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Old 01-09-2011, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by maxfinity
Yes, they are right next to your headlight. The switch to turn them on is on the same lever used to turn on the headlights.
Its funny but, I have never even messed with the headlights since they were already set to auto on when I bought the car. I am so used to having the auto on in my Trailblazer and now my G that I forget to turn the lights on all the time when I drive my wife's Odyssey!
Old 01-10-2011, 10:30 AM
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I am really surprised that your headlights can set off your laser detector.... nowhere near the same frequency. But, there is obviously something going on with multiple people confirming
Old 01-10-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dal1307
Mine is mounted to the rearview mirror with the Blend mount. I also use their cord that taps in to the mirror electrical connector.

Mine is mounted in the same location, albeit a different bracket.
Old 01-12-2011, 12:15 AM
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I don't have the Escort but am running the Valentine mounted just above the rear view mirror with a suction cup mount. The lights don't seem to have any effect but the Navigation display certainly does, especially at night. It was so bad that I put the detector in the glove box and don't even use it anymore...
Old 01-12-2011, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mikelr
I don't have the Escort but am running the Valentine mounted just above the rear view mirror with a suction cup mount. The lights don't seem to have any effect but the Navigation display certainly does, especially at night. It was so bad that I put the detector in the glove box and don't even use it anymore...
Wait, how do you know its the navi and not the lights? If it happens more at night, when the headlights are on, I'd think its due to the lights.
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Old 01-12-2011, 02:18 AM
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Wait, how do you know its the navi and not the lights? If it happens more at night, when the headlights are on, I'd think its due to the lights.
Because when I cover the Nav display with my hand it stops going off... or if I move the detector furthur forward out of the line of sight of the top of the Nav display it stops setting of the laser detection.

It has happened in broad daylight as well....
Old 01-12-2011, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mikelr
Because when I cover the Nav display with my hand it stops going off... or if I move the detector furthur forward out of the line of sight of the top of the Nav display it stops setting of the laser detection.

It has happened in broad daylight as well....

Has anyone found a solution for this? I just got a 9500ix and currently have it on the windshield, but want to get a blendmount to get rid of the cord. I tried placing the detector under the mirror to see what it would be like and my Laser kept going off like crazy. I didn't know why and didn't spend much time investigating, but it seems like the theory about the display presented here could be the cause and that would seriously suck. i don't think it's the head lights but I am going down in a few minutes to confirm.
Old 02-03-2012, 11:29 AM
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Call Escort and tell them you have interference from navigation screen that sets off the laser on the detector. Ask them to install the shield and adjust the sensitivity. They basically developed a fix for this problem. You just need to send it in for service.

I got this problem fixed about a year ago and never had a false alarm since then.
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Originally Posted by dillyyo
Has anyone found a solution for this? I just got a 9500ix and currently have it on the windshield, but want to get a blendmount to get rid of the cord. I tried placing the detector under the mirror to see what it would be like and my Laser kept going off like crazy. I didn't know why and didn't spend much time investigating, but it seems like the theory about the display presented here could be the cause and that would seriously suck. i don't think it's the head lights but I am going down in a few minutes to confirm.
I don't have Nav and the only time my 9500ix gives me a false alarm is when the headlights are on and reflecting off of someting relatively close (i.e. back wall of the garage, a parked car when rolling slowly through the neighborhood, following relatively closely behind another vehicle with a chrome bumper.). Not saying that the Navi screen is not a problem, just saying that I believe that the headlight reflections are also.
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