Hello, I anyone familiar with the Passport Solo Cordless Detector ? I was wanting to get some feedback on the performance / quality of this detector, Any info. would be appreciated.

 

typically cordless detectors suck badly! they have little if any power.

 

I had a cordless detector, it sucked so bad!! It never went off, and if it did it was for a traffic light or a store or something. My advice is get a Valentine One, they are the best, I compared mine to all my friends Cobra's and whatnot... they dont compare... the Valentine is the best, I also mounted the remote display in my gauge cluster, looks real nice, no pics unfortunatly. But for the money, you cannot beat it.

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1997 ACURA 3.0 CL PREMIUM

Apex-i cat-back Exhaust, AEM Intake, Clear Bumper Lenses, 18" ADR Cyrax rims, Ground Control Coilovers, Wings West Chin Spoiler, Acura Rear spoiler, Piaa Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Boston Acoustics tweets, mids and subs.

 

Go with a Valentine 1. I don't have one yet but it has rave reviews and seems to be the detector of choice.

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'97 2.2CL (5 spd)cleared bumbers, pedals, superwhite gauges, stock chromed rims (wanted to keep the original CL feel)Sony ES CDX-M750 head unit,Nokia hands free kit,35% on the windows..
My CL Page

 

Go on epinions.com and check out radar detectors... Apparently the Valentine 1 is not the best out there for the price... The passport 8500 I believe is.


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Bone stock 1997 3.0CL

 

A lot of the reviews I heard were bought...this is just what I hear not what I think. Also I think a couple of members on the board actually bought the passport 8500, but quickly returned the unit for a V1. I personally have the valentine 1 and love it. It has saved me more then a couple of times. Although around my area, a lot of banks and supermarkets are now using a type of radar camera so I get a lot of those...I would still recommend the V1.

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, Hiper/Piaa/Polarg bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, AEM CAI, V1, and Mugen Pedals.

• My CL
• LA Autoshow
• SoCal Meet

 

Cordless is not the way to go. Cordless radar actually go into a sleep mode to conserve battery power. Then they turn on when a signal is detected. This response delay might be all the time it takes for you to get busted.

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www.generationinformation.com
AOL IM - paullanz01
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I had the Solo and it sucked A**. I have a Bel 815 remote radar and I love it. I its all built in so people can't tell if you have a radar or not. Also Bel came out with a new model, Bel 915, its just like the 815 but it has the technology to pick up the newer radar guns, which shoot a laser spread instead of a beam. The 915 can be updated as new technology becomes avaible.

 

anythign cordless isnt as effective as a a powered radar detector. do urself a favor and get a valentine one. all my friends have them and even with limo tinti they werk so damn good the sensitivity still has to be turned down. if my car wasnt so slow to begin with i would have one by now, but its all engine mods and looks for me so until then.

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1997 Black Acura 2.2 CL
Currently-
PIAAs Everywhere, PIAA 1700X, Custom Grill, Clear Corners, OE Spoiler,
5% Tints (Limo), HKS Super Dragger Exhaust, AEM CAI, Venom 400
Comming Soon-
Headers or Ignition, Front Lip
http://members.home.net/vx16

 

I have used Escort detectors for many years. Unfortunately, Cincinnati Microwave went belly up a few years ago and was reincarnated as Escort Inc. The Escort products are not the same level of quality and design that the original Cincinnati Microwave products were. Their customer support also sucks.

I purchased a 7500. It has too many useless bells and whistles and is subject to frequent false Ka band alarms. All the bells and whistles require a memory for ones specific settings. Mine looses its memory every few days and must be reset. Escort blamed the memory problem on a bad power cord and refused to fix it. Replacing the cord did nothing.

Draw your own conclusion. The v1 is clearly the only choice.

 

Just don't speed!

In Virginia radar dectectors are illegal

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'97 Acura 2.2CL
18" Alba Blaze's
AEM CAI|Clear Corners|Tint

 

Yeah I know; I'm sitting here being jealous of these guys... I wish I'd had a detector yesterday when the VA state cop got my a$$ going 86 on I95 - a 65mph zone... yes, it's reckless driving. Yes, I have to go to Hanover county for court. Yes, if I'd been going 4 miles faster, I'd be in jail right now. *sigh* Oh well...

 

Wow, you could get arrested for going 90mph? Yesterday, a couple of people and I went to Battle of the Imports in VA. We were in three cars and we got pulled over for going 95mph. But got off with just a warning. I guess I'm just a couple of lucky @ss's.

 

OMG YOU ARE KIDDING ME!!!?!?!

I was on my way to the Battle of the Imports in VA when I got pulled over! WTF?!?! Where were you? That is so awful. VA law says that for every mile over 90 you spend a night in jail... I am SO FREAKING JEALOUS OF YOU!!!!!

 

Maybe the cops knew about the race heh. They were prolly just waiting for some imports to come zooming by

also, why didn't I know about this race damnit?! Where was it held? Anyone goto Summerduct on Thursdays?

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'97 Acura 2.2CL
18" Alba Blaze's
AEM CAI|Clear Corners|Tint

 

I just heard about it thru friends... I was at the BOI at Atco, NJ last month and we had a good time, and this one was supposed to be even bigger, so we went.

There's supposed to be something in MD on June 2... I'll find out for you if you want. And there's a college show at Mason on June 9, too... I'll be there. I love car shows; they're like my favorite event.

 

Whoa, car show at Mason? Which one? I doubt the one here in Manassas heh. The other ones in Fairfax right..

But anywho, yea please give me any info ya can.

-thanks.

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1997 Silver Acura 2.2CL

 

wish i had the dough for a VALENTINE 1. im so jealous of my friends but, then i think about how they dont have a cl so, its all good.

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1997 Black Acura 2.2 CL
Currently-
PIAAs Everywhere, PIAA 1700X, Custom Grill, Clear Corners, OE Spoiler,
5% Tints (Limo), HKS Super Dragger Exhaust, AEM CAI w/Breather,
Venom 400
Comming Soon-
Headers or Ignition, Front Lip
http://members.home.net/vx16

 

Ok... go to http://www.mirdrag.com and look for it; it's supposed to be June 2, which is next weekend.

The Mason one is the 9th, at the Fairfax campus, and that's about all I know about it, but I'm sure if you just go to the campus and look in lot A or B (by the police station or Enterprise Hall) you'll see it... most likely A though.

Or do you not know the campus? If you don't know anything about the campus... let me know and I'll give you directions on how to find those lots.

 

come pick me up Adrienne, i'll fade you off gas....and what not...

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97 Black on Black 2.2CL
limo tint all around
1 alpine 12 in the trunk powered by an mtx amp

pics soon to come.

 

Hey for all of those in states where detectors are illegal. Check out the Bel 915R Radar detector. It has the newest technology and can be updated when newer technology comes out. It also has Shadow 2 technology, which blocks radar detector detectors. I have the Bel 815r and it has saved my ass a number of times.

http://www.bel-tronics.com/bel915r.htm

 

Wow it must suck to live up north. I live in Florida and the cops here dont hardely give speeding tickets or at least that has been my experience. Ive been in a car pulled over at least 6 times for going 100+ and never have recieved a ticket neither has my friends.

 

my shit is broke. it came broke. and it will always be broke. serves me right for buying it from an asian kid open box who LOOKED like he just wanted to make money.

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97 Black on Black 2.2CL
limo tint all around
1 alpine 12 in the trunk powered by an mtx amp

pics soon to come.

 

I have the V1 and it saved me from another ticket yesterday morning. I was on a street where there usually isn't any false radar signals (automatic doors) when it started beeping and the arrow indicated that it was behind me and getting stronger. A motorcycle cop pulls up behind me and then follows me for a few blocks before turning around.

As for Adrienne's ticket, I suggest writing a letter to the court asking to go to traffic school (if they allow that out there). Call about 2 weeks later to see if they received your letter and then go to traffic violator's school. In CA it costs $30 for a day class and I got a refund from Las Vegas (where I didn't bring the V1 ) for $125 and it doesn't go on my record.

 

I got a Passport 8500 in Feb and I love it. I haven't had any problems with it and the only thing I wanna do to it is have it hard wired to the battery to keep the wire out of sight. Compared to the V1, I don't really know whats better.

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Mike Swing

 

http://www.mirdrag.com/schedule/even...1/06-03-01.htm

wow my friend was just talking to me about this last night hah.. sucks I work on Sundays, maybe I can get off some how. I'd love to go. He's like mad into imports he has some CRX with like a Si enging and a Type R Head and all kinds of different shit it's like a Frankenstien motor or some shit, but it's fast.

The thing at Mason, you know like around what time it's all going down?



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1997 Silver Acura 2.2CL