Here is the solution my brother Alan came up with when faced with finding a permanent mount for a Valentine One radar detector in P/2192. I wanted the detector fixed with optimum 'vision' forward and to the rear; at the same time, I wanted all of the controls to be near the dash and all lights and sound alerts to be remote from the detector itself.
As you can see from in the first photo below, he affixed it to the vent box located to the rear of the passenger compartment. In order to get the best exposure to hostile radar or laser, he attached the detector unit to some rubber bushings, which lowered the antennae below ceiling and aft deck lid obstructions.
[Incidentally, he also retrofitted an original Lucas 608 GT40 mirror to the windshield and off-set it as per the original race cars. This has the benefit of adding authenticity as well as removing the mirror from the center line of the car, where it would interfere with the center-mounted detector!]
The second photo shows how the V1's controls are arranged such that the visual light indicator (that shows the direction of the radar/laser) is mounted atop the steering column directly in front of and below the driver's natural field of vision. The audio controls had to be placed below the dash towards the passenger's seat to avoid being jarred by the driver's knee.
So far the results have been great!
As you can see from in the first photo below, he affixed it to the vent box located to the rear of the passenger compartment. In order to get the best exposure to hostile radar or laser, he attached the detector unit to some rubber bushings, which lowered the antennae below ceiling and aft deck lid obstructions.
[Incidentally, he also retrofitted an original Lucas 608 GT40 mirror to the windshield and off-set it as per the original race cars. This has the benefit of adding authenticity as well as removing the mirror from the center line of the car, where it would interfere with the center-mounted detector!]
The second photo shows how the V1's controls are arranged such that the visual light indicator (that shows the direction of the radar/laser) is mounted atop the steering column directly in front of and below the driver's natural field of vision. The audio controls had to be placed below the dash towards the passenger's seat to avoid being jarred by the driver's knee.
So far the results have been great!