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Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 12:45:33 AM    AmericanMuscle   Posts: 139 Joined: 9/22/2005 Status: offline What's a good brand to go with for radar detectors? _____________________________ "why do you GT guys always say get a GT, if you really think that then you should go get a Cobra. damn" ~matthockey32 Post #: 1

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 1:20:26 AM    MustangChris04 Posts: 2515 Joined: 5/8/2005 From: Ft. Lauderdale FL. Status: offline If u want the best, get the valentine 1 but its gonna cost you. http://www.valentine1.com/ has never failed for me, prolly saved from 20 tickets, alerts you like 1/2 - 1 mile before u even pass the cop, and tells you where they are. _____________________________ 20LB Nitrous Bottle FOR SALE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO (in reply to AmericanMuscle) Post #: 2

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 1:26:20 AM    Hisss04Cobra   Posts: 1769 Joined: 4/27/2005 Status: offline I bought the cobra from walmart for 93$. I'm yet to get a ticket with it... _____________________________ (in reply to MustangChris04) Post #: 3

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 8:45:24 AM    wwmost Posts: 3533 Joined: 3/13/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: XbcSharpShooter If u want the best, get the valentine 1 but its gonna cost you. http://www.valentine1.com/ has never failed for me, prolly saved from 20 tickets, alerts you like 1/2 - 1 mile before u even pass the cop, and tells you where they are. yea same hear. i bought the V1 a long time ago and updated it a couple times, the best one out there. there is also one called the passport 8500 or somthing like that. but i like the v1 better because you can update it so you have the most up to date radars. and the arrows are cool _____________________________ 95 Trans Am, Built 383 Stroker, STS rear mount and alot more. FOR SALE!!!! http://www.mustangforums.com/m_4883192/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#4883192 (in reply to MustangChris04) Post #: 4

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 1:31:26 PM    mustangman02232 Posts: 11994 Joined: 12/22/2004 From: Ludlow, Mass Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: XbcSharpShooter If u want the best, get the valentine 1 but its gonna cost you. http://www.valentine1.com/ has never failed for me, prolly saved from 20 tickets, alerts you like 1/2 - 1 mile before u even pass the cop, and tells you where they are. probably saved me from jail. _____________________________ 91 f350 7.3 IDI 02 v6 auto: SOLD and on a mission to buy her back 15.801 @ 88.99 mph, 2.4 60, LTs, cat H force pros http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m244/mustangman02232/?action=view¤t=HPIM0571.flv (in reply to MustangChris04) Post #: 5

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 2:19:10 PM    MustangChris04 Posts: 2515 Joined: 5/8/2005 From: Ft. Lauderdale FL. Status: offline lol mustangman02232. wwmost, how do you update it? _____________________________ 20LB Nitrous Bottle FOR SALE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO (in reply to mustangman02232) Post #: 6

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 2:23:21 PM    wwmost Posts: 3533 Joined: 3/13/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: XbcSharpShooter lol mustangman02232. wwmost, how do you update it? all you do is send it in and they give you a whole new unit with all the up to date radars on it for a little cost _____________________________ 95 Trans Am, Built 383 Stroker, STS rear mount and alot more. FOR SALE!!!! http://www.mustangforums.com/m_4883192/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#4883192 (in reply to MustangChris04) Post #: 7

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 2:45:05 PM    DR8907 Posts: 876 Joined: 7/6/2005 From: Detroit MI Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: XbcSharpShooter If u want the best, get the valentine 1 but its gonna cost you. Thats the best you can buy. Best range, and best warning system too. Also has a concieled (sp?) display option. _____________________________ RIP (in reply to MustangChris04) Post #: 8

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 2:56:53 PM    Birdieman4 Posts: 3016 Joined: 10/13/2003 Status: offline I have used both the Valentine and the Passport 8500. I like the Passport better for these reasons. The Passport 8500 X50 seems to be better at picking up 'pop' radar. Also, with the Valentine, it seems to give you a lot more false alarms than the X50. They are the 2 best units around, and you really can't go wrong with either. But, the Passport is less expensive than the Valentine, so I think it is the best all around buy. I will never trade my Passport for anything else. _____________________________ 02 S281E #60 R.I.P. 01 S281 #582 Procharged 07 S281E sometime right before hell freezes over http://www.ihra.com/profile/topfuel/rick_cooper.html http://ihra.com/statistics/points/2006/TF.htm (in reply to DR8907) Post #: 9

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 5:45:16 PM    Guest quote: ORIGINAL: XbcSharpShooter If u want the best, get the valentine 1 but its gonna cost you. http://www.valentine1.com/ has never failed for me, prolly saved from 20 tickets, alerts you like 1/2 - 1 mile before u even pass the cop, and tells you where they are. Unless he waits until you're right by him and then flips it on and tags you. _____________________________ (in reply to MustangChris04)   Post #: 10

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 6:00:53 PM    MustangChris04 Posts: 2515 Joined: 5/8/2005 From: Ft. Lauderdale FL. Status: offline thats true, but most cops are sitting back drinking their morning coffee and eating their donuts so there to lazy ;) _____________________________ 20LB Nitrous Bottle FOR SALE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO (in reply to Guest) Post #: 11

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 8:44:11 PM    mustangman02232 Posts: 11994 Joined: 12/22/2004 From: Ludlow, Mass Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Birdieman4 I have used both the Valentine and the Passport 8500. I like the Passport better for these reasons. The Passport 8500 X50 seems to be better at picking up 'pop' radar. Also, with the Valentine, it seems to give you a lot more false alarms than the X50. They are the 2 best units around, and you really can't go wrong with either. But, the Passport is less expensive than the Valentine, so I think it is the best all around buy. I will never trade my Passport for anything else. id rather it go off and be false, then not go off and get f*cked up the a$$ _____________________________ 91 f350 7.3 IDI 02 v6 auto: SOLD and on a mission to buy her back 15.801 @ 88.99 mph, 2.4 60, LTs, cat H force pros http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m244/mustangman02232/?action=view¤t=HPIM0571.flv (in reply to Birdieman4) Post #: 12

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 9:03:16 PM    AmericanMuscle   Posts: 139 Joined: 9/22/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Birdieman4 I have used both the Valentine and the Passport 8500. I like the Passport better for these reasons. The Passport 8500 X50 seems to be better at picking up 'pop' radar. Also, with the Valentine, it seems to give you a lot more false alarms than the X50. They are the 2 best units around, and you really can't go wrong with either. But, the Passport is less expensive than the Valentine, so I think it is the best all around buy. I will never trade my Passport for anything else. Yeah, I'd hate to pay extra for a name brand.. but I do like the upgrade features along with the arrows and dual radar pickup.. _____________________________ "why do you GT guys always say get a GT, if you really think that then you should go get a Cobra. damn" ~matthockey32 (in reply to Birdieman4) Post #: 13

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 9:36:33 PM    countit2   Posts: 10 Joined: 9/30/2005 Status: offline anyone ever use cobra detector _____________________________ 2004 Screaming Yellow Mustang GT Convertible Mach 1 grill, Mach 1 chin, Borla Cat-back (in reply to AmericanMuscle) Post #: 14

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/5/2005 10:21:13 PM    AmericanMuscle   Posts: 139 Joined: 9/22/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: countit2 anyone ever use cobra detector From what I've been reading, if you want a wallmart special detector for > $100.. get the cobra, but they have VERY limited response time to any bands of detection, and I wouldn't trust them as much as V1, Bel, or Escort. I'm kind've leaning toward an Escort 8500 x50.. only because the price is more reasonable. $400 For a v1 is a bit much.. and the bands are pretty close. Btw, can anyone tell me the difference between the 8500 X50 Red and Blue? The blue is 50 more, and I can't figure out why? Color preference lol? _____________________________ "why do you GT guys always say get a GT, if you really think that then you should go get a Cobra. damn" ~matthockey32 (in reply to countit2) Post #: 15

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/6/2005 12:46:08 PM    Cain8768 Posts: 51 Joined: 11/4/2005 Status: offline go with the escort passport detector, my friend has one and it always beeds about 1/2 - 3/4 mile before we see the cop. _____________________________ 5.0 95 GT vert K&N FIPK Hurst shifter MAC o/r h Magnapack cat-back Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image (in reply to AmericanMuscle) Post #: 16

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/6/2005 1:58:22 PM    AmericanMuscle   Posts: 139 Joined: 9/22/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Cain8768 go with the escort passport detector, my friend has one and it always beeds about 1/2 - 3/4 mile before we see the cop. It seems to me like a matter of preference.. some people prefer the Escort 8500 x50 because it doesn't "false" as much as the Valentine 1.8, and has similar stats in the "K" bands, not to mention $150 less.. Others prefer the Valentine 1.8 over the Escort 8500 x50 because it can pickup the faster z series pop guns (16 ms), picks up some types radars on stealth mode that the Escort doesn't, and has the arrow system (which will send mixed signals with overhead bridges, some brake lights, and road signs). So I guess it comes down to what kind of driving you do and which you prefer. Can anyone swallow their pride and say whether they've gotten a ticket since having either? Or a bel? _____________________________ "why do you GT guys always say get a GT, if you really think that then you should go get a Cobra. damn" ~matthockey32 (in reply to Cain8768) Post #: 17

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/6/2005 2:40:34 PM    Guest i have the 7500, have had it for about two years. I love it. Mixed driving, some spirited, mostly sane driving and I've yet to get a ticket. There's a few times that I bust out on the highway and get tagged by a sheriff coming the other way, but I see the Ka about a mile away. _____________________________ (in reply to AmericanMuscle)   Post #: 18

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/6/2005 2:47:02 PM    Car_Ramrod Posts: 1881 Joined: 3/9/2005 From: Florida Status: offline i thought they cant use radar when theyre going the other way cuz of the way it works...you hafta be standing still for the whole concept of radar to work. maybe theres newer technology...i dont kno how laser works...but i thought they had to be standing still for all of them. (in reply to Guest) Post #: 19

RE: Radar Detectors - 11/6/2005 4:09:47 PM    Guest quote: ORIGINAL: Car_Ramrod i thought they cant use radar when theyre going the other way cuz of the way it works...you hafta be standing still for the whole concept of radar to work. maybe theres newer technology...i dont kno how laser works...but i thought they had to be standing still for all of them. Newer systems have a speedo connection. So they CAN tag you from a moving car. It'll just subtract in car speed from clocked speed and find the difference. _____________________________ (in reply to Car_Ramrod)   Post #: 20

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