[redbullfan]

Originally Posted by Edgar_FriendlyX3M

Second this. Mine has been in use for months for my Uniden R3 and it hasn't budged. Solid piece and easy install.

The ones on Amazon are made of plastic, this is all metal

[YolkyPalky]

Question: I’ve hardwired V1 (through DIY posts) into the light cluster in both my previous E46M3 and E90M3. It worked awesome and turned on with ignition and turned off immediately with engine off.

My question is why am I reading about the “new” mirror tap option that leaves radar detector on for minutes after engine off? Isn’t there still the option to tap a wire for ignition-on, engine shutdown-off, without leaving detector on for minutes after shutdown?

[PNTDG42]

Originally Posted by YolkyPalky

Question: I’ve hardwired V1 (through DIY posts) into the light cluster in both my previous E46M3 and E90M3. It worked awesome and turned on with ignition and turned off immediately with engine off.

My question is why am I reading about the “new” mirror tap option that leaves radar detector on for minutes after engine off? Isn’t there still the option to tap a wire for ignition-on, engine shutdown-off, without leaving detector on for minutes after shutdown?

A lot of the circuits in the car are powered for several min after shutting it off. If you tap into one of them, your radar detector will also be powered for several min after shutting it off.

[SCCThree]

Thanks everyone for the help with this one. I have an LCI 2022 X3MC and followed the pics posted by denniss which worked perfectly.

The V1 gen 2 was getting rear laser false alarm due to the gesture control laser behind the sunroof controls. I covered that with black masking tape and disabled gesture controls in iDrive. Disabling in iDrive alone does not shut the laser off. You can verify by using your phone camera.

I'll make the tape job look better later. 😁

[YolkyPalky]

Originally Posted by SCCThree

Thanks everyone for the help with this one. I have an LCI 2022 X3MC and followed the pics posted by denniss which worked perfectly.

The V1 gen 2 was getting rear laser false alarm due to the gesture control laser behind the sunroof controls. I covered that with black masking tape and disabled gesture controls in iDrive. Disabling in iDrive alone does not shut the laser off. You can verify by using your phone camera.

I'll make the tape job look better later. 😁

I spoke to Valentine about this issue, they said another option is to just disable/turn off the Rear laser detector in the V1, while keeping forward laser. I guess rarely will cops shoot laser from rear with vehicles traveling away from them. Anyway might be easier fix.

[SCCThree]

Originally Posted by YolkyPalky

I spoke to Valentine about this issue, they said another option is to just disable/turn off the Rear laser detector in the V1, while keeping forward laser. I guess rarely will cops shoot laser from rear with vehicles traveling away from them. Anyway might be easier fix.

That's a good point and I thought about that but I'd rather have the full features of the V1 than gesture controls. I like gesture but not used to using it coming from an OG M2 so I won't miss it much.

[R BMW]

I also didn't want to disable the laser on my V1 so I turned off GC and installed this CF piece to cover the sensor for GC.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...andl_shipto=US

[Thtshowiroll47]

Here’s a pic of my Escort Redline. I mounted it lower from my rear view so I could have access to my garage door buttons.

[SCCThree]

Originally Posted by Thtshowiroll47

Here’s a pic of my Escort Redline. I mounted it lower from my rear view so I could have access to my garage door buttons.

What's sitting to the right of the mirror?

[Thtshowiroll47]

Originally Posted by SCCThree

What's sitting to the right of the mirror?

Thinkware U1000 dash cam….

[04detroitls]

someone needs to just start making piggyback harnesses like this

[diirk]

Originally Posted by 04detroitls

someone needs to just start making piggyback harnesses like this

That would be handy. Usually it's pretty easy.
In my Cayman I ended up running all the way to the fuse box.
Still debating installing one in the X3MC

[R BMW]

I didn't think it was worth messing with the mirror area on my X3MC. It was easy to run a wire from the passenger side fuse box up along the window trim.

With the cameras and all in the mirror I didn't want to take that apart.

[PNTDG42]

Did this a couple weeks ago. Super easy to tap the mirror. The plastic covers all easily popped off; no breakage. Pushed the 2 pins in, snapped panels back; done. The location is definitely cleaner looking but at the same time sorta annoying to have to look way up in the corner when I want to see what it says. Mixed feelings. I’ll leave it there.

[YolkyPalky]

So I just installed my V1G2 with Mirror Tap today, was not as easy as I thought, for me anyway lol. Probably because I was too worried about breaking the plastic while removing the housings around the mirror.

I ended up putting black electrical tape over the laser sensor/emitter.

Question: Are we for sure all that sensor does is gesture control? Just want to know if I’m also disabling some other utility or feature by covering up that sensor? For example, is it also part of some kind of interior movement car alarm thing.

[YolkyPalky]

Originally Posted by YolkyPalky

So I just installed my V1G2 with Mirror Tap today, was not as easy as I thought, for me anyway lol. Probably because I was too worried about breaking the plastic while removing the housings around the mirror.

I ended up putting black electrical tape over the laser sensor/emitter.

Question: Are we for sure all that sensor does is gesture control? Just want to know if I’m also disabling some other utility or feature by covering up that sensor? For example, is it also part of some kind of interior movement car alarm thing.

Anyone?

[PCLazarus]

I use the Blendmount for my '23 X3Mc. I have the Escort Max 360c with the M2 dash cam and don't have any sensors covered up...no issues at all with it. It's nice running the radar detector, Waze, and the Escort realtime map all together at the same time.

[PNTDG42]

Originally Posted by YolkyPalky

So I just installed my V1G2 with Mirror Tap today, was not as easy as I thought, for me anyway lol. Probably because I was too worried about breaking the plastic while removing the housings around the mirror.

I ended up putting black electrical tape over the laser sensor/emitter.

Question: Are we for sure all that sensor does is gesture control? Just want to know if I’m also disabling some other utility or feature by covering up that sensor? For example, is it also part of some kind of interior movement car alarm thing.

You can simply turn off rear facing laser detection on the V1G2. The instructions tell you how to do it. Then the gesture control stops setting it off. This is what I did; works great.

[YolkyPalky]

Originally Posted by PNTDG42

You can simply turn off rear facing laser detection on the V1G2. The instructions tell you how to do it. Then the gesture control stops setting it off. This is what I did; works great.

Here is my mirror tap installation of V1G2. I thought about disabling rear laser, but if that sensor on roof cluster is only used for gesture control I’m ok with covering it as I have no plans use that feature. Anything I’d use gesture control for I can use my fingers on the steering wheel buttons.

[oreoOozZz]

Just installed BlendMount/Uniden R8 following black/brown red/red mirror tap on 23’ X3MC.