Valentine One Gen1 Bronco Mount?

[ove]

Hey All,

I was wondering if anybody has tried designing/3D printing a mount/bracket for the Valentine One Gen1 for the Bronco dashboard? I've got a start to a design but it's very simple right now. My CAD experience is a little limited to say the least (my only real experience is making small parts or a pipe that can smoke a whole pack of ciggies at a time). Hoping somebody already has a design that I would be able to print, otherwise I'm going to have to iteratively design this until it works.

Pics below are what I have so far:

- Base is 82.4 x 35.0 x 3.0 mm.
- Sides are 22.0 x 35.0 x 2 mm from top of base.
- Clips are 3.0 x 1.0 x 35.0 mm with a 2.0mm from top and 19.0 mm from bottom of clip to top of base.

Thanks for any help you can give!!

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[Johnny Mo]

I used the Archetype Racing BYOD Rail and Tackform mounting setup:

 

[WheresMyBronco]

If you're looking to design/print one, I would recommend adding some chamfers/fillets on the inner corners for some strength and possibly utilizing this circled piece below to keep it from sliding forward/backwards once it's snapped in place. Maybe also add some felt/padding to help keep it snug.

If you're open to buy one, I bought this to use with my Uniden and paired it with the USB cable from StickerFab. It fits on the dash perfectly and looks great.

ARNARKOK Power Bank Clamp Holder Metal https://a.co/d/4wPN6YR

https://www.stickerfab.com/products...ne-uniden-radar-detector-power-cord-universal

 

[mcinfantry]

I use the visor mount

the higher the better…. And centered

I’m a former traffic officer

 

[Johnny Mo]

I use the visor mount

the higher the better…. And centered

I’m a former traffic officer

I feel like that might be too high in mine, where I have it I'm pretty much at top of window level of dodge charger police car and I know you'll say it's not possible, but also fighting chance at laser since they're trying to bounce off a license plate.

 

[mcinfantry]

The radar is a cone and it bounces
Both running radar and detectors higher worked better for the detector

it’s not a left right cone
It’s a circle ka band being the more narrow.
Heck I used to sit in parking lots with motion doors to mask the signal

 

[Figmo]

also fighting chance at laser since they're trying to bounce off a license plate.

If that warns of a laser anywhere near your plate, the ticket is already half filled out. You just don’t know it yet.

What you’re hoping for is detecting a stray beam from somebody up ahead. For that, higher is better. Lower has more odds of being in the “shadow” of cars ahead of you.

Food for thought

 

[Johnny Mo]

If that warns of a laser anywhere near your plate, the ticket is already half filled out. You just don’t know it yet.

What you’re hoping for is detecting a stray beam from somebody up ahead. For that, higher is better. Lower has more odds of being in the “shadow” of cars ahead of you.

Food for thought

True, I get all that, ,my plate is also angled down which should also minimize reflection back.

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