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RandallNeighbour · 08-21-2006, 03:52 PM

I don't think any detector can help you when the cop is using laser and waits for you to get 50 feet from him before he shoots it at you.

Thank God those laser guns are expensive and police departments can't afford to buy them in bulk!

Perfectlap · 08-22-2006, 06:20 AM

how did he get you? was he stationary or was he trailing you?
Lazer is very very very hard to picky up but my V1 has picked it off
at least three times and I watched some other guy get the ticket
(all German cars btw, those trooper guys have an agenda or we like to drive faster than other imports)

z12358 · 08-22-2006, 07:10 AM

Laser is almost impossible to detect AND avoid because it is highly targeted (both in time and space -- quick and narrow beam) as opposed to standard (radio wave) radar that sends a very wide beam for a long time. So at the very moment you detect it you are basically fried (smth like a bullet). In rare occasions you may detect a reflection off of someone else being shot (like perfectlap was lucky to experience). The more reflecting surfaces (cars) there are the higher the chance for a reflection but in that scenario I've learned that observing the behavior and brake-lights ahead is a better indicator for trouble than the detector.

I probably just jinxed myself right now...

jeff · 09-01-2006, 08:11 AM

I looked at Escort Passport's site which has manuals available online. The sit mentions some Porsches have this window coating and the use of suction cups to mount detectors can permanently mar windows. Anyone know about this issue with our 986 and 7's?

MNBoxster · 09-01-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff

I looked at Escort Passport's site which has manuals available online. The sit mentions some Porsches have this window coating and the use of suction cups to mount detectors can permanently mar windows. Anyone know about this issue with our 986 and 7's?

Hi,

It's true with the Factory installed Rain Sensor Wipers. These windshields have a different PN#...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

mjw930 · 09-01-2006, 05:09 PM

FYI, Beltronics, Cobra and Escort are now one company and share designs. While the Bel and Escort are great detectors I've been a loyal V1 fan for the last 10+ years. I currently have 2 with one of them having been upgraded twice and aside from a glitch in their original PoP software they have been stellar performers. I have used a Bel 910 in the past and can say it too was a good performer, in fact great when you consider the cost. The STI looks like a winner but for me the bogey counter and directional arrows are impossible to live without once you have gotten used to them.

Dr. Kill · 09-01-2006, 05:37 PM

Passport 8500 X50 Blue for me.

It has saved my butt time and again. Not everytime unfortunately - stupid lasers...

mookarma · 09-02-2006, 08:22 AM

has anybody tried using a jammer of any sort?

Adam · 09-02-2006, 09:23 AM

I need to look into a radar detector soon. I've been driving without since I got my boxster 3 yrs ago. Well, yesturday my cherry was popped in the box and I finally got a ticket on I57. It was a special detail....there was a cop standing by a overpass with a radar gun in his hand. I see him at the last second but it was too late...he radios the cop sitting on the next on ramp and he gets me. 86 in a 65 and $95 is the damage. He also wrote me a warning for no front tag. I know wireless aren't as good but I'm really considering the wireless solo model. The convenience of a cordless is nice and I don't have the cash to have a K50 or Valentine hardwired right now. What do you guys think of it? Anyone out there using it? Here's the model

tonyg · 09-02-2006, 04:41 PM

I've had them all...........escort, passport, Bel, and nothing can compare to my
K40 850! It's hard wired and has saved me more times than I want to admit. No frills - but the most dependable detector I've ever owned. K40 pays all speeding tickets the first year with the exception of DUI - and it is upgradable.

Dr. Kill · 09-03-2006, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mookarma

has anybody tried using a jammer of any sort?

Ack, don't even go there. Passive jammers don't work - radardetector.com did a good test and found that, not only did the passive jammer not jam the radar, but the antenna on it actually made the car easier to clock with radar.

Active jammers are a different story though - they work, but they are illegal - a felony if I am not mistaken.

Dr. Kill · 09-03-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tonyg

K40 pays all speeding tickets the first year with the exception of DUI - and it is upgradable.

What is the fine print on that agreement though? If I am not mistaken, they only pay it if you are within something like 10% of the posted speed limit or something like that – unlikely you will get a ticket at that speed anyway.

jeff · 09-03-2006, 02:52 PM

Quote "It's true with the Factory installed Rain Sensor Wipers."

Thanks Jim. Guess I'll have to mount the detector on the dash. I wonder why the Interior of the window would have this ?

NickCats · 09-03-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam

I need to look into a radar detector soon. I've been driving without since I got my boxster 3 yrs ago. Well, yesturday my cherry was popped in the box and I finally got a ticket on I57. It was a special detail....there was a cop standing by a overpass with a radar gun in his hand. I see him at the last second but it was too late...he radios the cop sitting on the next on ramp and he gets me. 86 in a 65 and $95 is the damage. He also wrote me a warning for no front tag. I know wireless aren't as good but I'm really considering the wireless solo model. The convenience of a cordless is nice and I don't have the cash to have a K50 or Valentine hardwired right now. What do you guys think of it? Anyone out there using it? Here's the model

Adam,

I have been using the Escort Solo S2 for a year and a half now and I am very pleased with the performance. It gives a lot of notice before approaching police radar, it faults very little, and the battery seems to last a long time. The only disadvantage in the Boxster is I cannot hear it with the top down and the radio on, so I mount in to the windshield above the speedo so I can see the display when I am driving. I still think the Valentine is better, but I did not want to mess with wires and I have two cars that I use the radar in and I did not want to hardwire both vehicles. I live in the Northwest suburbs of Illinois and my old radar ( Bell ) used to fault all the time and was very annoying. I would seriously recommend the Escort Solo S2 for a wireless radar detector, or spend the extra for the V1 if wireless is not a concern.

Hope this helps...

Nick