Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Valentine 1 and radar

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

Huh.  Interesting, I guess YMMV!  FWIW, on both my E39 and E38, as well as
Nissan Armada and Honda Odyssey, all of the homelinks work without the key.
I can come home from a bike ride, open up any of these vehicles, and just
open the garage door (hmmm... Maybe I should be locking the cars, now that I
think about it...)

Carl, easy enough to test before you wire it up.  I have all my V1s wired so
that they come on automatically when the car does, otherwise it's too much
of a hassle to remember to turn off and (more importantly) to turn them on
each and every time.

BTW, for those of you that haven't already done this:  you can PROGRAM your
V1 (instructions are in Mike's Tips on the V1 site).  I have mine set so
that if I hit the mute button, the sound doesn't just decrease to the "muted
sound level", but rather the sound shuts off entirely, AND it doesn't come
back on if an additional alert is sounded - perfect for cruising through
areas with multiple emitters, like shopping malls with door openers.  Big
improvement, IMHO.

Vty,

--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Handa [mailto:dave [at] davehanda.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:59 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] gmail.com
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

Not in my 2001 E39 540...Homelink turns off with ignition in position "0"




-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:51 AM
To: dave [at] davehanda.com
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

Just keep in mind that the homelink is, IIRC, powered-on all the time (ie, I
can open my garage doors when the car is off).

Vty,

--Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net [mailto:cmlf1 [at] optonline.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:48 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

I was just looking at the bottom link. I will use the harness for the
homelink as suggested.

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Handa 
Date: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:41 pm
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
To: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net
Cc: 'The FerrariList' 

> Looks like the install is the same as in a E39 as Dennis said:
> 
> http://m3.madrussian.net/diy_valentine_v1.shtml
> 
> http://www.linquist.net/motorsports/bmw/v1
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net [mailto:cmlf1 [at] optonline.net] 
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:16 AM
> To: dave [at] davehanda.com
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
> 
> I have an E39 as well, but the E46 does not have any access to 
> the keyed
> power in the roof panel, as all of the power to the sunrrof 
> switches seem
> always hot (?) and there is no good ground. I will have to take 
> a closer
> look.
> 
> carl
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dennis Liu 
> Date: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:56 am
> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
> To: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net
> Cc: 'The FerrariList' 
> 
> > Huge fan. I've written litany after litany of praise for it 
> (as 
> > have many,
> > many, many others). Crushes the Passport and other competitors 
> > to the
> > ground, for many reasons, but primarily because it's the only 
> > detector in
> > the world (patented) that has directional arrows to tell you 
> the 
> > LOCATION of
> > the signal.
> > 
> > Anyway, it was insanely easy to install in my E38 and E39 
> BMWs, 
> > and may be
> > in yours. I just popped a panel to get access to the map 
> lights 
> > (near the
> > Homelink buttons), and tapped into a power wire for the auto-
> dim 
> > rear view
> > mirror, which is "keyed power". The converter fit easily into 
> > place, the
> > power wire to the detector slid right out, and the V1 mounts 
> > high and to the
> > driver's right, just at the edge of windshield tint. Not 
> easily 
> > seen from
> > outside the car, but easy enough to slip out if I'm parking 
> > anywhere new.
> > 
> > vty,
> > 
> > --Dennis
> > 
> > _____ 
> > 
> > From: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net [mailto:cmlf1 [at] optonline.net] 
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:43 AM
> > To: BigHeadDennis [at] gmail.com
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
> > 
> > 
> > So I take it you are a fan of the V1? I just got one, and am 
> > going to
> > install it in my newly aquired 330ci this weekend. It is a 
> pain 
> > to wire, as
> > there is so much plastic on these cars it is hard to find a ground
> > anywhere.If they are woth the effort as opposed to a cordless 
> > Passport, then
> > I will not mind.
> > 
> > Carl
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dennis Liu 
> > Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:03 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
> > To: cmlf1 [at] optonline.net
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList' 
> > 
> > > I've got three V1s, of varying vintages, and they've NEVER 
> > > failed. Some are
> > > now going on, oh, 15+ years? The sheriff was just plain 
> lying, 
> > > or else his
> > > gun is horribly, horribly out of tune (which I cannot believe).
> > > 
> > > Vty,
> > > 
> > > --Dennis 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Misc [mailto:misc [at] 308systems.com] 
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:45 PM
> > > To: Dennis Liu
> > > Cc: The FerrariList
> > > Subject: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar
> > > 
> > > Well, the local Sheriff tagged us renegade lawbreakers on 
> our 
> > > way back from
> > > Cheyenne Frontier days for 60 in a 45 on a feeder street 
> here 
> > in 
> > > Ft. Fun.
> > > The Sheriff's cruiser was coming at me from about 100 yards 
> > when 
> > > I noticed
> > > him pull over, turn around and flip on the lights. I looked 
> > > down and was
> > > going maybe 50 - 51, with my V1 fully powered.
> > > 
> > > The V1 never went off, even when he was pulled behind me 
> > writing 
> > > the ticket.
> > > I asked him how he new I was doing 60 and he said "I've got 
> > > radar". Then I
> > > said I have a radar detector and it never went off, and he 
> > > seemed flustered.
> > > Then I asked him what band and he said "K band".
> > > 
> > > All this seems highly suspicious, and perhaps I am a victim 
> of 
> > > "increasingrevenue syndrom", or perhaps my V1 just 
> > unexpectedly 
> > > crapped out.
> > > 
> > > I plan on sending it to the factory for test/calibration to 
> > > ensure it is
> > > working, and I wonder if any of you have had similar 
> > experiences 
> > > with a
> > > non-functional V1 (or overly zealous fundraising police)?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Mark Lueker
> > > 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
> > > 970-282-7006
> > > www.308systems.com
> > > 
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