Radar Detector Recommendations

jcosta79 · 10-28-2015, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zipper 104

I got my V1 this past summer. It has the JF update. Trust me; it's a noisy b**** even with JF.
Around town YaV1 will emulate Savvy. Savvy lets you set the V1 so you don't get any alerts under any speed you choose. The Savvy module can be purchased from Valentine and plugs into your OBD port. If you run the YaV1 app the software will emulate it so you don't need to buy it.
No. I don't work for, or have anything to do with Valentine. I just did the research before I laid out the coin.
Once again, the site I linked to is all you'll need...and no, I'm not connected to them either.

I'm half thinking of selling my setup. I can't be bothered to put it into the car except on road trips, and since I'm an old fooker I'm really careful where I do speed. And for me, speeding is 20 over, tops. Not like when I was a lead footed young'un.

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Are you running in full Logic mode?

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Hemingway · 10-28-2015, 10:58 PM

Valentine1 and Waze

vtec to vvel · 10-28-2015, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by VABAM

Laser bounces and scatters. I have been saved by laser detection a few times. It only really helps on the open high way when there is a decent amount of road between you and the cop. I will agree laser detection isn't that useful in the city or on twisty roads. Laser detection needs distance to be helpful.

BTW radar jamming is very illegal. Laser jamming is still legal in most states (IIRC) but I heard newer laser guns can detect laser jamming. Laser jamming might get you out of a ticket but the cops will know you are using it and what would keep them from pulling you over and harassing you over it.

So is speeding, and possessing a laser/radar detector (in certain states).

And unless the LEO is a moron or didn't calibrate their laser/radar device, though the laser can scatter, the margin of error is typically minimal and spot-on. Even with the older laser/radar guns, they will know if a car is equipped with a jammer because once they scan that car, it will show up as blank.

I've owned my share of detectors and it always has alerted me whenever I have been scanned, though luckily I wasn't speeding. IMO, the detectors only give the driver a FALSE sense of security that s/he won't get caught, but to each their own.

Zipper 104 · 10-29-2015, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

Are you running in full Logic mode?

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I wouldn't even know how to dial up logic mode. I have always run it through YaV1.....every second I've used it. LM is something in V1 and not YaV1, right?

I must look in the manual and see how it's done. I'm really not all that familiar with the controls on the V1. I never use 'em except to turn it on. YaV1 has a mode where the display on the V1 is black so it doesn't light up like a christmas tree at night. YaV1 runs on the phone down low in the car. All the alerts go there.

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VABAM · 10-29-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

So is speeding, and possessing a laser/radar detector (in certain states).

And unless the LEO is a moron or didn't calibrate their laser/radar device, though the laser can scatter, the margin of error is typically minimal and spot-on. Even with the older laser/radar guns, they will know if a car is equipped with a jammer because once they scan that car, it will show up as blank.

I've owned my share of detectors and it always has alerted me whenever I have been scanned, though luckily I wasn't speeding. IMO, the detectors only give the driver a FALSE sense of security that s/he won't get caught, but to each their own.

I agree that radar detectors give people a false sense of security. I mainly use one for informational purposes. Like to know when the man is watching.

Especially when on out of state road trips!

It is not illegal to posses/own a radar/detector in any state. Now the use of a detector is illegal only in VA and DC (military bases too). Any body that says that owning a radar detector in VA is illegal doesn't know what they are talking about. I live in VA and I do not use my detector I while in VA. When I travel out of state I have my detector buried in the trunk until I cross the state line.

Now some states do have laws regarding things being attached to/ blocking your windshield which in a way prohibits the use of a detector. This just means that you just have to get more creative in mounting one.

VABAM · 10-29-2015, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zipper 104

I wouldn't even know how to dial up logic mode. I have always run it through YaV1.....every second I've used it. LM is something in V1 and not YaV1, right?

I must look in the manual and see how it's done. I'm really not all that familiar with the controls on the V1. I never use 'em except to turn it on. YaV1 has a mode where the display on the V1 is black so it doesn't light up like a christmas tree at night. YaV1 runs on the phone down low in the car. All the alerts go there.

104

Using the on board buttons to change modes on a V1 is a PITA. I use the bluetooth dongle and V1s iPhone app to switch modes.

BTW you can use a splitter like this one, RJ11 Splitter, to run the bluetooth dongle and the remote screen at the same time on a V1.

Jsolo · 10-29-2015, 04:06 PM

I've always wondered, what is VA's justification for banning radar detector use?

JARblue · 10-29-2015, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsolo

I've always wondered, what is VA's justification for banning radar detector use?

Stick up their a$$?

Jsolo · 10-29-2015, 06:02 PM

I figured some conservatives were running the state, but there has to be more to it than that. I'm sure folks have voted to repeal this.

Doesn't really affect me directly. I've only traveled through VA once or twice in the last decade. Generally I prefer to travel west

Sucks for the people that live there. I was reading some comments about some time back. I recall a chief or sheriff claiming a radar detector caused a multi-car pile up because the lead car nailed the brakes when their detector went off.

jcosta79 · 10-29-2015, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsolo

I've always wondered, what is VA's justification for banning radar detector use?

Funny as it's explicitly against FCC regulations (federal law) to make radar detectors (or any device that pulls signals from the air) illegal. It's the same reason why homeowner's associations cannot ban people from putting satellite dishes on their roofs. Someone could take the state of VA to court if they had the money or time and they would very likely win. But who would waste the time?

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jcosta79 · 10-29-2015, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zipper 104

I wouldn't even know how to dial up logic mode. I have always run it through YaV1.....every second I've used it. LM is something in V1 and not YaV1, right?

I must look in the manual and see how it's done. I'm really not all that familiar with the controls on the V1. I never use 'em except to turn it on. YaV1 has a mode where the display on the V1 is black so it doesn't light up like a christmas tree at night. YaV1 runs on the phone down low in the car. All the alerts go there.

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That's why you get so many false alarms. None of the filters are working unless you turn on full Logic mode. Push the power button until you get a small "L". Then push it again until you get a large " L". That's full Logic mode. Filters out all the false alarms. V1 in unfiltered mode is unbearable. You will fall in love with the V1 once you use it properly and enable full Logic filtering.

Edit: You only have to do this ONCE. It will turn on in full Logic mode every time after you do it one time.

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Zipper 104 · 10-30-2015, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

That's why you get so many false alarms. None of the filters are working unless you turn on full Logic mode. Push the power button until you get a small "L". Then push it again until you get a large " L". That's full Logic mode. Filters out all the false alarms. V1 in unfiltered mode is unbearable. You will fall in love with the V1 once you use it properly and enable full Logic filtering.

Edit: You only have to do this ONCE. It will turn on in full Logic mode every time after you do it one time.

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I put my V1 in the car today for the first time in ages. I looked at the manual last night to see how to switch modes. Today I ran the V1 without the phone and YaV1 and the only thing that showed when I switched modes was a large U and a small u. Then I remembered that YaV1 reprograms the V1 so I figured I'd have to link to the phone again and change things to get the V1 back in its normal state and get those logic modes. I'll try it again tomorrow for the h*** of it.

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njobe89 · 10-30-2015, 09:47 AM

so get the max360 one -_-

NISMO IX · 10-30-2015, 11:11 AM

Not trying to be an @ss but when I was younger I got fewer tickets after I gave up the detector. Just got to find the right(and safe) places to get on it.

carlitos_370z · 01-20-2017, 09:49 AM

Hi everyone! I want to buy a good radar detector. What is the best police radar detector right now?

Thanks!

10-29-2015, 04:06 PM	#37 (permalink)
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Jsolo Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 783 Drives: '12 G37 6MT Rep Power: 14	I figured some conservatives were running the state, but there has to be more to it than that. I'm sure folks have voted to repeal this. Doesn't really affect me directly. I've only traveled through VA once or twice in the last decade. Generally I prefer to travel west Sucks for the people that live there. I was reading some comments about some time back. I recall a chief or sheriff claiming a radar detector caused a multi-car pile up because the lead car nailed the brakes when their detector went off. __________________ G37S Sedan 6MT, Eibach swaybars, Invidia Exhaust, Weaker Clutch Pedal Spring For sale links Last edited by Jsolo; 10-29-2015 at 06:11 PM.

10-30-2015, 09:47 AM	#43 (permalink)
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NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 46 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 583	Not trying to be an @ss but when I was younger I got fewer tickets after I gave up the detector. Just got to find the right(and safe) places to get on it. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon)

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