mrlobaloba

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So I installed my AEM V1 intake in my 04 TL and now when I floor my car my Escort Passport 8500 X50 Radar detector goes off and says "laser" it also happens sometimes when I honk my horn. I cant imagine whats causing this.

Any one else own one? or had something similar happen?

Thanks in advance

nfnsquared

Yes. There are a couple of threads on this. Seems to have something to do with drive by wire, but no one knows for sure. It always falses with a laser alert, never any other.

TeknoKing

Must be only with Escort, V1 is pewfect.

BongAcura

This happens to me with my Passport too. But is also happens with my Mom's V1 in her Lexus RX400H when you go WOT and my Dad with his Passport in his S 55 AMG when you hit the gas or the horn...So its not our car and its not just the Passport....Scares the absolute shit out of me when I nail the gas and get blasted with laser.

TeknoKing

Yeah, my mom's Ferrari also does this...

I wonder how low you guys hang your radar detectors...

mrlobaloba

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I have mine a couple inches from the dash, since I dont have mine hard wired.

TeknoKing

This could be your reason... The radar should be positioned as high as possible...Right at the border of the tint strip on the windshield; this way you will incresae your radar's range, plus it hides well from the outside.

PS The radar sensor must be below the tint strip.

xen-cuts

9500ci. HTH.

TeknoKing

^ How do such posts HELP?

Thorin78

just don't hang it too high, else it'll cover the laser sensor for the rear. In Cali, nothing can be hung on the windows.

ac08odl

i had the same problem with mine, i would hit the gas hard andit will beep and scare me also.. but from what i herd is that since the blue tooth is right next to the sun roof the blue tooth is sending false alerts to the radar which makes it go off.. you have to put the radar on the left side of the windshild in the cornor. but i sold mine thinking it sucked but i guess it didnt.. if someone trys this and it works please let me know..

mrlobaloba

iTrader: (2)

Hmm thats interesting. I ll see if I can rig it in the left corner and and get back to you.

lusid

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...8&postcount=12 Look here first.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...highlight=8500

ACCURATEin

I also had this phenomenon with the escort detector, so I sold it. The V1 doesn't have this issue.

mrlobaloba

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I did as this thread said and it seems to have done the trick.

Thanks guys for the insight!

ac08odl

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it worked by you putting it on the side?

richson13

I have the x50 passport hardwired with no problems in my 04tl and my tundra has the v1 hardwired also with no problems.

Ni$h21

It definitely has to do with the sat nav - If you point it at the navi screen it'll go off screaming laser ; i also tried this in my mom's sienna w/ navi and the same effect - laser warnings : i have a Beltronics V995 : and it'll only go off when the radar detector is only a few inches away from the screen

CJ0920

I have a escort solo s2 (cordless) never have any problems, and its mounted on my visor.

mrlobaloba

iTrader: (2)

It worked with me opening up the device and making sure all of the lenses were sealed and touching the edges. I couldn't put it on the side because the coiled wire was in the way.

redondored

I actually called escort about this like 4 months ago and they said they can fix this problem. They said some additional shielding needs to be added to the x50, but the catch is you have to pair for the repair so I was like forget that, I can live with this happening one every couple months that it happens and until I can afford to get a new radar.