Blendmount for Uniden R7 on CS

gemini.m3 · 03-14-2021, 08:14 PM

hey guys - i have an m2 CS with a newly acquired Uniden R7 I got a great deal on. I wanted to add blendmount and mirrortap for a cleaner install, I reached out to them directly on the answer for this but their response has been less than impressive.

Which one should I buy with this style mirror?

options to choose from:

https://blendmount.com/results/?Make...&BrandModel=R7

ESB · 03-14-2021, 08:33 PM

From your picture it looks like the one on the right, BR7-2017.

I checked and for my Uniden R3 I got the BNR-2017 model which is for the same mirror as BR7-2017. Not surprising to see M2CS having the same mirror.

Steelguin · 03-16-2021, 11:02 AM

do these things actually work? With laser radar instant on etc.?

Holmes870 · 03-16-2021, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelguin

do these things actually work? With laser radar instant on etc.?

Yes

ESB · 03-16-2021, 02:21 PM

Well ... if you get caught with laser it'll tell you but you'll still get pulled over, right?

I haven't encountered much laser around my area. Maybe twice in 8 years and it wasn't an issue either time because I wasn't speeding excessively. Mostly K and Ka.

f87kevin · 03-23-2021, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by F87M2CS

I would highly recommend the blendmount solution (2130 for the CS)!

How does it affect your visibility? I have my R7 to the left of my mirror. It's not as clean as the BlendMount but it feels like below the mirror would block some visibility looking to that right.

MartyM2 · 03-23-2021, 08:41 AM

I have been using the mirror tap from the forum link below for years. I had an m235i, then got the M2 comp and used the same link/mirror tap to install it on the new car. It's not hard at all. The mount I'm using is the single suction cup one.

https://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=998321

dangaroo · 03-23-2021, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by f87kevin

How does it affect your visibility? I have my R7 to the left of my mirror. It's not as clean as the BlendMount but it feels like below the mirror would block some visibility looking to that right.

Same I have mine just suctioned to the left of the mirror with the mirror tap. It's easy enough to glance up at and it doesn't really affect the use of my sun visor either. I feel like with the clown nose mirror, hanging it under would potentially get in your line of sight.

Maynard · 03-23-2021, 02:27 PM

I'm running a V1 with the remote display, so it needs a wire down from the unit either way (mirror tap won't work). I run the wiring behind the A-pillar trim and down the edge of the dash to underneath, almost totally hidden.

gemini.m3 · 03-23-2021, 07:47 PM

This is what blendmount recommended. I got it today and will install over the weekend.

BR7-2130 Aluminum Radar Detector Mount for Uniden R7, Specialty 2130 Series, BR7-2130 1
MT-4015 Power Cord, MT Series, Patented, 15 inches long, RJ-11, 2 Amp Inline Fuse with Military Grade Taps, .080" Wide Tap x .525" Lg, MT-4015

gemini.m3 · 03-24-2021, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F87M2CS

The mount/bracket was easy to install

The mirror tap has not been an easy install

I need to know which place to plug the red and black wire into

The mirror tap instructions do not have a schematic specific to the CS

I have had no luck finding any You Tube videos for a CS mirror mirror tap install

Why would you think it would be different than the m2c?

F87M2CS · 03-24-2021, 06:03 PM

When you install your mirror tap could you please take a photo of where you plug your red and black wires into the socket please?

MartyM2 · 03-25-2021, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by F87M2CS

When you install your mirror tap could you please take a photo of where you plug your red and black wires into the socket please?

https://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=998321

Same spot for wires.

f87kevin · 03-25-2021, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dangaroo

Same I have mine just suctioned to the left of the mirror with the mirror tap. It's easy enough to glance up at and it doesn't really affect the use of my sun visor either. I feel like with the clown nose mirror, hanging it under would potentially get in your line of sight.

Almost exactly how mine is setup but with the single suction cup. But now I'm realizing I haven't tried to put the visor down since I installed it. Going to need to test that.

gemini.m3 · 03-27-2021, 09:10 PM

End result:

I will say that on my 2020 CS the ground wires were different - the 2addicts instructions calls for a brown/black cable but mine was brown/green and on the top upper most right.

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gemini.m3 Major 1497 Rep 1,297 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 xDrive comp Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (8)	Blendmount for Uniden R7 on CS hey guys - i have an m2 CS with a newly acquired Uniden R7 I got a great deal on. I wanted to add blendmount and mirrortap for a cleaner install, I reached out to them directly on the answer for this but their response has been less than impressive. Which one should I buy with this style mirror? options to choose from: https://blendmount.com/results/?Make...&BrandModel=R7 __________________ 2022 M3 xDrive Comp 2020 M2 CS (retired) 2018 M3 Comp (retired) 2015 335i (retired)
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ESB Captain 1047 Rep 608 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Mini Cooper S ... [10.00] 2020 BMW M2 Competi ... [9.33]	From your picture it looks like the one on the right, BR7-2017. I checked and for my Uniden R3 I got the BNR-2017 model which is for the same mirror as BR7-2017. Not surprising to see M2CS having the same mirror.
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ESB Captain 1047 Rep 608 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Mini Cooper S ... [10.00] 2020 BMW M2 Competi ... [9.33]	Well ... if you get caught with laser it'll tell you but you'll still get pulled over, right? I haven't encountered much laser around my area. Maybe twice in 8 years and it wasn't an issue either time because I wasn't speeding excessively. Mostly K and Ka.
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MartyM2 New Member 12 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2024 M2 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I have been using the mirror tap from the forum link below for years. I had an m235i, then got the M2 comp and used the same link/mirror tap to install it on the new car. It's not hard at all. The mount I'm using is the single suction cup one. https://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=998321
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Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	I'm running a V1 with the remote display, so it needs a wire down from the unit either way (mirror tap won't work). I run the wiring behind the A-pillar trim and down the edge of the dash to underneath, almost totally hidden.
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03-23-2021, 07:47 PM	#10
gemini.m3 Major 1497 Rep 1,297 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 xDrive comp Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (8)	This is what blendmount recommended. I got it today and will install over the weekend. BR7-2130 Aluminum Radar Detector Mount for Uniden R7, Specialty 2130 Series, BR7-2130 1 MT-4015 Power Cord, MT Series, Patented, 15 inches long, RJ-11, 2 Amp Inline Fuse with Military Grade Taps, .080" Wide Tap x .525" Lg, MT-4015 __________________ 2022 M3 xDrive Comp 2020 M2 CS (retired) 2018 M3 Comp (retired) 2015 335i (retired)
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F87M2CS BMW Enthusiast 79 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2020 M2 CS Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	When you install your mirror tap could you please take a photo of where you plug your red and black wires into the socket please?
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gemini.m3 Major 1497 Rep 1,297 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 xDrive comp Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (8)	End result: I will say that on my 2020 CS the ground wires were different - the 2addicts instructions calls for a brown/black cable but mine was brown/green and on the top upper most right. __________________ 2022 M3 xDrive Comp 2020 M2 CS (retired) 2018 M3 Comp (retired) 2015 335i (retired)
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