Radar Detector Dilemma *Advice Needed*
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Radar Detector Dilemma *Advice Needed*
Hey all,
So I've been looking at getting a radar detector for my New Maxima.
The only problem is that the DC connector is located in the pullout arm rest.
This normally wouldn't be a problem but I'd like a radar detector with a smart touch feature. Meaning you can click on the button to silent the false alarms without actually touching the detector itself if that makes sense.
Does anyone know of a solution besides of course just reaching up to the radar detector every time?
So I've been looking at getting a radar detector for my New Maxima.
The only problem is that the DC connector is located in the pullout arm rest.
This normally wouldn't be a problem but I'd like a radar detector with a smart touch feature. Meaning you can click on the button to silent the false alarms without actually touching the detector itself if that makes sense.
Does anyone know of a solution besides of course just reaching up to the radar detector every time?
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you would have to buy the direct wire smart cord and wire it to your fusebox by your steering wheel. then you could just mount the button somewhere convenient
https://www.amazon.com/Escort-Direct.../dp/B0003NN83K
https://www.amazon.com/Escort-Direct.../dp/B0003NN83K
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Nothing COMPARES TO THE VALENTINE v1 RADAR DETECTOR
I have had my valentine v1 that I bought direct ffrom them for a year and nothing compares to it. I will be moving it to my maxima when I get it in april.
No other radar can count bogeys or i.e. when there is radar coming from back and front, or let you know when there are 2 or more possible radar traps.... as sometimes police find an area which gives out a radar signal such as near a mall etc, and then shoot from there to be undetected.
No radar has ever been more correct and saved me a bunch of tickets.
IN the maxima I have the remote unit whihc is about 1 inch by 2 inches that I will lnstall via simple velcro pads to the upper side of the speedometer area rim so I can see it, get info, and still see the LED displays. My main unit will be attached to the rearview mirror with a blendmount radar detector mount without any stupid suction cups for a clean look.
WHe you have the little remote as abovementioned it blacks out all lights on the radar detector hanging from the rearview mirror so it is undetectable from outside the car.
I have the addt'l Saavy kit, which basically plugs directly into the vehicle diagnostics plug to make it direct wire plug and play. I also have the accessory that enables me to set the speed at whihc the radar warning volume goes on so that I do not get it when I am driveing undere 35 for instance.
Everything in this setup is plug and play so it is easy to install, you just have to use the included direct wire with the rj ii jack to plug into the display, and hide or tuck the cord into the interior and weatherstripping ultimately down the left drv side ending up at the fusebox/diagnostic plug where it plugs into the saaavy unoit whihc is in the diagnostic plug. Very simple.
I would not do anything else. While E bay has armor box to put the main unit in the engine bay or under the rear of the vehicle in any case you lose the rear detection capabilities, which are impresssive for the unit.
Make sure you get the newest unit as is the only one has the latest software that "filter's out" the growing amount of cars with radar based blindspot indicators. ALl other radars do not have this... I think. Good thing i went for that unit becuase now it is going to work with the maxima that has such system warning.
THe price is higher than other units, but the accuracy and ability to software upgrade for a fee is worth it all. I have not been pulled over and had long range accuracy in detecting radar and laser, since I have had it for the past year or two, and it gives me great confidence. BTW in Palm springs area they don't use laser or lidar, but when they do I will be ready.
You won't save much on ebay for the radar unit. best to by direct from valentine and THEN buy the remote and saavy etc accessories on e bay.
No other radar can count bogeys or i.e. when there is radar coming from back and front, or let you know when there are 2 or more possible radar traps.... as sometimes police find an area which gives out a radar signal such as near a mall etc, and then shoot from there to be undetected.
No radar has ever been more correct and saved me a bunch of tickets.
IN the maxima I have the remote unit whihc is about 1 inch by 2 inches that I will lnstall via simple velcro pads to the upper side of the speedometer area rim so I can see it, get info, and still see the LED displays. My main unit will be attached to the rearview mirror with a blendmount radar detector mount without any stupid suction cups for a clean look.
WHe you have the little remote as abovementioned it blacks out all lights on the radar detector hanging from the rearview mirror so it is undetectable from outside the car.
I have the addt'l Saavy kit, which basically plugs directly into the vehicle diagnostics plug to make it direct wire plug and play. I also have the accessory that enables me to set the speed at whihc the radar warning volume goes on so that I do not get it when I am driveing undere 35 for instance.
Everything in this setup is plug and play so it is easy to install, you just have to use the included direct wire with the rj ii jack to plug into the display, and hide or tuck the cord into the interior and weatherstripping ultimately down the left drv side ending up at the fusebox/diagnostic plug where it plugs into the saaavy unoit whihc is in the diagnostic plug. Very simple.
I would not do anything else. While E bay has armor box to put the main unit in the engine bay or under the rear of the vehicle in any case you lose the rear detection capabilities, which are impresssive for the unit.
Make sure you get the newest unit as is the only one has the latest software that "filter's out" the growing amount of cars with radar based blindspot indicators. ALl other radars do not have this... I think. Good thing i went for that unit becuase now it is going to work with the maxima that has such system warning.
THe price is higher than other units, but the accuracy and ability to software upgrade for a fee is worth it all. I have not been pulled over and had long range accuracy in detecting radar and laser, since I have had it for the past year or two, and it gives me great confidence. BTW in Palm springs area they don't use laser or lidar, but when they do I will be ready.
You won't save much on ebay for the radar unit. best to by direct from valentine and THEN buy the remote and saavy etc accessories on e bay.
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Remember, the mount bracket is not universal and you need one for whichever radar u get. Also, if you use the Valentine system you do not need any mirror tap because the cord runs to the valentine plug- in which is plugged into the diagnostic plug. Therefore, several other options mentioned also plug into that specialized plug in. The result is a system that automatically powers up when the car is started and turns off when the car is turned off. In effect it is a direct wire without having to do any special wiring.. which was much easier for me... and I will take it easily to my new maxima in a week or two.
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Perhaps soon to be outlawed.... Interesting... not very attractive in the car.... seems to work well on the fwy.... but risky when driving off the freeway in a rural area... not good if you happen to be the one that was first to get pulled over, and saving the as^$% of other drivers. I am all for tech though. I did not know about it, until now.
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Waze is a flawed system because police move often in shooting radar through the day and often shoot hiding behind the fasle signals of an X band, such as where I live in the Palm springs area.
Los Angeles uses LIDAR... by they can hide within a false laser signal as well.
So if you do not live in an active posting community, you will only find out the shortcoming when YOU are pulled over.
Below is an interesting look at some of the drawbacks to present systems and why the Valentine radar is superior in the long run.
Brent
FROM VALENTINE V1:
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Mike on GPS blocking of unwanted alarms
Dear V1 User:
Judging by the calls we’re getting on our 800 line, folks don’t understand the tradeoffs that come when GPS is used to block false alarms.
First, the ever-expanding cacophony of K-band falses these days are coming from new cars—often times from the blind-spot warning systems now becoming standard equipment. GPS can’t block these alarms because they’re moving. GPS works only on stationary signals.
Even more troubling, GPS sometimes blocks real radar. That’s because the only thing it knows for sure is location. It can’t tell real radar from a false alarm if the two happen to be close to each other on the frequency spectrum. In that circumstance, the real radar is silenced because all signals in that part of the frequency spectrum are blocked at that GPS location.
Location-based blocking of signals (GPS) is simply not as helpful as the false-alarm recognition technology we use in Junk-K Fighter. It focuses specifically on moving K-band signals, then sorts out the ones known to be false alarms and blocks only those specific signals. I promise you, V1 will never block real traffic radar.
Sincerely,
Mike Valentine
From our V1 Moments archive: http://www.valentine1.com/v1moments/archive.asp.
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December 2013: Snookered by his own GPS
A friend and I were talking about the "good-old-days"—when we were in high school back in the late eighties he owned a Passport and I had an Escort. He showed me his new radar detector, a Passport with GPS protection.
I tried to explain to him that Passport isn't what it used to be and that he should get a V1. I also tried to warn him that GPS stops more than just false alarms. He didn’t want to know.
We went to meet other friends and took two cars. We are driving down Hwy 90 when V1 shows two K-band sources ahead. No biggie, I know it's just the automatic doors of a store up ahead. I notice that my friend didn't slow down, either, because he had the store locked in the Passport's GPS as a false alarm.
Suddenly V1 warns me of a third K-band source! I ease up but my friend keeps going. The third K band keeps popping up, on and off, until finally I see him—sitting in the parking lot of the store, hidden by the store's automatic doors and using instant on radar! One slick trooper! My friend blows past him—Passport had blocked the real radar along with the two falses. The blue lights flash and you know the rest.
There is no other detector on the market that would have saved me! But V1 can’t be fooled. The Bogey Counter told me there was an extra threat, and the arrows confirmed where it was. When they buy into Passport’s GPS story, people don’t know what they’re paying extra for.
William Montgomery
Conway, SC
More Info: Mike explains the blind spots of location-based (GPS) signal blocking
Los Angeles uses LIDAR... by they can hide within a false laser signal as well.
So if you do not live in an active posting community, you will only find out the shortcoming when YOU are pulled over.
Below is an interesting look at some of the drawbacks to present systems and why the Valentine radar is superior in the long run.
Brent
FROM VALENTINE V1:
________________________________________
Mike on GPS blocking of unwanted alarms
Dear V1 User:
Judging by the calls we’re getting on our 800 line, folks don’t understand the tradeoffs that come when GPS is used to block false alarms.
First, the ever-expanding cacophony of K-band falses these days are coming from new cars—often times from the blind-spot warning systems now becoming standard equipment. GPS can’t block these alarms because they’re moving. GPS works only on stationary signals.
Even more troubling, GPS sometimes blocks real radar. That’s because the only thing it knows for sure is location. It can’t tell real radar from a false alarm if the two happen to be close to each other on the frequency spectrum. In that circumstance, the real radar is silenced because all signals in that part of the frequency spectrum are blocked at that GPS location.
Location-based blocking of signals (GPS) is simply not as helpful as the false-alarm recognition technology we use in Junk-K Fighter. It focuses specifically on moving K-band signals, then sorts out the ones known to be false alarms and blocks only those specific signals. I promise you, V1 will never block real traffic radar.
Sincerely,
Mike Valentine
From our V1 Moments archive: http://www.valentine1.com/v1moments/archive.asp.
________________________________________
December 2013: Snookered by his own GPS
A friend and I were talking about the "good-old-days"—when we were in high school back in the late eighties he owned a Passport and I had an Escort. He showed me his new radar detector, a Passport with GPS protection.
I tried to explain to him that Passport isn't what it used to be and that he should get a V1. I also tried to warn him that GPS stops more than just false alarms. He didn’t want to know.
We went to meet other friends and took two cars. We are driving down Hwy 90 when V1 shows two K-band sources ahead. No biggie, I know it's just the automatic doors of a store up ahead. I notice that my friend didn't slow down, either, because he had the store locked in the Passport's GPS as a false alarm.
Suddenly V1 warns me of a third K-band source! I ease up but my friend keeps going. The third K band keeps popping up, on and off, until finally I see him—sitting in the parking lot of the store, hidden by the store's automatic doors and using instant on radar! One slick trooper! My friend blows past him—Passport had blocked the real radar along with the two falses. The blue lights flash and you know the rest.
There is no other detector on the market that would have saved me! But V1 can’t be fooled. The Bogey Counter told me there was an extra threat, and the arrows confirmed where it was. When they buy into Passport’s GPS story, people don’t know what they’re paying extra for.
William Montgomery
Conway, SC
More Info: Mike explains the blind spots of location-based (GPS) signal blocking
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You can purchase a mirror tap for the radar detector to avoid wiring from the fuse box. They can be purchased from Amazon. Also I highly recommend the Uniden R3 mated with an antilaser system, although mounting the heads will be difficult.