I was about to post my install. Please give me a couple days to post pictures.
Very clean IMHO and involves NO cutting into car's wire and no peeling of any glued panel. It looks professional enough for me, shows very little, and requires no manual dexterity whatsoever.
Plus you don't need any additional wire other than what comes with the unit.
While the way I do it is not new (V1 to the right of rear mirror, wire runs hidden along the inside of headliner towars left side, then underneath the black rubber lining along the A pillar, then to the fuse box); what I "discovered" that has so far not been specifically discussed is the specific fuse that you hook this wire to so that the unit will turn on and off with ignition key.
The only thing that shows is a 2 inch run of wire as it crosses from headliner to the a pillar rubber lining. Hardly noticeable. Someone on rennlist(1080i adddict ??) has posted a cleaner and more professional installation , but this involves opening the ceiling light unit and hooks onto existing wire, which I am not too keen about.
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Derf said:
For those of you that have a Valentine 1 (I got one for my b-day), how do you have it set up? I'm not thrilled with the idea of having it plugged into the lighter and having that cord dangling around, but I like the idea of being able to move it from P car to our other car which we usually take on road trips (when we take our dog with us). Anyone just leave it plugged in to the lighter? Also, do you keep it on in metro areas as well as highway/open freeway areas? Thanks.