Radar & G37 windshield?
07-13-2011, 08:36 AM
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Right now, the best is probably laser interceptors. You will need dual heads for the rear and dual for the front for good coverage. The laser tamers is supposed to have it where you only need to have one head and fiber optics go where you need it and then you have to drill less into your car. Look up laser tamers on google.
07-20-2011, 09:20 PM
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I hope you're also aware that an early laser hit is pretty much only possible if the beam reflects off of a car in front of you while the officer is trying to read their speed. It's a pinpoint beam. When your detector goes off, you're pretty much already toast unless the laser gun didn't get a good reflection off of your car. Not to mention there's no guarantee that your detector is going to actually see the laser if it's mounted on a windshield. They aim for plates and headlights, generally speaking. The only thing I feel a laser detector really does is let the cop know you have a detector when you slam on your brakes.
07-21-2011, 01:49 AM
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If only that were true and it was that easy. Some jurisdictions only use laser, some only use radar, and some use both. Radar is still much more prevalent across the States due to existing stock and money constraints, and therefore a better option for most people.
07-21-2011, 12:43 PM
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I've got a Cobra iRadar and have it mounted in the upper-most portion of the windshield, in the tinted area, right above the rear-view mirror. You can't even see it from the outside of the vehicle. Just got back from a 2500 mile road trip, and that detector is one of the best I've ever owned. Completely destroys the POS Escort 9500ix that I bought for a similar trip the year before, and returned because I hated it. The Escort was so overly sensitive that it would pick up some signals from 10+ miles away through rolling hills. It made for many many many false alarms to the point that I'd just ignore it. the iRadar is not so sensitive that it picks up signals from miles away, but I did notice a couple where I had more than a mile before I saw the cop. I got 0 tickets on the trip, and abused the limit the entire time. It was very handy.
I was just going for a cheap simple radar detector, and got something even better with the iRadar.
I was just going for a cheap simple radar detector, and got something even better with the iRadar.
07-22-2011, 08:27 PM
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I think his 9500ix was just defective or something. I can roll down the Las Vegas strip and not get a false return. In highway mode with X-band enabled.
