Another mini project completed. custom passport install
06-12-2008, 02:28 PM
#1
Another mini project completed. custom passport install
just completed another 1 of my many projects. thought i share:
hardwired escort detector and custom installed display.
grinded it down to get a flat surface for the display sticker:
painted it flat black after grinding and sanding:
hardwired escort detector and custom installed display.
grinded it down to get a flat surface for the display sticker:
painted it flat black after grinding and sanding:
06-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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06-12-2008, 06:23 PM
#10
That looks great man. I hardwired mine like this:
I just ran the Escort Smartwire down to the fuse box and tapped into power and ground. I never thought to wire up the buttons though. I just use the mute button on the actual unit when I need to.
I just ran the Escort Smartwire down to the fuse box and tapped into power and ground. I never thought to wire up the buttons though. I just use the mute button on the actual unit when I need to.
06-12-2008, 06:54 PM
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06-12-2008, 07:33 PM
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06-12-2008, 07:57 PM
#17
you think thats expensive,
you should se the new one that just came out:
can be yours for a low price of $449.95 or in pretty BLUE for only $499.95
they said you can trade in your old model for a discount so i called them and they would only offer me $80 for my 8500 x50. pshhhhh $80 my ****
you should se the new one that just came out:
can be yours for a low price of $449.95 or in pretty BLUE for only $499.95
they said you can trade in your old model for a discount so i called them and they would only offer me $80 for my 8500 x50. pshhhhh $80 my ****
Last edited by G4nismo; 06-12-2008 at 07:59 PM.
06-12-2008, 08:07 PM
#18
oh 99blackMaxMS,
have you ever messed around w/ the advance setting, the spec display?
i never really understood what the numbers meant so i just kept the bar read out. just wondering if you know something i don't
have you ever messed around w/ the advance setting, the spec display?
i never really understood what the numbers meant so i just kept the bar read out. just wondering if you know something i don't
06-12-2008, 09:18 PM
#20
It has been worth every penny too, only time it has failed me is when I got nabbed with a radar gun, and luck had it the cop was a family friend.
06-13-2008, 08:06 AM
#24
Haha nope...I actually tried different settings when I was making a trip from Long Island to Boston and tried messing around with it (no X, etc.) but I still find it best to use the "Auto" mode. It works well enough for me on Auto, which is why I don't mess around with it.
It has been worth every penny too, only time it has failed me is when I got nabbed with a radar gun, and luck had it the cop was a family friend.
It has been worth every penny too, only time it has failed me is when I got nabbed with a radar gun, and luck had it the cop was a family friend.
06-13-2008, 08:10 AM
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06-13-2008, 09:31 AM
#27
have you ever messed around w/ the advance setting, the spec display?
i never really understood what the numbers meant so i just kept the bar read out. just wondering if you know something i don't
i never really understood what the numbers meant so i just kept the bar read out. just wondering if you know something i don't
Last edited by mowgli29; 06-13-2008 at 09:41 AM.
06-13-2008, 10:21 AM
#30
You could, but I wouldn't.
It needs a clear line of sight thru front and back windshields for laser detection (even though laser detection without jamming is pointless).
Also, typically the higher the detector is, the better its performance will be. I doubt you'd be hiding it in the ceiling, and I wouldn't hide my $250 dollar detector so that it ends up performing like a $120 one.
Just my $.02
It needs a clear line of sight thru front and back windshields for laser detection (even though laser detection without jamming is pointless).
Also, typically the higher the detector is, the better its performance will be. I doubt you'd be hiding it in the ceiling, and I wouldn't hide my $250 dollar detector so that it ends up performing like a $120 one.
Just my $.02
06-13-2008, 10:57 AM
#32
Radar is very different. Radar is not near as accurate/focused. This means two things: first, it's hard for a cop to pick out a car in a crowd with radar, and two, stray radar bounces everywhere and can be picked up by detectors from a long distance away.
If you're trying to say that there are "hidden" systems available, then yes. But I wouldn't try to hide one that wasn't meant to be hidden...but that's just me.
Last edited by mowgli29; 06-13-2008 at 11:00 AM.
06-13-2008, 11:13 AM
#34
I haven't done much reading on the custom install systems, but I'd check out escort, beltronics, and whistler. I'm an escort fan, and IMO, if they can make the best radar detector on the market (V1 surpasses it only in laser detection), their custom systems are probably pretty good...but they're not cheap. They have some custom install systems that incorporate both radar detection and laser "shifters." http://www.escortradar.com/shop.htm
06-13-2008, 11:15 AM
#35
I have mine on the advanced display... I don't remember the std. display really so I'm not sure of all the differences, but I know that the expert display allows you to see each different band of radar at the same time. (helps when there are two cops tag teaming people within 500 feet of each other and they are using different radars...) My detector has tourettes, so next time it freaks out...I'll take a pic of the advanced display. Oh, and did you turn POP detection on? It's off by default...
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