Just a note.. If you plan on hardwiring your radar.. The fuse box has moved to the passenger side and Add a Circuits that people so frequently used on the 02-06 MINI's dont work.. (Well they do but the fuses are much smaller)

 

I was able to locate 12V switched power amongst the sunroof/light switches. It is also suprisingly easy to remove and there is plenty of room up there to hold a fuse as well as the "telephone" converter for those of you that also use V1's. To remove - and waring this is all coming from memory - the grey covering panel just unlcips and pulls off. The remaining panel is held on with 2 torx screws. After you remove the screws it should just fall down or come down with a little pull. If I recall there was one black plug that looked like it had a little thicker guage wires. I think I tapped into the purple with blue stripe or purple with green stripe. Make sure you use a volt meter to test. The hardest part was to find a good ground. I orginally tried on the sunroof motor bolts that are clearly visible and easily accessable but they were no good. There is a 10mm bolt on the left side behind the sunroof motor that you can barely get to with a staight socket that provides a good ground. Again my disclaimer that I am not responsible for the information contained in here. Any thing you do you do so at your own risk.

 

This is so embarrassing - I had it for three years and never knew ....

 

Probably not as embarassed as my wife was after she tried using a personal shaver for a week before insisting it "did nothing." Turns out she did not see or remove the plastic cap covering it.

 

I just got the Escort 9500i. I haven't used it enough to use the GPS false alarm block-out feature. That seems like it will reduce the anoyance factor a lot, but will report back one I program them in and report back with my overall impressions. I have seen that it does detect real radar with tons of advance notice! That is very impressive! I expect I'll be hardwiring it sometime soon -- I hate the coil wire going down the dash face.
I don't have a sunroof so I'm thinkinkg that controll cover would be a great place to wire in, if possible. Just not too sure I want the wire running up the center of my windsheild. I'll have to explore more.

 

So, what's the update??

 

I agree--and I'm a long-time V1 owner. I got one, not just because I drive "excessively"--in fact I usually keep no more than 10 over, maybe 15 IF I'm the slow one in the traffic. I got the V1 so I'll know to be ready for potential slow-down up ahead as cars slammed on their brakes when they see the cops.

I never took having a V1 as an excuse to go as fast as I like. It's a *tool* to help me motor more safely.

 

Ive heard rumors of a speed alarm in the MINI. Anyone know how to set it?

 

Yeah, there is one, but I think the only way to set it is via NAV. . And I read that the default limit is something like 150 MPH But it's all hearsay.

 

I have always been a big fan of the V1, I have had it through three different cars. Obviously we have all had our differnet experices but this V1 has saved me for than a few times

next task is to hardwire it to my MCS. Gotta make some time

 

Keep us posted on your installation. I gotta do the same sooner or later.... I think there's a thread somewhere on installing V1--do a search.

 

there is a thread, you are correct; maybe this weekend I'll wake up early enough to get started on it.