Gravity Radar Installation

Wanna see what's under the frunk liner in your Gravity?



Our Gravity DE finally made it from the PPF installer to the radar installer, where we're having a Uniden R9w radar/laser detector installed. Should get the car home tomorrow afternoon and finally have it to really check things out.

The Uniden control unit will be mounted under the Pilot Screen, and the display unit will be inside the rearview mirror where it will be visible only when lit. The shop wasn't sure the display unit could be installed inside the Gravity mirror, but it turned out to be the easiest to install and conceal they've done so far.

Just as with the PPF shop, this was the first Gravity they've seen, so a lot of what they could pull off was up in the air until they got under the car's skin. They said it's turning out to be a fairly straightforward install so far, with plenty of room to work with wiring, to conceal laser sensors (at least in front), and to mount antennas.

Unlike the Air, which had many liners and covers attached with Velcro, the Gravity mostly uses conventional clips. Also unlike the Air, no bumper has to come off, and the car won't have to go to Lucid Service to have the lidar recalibrated.

They also said the mechanicals and electricals inside the frunk looked surprisingly similar to the Cybertrucks they've worked on.

I'm having my Gravity DE go in for PPF, radar, and ceramic coating this weekend (for 2 weeks). All one shop. I am going with the Escort radar Redline CI 360c so just curious why you chose the Uniden?

ilyabu said:

I'm having my Gravity DE go in for PPF, radar, and ceramic coating this weekend (for 2 weeks). All one shop. I am going with the Escort radar Redline CI 360c so just curious why you chose the Uniden?

Click to expand...

Better reviews and test measures, and the R9w downloads updates automatically using WiFi signals. I used Escorts for years but had a bit of trouble with later ones, including antenna failure and fading of displays, with the latter being commonly reported. In fact, the Escort in our 2018 Honda has been unreadable for a couple of years, leaving us to rely only on the audio alerts.

However, Escort now uses miniaturized laser sensors with are easier to install inconspicuously. That was the downside of the Uniden whose sensor brackets are especially ungainly. (Our installer is fabricating less obvious ones on his 3D printer.)

Wow. I would be terrified to do that without a service manual.

jered said:

Wow. I would be terrified to do that without a service manual.

Click to expand...

Yeah, I admit my stomach churned a bit when I walked into the work room today. However, I've had enough cars torn apart for radar/laser installations that I've come to trust installers known to be competent.

Here are photos of the header on which the rearview mirror is mounted:



They had the option to pick up power for the radar system from either the 12-volt lighter plug in the rear cargo area or from this mirror mount. Since they had to run wiring to the mirror that will hold the radar display, anyway, they decided to do the power pickup there. Both points power down when the car turns off.