where to purchase highend radar detector at discount?

gsxr750 · 06-24-2013, 09:11 PM

Bottom line for advice is just buy what ever you want from best buy , they will price match any new amazon item listed on the web and you have 15 days to decide if you want to keep it, I got the 9500 IX for $430 plus tax.

Test them for yourself and come to your own conclusion, as its a free world.

XwChriswX · 06-24-2013, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gsxr750

Bottom line for advice is just buy what ever you want from best buy , they will price match any new amazon item listed on the web and you have 15 days to decide if you want to keep it, I got the 9500 IX for $430 plus tax.

Test them for yourself and come to your own conclusion, as its a free world.

Couldn't agree more.

Did you have it mounted low on the windshield, or up high with the mirror by chance?

gsxr750 · 06-24-2013, 09:17 PM

Mounted left of center mirror, in about the middle of the windshield.

XwChriswX · 06-24-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gsxr750

Mounted left of center mirror, in about the middle of the windshield.

Were you able to figure out if (when) the detector went off, if the signal was coming from in front, or behind you? Or were they all in front?

gsxr750 · 06-24-2013, 09:21 PM

Most detections were from the front from confirmed set ups, false signals who knows !!!

XwChriswX · 06-24-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gsxr750

Most detections were from the front from confirmed set ups, false signals who knows !!!

Fair enough.

I will say I am pleased with my 9500ci due to it being stealth mounted, I don't like the look of the detectors in the windshield. Plus that's something to consider as a projectile in the event of an accident.

gsxr750 · 06-24-2013, 09:27 PM

Don't get me wrong I really hoped the detector would have worked and may have kept it or got the new escort model.

From my observations it just confirmed what I had already encountered with the best detectors from the 90's , with the KA band you just didn't get the warning in time.

The short range radar is just to hard to really pick up on with most detectors.

XwChriswX · 06-24-2013, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gsxr750

Don't get me wrong I really hoped the detector would have worked and may have kept it or got the new escort model.

From my observations it just confirmed what I had already encountered with the best detectors from the 90's , with the KA band you just didn't get the warning in time.

The short range radar is just to hard to really pick up on with most detectors.

You can't expect it to pick up everything... to do so would make it so sensitive it picks up a bunch of stuff it shouldn't, like the store doors or other cars.

Did the 9500ix have different modes like AUTO, AUTO NO X, HIGHWAY?

In AUTO and AUTO NO X, it's not as sensitive as it is in HIGHWAY. Something to consider...

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06-24-2013, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	Bottom line for advice is just buy what ever you want from best buy , they will price match any new amazon item listed on the web and you have 15 days to decide if you want to keep it, I got the 9500 IX for $430 plus tax. Test them for yourself and come to your own conclusion, as its a free world.

06-24-2013, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	Mounted left of center mirror, in about the middle of the windshield.

06-24-2013, 09:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	Most detections were from the front from confirmed set ups, false signals who knows !!!

06-24-2013, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	Don't get me wrong I really hoped the detector would have worked and may have kept it or got the new escort model. From my observations it just confirmed what I had already encountered with the best detectors from the 90's , with the KA band you just didn't get the warning in time. The short range radar is just to hard to really pick up on with most detectors.