[Official] What's the Best Radar Detector?

white92 · 07-14-2009, 12:48 PM

Well said semtex. It's amazing how many speeding tickets I've written to people with radar detectors. Radar, lidar, vascar. Most of the time, by the time you know we're there it's too late.

FWIW- My radar stays on "hold" until I see someone flying.

Vascar rocks too, it's great when people pass me on the interstate. Gotta love an unmarked Hemi Charger!

wstar · 07-14-2009, 01:07 PM

Well, "unmarked" is relative. Usually I'm pretty good at picking those out, there's usually some tell-tale signs, but sometimes they aren't obvious until you get close.

I've gotten 3 radar tickets with my V1 in the car (and avoided many, many others). Two times it was because I had turned off the V1 while working on the car in the garage, and forgot to turn it back on (it's hardwired, and I usually just assume it's on - one was very recently, my only 370Z ticket). The other time was a really smart well-prepared cop with some flavor of instant-on Ka radar. He positioned himself about 1/2 mile past a hill that you can't see over on the highway, and he was waiting and not using the gun until he actually saw an obvious speeder crest the hill. So there was no early warning, but I saw him on the side of the road a split second before he lit up the radar (and sent my V1 going going berserk) and luckily I managed to bleed off a lot of speed before he got a lock. It was still a pretty heavy ticket, but it could've been much worse if I hadn't spotted him and started reacting before he pulled the trigger.

Nothing is fool-proof, but a V1 has definitely cut down on my rate of tickets in the long term. I've been seeing more and more radar/laser enforcement around Houston the past year or so. I'm guessing this is economically motivated by the city's budget in this economy, so I kinda treat it like a semi-randomly-enforced road tax, and my V1 is my tax professional that helps avoid me getting screwed too bad. It especially feels that way when you see them randomly pulling cars out of 80mph traffic (in a 70) repeatedly, when nobody's really being unsafe at all. It's like shooting harmless fish in a barrel.

Of course it would be more ideal if traffic enforcement would focus on actually targetting the rarer truly unsafe drivers regardless of speed, and let speeders off if they're not doing anything that's clearly unsafe. From a god's-eye rational view, it's pretty clear to me that me (being an experienced and attentive driver) in my car (which is exceptionally-well maintained by me personally and designed for this kinda stuff) doing 90-110-ish in little to no traffic is far safer than someone who doesn't really know how to drive to begin with, isn't paying attention to conditions and other drivers, with brakes that haven't been serviced in 3 years, going the speed limit in the fast lane while trying to gulp down a starbucks and jabbering with someone on their cellphone. But unfortunately officers don't have a god's-eye view of every situation, so I guess they do what they can, mostly. I just wish more of them would at least try to be rational about it, instead of being ticket-vending-machines.

armensti · 07-15-2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by semtex

I used to have the K40 laser jammer (which they call a laser "defuser"). Ran it for years, and it never failed me. But when it came time to put a new one in the 370, I switched over to Blinder, because they redesigned the K40 laser jammer with a new 'feature' where it automatically shuts off and stops jamming after 5 seconds of jamming. The theory behind this is that 5 seconds should be enough time to slow down, and by allowing the cop to get a reading on you after 5 seconds, s/he won't think you're running a jammer. Whatever. This is one feature I'd rather do without. I want my jammer to stay on and keep jamming. It's great fun to watch a cop repeatedly hit you with his laser gun, look at his gun as if it's malfunctioning, and hit you again to no avail. I just have to suppress my laughter when I drive by as he stares at me looking bewildered. I still have the previous gen. K40 laser defuser on my wife's car though (it stays on rather than shut off after 5 seconds). Over the years it's saved her about 7 times. Neither one of us has gotten a single ticket from laser since 1999, which is when we started using these wonderful devices. Our V1s have also saved us numerous times, but in my area they predominantly use laser, which suits us just fine.

isnt it illegal to have a laser jammer? i think it would be a better idea to hardwire the jammer somewhere in the car with an on and off switch so once you see the cop you slow down and turn off the jammer so he gets a reading because if he doesnt then his gonna know that you got a jammer and stop you right?

thispecialk · 07-15-2009, 03:09 AM

isnt radar detector illegal also in some state?

molamann · 07-15-2009, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by thispecialk

isnt radar detector illegal also in some state?

Virginia, Washington D.C, and military bases.

tooohip · 07-15-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

isnt it illegal to have a laser jammer? i think it would be a better idea to hardwire the jammer somewhere in the car with an on and off switch so once you see the cop you slow down and turn off the jammer so he gets a reading because if he doesnt then his gonna know that you got a jammer and stop you right?

USA Laser Jammer Laws - Guys of LIDAR

thispecialk · 07-15-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by molamann

Virginia, Washington D.C, and military bases.

haha i can get away on military base im military police haha

thispecialk · 07-15-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tooohip

USA Laser Jammer Laws - Guys of LIDAR

hawaii is clear for jammers but cali is illegal ******* california always has stupid laws. ill be back there in feb 2010

armensti · 07-15-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thispecialk

hawaii is clear for jammers but cali is illegal ******* california always has stupid laws. ill be back there in feb 2010

thats why you need to have a jammer that you can turn off once you see the cop.

bigaudiofanat · 07-15-2009, 01:31 PM

From what I researched before I got mine this is the best one, it is so sick it knows were the sit and everything I love it.
Amazon.com: Cobra XRS 9960G Voice Alert 15-Band Radar/Laser Detector with 1.5-Inch Full-Color Display, GPS Locator, and Red Light/Speed Features: Electronics

Crash · 07-15-2009, 01:56 PM

I don't care if the jammer is illegal. Cops lie and speed traps are illegal, although still used. Camera controlled intersections are technically illegal and we all know that cops make up lies to pull you over. They fight dirty, we should too. I'll give myself all the protection I need to make sure cops look stupid in court. Last two times I went to court for BS tickets, I brought proof the ticket was BS and I was still found guilty.

Zboi513 · 07-15-2009, 03:03 PM

Gotta be the V1 the only thing that sucks is I was charged state tax but I expected that being that I'm in Cincinnati where the V1 was created.

kdo2milger · 07-15-2009, 03:05 PM

V1
nuff said

Diversion · 07-15-2009, 03:16 PM

I'll be picking up a 9500ix.. I love the blacklisting of known falses by use of gps. It's got a lot more technology for a little more money. In the most recent radar reviews, it's about 50/50 for 9500ix versus V1. You really can't go wrong with either one.

wstar · 07-15-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Diversion

I'll be picking up a 9500ix.. I love the blacklisting of known falses by use of gps. It's got a lot more technology for a little more money. In the most recent radar reviews, it's about 50/50 for 9500ix versus V1. You really can't go wrong with either one.

I do like some of the 9500ix's features. I wish we could get it all in one package (V1's detection and directional arrows w/ the 9500ix's GPS features).

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07-14-2009, 01:07 PM	#32 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Well, "unmarked" is relative. Usually I'm pretty good at picking those out, there's usually some tell-tale signs, but sometimes they aren't obvious until you get close. I've gotten 3 radar tickets with my V1 in the car (and avoided many, many others). Two times it was because I had turned off the V1 while working on the car in the garage, and forgot to turn it back on (it's hardwired, and I usually just assume it's on - one was very recently, my only 370Z ticket). The other time was a really smart well-prepared cop with some flavor of instant-on Ka radar. He positioned himself about 1/2 mile past a hill that you can't see over on the highway, and he was waiting and not using the gun until he actually saw an obvious speeder crest the hill. So there was no early warning, but I saw him on the side of the road a split second before he lit up the radar (and sent my V1 going going berserk) and luckily I managed to bleed off a lot of speed before he got a lock. It was still a pretty heavy ticket, but it could've been much worse if I hadn't spotted him and started reacting before he pulled the trigger. Nothing is fool-proof, but a V1 has definitely cut down on my rate of tickets in the long term. I've been seeing more and more radar/laser enforcement around Houston the past year or so. I'm guessing this is economically motivated by the city's budget in this economy, so I kinda treat it like a semi-randomly-enforced road tax, and my V1 is my tax professional that helps avoid me getting screwed too bad. It especially feels that way when you see them randomly pulling cars out of 80mph traffic (in a 70) repeatedly, when nobody's really being unsafe at all. It's like shooting harmless fish in a barrel. Of course it would be more ideal if traffic enforcement would focus on actually targetting the rarer truly unsafe drivers regardless of speed, and let speeders off if they're not doing anything that's clearly unsafe. From a god's-eye rational view, it's pretty clear to me that me (being an experienced and attentive driver) in my car (which is exceptionally-well maintained by me personally and designed for this kinda stuff) doing 90-110-ish in little to no traffic is far safer than someone who doesn't really know how to drive to begin with, isn't paying attention to conditions and other drivers, with brakes that haven't been serviced in 3 years, going the speed limit in the fast lane while trying to gulp down a starbucks and jabbering with someone on their cellphone. But unfortunately officers don't have a god's-eye view of every situation, so I guess they do what they can, mostly. I just wish more of them would at least try to be rational about it, instead of being ticket-vending-machines. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

07-15-2009, 01:31 PM	#40 (permalink)
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07-15-2009, 01:56 PM	#41 (permalink)
Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 590	I don't care if the jammer is illegal. Cops lie and speed traps are illegal, although still used. Camera controlled intersections are technically illegal and we all know that cops make up lies to pull you over. They fight dirty, we should too. I'll give myself all the protection I need to make sure cops look stupid in court. Last two times I went to court for BS tickets, I brought proof the ticket was BS and I was still found guilty. __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

07-15-2009, 03:05 PM	#43 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	V1 nuff said __________________ Project *NISMO*

07-14-2009, 12:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
white92 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asheville, N.C. Posts: 40 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16	Well said semtex. It's amazing how many speeding tickets I've written to people with radar detectors. Radar, lidar, vascar. Most of the time, by the time you know we're there it's too late. FWIW- My radar stays on "hold" until I see someone flying. Vascar rocks too, it's great when people pass me on the interstate. Gotta love an unmarked Hemi Charger!

07-15-2009, 03:09 AM	#34 (permalink)
thispecialk Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 483 Drives: 2009 370z, manual, Rep Power: 16	isnt radar detector illegal also in some state?

07-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#42 (permalink)
Zboi513 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 34 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 16	Gotta be the V1 the only thing that sucks is I was charged state tax but I expected that being that I'm in Cincinnati where the V1 was created.

07-15-2009, 03:16 PM	#44 (permalink)
Diversion Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 393 Drives: 09 370Z Silver/Persi Rep Power: 284	I'll be picking up a 9500ix.. I love the blacklisting of known falses by use of gps. It's got a lot more technology for a little more money. In the most recent radar reviews, it's about 50/50 for 9500ix versus V1. You really can't go wrong with either one. __________________ 09 370Z Touring + Sport + Nav (Status Elite Intakes) (Berk HFCs) (Invidia Q300 CBE) (Nismo Swaybars) 99 Civic Si (Daily Driver, completely unmolested stock rarity)

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