Roman-dude

do you guys use any? if so which work and which do not? i do 35 miles each way to work and @90mph it seems that it's more a question of when, rather then if i get pulled over...
thanks!

holdemplayer

i just ordered a v1...ill get it soon, ill tell ya how it is after i test it

cl7tsx

Yes, I do use a radar detector. Escort Solo S2. It's cordless, so install is a snap, and it works very well. Also, as an added bonus, it matches the instrumentation of the TSX perfectly.

For your research, check out this article, as well as the root site:

http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=8520

Howard911s

no radar here,,,,,if they want to get you. they turn it off and take a snap shot at ya. radar or laser detector will always be too late to help u out in those situations , it will help though, only if they have been there sitting and shooting radar to monitor all the car speed passing by, it will only help those situations.. and most of the time on freeway, they tail you...pace you to get speed..

Tsx536

I have a Valentine1 w/ concealed display. It's a great radar. The directional arrows are the key.

What Howard is saying is true though. Radars are not full proof. They just help at times, but if an officer wants to get you, then he will. I definitely Howards opinion. If I remember correctly he's LAPD.

Howard, how do you feel about the radars when you pull someone over and see one?

Roman-dude

LalchandYamlajat

I forgot what brand I have. I might get a V1 when I get money.

05_TSX_GP

Isn't that avatar Angelina Jolie?!?

05_TSX_GP

okok... back to topic

I don't have radar detector for exactly the same reasoning Howard listed. On top of that, I drive in city for the majority of time, so any radar detector would probably be tripping false alarms too much to be of any real use

Howard911s

how we would feel? happy! we gotcha! , but usually that wont swing us toward giving u a ticket anymore than if you didnt have one, however, motor cops usually have a ego bigger than a V12, so some may get OFFENDED by the radar......for us i got lucky, working in the same industry, we get courteous get out of ticket freebie most of the time, however...california highway patrol are known to still give other cop tickets.

Bill Hook

Ah, the website of the guy Mike Valentine shitcanned when he worked for him?

smock9

how do you test it, other than speeding past cops?

mg7726

i've got a V1 for the past five years. i don't have anything bad to say about it.

Tsx536

It's hard to test for Ka band, but you can test the range of the K band by finding one of the stationary radars that display your current speed. With the Valentine I will pick up the stationary radar about 2-3 miles before I see it. The range will get better or worse based on the conditions around me, clear line of sight, how many cars, etc.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

I have the V1 with conceal display. Love the directional arrows and it's long range of detection. It works great on the freeway. However, it also picks up anything and everything in the city, especially near the malls. Sometimes it picks up 5 or 6 radars (automatic doors openers) from all different directions.

Motohip

Good, I'm glad cops give other cops tickets. If we have to get tickets, so should you!

Tsx536

^^ IMO radars are nearly useless in the city. Way too many false alarms and around Cali most of the city cops seem to use Instant On technology. It might be different in other areas/states, but I don't know.

Here, radars are only really useful if you drive on the freeway a lot. In Calif many of the CHP leave their radars on all the time, so you can pick them up on Ka band fairly often. When my friends ask me if I think they should get a radar, I always ask them if they drive on the freeway a lot. I tell them that since I commute 50-60 miles on the freeway everyday, it makes sense for me, but it might not for them.

kyotousa

how is this compare to valentine 1?

I currently have V1 version 1.8......i want a cordless radar

Motohip

I kind of wonder if radar detectors give you a false sense of security. I've been doing fine for a long time now without one and it's not because I don't speed or go through speed traps, it's cause I pay attention. I've had a lot of close calls, but I catch it in time. Plus I know where the cops like to sit in my area.


PS. I'm gonna be SO pissed if I get a speeding ticket cause I wrote this...

Howard911s

heh. dont get too happy :p only happen once every so often years and only in exteme cases :p its freebie 99.9% of the time

AirJordan23922

I use an Escort 8500 X50. It saved me many of times, i used to deliver pizzas so i was always on the road and i only got pulled over three times, and all three cops didnt have their radar on. (Only one ticket) It was for underglow, im sooo stupid. Other than that it helped me a lot. I think it was a good buy. I had it hardwired because the stupid cord hung over the navi.

05_TSX_GP

Please tell me you get freebie 99.9% of the time for only "moderate" speeding. I'd hate to think off-duty cops would be free to speed all they want... then again, I am sure (wishful thinking? heehee) that cops do know better than most of us non-cops to not speed excessively

slobeatz

I have an older BEL 860 and it's in the glove compartment now. I've gotten to the point where I don't speed as much as I used to so I don't really need it. Plus, I don't feel like hardwiring it and I don't like having the "not an ashtray" compartment always open.

Howard911s

well no, we not always zooming at 120 mph if that's what you refer to, but we do do our share of like 50 or 60 at local, or 80-90 something on freeway. we speed some, just not overtly so :p

CarKnack

Have had a Valentine one since I have owned the car....don't speed a whole lot (compared to what? sez Eddie Harris...) but it has paid for itself several times over in reminding me to monitor when it goes bleedle-eedle-eedle....no tickets at all.
This a definite change from pre- V1 days, when I could count on about one every 18 months....unit has really good range.

TSXsurf

Do you have your V1 on logic mode (small L)? I keep it on that mode in the city and it does a great job on filtering out some of the junk.. You probably know this, but just incase.

Tsx536

Actually I put mine in the big L mode aka Advanced logic mode. It's suppose to filter out even more than the small L mode. I still get falses from the automatic door openers on groceries/stores etc.

If I put mine in A mode or little L mode I get even more falses.

Asahi

Bel RX 65. - $225 off eBay.

Cheaper than the V1 and based on all the latest tests the Bel and Escort and V1 are now on a level playing field. It works very well and is easy to use.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

I have it set to big L with X band disabled. The arrows are the best thing I like about the V1. When I was using my Bel, I had to slow down every time the thing goes off. Since the arrows tell you where the radar is coming from, sometimes I would drive even faster to move myself outside of the radar range. The signal strength tells you it's getting weaker, weaker and gone.

odessa

Valentine1 in the big L mode i.e. Advanced logic mode.

97AcuraCL

I have the Escort Passport 8500 x50.... this thing is rediculiously worth it... the range is EXCELLENT! Its paid for itself at least 3 times over by now.

05_TSX_GP

I just wish all cops would give all drivers the same kind of speed tolerence WHEN the speed is indeed perfectly safe for the given traffic condition.

bob shiftright

Usually in "A' mode...

Does it work? Nothing is perfect, but within the last few months, I've TWICE had the experience of watching in my rear view mirror the spectacle of a car that I had just passed getting pulled over. Over the last 22 years I've gotten 2 tickets while using a detector, and figure I've escaped about 2,986,582 times.

kurt_bradley

Hardwired V1 1.8 plus a K40 laser jammer.

I keep the V1 in L. Fuck all the other detectors out there. You learn to love the arrows about as much as you love driving fast.

BlackAc036

Bob, aren't you supposed to mount the radar higher on the windshield? I thought mounting it too low would decrease it's range and mess with the radar... correct me if I'm wrong. Btw, Kurt how much was the hardwired V1 + K40 jammer combo?

Alin10123

I run a passport 8500. It's been ok for me so far. The thing is though, radar detectors only work if there are people up ahead of you being zapped. If you are caught ALONE in a speed trap. No radar detector will protect you.

kurt_bradley

The V1 I paid retail for, but the installation I had taken care of. The installation of the V1 and the K40 were done by a client of mine that owns an audio chain in Austin. I didn't pay anything for the K40 and the install.

Scrib

V1 > *

rmpage

Escort SR7 remote mounted with laser shifters.

RED is the SHF antenna. GREEN is the front laser detector/shifter:

I hate my front plate so much I took it off.

Rear laser detector/shifter:


Annunciator mounted on steering column. The "brain" is up under the dash.


I had a V1 before though, and that thing was awesome.

Bails

Escort Passport 8500 X50 w/ blue display and hardwire cord. Well worth it