Radar Detectors
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Radar detectors are great.....but what one needs in addition is a laser diffuser. Blinder http://www.radarbusters.com/products/blinder/default.asp makes a great one. Diffuse/detect....slow down....no tickie
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As others have said, get a Valentine 1. There is no competition.
I have mine installed above the rear view mirror:
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I can't stand anything on my windshield, so I used the Valentine-supplied suction cup mount, but hard-mounted it to the car. I made a small aluminum bracket with nearly a 120-degree bend, and pop-riveted this to the interior sheet metal under the rubber interior windshield surround (which does not seal the windshield, only holds the headliner in place). Then I removed the suction cups from the plastic mount and attached it to the aluminum bracket with a couple of screws. It's very secure and totally discreet.
Run the wire down the A-pillar to a hardwire adapter on the sunroof circuit, and voila! Both visors are still usable as well.
Installed in this position you almost cannot see the V1 from outside the car, yet you still have good visibility to the front panel.
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I have mine installed above the rear view mirror:
![](http://static.flickr.com/69/185238016_1be2044e61.jpg)
I can't stand anything on my windshield, so I used the Valentine-supplied suction cup mount, but hard-mounted it to the car. I made a small aluminum bracket with nearly a 120-degree bend, and pop-riveted this to the interior sheet metal under the rubber interior windshield surround (which does not seal the windshield, only holds the headliner in place). Then I removed the suction cups from the plastic mount and attached it to the aluminum bracket with a couple of screws. It's very secure and totally discreet.
Run the wire down the A-pillar to a hardwire adapter on the sunroof circuit, and voila! Both visors are still usable as well.
Installed in this position you almost cannot see the V1 from outside the car, yet you still have good visibility to the front panel.
-Jeff
'97 993TT
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Here it is in a more discreet location which diverts your vision less from the road. This is the remote display, and the primary unit is on the windshield close to the mirror as in the previous post. If you use suction cups, I have found that Scott's suction cups are superior to the ones supplied by Valentine.'
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I read today about a detector that powers itself down automatically when it picks up a signal search for the detector like they use in states where they are illegal like D.C.
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I used V1's for years. I sell them in my shop so always like to think I had the best. 2 weeks ago when I bought my new 993 2S I had a talk to the importer here who imports both the V1's and BEL's into NZ. He told me the new STI Bel was the dogs nuts and was far stronger and more accurate over the V1.
I stupidly believed him. No tickets for about 8 years or more, new car, new BEL state of the art radar, 2 tickets in one week. Buggar!
Needless to say, V1 all day long, and there's a new one in the car now.
Those arrows are awesome.
I stupidly believed him. No tickets for about 8 years or more, new car, new BEL state of the art radar, 2 tickets in one week. Buggar!
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Needless to say, V1 all day long, and there's a new one in the car now.
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Originally Posted by Ron_H
Here it is in a more discreet location which diverts your vision less from the road. This is the remote display, and the primary unit is on the windshield close to the mirror as in the previous post. If you use suction cups, I have found that Scott's suction cups are superior to the ones supplied by Valentine.'
You may find them in OSH.
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Originally Posted by fbfisher
I read today about a detector that powers itself down automatically when it picks up a signal search for the detector like they use in states where they are illegal like D.C.
Kind of a pain if you're a resident of Virginia but it works fine for the few times I go through the state.
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Jeff (the California one),
I have my V1 mounted exactly as you do, but a bit lower so that it is not obstructed by the tint line across the top of the windshield. Although I have no hard proof, I have always felt that trying to put it higher up might negatively effect the sensitivity...i.e. the tint might obstruct. Yours looks all the way up behind the tint...have you found this to effect sensitivity? I would rather put mine high up like yours, but have been worried about this issue. Mine has always worked great where it is...i.e. the "if its not broke dont fix it" thing. However, I sure would like to put it up a bit higher.
thanks, JT
I have my V1 mounted exactly as you do, but a bit lower so that it is not obstructed by the tint line across the top of the windshield. Although I have no hard proof, I have always felt that trying to put it higher up might negatively effect the sensitivity...i.e. the tint might obstruct. Yours looks all the way up behind the tint...have you found this to effect sensitivity? I would rather put mine high up like yours, but have been worried about this issue. Mine has always worked great where it is...i.e. the "if its not broke dont fix it" thing. However, I sure would like to put it up a bit higher.
thanks, JT
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Hi gentlemen,
can somebody explain how a detector's detector works? I was in the military before, and not to be detected, we left our jammers passive. A radar detector is a passive device isn't it? So how can it be detected?
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can somebody explain how a detector's detector works? I was in the military before, and not to be detected, we left our jammers passive. A radar detector is a passive device isn't it? So how can it be detected?
Cheers.
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Originally Posted by Toga
Hi gentlemen,
can somebody explain how a detector's detector works? I was in the military before, and not to be detected, we left our jammers passive. A radar detector is a passive device isn't it? So how can it be detected?
Cheers.
can somebody explain how a detector's detector works? I was in the military before, and not to be detected, we left our jammers passive. A radar detector is a passive device isn't it? So how can it be detected?
Cheers.
Radar detectors actually emit a radio frequency that is picked up by the detector detector. I've always throught of it as radar pollution.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/radar-detector4.htm