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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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factory radar detector

Iv been told this is how the iroc came when the original owner bought it off the lot,
anyone want to elaborate on this
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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ugh , ive never heard of a factory one , but thats a pretty cool one , not as good as my passports but it should get the job done if their just using radar.
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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Possibly dealer-installed, certainly not factory.
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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thats what i was thinking, but you never know

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 01:54 AM
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when I looked them up, I didn't see anything in your RPO codes for "factory installed radar detector that replaces the ashtray in front of the shifter and below the radio" option.....
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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ick, looks like a hack-job to me. Might be a dealer option, but 100% positive it's not factory.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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theres no way this is a hack-job, this is 100% trick you can even close the ash tray and not see it
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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Radar Detector

That must be a remote system with the rest of it in the grill or out front somewhere. I worked for Fox Radar Detectors from 85-90 and we manufactured some of those remote units. Some worked great and others were turds. Just depended on who tuned them.
The best one I had was a Micro-Fox, I tuned that one myself. Some dumb*** ripped it off after I quit the company. It might have been dealer installed but I doubt it. I bet some Stereo installation place put it in.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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this ones Micro-eye
lol
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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Even if it's not factory, it's still sweet lookin
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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got any better pictures?
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