# questions about radar detectors **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 11, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982 "2009-06-11T04:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/21 "2009-06-11T10:06:41Z")
Ive heard numerous great things about v1’s but im still rocking my cobra from high school and it has never let me down once lol. Im 21 and have not had a single speeding ticket.It gets annoying when it goes off for security systems and what not but its picked cops up like half a mile away from me before. ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/22 "2009-06-11T11:50:55Z")
[http://www.radarbusters.com/radar-detectors/6524+6526.cfm?viewall=yes](http://www.radarbusters.com/radar-detectors/6524+6526.cfm?viewall=yes) Personally I use a whistler pro 58 and have not had a ticket in the 4 years i’ve owned it. It give a lot of false readings but it has amazing distance to it for costing less than $100. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/23 "2009-06-11T12:18:29Z")
> [@Toda Party](#): > > if ur the front car in a pack of traffic, or the only car on the road, and ur doing 90 in a 65, then that’s ur own fault haha. > > cops also love to instant-on as ur cresting a hill, esp at night when they can see ur headlights and they can time it just right. > > my guide to speeding: speed from pack to pack, never speed alone. Haha yep. My one on the 81 i was in the left lane and thought “Why is everyone going so slow”. As I blow over the hill my detector goes nuts and the cop got me. > [@walter](#): > > Cops down here use laser 100% of the time. I always wonder how much harder it is to shoot those things. I see a lot more laser speed traps now and they look like they are snipers in their cars. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/24 "2009-06-11T13:18:12Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Cops down here use laser 100% of the time. Invest in a laser jammer… they actually DO work. ---
**Author:** ![Static](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/static/32/7340_2.png) [@Static](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Static)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/25 "2009-06-11T14:24:28Z")
Hardwired V1 with X band turned off. It’s perfect. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/26 "2009-06-11T14:26:44Z")
V1, Xband disabled except when I’m in Jersey and the Dakotas. Had a K40 in the GTR the past week, what a pile of GARBAGE. Just turned it off, wasn’t even worth having it on. ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/27 "2009-06-11T14:33:47Z")
i love my escort 8500 x50. Rarely falses, good range and cheaper than a V1 ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/28 "2009-06-11T17:31:16Z")
Hardwired V1 here in the Cobra. Love it. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/29 "2009-06-11T19:08:56Z")
Two hardwired V1’s here (one 1.7, one 1.8/POP). Side benefit of hard wiring - I wired it into a switched circuit, so it’s only on when the ignition is. I never forget leaving it on/leaving it off that way. ---
**Author:** ![Silver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silver/32/4953_2.png) [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/30 "2009-06-11T19:25:40Z")
If your interested, I run a company that rents out detectors for just this type of dilemma. We’ve got a lot of different detectors available, including the V1, the 8500 x50, and the newest Escort, the 9500i. If you wanted to rent a few of them, I could give you a serious discount. [http://www.radarsforrent.com](http://www.radarsforrent.com) ---
**Author:** ![Muckman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Muckman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muckman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/31 "2009-06-11T20:59:49Z")
I stopped using my V1. It did save my ass a couple times but every ticket Ive gotten was with the V1. No detector can warn against laser or instant on until its too late. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/32 "2009-06-11T22:34:47Z")
I’ve been pulled over more when I was using my radar detector than when I wasn’t using it. Needless to say, I don’t use it anymore. It’s just an excuse for me to speed. ---
**Author:** ![gravesdu\_99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gravesdu_99/32/5047_2.png) [@gravesdu\_99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gravesdu_99)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/33 "2009-06-12T06:32:28Z")
Is there any law saying that laser jammers are illegal. ---
**Author:** ![tinsil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tinsil/32/5365_2.png) [@tinsil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tinsil)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/34 "2009-06-12T08:05:32Z")
my brother in law is a state trooper and he LOVEs it when he pulls people over and they have a detector, he always asks, “so, when did that go off?” they always say “as you tagged me” or “right after I saw your lights” ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/35 "2009-06-12T08:37:14Z")
> [@gravesdu\_99](#): > > Is there any law saying that laser jammers are illegal. they are illegal. detectors only illegal in D.C. & VA ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/36 "2009-06-12T08:37:21Z")
> [@tinsil](#): > > my brother in law is a state trooper and he LOVEs it when he pulls people over and they have a detector, he always asks, “so, when did that go off?” > they always say “as you tagged me” or “right after I saw your lights” That’s what happens when you have a shitty $50 Cobra from WalMart that is sliding around your dash. :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/37 "2009-06-12T08:39:57Z")
> [@gravesdu\_99](#): > > Is there any law saying that laser jammers are illegal. laser jammers are legal but radar jammers are not. Laser jammers do not work 100% of the time and some are more effective than others. I do not rely on my 8500 on the any interstate that much, only around town where most LEO’s are using K and Ka radar. Troopers love to use Laser, therefore your gonna get caught sooner or later if you rely on a detector to save you, thats just foolish ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/38 "2009-06-12T08:42:20Z")
I’m sorry & no offense, but whoever has a detector, and DOESN’T use it: its like having fucking glasses and not wearing them. Maybe seeing better allows you to run instead of walk, but you still have to be CAREFUL :bloated: don’t speed when ur the first car in a pack, or the last, unless you know for sure there’s no cop pacing u from behind. don’t speed without a “point man” in front of you. you can speed more during the day - @ night, cops get creative w/ their hiding spots. don’t speed cresting a hill, approaching a bend/curve in the road, etc - anywhere you don’t have good line of sight where a cop can be lurking don’t speed in the left lane unless necessary. follow these rules, and you will never get pulled over w/ a decent detector. I bought my V1 the day I turned 16, and to this day, the only speeding tix I’ve gotten were when I didn’t have the V1 in the car/on. (10 years+. Shit I’m old) ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/39 "2009-06-12T08:56:18Z")
> [@gravesdu\_99](#): > > Is there any law saying that laser jammers are illegal. That is a grey area, the law only states specifically radar jammers are illegal ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982/40 "2009-06-12T09:05:46Z")
Love my V1 1.7 wouldnt trade it for anything else. I have used the newer 1.8 in fiends cars and find that its a bit sensative/annoying. I will stick with my 1.7 version. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/questions-about-radar-detectors/68982.md?page=3)