# Radar detectors. And me bitching. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 31, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969 "2008-03-31T17:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/21 "2008-04-01T04:47:22Z")
Call V1 and ask for an R unit, knocks off about 40 bucks for their open box units. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/22 "2008-04-01T04:51:48Z")
I had an 8500 X50 for a couple years until someone broke into my truck and stole it the other weekend. I had zero complaints with it, works awesome! I just bought a V1 now to replace it, since I had to start from scratch the arrows were worth the extra $100 to me (I bought my X50 used, so paid substantially less for it back then), plus might as well try something new. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/23 "2008-04-01T08:19:19Z")
After I posted last night I looked up escorts 9500, man it seems to be the detector to have. GPS brings alot of cool features. I think if I got another one it would be the 9500/w red display. Look like they are going for about $400 on fleabay or $450 throught escort. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/24 "2008-04-01T08:22:33Z")
> [@Smaefer](#): > > I’ve owned the Escort 8500 and now the V1. To be honest the 8500 I feel is a all around better radar. I had way less false alarms with it and it seemed to detect radar from a much greater distance. My V1 is constantly going off, I might as well just drive the speed limit with the amount off false alarms it gives me… If you still have X band enabled on the V1, it will be a huge pain in the ass. Disable it. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/25 "2008-04-01T08:32:39Z")
the one thing I hate about the v1 is I do a lot of highway driving, and it has such good range, it actually picks up cops that are not even driving on the thruway, they actually will be on side roads OFF the thruway! ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/26 "2008-04-01T08:35:02Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > If you still have X band enabled on the V1, it will be a huge pain in the ass. Disable it. How does one go about doing that? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/27 "2008-04-01T08:37:53Z")
[http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=33482&sid=71c02a2348bd521652242749ec432365](http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=33482&sid=71c02a2348bd521652242749ec432365) ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/28 "2008-04-01T08:37:54Z")
> [@Smaefer](#): > > How does one go about doing that? search google, there is a site that shows how to customize your v1 ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/29 "2008-04-01T11:09:53Z")
+1 4 V1 ``` ^ <-> V ``` /thread ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/30 "2008-04-01T11:39:01Z")
Love mine ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/31 "2008-04-01T11:44:52Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > [Radar Detector Jammer Forum](http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=33482&sid=71c02a2348bd521652242749ec432365) Thanks! Has anyone done this? I’m not sure if it’s such a great idea disabling it… ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/32 "2008-04-01T11:54:09Z")
Why would you want to turn off X-band? Does it give a lot of false positives? ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/33 "2008-04-01T11:57:34Z")
> [@Matt Danger](#): > > Why would you want to turn off X-band? Does it give a lot of false positives? On my way from Hertle Ave in N.Buffalo to UB N.Campus the thing hardly shuts up at all. It’s just really annoying. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/34 "2008-04-01T12:18:25Z")
X band is rarely used any more for police work and is extremely common for things like automatic doors. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/35 "2008-04-01T13:20:49Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > X band is rarely used any more for police work and is extremely common for things like automatic doors. X band is still used in west virginia… and a few other states…just a FYI ---
**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:** [April 1, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/36 "2008-04-01T13:22:57Z")
Yeah, it is used. Just rarely around here. There’s always a tradeoff, but I was very happy with x shut off. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/37 "2008-04-01T13:25:23Z")
turned off X band the first day that I got my V1 years ago. I feel naked with the V1, it’s saved me so many tickets. ---
**Author:** ![98\_FoRmUlA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/41988e/32.png) [@98\_FoRmUlA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98_FoRmUlA)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/38 "2008-04-02T14:28:36Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > i’ve seen videos on youtube of the 9500’s actually locking out REAL POLICE radar… BAD! ah… u mean like they had certain areas on the gps turned off for certain false readings and it also missed a cop? on another note, whatever the cops on the 190/290 were using to radar, was not tripping my escort 8500 x50 right b4 it was stolen from my car… i’m not sure what it was, but i got hit once and then just stopped speeding in those areas. i’ve been a while without radar and have been fine, i just don’t take as many chances i guess ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/39 "2008-04-02T15:29:09Z")
> [@98\_FoRmUlA](#): > > ah… u mean like they had certain areas on the gps turned off for certain false readings and it also missed a cop? > > on another note, whatever the cops on the 190/290 were using to radar, was not tripping my escort 8500 x50 right b4 it was stolen from my car… > > i’m not sure what it was, but i got hit once and then just stopped speeding in those areas. i’ve been a while without radar and have been fine, i just don’t take as many chances i guess Yeah, and just because you see a cop doesn’t mean they are shooting radar. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969/40 "2008-04-02T16:34:59Z")
If you are buying on a budget get the whistler pro 58. Paid $80 for mine over a year ago and it works just fine for everyday commuting. Won’t get and escort or a V1 until I get burned by this. Still have it so it must be doing fine. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radar-detectors-and-me-bitching/45969.md?page=3)