Miata Mailing List: September 1992, Message #76
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   From: (none)
Subject: Radar Detector Mounting Location
   Date: (none)

Greetings again.

(And thanks to all who have responded to my last question about gas problems)
8^)

I just got my first radar detector for my miata; it's a whistler tri-band that uses
the standard suction cup + bracket arrangement to mount it on the windshield.
My question is this: I prefer to mount it low (but not obstructed by the wipers)
and well to the left of center (in fact, if you look, it's centered between the 
left-front vent and the vent immediately behind the instrument cluster); that 
results in the detector pointing about 25 degrees left of the longitudinal axis.
How critical is the alignment? Am I losing a significant amount of "protection"
this way? I remember C&D did an article on detectors recently, but I don't
think they talked a lot about the best and not-so-good mounting positions.

Thanks for any help.  Jim.