Sexy928Porsche

I'm just full of questions tonight..lol.

My car came with one of those Porsche radar detectors...it was lodged right under the center console...well it is connected....so it seems.. but doesn't work

any of you guys have one? if so, does it still work? and if not, is it fixable? is it worth repairing?

look at the pic.
-Jen

Oh yeah, any idea where I can get a replacement "track" for the shifter? Note* Notice opening on shift plate

AO

Hmmm.. Not aware of a factory detector. What year is the car? I'm guessing it was probably a dealer installed option. Either way, probably not worth fixing. Radar detectors have come along way since the last of the 928's. If you want a detector either the Escoort X50 or the Valentine One seem to be the favs. Heinrich will probably chime in about his SR7(?), but that's major $$$s. Even the Escort starts at $299 (I think). Last I checked the Valentine One was $399 (that's what I have). I won't go into which is better as there are tons of archives on the topic - basically is comes down to budget and personal choice.

Nicole

In regards to the shifter slider - I would highly recommend that you convert to a leather boot that eliminates this sligind mechanism alltogether. You can or cannot update the look of your shift plate at the same time.

Check www.hookedoncars.com and look for the kits with the full leather boot. Or PM me, and we'll work out an individual solution that best fits your car's interior and your budget.

Sexy928Porsche

It's an 87'.. sorry I forgot to mention it before. I'll edit the post.

Thanks.

Sexy928Porsche

Nice site I must say! I'm interested in an upgrade, but my question is, since I don't have the rest of the shift slider, there is alot of heat that emits from that opening, would covering it up with the leather shift boot be okay?

I"ll PM you with this question too.

Thanks, Jennie

Ron_H

The heat is coming from the air under the car passing over the cats and entering the cabin through the tunnel. It is sucked in by the negative pressure when a sunroof or window is open. If your AC is working well, you don't need to open a window, and the sunroof should be closed at speeds above 60 mph.
Now the bad part: If you seal the shifter the heat will find other paths to disrupt your enjoyment of your machine. The radio will get too hot to operate and will shut down the CD player if you have one. The window switches will become unbearably hot. Your leg will become hot. There are fixes. One claim is that the motor mounts are so bad that the sealing foam piece under the shifter in the tunnel is not sealing properly. But my motor mounts have been in good condition and I still get hot air in the cabin with windows open. Some have fabricated a foil barrier under the console to seal the cabin from hot air. Maybe you want to think about this fix. Type in keyword M21Sniper. He devised a fix for this maddening fault, and you will find it in one of his posts.
I even went to the expense of installing a new foam sealing thingie, and it did absolutely NO GOOD. Good luck. Get the AC operating properly and check your motor mounts. Until then, I suggest leaving the ashtray door open and removing the ashtray, to exhaust hot air from under the console, if you ever close the hole around the shifter.

As for the V-1, don't get Heinrich started on his Escort fetish. He is probably correct about the jammer function, but bear in mind there are some states in which it is a felony to operate a jammer. And the cost is relative. You don't want to know my budget for traffic citation defense, including my time. There isn't space in this post for all the zeros. So why use an inferior unit? Heinrich is convinced his unit is superior, and it seems to work well for him. Before you judge, though, borrow someone's V-1 and experience the arrows. Then you can make up your mind. There is a similar discussion on the 993 or 911 forum currently, re: detectors. I would rather be in a cage with ten hungry lions than leave home without my Valentine One detector. It has paid for itself about fifty times over in the few months I've used it. On a long trip, it will amaze you and you will not know how you got along without it. Of course I haven't used Heinrich's Escort either, so I don't have a basis of comparison.

Nicole

You sure that's not a leftover from when you once worked as a car salesman?

Sure, you can say that! You are so skinny, they wouldn't have anything to eat anyway...

No seriously, I have become a big V1 fan. I don't drive the 928 without it anymore, and most of the time take it with me when I drive waSAABi. Here in CA the protection works well, but in Nevada they seem to use instant on much more, and in Colorado I was hit by Laser. In both cases, I merely lucked out.

jakermc

That radar detector looks like an old K40 model, nothing Porsche specific. You should have remote radar antennas behind the front and rear bumper. I can't see a manufacturer putting this in as an approved option due to liability issues. Remember the lawsuit Porsche had to defend on the early 911 Turbo?

MGW-Fla

My blue shark I bought earlier this year has that very same radar dectector on the driver's side shelf under the pod. I do believe it is the K40 as mentioned too. That was a high end & expensive radar dectector in its day. As I recall & have also been told, it was like a $1,200 radar detector installed or some ridiculous amount back in the day. It was aftermarket, but dealers would add it for customers & thus the Porsche logo. I do not believe they came from the factory installed, but what do I know.

Mine worked just fine in regards to it definately beeped. I cut the wires on it just before SITM cause it somehow interfered with my newer radar detector causing a steady beep even sitting in my garage if both were on. The K40 doesnt have an on/off switch either. It looks really neat with the logo so I will leave mine installed cause its not in the way being so small & slim.

pmotts

V1, don't leave home without it.

Are there any states where jamming radar/laser is legal?

AO

AFAIK, radar jamming is illegal in all 50 states as radio emmisions are controlled by the FCC. LIDAR, however, is jamable (check your state) as it is controlled through the FDA. As long as the type of laser/light source being used is available, you can jam away. But I'm sure the politicians are ready to take these rights away from us - the debate is over how much of our rights will they take away!

deliriousga

I have the factory detector and it worked....until I removed it. It's basically an X and maybe K band detector. It kept making my good detector give me false alarms so it's history.

When I got the car, one of the wires was disconnected because it was registered in Virginia. I reconnected the wire and it worked after that.

Ron_H

Thanks Andrew, I will check out the legality of jamming Lidar. May be true.
Yes, it is a constant battle to keep the balance of power in our hands. Remember that we are the government and have the power to prevent loss of our rights, unlike other countries. We simply must spend some time exercising those options. Someone said that freedom wasn't free, as trite as that sounds.
Fight back, or at least conspire back. Give something up to get the time to do it. OK, end of my rant.

Ketchmi

We have that same radar detector in one of our 86.5's, I have never checked it out but thought it was cool and left it. It is located on the inside of the pod, looks like it was made for it there...

Fogey1

MGW-Fla wrote: "My blue shark I bought earlier this year has that very same radar dectector ... I cut the wires on it just before SITM cause it somehow interfered with my newer radar detector causing a steady beep even sitting in my garage if both were on."

IIRC, that's the effect of the superhetordyne circuitry, which continually emits a low power signal to sensitize the detector antenna to incoming signals. Also the reason why some other cars will make your detector go off.

AND the way The Man detects your radar detector.

Just goes to show that even the detector manufacturers are part of the conspiracy to take away our rights!!!! We may as well give up - we've lost the republic already and are doomed to a 1984 lockstep, slaves to the political class. ;-) ;-)

Will

The truth is out there. ;-) ;-)