Radar Detector ?

[ViperBite4]

Anyone have any thoughts on where you could possibly hide a radar detector?

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[eric n]

Sorry, I don't have any really good hiding places. But, I'm curious why you would want to hide it. I've never owned a radar detector, though I've certainly thought of it recently. Do we hide it so that officers don't take it as a challenge when they do stop you or is it an unlawful item in your state???

Just wondering...

 

[89Trooper]

Do we hide it so that officers don't take it as a challenge when they do stop you or is it an unlawful item in your state??

They are legal to use in GA.

I'd like to get one with sensors in the nose, but they are very expensive.

 

[ViperBite4]

Sweet, I didn't realize they were legal here in GA which was why I was thinking it would need to be hidden. Thanks guys!

 

[USPSALIMITED]

Recent post (by "Flak" I think) from a different thread.

"Save yourself the aggravation and spend the extra money to get a GPS enabled radar detector like the escort passport 9500ix. I hated cheap radar detectors forever, in most driving conditions they were useless because false positives dulled you to actual cops. My friend bought a 9500ix, I took one trip and was amazed. Every dumb door and "your speed"trailer was locked out and you could sniff out cops from miles and miles away. Now that my unit is trained in about six states worth of driving it's even more worthwhile to me."

I figured radar detectors would become useless when laser technology became available. Was talking to a buddy who is a cop and he said that the laser technology is still pretty expensive so there are still more radar units than laser units. Knowing my luck I'd probably find the car with the laser :(.

I don't know if a visible radar detector would influence your warning to traffic ticket ratio, but I wonder if it might. All that said, I'm going to see what a good unit would cost me but just not plan on it being 100% effective. Even before lasers sometimes there was zero warning on the radar detector and then it went nuts when it was too late.

 

[Rickycardo]

How about hiding it in the pop-out sunglass tray?

 

[dabears2322]

Pretty sure they're legal everywhere except Virginia.

 

[BrainFreeze]

The problem with hiding it, and I am assuming you mean hide it while its on and not just if you are pulled over is that the detector works better if it can see through your windows. You are blocking its signal and capability if you tuck it away or put it too low in the car.

Also, if they save you once from a ticket they were worth the investment, but if the police does pull you over and see you have a radar detector, you think they will take it easy on you?

 

[stoli]

Recent post (by "Flak" I think) from a different thread.

"Save yourself the aggravation and spend the extra money to get a GPS enabled radar detector like the escort passport 9500ix. I hated cheap radar detectors forever, in most driving conditions they were useless because false positives dulled you to actual cops. My friend bought a 9500ix, I took one trip and was amazed. Every dumb door and "your speed"trailer was locked out and you could sniff out cops from miles and miles away. Now that my unit is trained in about six states worth of driving it's even more worthwhile to me."

I love my 9500 for just this reason. The biggest annoyance now are cars with blind sport/lane departure radar that trip it. Buicks seem to be the worst offenders. Thankfully most systems, BLIS included, don't use the normal K band.

Also, if they save you once from a ticket they were worth the investment, but if the police does pull you over and see you have a radar detector, you think they will take it easy on you?

In my 25+ years of driving, most with a radar in the car, leniency has been determined by my attitude and severity of the infraction. Be polite and honest and most LEOs will return it.

 

[KP6Five]

Well after buying a CR90 Whistler last year it was time to get an upgrade. It was an alright detector a lot of false alarms. Gave it to my wife.

After a week of research I ordered a Valentine One with the Android sync. I was torn between it and the Passport Max 2. I have had two passports over the last 15 years and they both got jacked. Worked pretty good only got zapped once and got a warning.

The one thing I have always hated with a radar detector... when it goes off what is the first thing you say? Wonder where they're at and you start looking around head spinning like a Doppler radar. Valentine One shows you where and how many signals it is picking up. It has the longest range out there. It does have more false alarms than the PP M2 but I can live with that for the extra range and to get a clue where to start looking. Anyway... my two cents...

 

[MixTape]

I thought possibly in place of the shaker audio plate at the bottom of the center stack. That piece certainly looks removable

 

[stoli]

The one thing I have always hated with a radar detector... when it goes off what is the first thing you say? Wonder where they're at and you start looking around head spinning like a Doppler radar. Valentine One shows you where and how many signals it is picking up. It has the longest range out there. It does have more false alarms than the PP M2 but I can live with that for the extra range and to get a clue where to start looking. Anyway... my two cents...

I had a Valentine before switching to the Escort. I could care less what direction the radar is coming from; I'm slowing down regardless until the signal is gone. What I don't want is false alarms on my daily route and nationwide traffic cam warnings and the Valentine doesn't have GPS or online updates to do that.

I thought possibly in place of the shaker audio plate at the bottom of the center stack. That piece certainly looks removable

The detector has to have clear view in front and back. Escort has a remote mount system for the front and rear bumpers, but it's costly....

 

[91ROGUE]

Im not a lead foot but the past 8 years Ive had a radar detector and its paid for itself many times over. Just put it under the rear view. Sometimes I will take it down if Im not at work or home though. I dont want anyone smashing my windows for a $200 piece of hardware.

 

[Jaxstang]

Buy a mirror mount and mirror tap so you can plug it to the mirror power instead of the car power outlets. It will look neat and hard to spot. Radars are legal in all of the U.S. except for Virginia, Washington DC, and US military bases. Get a good one it is worth the money. I have Escort RedLine but the Valentine One and the EscortPassport Max are great too.

 

[KP6Five]

I had a Valentine before switching to the Escort. I could care less what direction the radar is coming from; I'm slowing down regardless until the signal is gone. What I don't want is false alarms on my daily route and nationwide traffic cam warnings and the Valentine doesn't have GPS or online updates to do that.

The false alarms on a Valentine One is minimal. The new V1 with Laser and android sync is chosen by testers all over the net over a the Escort. Having to pay for the subscriptions every year to get the latest updates is BS. Then coming out with new models every year to make your old model obsolete is BS as well. If Valentine comes out with something new they will update your model it will never be obsolete.

But Hey... That's why we live in America where you can be you and choose what you like. My opinion and what works better for me is Valentine One.

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