catchacab

The Laser Interceptor has an option to wipe the jamming functions from the CPU with a new switch. To reactivate jamming you must reprogram the CPU via the LI communicator program.

@ Eric bumper plug, for laser jamming you are best served by driving like you dont have a laser jammer. A few friends have recently tested the current K40 laser jammer, it didn't work.

gellie

I've had the K40 for almost a year now. Plenty of cops ,no tickets. I get plenty of advanced notice. I wouldnt trade it for anything.

Eric - Plug Guy

Not too worried. I don't rely on it, but I believe it works just fine.

The key with all of this is situational awareness. Driving more than 5-10 over on city streets or near schools in stupidity. Beyond that, on highway situations, you are more likely to get bounce from Ka or K band than a laser direct hit.

Seen all the literature, well aware of the 'articles and tests'....been with K40 a long time, sticking with it. Laser is quite rare where I do most of my driving too.

I do also have V1 units in my Audi, Cooper and Lexus Rx. : )

boolala

K40 for 5 years. Plenty of laser alerts.

Zero tickets.

See if you can improve on that.

purrybonker

Are you guys using the LI "HP" or the LI "regular"? I see a huge difference in price between the two and have been using the HP on my car for a while.

Is the HP with two transmitters really necessary for a relatively small frontal footprint like a 997?

Any thoughts?

brendo

it's just great to read this...even if you don't earn business with this customer, you'll earn it later from others who appreciate this attitude.

brendo

did you exceed the speed limit?

boolala

People should be very wary of accepting radar "testing" reported on the internet. I am wary of these tests as many of these web sites accept advertising (or actually sell radar detectors).

One other issue with the V1 is that, although it is well positioned to detect radar (the higher positioned the better), it is in the worst possible position to detect laser. (not that it would be of any concievable help even if it did).

purrybonker

Excellent install! Are you using the High Power (dual transmitters on each head) heads or regular heads with your LI?

Cartronics.com

IMHO - The Escort or its Bel counterpart (same company now) are the best detectors. The Valentine 1 is a great detector too, but frankly they have been resting on the same detector for about 20 years. The GPS lockout of all the false signals in the Escort and camera database is simply a great tool. It is just a shame that Escort can not make a good jammer. I feel stupid just tossing out the laser jamming heads, so I install them on most cars, then install a 'real' jammer in addition to them when the client (or myself) is serious about jamming. Just my .02 - I am an enthusiast and I know this brings about heated debate. I actually own one of the hardest Lidar guns to beat (Stalker LZ1), and am always testing different configurations, as laser is heavily used here in Atlanta.

Mark Harris

Exact type of response I would expect from an installer regarding a device anyone can install and save $$.

Your logic makes zero sense. My Blinder jams the signal at the same rate regardless if I'm using a Cheetah or if my audio/visual warning indicator is hardwired through the firewall.

The delay if any is only between the jammers CPU and the audible device in the cabin. The jammer has already done it's job regardless if you are using a Cheetah to transmit the audible signal.

catchacab

Why don't you sell the Beltronics STiR+? It is less expensive than the 9500CI, doesn't come with the ZR4 jammers, and is a better radar detector when programmed properly (RDR off, Ka segments 2,5,8 on). On my STiR+ I have disabled the GPS lockout feature, because it can and has locked out legitimate radar threats. The camera database is awesome. I run a V1 with my STiR, because of the arrows, and it's superior reactivity compared to the escort/Beltronics products.

catchacab

For the front of a 997, regular LI heads are excellent. I recommend HP heads only for vertical installations. The power of the regular LI heads is more than sufficient or any car. The difference between the regular and HP heads is that the HPs have a second set of laser diodes that are vertically polarized (when the heads are mounted in a horizontal position) in addition to the diode that is found in the regular heads that are horizontally polarized. What does this mean? The beam coming out of a regular LI head is wider than it is taller. Adding the vertically polarized heads gives you greater vertical protection, not for your vehicle, but the vertical position of the person shooting laser. When mounting the HP heads vertically, this helps you for horizontal shooter protection. The weakness of most laser jammer installations is not the power of the jammer, but the ability of the jammer to see the LIDAR beam. This is why it is most important to position the jammer heads so they can adequately see the LIDAR beam. More heads on a car positioned correctly, the better the jammer has the ability to see the laser beam. Friends of mine tested a BMW 5 series today with an LI dual mounted in the lower bumper, which usually resulted in poor performance. The testing of this car resulted in similar results. They then added a third head mounted inside the car behind the windshield which greatly improved results. Whhere would I recommend to install laser jammers on the front of a 997? Sticking out of the lateral grills, mounted as high as possible slightly protruding from the grill bubble out to permit a greater view of the road, a third head mounted either to top of the front license plate or if no p,ate tha in the midline of the car to the top of the middle grrill, also slightly protruding.

boolala

Radar/laser detectors, laser "jammers" generate a lot of controversy. The reason for this, I beleive, is that there is a disconnect between real world performance and B.S. "testing" that is done by so-called independant labs many of whom have a hidden agenda, sell a particular product or somehow profit by hawking a particular brand.

There is another issue here: The implication is that the detector that has greater range is the "better" one. This may not be true e.g., it is generally the case that improving the sensitivity of a device comes at the expence of specificity. A detector of greater range may also generate more false alarms the net effect of which might be for the user to ignore legitimate threats. My theory as to why so many people on RL with the V1 have reported being ticketed by radar is paritally based upon these considerations. A detector of greater range may also identify threats so remote as to be inconsequential.

I have a very pragmatic approach to detectors/"jammers." I only ask of them that they perform well in the real world. I don't care what the "range" of the device is but merely does it help me avoid getting ticketed.

catchacab

No radar detector, no matter how sensitive or quiet will save you from getting a ticket. A radar detector is a tool. It is the user of the detector that needs to learn how to interpet the information given to determine if it is a real threat or noise. I starting usind my STiR+ yesterday, but still used my V1. Traveling over roads that I have traveled many times using my V1 is helping me to learn how to use my STiR+. Where are the falses, what is the ramp up like for each false? What new signals am I detecting on the STiR that I didn't on the V1? That short low powered new signal is that instant on radar being used down the road? Anyone can buy a tool, but only those who learn how to use it will use it well.