Sentinal

Last I saw the Escort 8500 was 279 only one talked about here that is more than 300 is the valentine 1 which is basically the same quality level as the 8500 escort I can personally vouch for the 8500 its a great model

Thoe99

iTrader: (25)

DO NOT get the impression that a radar detector will save you from tickets. It does not work that way. It is merely a radar receiver, not a cop detector. Learn to use the radar detector. Do not speed/race confidently just because you have one. Cops often have 'instant-on' radar now, so they can just beam you whenever they want, leave it off at other times, and your foot will react too late, since the radar detector will have received it the moment you just got clocked.

ccs

Thoe99 is exactly right. Instant on radar is more and more common. By the time the radar detector pickes-up the signal, the car's speed has already been logged.

With that said...if a detector picks-up the signal of an instant on radar, which is trained on another car, there might be sufficient reaction time to slow down.

btw...there are a few new things out there....
In June 2004 the Spectre III was undergoing final testing with the Texas Dept of Public Safety. This devise is a radar detector detector. Also, being tested are radar drones, which are simple devices that mimic instant on radar. The idea being...place a bunch of these drones along the roads and radar detectors will not be able to discern a true (i.e. cop) signal from a drone.

For what it's worth...radar guns operate in the microwave range of 10 and 35.2 GHz (except for 8-12GHz region that is allocated for marine, air, weather radar, etc). Microwave ovens operate generally at 2.4GHz. They travel at the speed of light (186282 miles per second).

luscious

Hey, i just tired to do this...I pulled off the a pillar, loosened up the wire bundle...and there is no black wire with a yellow strip!! There is a black wire with a white strip...but no yellow. Would anyone know which of there would give ignition 12V power, or point me to an 04 Evo wire schematic?

bigmike9726

valentine 1, it will pay for itself in the end....

mitch33x

I agree, the V1 is the best out there, you get what you pay for...

4Gsixty3

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Valentine 1 !! been using it since 1998. save me many many times. V1 offer unit upgrade if the unit u bought is not up to date. they charge $200 for upgrade though.