Radar Detector Check-in

[PatrickSimmons]

Who all here has a radar detector and how accurate is yours?

Have you still gotten tickets?

Has it saved you at all from a ticket?


I was just wondering which brands and models people where going with eventhough we would never go above the speed limit :shifty:

 

[glanga]

Valentine1. Very accurate.
No
Yes

 

[NYC LS8]

No detector. I use other people's while it's still in their car. Pretty accurate.
Yes.
Yes.

 

[02V8Sport]

I have both the V1 and had Passport 8500x50.

I liked the x50 better due to less false alerts, but can not live w/o the arrows on the V1 now.

Get the V1!!! you still have to be cautious as a lot of cops sit around with their radars off and shoot instant on.

 

[lseguy]

V1 for about 10 years now. (This LSE, previous LS, and in BMW before the LS's) Never gotten a radar or laser ticket since I've had it. Did get paced once. And no the arrows are not a gimmick. I have a Whistler (given to me for free) in the other car and the lack of arrows is somewhat annoying.

 

[GrayGhost1]

Who all here has a radar detector and how accurate is yours? I have the Valentine 1 and love it. Very accurate.

Have you still gotten tickets? Since owning the V1, it has paid for itself about a hundred times over.

Has it saved you at all from a ticket? Absolutely!

Now, I know Bel makes a comparable radar detector but without the directional arrows. So, I can't compare the two but I can't see myself owning another radar detector that didn't have the directional arrows.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

It almost seems hands down that the V1 is the best to go with. I just ordered mine but was told I was stupid for paying that much for something that didn't work 100% but I have heard differently from almost everyone that has owned one.

 

[02V8Sport]

you wont regret it, but you cant go nuts either.

For a few bucks more get the concealed display, you will love it!!

Mine is mounted in the middle of the dash.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

^^^ That looks pretty sweet. I seen a couple on Ebay for around $40

 

[eastcoastLS]

Cobra XRS 777

Its saved me countless number of times. I've only gotten one ticket in three years and after a while you begin to know when a false alert is going to go off, especially if you drive the same route often. It does suck when they sit there with the radar off around a corner, keeping traffic in front of you does help for that.

 

['00GrayGhost]

Sorry to be a thread whore, but those of you with the concealed display, how and where did you mount the actual detector at? Just curious.

 

[bigpappy33]

i have an escort passport 8500 X50, been using it for about 2 years off and on. Its my gfs but i drive more so for now im just leaving it in the LS. i want to get a valentine 1 and wire it in the mirror etc but for now the passport works fine. I have never gotten a ticket and it has saved me many many times.

 

[mergner26]

No idea what mine is called but it was some cheap one from radio shack. It has saved me a number of times(heading down to FL on 95 in the middle of the night)...a couple of those would have been big tickets too . I have yet to be pulled over for speeding even though I speed a good amount.

 

[bob335]

I just bought a escort 8500 x50 a couple months back. saved me twice so far.

 

[04SCTLS]

Put mine at the top of the A pillar.
Cop's don't see it even if they stick their heads in your car.
No tickets since I got it and saved me lots of times.
I'd also recommend a Blinder M25 laser jammer which has also
saved me lots of times.
Amusing to see the befuddled look on troopers faces when their
laser gun doesn't give a reading until I slow down and turn the jammer off.
Priceless!

 

[PatrickSimmons]

I like that jammer setup 04SCTLS.

 

[JattGary]

The new passport 9500i is one of the best I've owned equipped with GPS
http://www.escortradar.com/9500i.htm

 

[fonsito]

Put mine at the top of the A pillar.
Cop's don't see it even if they stick their heads in your car.
No tickets since I got it and saved me lots of times.
I'd also recommend a Blinder M25 laser jammer which has also
saved me lots of times.
Amusing to see the befuddled look on troopers faces when their
laser gun doesn't give a reading until I slow down and turn the jammer off.
Priceless!

I have mine like this as well:

Dont have to take it out on malls or parking lots..

 

[04SCTLS]

The V1 and the M25 can be wired from the rear view switched mirror wire that powers the compass and dim feature.

 

[Hundred44Spokes]

I'm looking into getting one...but I've never had any speeding tickets. Almost got a ticket for powersliding in front of a cop into a street but eh, the radar wouldn't help that.

 

[04SCTLS]

Even a cheap 50.00-100.00 radio shack radar detector will provide adequate protection, though not as good as the V1 and Passport.
If you can't afford an expensive one the cheepos will still help save your ass.

 

[glanga]

for those ofyou that have the radar mounted up high like that, i put my v1 up there a while back and it drastically decreased the pickup range. i guess from the solar strip on the windshield? you guys notice that and live with it, or find a way around?

 

[Mexican3001]

I have a beltronics 995, I believe it to be very accurate, no tickets with it and I believe it has saved me a couple of times. not a bad unit at all.

 

[Calabrio]

Bel Pro RX65

It absolutely has saved my butt, many times.
Have not been caught with it on.

 

[04SCTLS]

I saw no drop in range mounting the V1 high.
It sees around corners and over hills no problem.
At a typical 1000 ft distance from cop it's only a foot higher than if it was in the center of the windshield which makes no difference at all.