Dad just got calibre radar detector system put in, that also deflects/jams cops radar so they are not able to pick up your signal. Well he got it back today, and found that they drill holes in the front and rear bumpers

It looks horrible. They did not consolte him before they did this either. There are 2 in the back, on either side of the rear liciense plate. They are to black boxes about the size of a cell phone. On the front there are 4 of them, all in the front grill. He is very unhappy about it from what i have been told by my mom when she brought it back. I am looking for some suggestions on what could be done. The thing that gets me is they didnt even ask if they could drill in the front, and rear bumper, and if they did he wouldnt have done it. I will get pictures up later. Does anyone else have this system? I would have though they would put them on the inside of the bumpers. A relative of ours with a porsche caymen had this done but not like this. The radar is not the problem. THis is a Calibre system, so there is a calibre radar unit from K40, and then the is a blinder Xstream scrambler/jammer. So the radar is not moved. The black boxes in teh picutre are the jammers that send back a scrambled signal.

By the way the name of the place is Beverly Hills Auto Resort located in baskingridge NJ. http://www.bharnj.com/ so if anyone else is doing this id be cautious before you send it in. Maybe we didnt research enough... but shouldnt it be hidden.

Here is what is looks like http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m...al&media=image

Are there any other options on where they can go?

 

Radar is line-of-sight. If it is hidden, it can't work.

 

dont wouldnt it work if it was on the underside of the rear fiasco(sp)?

 

To answer your second post question, yes it will work under the bumpers. But, by the time your unit receives a signal to alert you and jam (?) the return, you're nailed! As previously posted, both radar and laser are LOS signals (line-of-sight). As such, the higher on the car that the receptors of either signal are mounted, the better.

Simplified, very simplified tutorial follows:

Radar transmits a bit of a scattered beam and laser is very narrow, or a focused beam. Radar can track a baseball like in big league pitcher's speed. Laser needs to be reflected back as narrow as it's sent. Too much refraction and the signal is unreliable for a solid lock. Both signals will pass through some solid materials, radar more than laser, but such screening will degrade performance to a degree.

Most traps are set at hills or other obstructions to block a clear view until he has you nailed. They also try to position themselves at a point where their transmitted signals will not carry down the highway. This is done so as to not issue a distant warning to everyone coming down the highway (an 'early' warning) while they're busy nailing someone clearly in their 'sights'. When cresting a hill, what's the first thing you see when looking at oncoming traffic? Their roofs. Then as you, and the oncoming traffic rise to the approach, you begin to see the vehicle body and then the tires. Same holds true for the signals from radar/lidar. A low mounting point will yield a ticket long (relatively speaking) before you're warned of the trap - the return signal has bounced back off of the chrome trim around the windshield before the low mounted receptor even knows it's there.

To many officers of the law, you're fair game if you have high-tech/high cost technology on board. If they see evidence of the goodies while approaching your car for the 'interview', they love to rub the fact that they got you, despite the tech goodies, and will issue the citation just to claim the sweet taste of victory.

My answer to the first question; IMHO bite-off the expense of new plastic front and rear.

 

The radar is not the problem. THis is a Calibre system, so there is a calibre radar unit from K40, and then the is a blinder Xstream scrambler/jammer. So the radar is not moved. The black boxes in teh picutre are the jammers that send back a scrambled signal.

So that is the best position for it? This system garenttes you will not get a ticket for speeding or your money back. What if it was mounted inside the rear window? That shouldnt cause any problems considering all the radar detectors that work from inside the car, correct?

The only part im really disappionted about is the mounting position in the rear(beisdes the fact they didnt inform anyone that they were drilling holes), the front looks fine unless u get on your hands and kness.

 

Think there are some misunderstandings here. There is no legal radar jammer system on the market so what is being discussed are laser jammers. They do require an unobstructed line of sight to the police laser gun.

I can see what you mean about the rear mount being screwed up. I thought there was a system that had the jammer built into a license frame. That would look better then the set-up you have on the car now.

There is a big problem though. The system isn't installed to Blinder's own recommendations. The front two jammers are too close together. It also looks the the rear pair are also too close together. I don't remember off hand what the distance is that Blinder recommends between the jammers, but you should be able to find it on their website.

 

thank you now i am gettting the info i am looking for. The distance between them is supposed to be something like 50-60 cm. The guy who did this ordered the M20 and the M40 and i believe only one is needed. M20 is for the front only and 180*, M40 is front and rear 360*.
Here is the link to clear it up for others. We are trying to get as much info as we can before we contact these people again as they didnt have much to say about drilling holes without approval. So to my understandingg these can NOT be mounted inside a vehicle either correct?

http://www.blinderxtreme.com/

got more info from blinder directly. So on the vettte there are a total of 6 of these. According to blinder only 4 are needed 2 front 2 back, not 4 front 2 back More then 2 and 2 is a waste on the corvette they said. They are mounted to close together. They should be about 20-24 inches apart(50-60 cm) so the dealer also mounted them to clse together. They should be mounted near the backup lights and can be 1-2 inches back but not much further or they will not work properly. These were mounted at the liscense plate. So the dealer doesnt seem to know what they were doing, and it was the first C6 they supposedly did.