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      01-13-2015, 07:00 PM   #1
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BEL STiR plus finally installed in my new car

After living three weeks without my bel STir plus installed in the new 535 and having to rely on my V1 on the windshield all I can say is thank god!! I did live for many years as a die hard supporter of the V1, and my 911 still has one custom installed... And while I do appreciate "the arrows" if the damn thing were modernized and updated you wouldn't car as much about the arrows.. The V1 still is a good detector but antiquated and while the direction of where the radar is coming from is nice accuracy and the trust I have in my bel is far greater then the V1 when it alerts it's a cop PERIOD!!! My drive home last night and in today was soooo much more fun with the feeling of protection...
Rearview mirror instal includes angle shift location so the display and the laser interceptor light are only visable from the drivers seat not from behind the car.. LOVE THAT! Last car the controller was cut into the dash where the unused driver asst buttons were, this car is loaded so that area was off the table! Love my new location centered in the a/c display... My installer is looking into changing out the lighting of it from red to orange to really have it blend in.. The red lighting is just Iff enough to make him want to do it.. While it was in his warm shop I took advantage and had him put my rear spoiler on... New car coming along!! Dinan next! And where are my body colored reflectors IND??
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Sounds like a nice setup. Please post some pics of the install.
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Add some jammers!! I love my STI-R and Interceptor Quad jammers, I've been trying to tell people the V1 is starting to show it's age now. The false alerts drive me crazy.
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I have a STiR+ in my 550 getting uninstalled right now so I can move it into the M5. Please get some Quad jammers! They will help you so much!

Pics too please because I want the display in the rear view mirror and have no idea where to put the control unit because I too have the driver's assistance package!
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I use something cheaper than jammers and detectors. It's called Waze app and it works.
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karney, i have laser interceptor quad in the car as well… bmw specific for the fronts.. love them.
just did all the updates as well, and not sure but maybe even better then before…
i tried loading pics on bimmerpost and they wouldn't load…
i put up a similar thread on bimmerfest and the pics are there..
i love the placement this time more then the last…

my last install can be found under mores on bimmerfests f07 forum, and the new one on f10 forum…

location of the controller this time was key to me as i did like the built in look i had to the left of the steering wheel , but as it is not used daily other then perhaps the mute button, at times i had to look t see what i wanted to do and it was difficult plus I'm not a lefty and i drive with the left hand… having it placed now in the a/c cluster area is perfect.. and looks like part of the car… plus easier instal and uninstall….

I have waze and EL, neither are a replacement for a well executed BEL STiR Plus with quad laser.

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