I believe you can order a HW kit directly from their website... I haven't done mine yet, but if I were to, I would wire it in to one of the map lights under the rearview mirror...

 

Why buy a detector when a Detector/ Jammer is not much more?? The Jammer works by bouncing the signal back distorted and gives the officer false lower readings. This gives you time to hit the brakes and by the time the radar gun gets a lock on you hopefully your within the speed limit. Yes, they will get a lock, but without the jammer all you have from a detector only is a warning that your about to get a ticket if the officer is pulsing. The only way a detector alone helps is if the officer is hitting other cars before you or is just leaving his gun on, which they very rarely do anymore.
I had a cobra already and I added the little "jammer only" to accessorize it. It's neat because it comes with a little jumper wire that you just plug your power wire into and jump over to your existing detector so that you only have one power wire serving both units. They do sell detector/jammers also if you dont already have a detector. Heres the place to go for units that WORK!!
http://www.rockymountainradar.com
They work outstanding! I just love it when a cop just knows you were going fast but couldn't get a lock on you in time and they're just scratching thier head in confusion when you pass by.

 

I don't mean to crash a topic, I just wanted to add...

Try not to rely on those "detectors" too much.

They only "detect" the doppler signal if the radar operator has released the radar.

Some guys still run with the radar open all the time; however, many only release it when they want to check a speed...which is done almost immediately..and usually all too late for you to try and slow down.

Now depending on range I'm sure a nice unit could pick up a signal from an operator checking another car ahead or behind. I suppose there is always some luck involved.

Just some food for thought. Drive safe and yall have a great week.

Oh and unless something has changed..."Jammers" are a game of chance.

Also for those in Virginia...we have VG2 Radar Detector Detectors.

 

How many if any of you purchased your Valentine by phone buying one of their "vacation rentals" at a 10% discount...do they still offer these??

 

Well Duke, one of my buddies is a Texas state trooper and we've tested my jammer with his X,K,Ka and Lazer guns. Like I said, they work long enough to give you a chance to brake and he said he probably wouldn't pull someone over after getting a very fluctuating reading like that off them, even if one of the numbers was above the speed limit, he said he just wouldn't be sure and would call it a glitch. So, this fool will bet'cha any day.

Also, very few states have laws against recieving radar signals and in the few that do most good detectors have VG2 detection anyway.

 

SkateParkDave-

I'm not doubting it doesn't do "something." I just don't think you should put too much faith in it.

I had a younger guy try to give me his V1 the other day in disgust after I finished with some paperwork.

We use the VG2 in Virginia, being that radar detectors are illegal here. It seems to work fairly well.

Now since you mentioned laser guns...I'm guessing you mean VASCAR.

I'm a little green on the whole "jammer" deal; however, I highly doubt one could upset a laser speed reading. Then again...I'm prone to being incorrect, haha.

Have a good one. "Jam on."

 

Oh ok, I see on your site that, like my buddy, you too are a state trooper. Rock on! You are correct, we shoulld all just drive safe and throw those dumb detectors in the trash! heh heh

 

http://www.rockymountainradar.com

They work outstanding! I just love it when a cop just knows you were going fast but couldn't get a lock on you in time and they're just scratching thier head in confusion when you pass by.



Sign me up for 2! I'm not sure how you ran your tests, some laser jammers work others do not:

"You stand a better chance of jamming radar with a box of Kleenex on the dash."

"We're unable to think of a single compelling reason to purchase this detector--although bird-call aficionados might find favor in the audio alerts."

The final score was radar and lasers: 11, Rocky Mountain Radar: 0. In no case did the unit have the slightest effect on any of the radar or lasers. Its performance mirrored that of another RMR product we tested, the Black Widow, a $239 (retail price) laser jammer.
If you're looking for advance warning of radar traps you'd do better to invest in a pair of prescription eyeglasses.
Priced at $19 we might consider buying one if it were the only detector available; as a $319 detector/jammer it's an industry joke.

Laser/radar jammers from Rocky Mountain Radar (*est. $180 to $400) don't work. In lengthy articles at RadarTest.com and SpeedZones.com, Rocky Mountain Radar models fail to jam any radar or laser aimed at the test vehicle (attempting to jam radar guns is illegal in all states, but jamming laser guns is perfectly legal in states where radar detectors aren't prohibited). Rocky Mountain Radar claims to mix white noise with the oncoming beam from a laser or radar gun, deflecting back only confusing noise to law enforcement, thereby making a vehicle 'invisible' to laser and radar speed measurement. In measured testing, Rocky Mountain models, including the Phazer II, Eclipse and Mini-D models, did show some capacity for radar and laser detection—but no jamming ability whatsoever. See the articles at SpeedTest.com and RadarTest.com for more commentary and analysis on Rocky Mountain Radar if considering one of those units.

 

Man xlr8, I dont know how it was tested, cuz I've tested mine and it works. Not only have I tested it with my trooper friend but I've seen it work on those road side little radar trailors that they set up to slow people down and show you your speed. I was approaching one just the other day and saw it flash 20, 38, 24, 34, 36, 25, 40, 40, 40, 40 when it locked. I was going 40, the speed limit, and no other cars were around and it flashed 6 different speeds before locking on 40 when I got fairly close and I just laughed. Had I been speeding that would have given me ample time to slow down. Maybe it was tested point blank. If so I would agree that they dont work. But I have watched mine work with my very own eyes coming from a distance. Maybe I got the ONLY one that works, I dunno.

 

Thanks for the feedback on the site Dave.

Have a great week.

 

They are all good, the upper scale ones, and they pay for themselves
many times over. I have an Escort for the past six years. They keep
my speeds down automaticlly.

 

I have a V-1, an 8500 and an 8500 X50. One in each of my three cars.
I like them all, they all work great. But I had to put the V-1 in my bright red '88 Vert. Both of the Escorts kept giving false laser warnings when the sun was at my back.

The only thing I can figure is the mirror like finish on the rear deck reflects light that falses the Escort, but not the V-1

I have had a similar problem with red neon stop lights and had it confirmed by Escort that these can cause a problem.

Nothing is more frustrating that false laser alerts.... it gets the adrenalin flowing.

 

 

The best thing about their products is they alert you with red and blue lights in your rear view mirror to let you know that you need to "JAM" your foot on the brake and sign for your certification of mental retardism.

 

I've never purchased a jammer of any sorts because I've always been skeptical of their ability to actually work, for one, and I also don't have any LEO friends who I could ask about them... My impression has always been (and keep in mind this is just my uneducated guess) that if I go flying by a trooper in my 'Vette, and he can't get a technical lock on me (but he *knows* I was speeding), he'll pull me over anyway. Then a multitude of other doors open for the possibility of fines - no front plates (CA), tinted side windows, blinking my eyes in a "no blinking" zone, etc., etc., etc. You get the idea.

I'm not gonna try my luck on one of those things all the while "hoping" that a trooper won't get a lock and just say, "Aw shucks...he probably wasn't speeding after all - there must be something wrong with my radar gun. Funny...it's worked all day until now!"

Yeah right.

 

It's all good! Believe or not! Who cares. Mine works for me, and I havent had a ticket in 8 yrs. Why try to annonomously belittle a stranger on a web forum to make yourself feel smarter. I know mine works to a degree, and so does my douche detector, and it's going off the scale right now. So I'M OUT!!

 

Your POS doesn't work and you cannot justify it to all of the smart people on this forum and every quality website that has tested it.

 

Well, me and my prior post.....
Wasn't driving the Vette, but I got busted by laser!
Passing a slow moving car approaching an overpass on a wide right hand curve.
The State Police were tucked away on the right shoulder on other side of the overpass with the laser between the ramp and the first concrete pillar.
I couldn't see him but the 8500 gave me the dreaded squeal!#%*
I was sure it was a false but no such luck.
The problem with laser is the beam is so pencil point that you are not likely to pick it up if the cop paints a vehicle much ahead of you...
and when he's targeting you....you are in his sights and out of luck.

Putting it into perspective.... 4 years of cruzin' and my first ticket.....

 

I started to stoop to your level. Then I remebered how I've been coming to this site and getting help and helping others for a while now. Most people here are mature competent adults and I refuse to let you draw me in and turn it in to a ricer site thread. So what if mine works?, How does that bother you?? Are you the owner of a radar detector company or what? With a name like radar king probably so. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything buddy. I just like helping people. It's the "pay it forward" philosophy. I've SEEN mine work so I tried to pass what I thought was a good thing along to others. If some dont work then I'm sorry. I meant no harm. I will continiue to help others with C4 problems that I've fixed before. By the way, according to your profile, dont you have a C5? There's no need to be rude because you dont think they work. Ok? so they dont work, good, there ya go. I dont care. But no need to say "get a life". I have one, thank you very much. I'm a 41 yr old Christian father of a 19 yr old son who just started med school and I'm a succesful business owner. So, I'll turn the other cheek. God bless you. I appoligize to anyone I've led astray with my advice on what I thought was an OK thing and even more so to anyone who has wasted thier time reading this thread.

 

Don't worry about this guy. If you look at his post history, radar threads are the only one he posts to and almost every post a close to a flame. He's a , ignore him and he'll go away.