I have on my wish list radar/laser detection potentially with jamming. If I go forward I'd want an integrated type of setup that looks factory (e.g. no visible wires, easily visible readouts, etc.) Any of you running such systems? Please describe and or show. Also - any issues with abnormal battery drain or other electrical interference/performance?

Thanks!

 

I use an Escort Redline 360c and a hardwired Blendmount….I would use a jammer but they are illegal to use in SC and have hefty fines if caught…..


https://www.escortradar.com/products...t_redline_360c

 

Same as poster above. Works great for radar, the wire tap pretty easy to install. Illegal for laser jammer in TX, very rarely used.

 

Uniden R8 here. Anti-laser Priority jammer to be installed this Summer.

 

I don't have a concealed system so I can't help you there.

I was in Electronic Warfare in the Navy and worked my entire career on electromagnetic effects and have followed the development of radar and laser detection systems for cars since they first appeared.

These sites seems to have pretty good information,

https://www.radarbusters.com/Conceal...iew-s/2630.htm

https://www.rdforum.org/

 

The Uniden R9 is the best installed option IMO. However I think ALP is tough to beat for laser. Then the R8 or V1 Gen2 for radar. New tech is coming out every few years for radar. With an installed radar detector it’s expensive to switch and one can’t always count on just a firmware update.

 

I'm using the Uniden R8 with the Blendmount & mirror tap. It doesn't have the laser jamming however. Not really too noticable from the exterior. I think the mirror tap makes a big difference if you can see it from the outside.

 

I run the same setup in my truck. It’s a great combo. Since laser needs to be stopped to get a reading I trust Waze for it. Also Laser is fairly rare in Oregon. Only place I’ve been hit is Salem.

 

Check this guy out on YouTube:

I'm running latest Gen Valentine with Blend Mount and mirror tap: good results on all my vehicles since '98 C5.
No battery drain (only on with Accessory Mode or engine running) nor other electrical issues.

P.S. Had my C7 ZR1 stolen (https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ztk-coupe.html ); I recommend hidden immobilizer with built-in battery back-up (I have DroneMobile X2Max on my Z06 and S63) and/or Soler Performance Throttle Controller with throttle lock-out feature to keep your ride and avoid insurance hassles. These should be able to be installed with your jammers. OnStar useless for theft prevention/recovery!

Good luck!

 

Radar jamming is illegal at the Federal level, but not laser jamming. Laser jamming is illegal where I live though. And if a cop tries to get a read on you and the signal is jammed, they wont get a speed on you. But it will show an error code indicating that the signal is being jammed. In my state, the Highway Patrol has a hard on for people running jammers, leading to citation and confiscation.



I ran Escort Radar detectors for 20+ years, but switched to Uniden about 6 years ago because side by side testing shows them to have higher sensitivity / detection range than Escort products. Valentine also shows results similar to Uniden, but at a higher price point and an unfinished / cheap looking product.

I run Uniden R4's in my Corvette and my commuter car (Blazer EV). The sensitivity of the R4 is the same as the double-priced Uniden R8. The R8 has forward and rearward facing detectors to give you direction arrows for the signal. The R4 uses a single detector, so no directional arrows, but it is the same detector as in the R8. So the R4 gives you the same sensitivity without the price. And I see the arrows as a gimmick rather than a tool. When it goes off, I immediately brake by the sound before ever looking at the detector.

Also note that with Laser detectors, when the laser specific sound cue goes off, the cop already has a speed reading on you, a fraction of a second before you heard the sound. With Ka radar detection, you get a notice a mile or more away from the radar gun, long before the cop has ever pointed it at you.

When it comes to mount style and position, I don't like blend mounts. They obstruct part of my field of view. I'm tall and the blend mount hangs down low. So I use the free, included, vacuum mount and put it in a spot that mostly hides it behind the mirror. I rely on the sound cue rather than the visual. And if I move my head to the right by a few inches, I can see the radar detector screen entirely.




For power, I use these cheap wire taps.



You just pop the cap off of the back of your mirror with a trim pry-tool.



Then you jam the wire blade into the power block on the back of your mirror. Red goes into red. Black goes into black. It only turns on when the ignition is on.





Overall it is very sleek, costs $11 total and doesn't obstruct your view.

 

Out of curiosity are ya'll trying not to get caught doing 55 in a 35 or 95 in a 70? Here in Florida on the interstates 10 over in my experience they leave you alone.

 

This is why I need a radar detector. There's fun roads that are close by where I live, the population density is high, the numbers of sports cars and sport bikes on the road is large and the prevalence of police on these roads is high.

Having advance warning let's you know when you need to drive chill.

 

Sweet - thanks for the pics!

 

I'm in PA and solely looking at highway scenarios where its easy for the speed to creep up in a 70mph zone which transitions super quick to a 55 zone. I don't speed much on purpose but not looking to pay the insurance man any more since the wife just upped our rates with a nice little crash.

 

Thank you!

 

Escort redline 360C and V1G2 in my arsenal with ALP taking care of the laser side!!! with the post stating about the cops getting jamming errors, in reality the ALP's will 99% not give jamming codes, others may but ALP has taken care of all that----thats why they are #1 in the business! as far as KA or any other radar band--yes they will give you plenty of distance if left ON, if they want to play the game they will wait with radar OFF till you are close then light your Azzz up and you are toast--called Instant On!

 

I've never been caught with instant on. The CHP where I live are not patient enough to leave it off for minutes on end to catch me. Inevitably, they will instant-on other people, up the road from me and I will see the Ka burst that lasts just for a second or so and then abruptly stops. When I see that pattern, I know that there is a CHP somewhere in the area using instant-on and I slow down until I can identy and get past the threat.