Blendmount Radar Detector Mirror Mount

mikemct · 10-15-2013, 08:08 PM

I searched the archives and don't see any mention of Blendmount, so I thought I'd share. I have radar detectors installed in all of my vehicles, out of an abundance of caution. Sometimes I do installed units, and sometimes just hardwire standalone units.

I have a custom installed detector in my M Roadster. I love that I don't have to worry about it being stolen during brief moments that I leave the top down and run in somewhere I consider relatively safe. But that unit doesn't have GPS, and the false alerts kill me.

So I wanted an Escort 9500 with GPS for the new (to me) Z4. Options were $1700 + installation for the CI (custom install) or $450 for the ix (standalone). I decided not to spend the ~$2K on the CI, so picked up the IX. But there was nowhere to mount it! Normally I would just suction it behind the tint strip at the top of the windshield but on the Z4 we don't have a tint strip so it looked awful, and it interfered with the sun visor operation.

I eventually found Blendmount (www.blendmount.com). $130 for our cars and well-designed, it allows the radar detector to be mounted below the mirror. It's sort of bulky, but not nearly as bad as the detector itself. It also seems to limit the adjustment range of the mirror, but I may have ordered the wrong one or not installed it properly.

I'm sharing because it met my needs and was the lesser of a few evils. Available for the V1 as well. They keep sending me discount codes for 10% off and if anyone is interested here's a link:

http://blendmount.refr.cc/8BN5T6B

BTW I hard wired the detector to power overhead, but you can find instructions for doing that and advice against doing that elsewhere! And I don't have any affiliation whatsoever with blendmount or get any commission etc. etc.

TWiley · 06-14-2014, 06:15 PM

From another post, I see that he spliced in to the green-white wire on the plug closest to the passenger. That person simply grounded to the frame. I assume you used the mirrortap cord and if so, did you connect to the green-white? And where did you ground? Thanks very much.

2011CrazE89 · 06-14-2014, 06:45 PM

Blendmount makes a great product. I still have the mount from my Camaro for the V1. Unfortunately the mount does not fit on the Z4

Kessler35is · 06-16-2014, 07:59 AM

Which model blendmount did you buy?

10-15-2013, 08:08 PM	#1
mikemct Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: Z4sDrive35is, S8, M Roadster Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Blendmount Radar Detector Mirror Mount I searched the archives and don't see any mention of Blendmount, so I thought I'd share. I have radar detectors installed in all of my vehicles, out of an abundance of caution. Sometimes I do installed units, and sometimes just hardwire standalone units. I have a custom installed detector in my M Roadster. I love that I don't have to worry about it being stolen during brief moments that I leave the top down and run in somewhere I consider relatively safe. But that unit doesn't have GPS, and the false alerts kill me. So I wanted an Escort 9500 with GPS for the new (to me) Z4. Options were $1700 + installation for the CI (custom install) or $450 for the ix (standalone). I decided not to spend the ~$2K on the CI, so picked up the IX. But there was nowhere to mount it! Normally I would just suction it behind the tint strip at the top of the windshield but on the Z4 we don't have a tint strip so it looked awful, and it interfered with the sun visor operation. I eventually found Blendmount (www.blendmount.com). $130 for our cars and well-designed, it allows the radar detector to be mounted below the mirror. It's sort of bulky, but not nearly as bad as the detector itself. It also seems to limit the adjustment range of the mirror, but I may have ordered the wrong one or not installed it properly. I'm sharing because it met my needs and was the lesser of a few evils. Available for the V1 as well. They keep sending me discount codes for 10% off and if anyone is interested here's a link: http://blendmount.refr.cc/8BN5T6B BTW I hard wired the detector to power overhead, but you can find instructions for doing that and advice against doing that elsewhere! And I don't have any affiliation whatsoever with blendmount or get any commission etc. etc. Attached Images
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06-14-2014, 06:15 PM	#2
TWiley New Member 0 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Wiring From another post, I see that he spliced in to the green-white wire on the plug closest to the passenger. That person simply grounded to the frame. I assume you used the mirrortap cord and if so, did you connect to the green-white? And where did you ground? Thanks very much. __________________ 2011 Z4 35i 2009 135i North Carolina, USA
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2011CrazE89 Moved on 123 Rep 166 Posts Drives: 2011 Z430i & 2015 MB C300 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Blendmount makes a great product. I still have the mount from my Camaro for the V1. Unfortunately the mount does not fit on the Z4
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06-16-2014, 07:59 AM	#4
Kessler35is Second Lieutenant 48 Rep 247 Posts Drives: 2015 F15 50i, 2016 E89 35is Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Tupelo, MS. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Z4 35is [0.00] 2015 X5 50i [0.00]	Which model blendmount did you buy?
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