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Uniden R8, great range, can block unwanted crap with settings. Has arrows to point in the directioon of the radar transmitter. Each alert is a different color so you don't have a big red glob like the V1. Can block radars from an GPS location. Mute button on front to easily reach it to shut the beast up. I have it hanging on a blendmount under the mirror and it's up and out of the way. Two antenna receivers for front and back coverage.
If you want good, this is it, if you want cheap, keep looking.
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V1 gen 2. Been a V1 user for 20+years. My older V1 still resides in my Explorer.
I tested an escort with their version of the arrows, it sucked. Never tried a Uniden. They always been junk in the past, they improved a lot I hear.
I'm an anti RD feature person. I don't care about falses, gps, pretty colors...It has 1 job & with user training it meets that. X band is turned off. That eliminates almost all falses anyway.
Laser...well your likely hit on that by the time any RD goes off. There are laser jammers you can install on the outside of the car for that.
I hear waze is useful. But I don't use my phone when driving other then BT calls.
Uniden R8, great range, can block unwanted crap with settings. Has arrows to point in the directioon of the radar transmitter. Each alert is a different color so you don't have a big red glob like the V1. Can block radars from an GPS location. Mute button on front to easily reach it to shut the beast up. I have it hanging on a blendmount under the mirror and it's up and out of the way. Two antenna receivers for front and back coverage.
If you want good, this is it, if you want cheap, keep looking.
Search will get you more reading than you can handle.
Elmer
I'm happy with my Uniden R8.
However, I used a alternative to the Blendmount system that I have found to be rock-solid, at a fraction of the cost.
No such thing as bang for the buck radar detector, the cheap and even mid-grade ones are useless. Buy the top of the line Escort/Valentine or drive like Squirrelychew. They are worth the roughly $600.
I have an older XP model (below; no longer available new). Based on how helpful I find it (great filtering/GPS and dependable detection for the way I drive -- focus on the road vs. arrows) I would definitely recommend their latest technology which I am sure blows mine away. You'll likely save some money and be very satisfied to boot.
From my experience the best budget model, bang for the buck is the
Uniden R3 Extreme Long Range Radar Laser Detector GPS, 360 Degree, DSP, Voice Alert
it can be had for less than $300 and I don't really see any difference in range compared to my R8 version that was $800.
By the way I also run with a Alps laser detector setup. Spendy, but detects laser radar before they write you the ticket. LOL. The normal radar detectors like my uniden detect laser, but it's too late. You've been had.
But all in all most of the radar detectors are all pretty good in this day and age.
How many police forces are even using radar anymore? Aren't they all laser by now? I am, just curious. I got pulled over by a undercover mini van in a school zone. The speed limit was 25 and I was doing 27 in my Chevy Bolt. He didnt radar me but he was going the same speed I was right beside me and still not sure why he pulled me over. I am seeing so many cars now that I would never suspect would be police. Has anyone seen undercover cars radar or are there laws generally that it has to be a actual police car.
No such thing as bang for the buck radar detector, the cheap and even mid-grade ones are useless. Buy the top of the line Escort/Valentine or drive like Squirrelychew. They are worth the roughly $600.
I respectfully disagree. My R3/R4, which are considered somewhat "budget" choices at $300-$400, have saved me more times than I can count. Twice the money does not buy twice the protection.
Originally Posted by Pktrusty
How many police forces are even using radar anymore? Aren't they all laser by now? I am, just curious. I got pulled over by a undercover mini van in a school zone. The speed limit was 25 and I was doing 27 in my Chevy Bolt. He didnt radar me but he was going the same speed I was right beside me and still not sure why he pulled me over. I am seeing so many cars now that I would never suspect would be police. Has anyone seen undercover cars radar or are there laws generally that it has to be a actual police car.
In a word, many. As shown in this graphic, radar is used in all 50 states. My wife and I made our way across Route 66 (west half last year and east half this year). We used an R3 last year and an R4 this year. They alerted us to numerous radar-based speed traps in every one of the ~14 states thru which we traveled.
Originally Posted by Rafo_Z51
What do your set ups look like in your Vettes?
I don't have any pics, but BlendMount and MirrorTap (or similar products) provide the cleanest install.
If they weren't illegal in VA, I'd have a V1 as that is what I used on my crotch rocket yers ago when I lived in Louisiana.
@NortonCO I think it varies state to state and locality to locality. The killer here in the Washington DC Metro area are speed cameras that do not require police presence. The one benefit is that the tickets are civil not criminal...
@NortonCO I think it varies state to state and locality to locality. The killer here in the Washington DC Metro area are speed cameras that do not require police presence. The one benefit is that the tickets are civil not criminal...
Specific bands and frequencies certainly vary by state/locality, but the fact remains that radar is (still) used in all 50 states.
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