doesn't sound very well defined and "dry" . For the highs the tend to be somewhat distorted and sometimes have a slight un-natural sound to them. However having said all of this I am spoiled from my prior life and cars (owned a car / electric shop back in Germany) and therefore am likely not representative for the majority of owners Putting a sub in the trunk seems to be an easy solution but does have some challenges as you probably need to open the hole in the rear bench used for the ski pass through. Also if the subwoofer box is not molded into the side it will look "foreign" and I always want to maintain OEM look and finish . Just to give you an idea This was the install in my X5 http://www.janixworld.com/x5/Stereo/ A few pics from one of my 335's http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmh-pic...7631392986066/ and another 335 http://janixworld.com/335xi/pages/th...nailpage2.html
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I have a 9500ci from 2009 in our Lexus, and to be honest that was readable by police. The shifters delayed the time to lock so gave you a short window to slow down, but they could punch through, and could punch through instantly with a lucky shot. So I put LI on the Lexus to bolster the 9500ci. The K40 is about as effective as the 2009 Escort shifters. 2012 ZR4 shifters from Escort seem to perform better, but still not on par with LI. But good enough if you have a perfect uncompromised install. The problem with the latest ones though is they are still brute force jammers, so you will get a lot of errors, like the shifter trying to jam an Infiniti, or trying to jam the sun during sunrise and sunset. The LI never falses.
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Exactly - it is a PCAS so it can tell you if there is a low flying aircraft close by. On the turnpike they sometimes use planes to measure speed, and then have ground cars pull you over further down the road. Obviously radar detector or laser jammer doesn't help with that kind of trap.
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