Reporting back on my repair, I am pretty happy with my experience. Took about 7 days end-to-end, Uniden shipped me a different unit (manufactured 2020), looks refurbished but seems to work fine.
Timeline:
- Thursday, 9am. FedEx delivered my unit to Uniden repair
- Friday, 6pm. Uniden marked my...
Unfortunately my return window for my original purchase is long gone, so the repair would be under the 1 year warranty. I shipped my unit via fedex overnight and they should be getting it before 10:30am tomorrow - will be interesting to see how long they will take to notify me of receipt of my...
I have used two different power sources, the OEM power plug to the cigarette lighter as well as my hardwire. I did put a multimeter on both power sources and they seem to be fine, the fuse in my hardwire hasn't been blown. The unit will work on my regular hardwire if I happen to be lucky on...
Wondering if my unit is defective or if it's common for Uniden R7 to not work at all (turn on) if there's hot weather?
I moved from a cold climate state to Florida a couple of months ago and have had this R7 for about 6 months. It is hard wired to my car and in California never had an issue...
I was looking to get black suction cups to make my install a bit more stealthy. Do you guys have any recommended cheap suction cups that can be purchased off ebay or amazon that fit the Uniden R7 stand?
Thanks in advance.
I am about to do a 3k mile trip from northern california to Miami over a span of a week and wanted to check in with you guys for advice on the best settings for this multi-state trek?
Will be driving thru
- Northern CA / Lake Tahoe
- Nevada / Reno
- Utah / Salt Lake
- Colorado / Denver
-...