Radar Detector
#11
Also, IDK about IL, but i've been pulled over with it in the window, and still gotten out of tickets. The cops around here don't seem to care. Its not like its illegal. And if I actually see a cop, or have the time without being obvious, I take it down just so I don't irritate the cops. LOL
As for theives, I take mine out of the window everytime I get out of the car, so they can't see it. The suction cup bracket has a quick release on and off thing. So you just leave the suction cups in the window, and remove the detector takes all of 3 seconds to install/ remove it. LITERALLY.
As for theives, I take mine out of the window everytime I get out of the car, so they can't see it. The suction cup bracket has a quick release on and off thing. So you just leave the suction cups in the window, and remove the detector takes all of 3 seconds to install/ remove it. LITERALLY.
#12
And you probably can find mine for about $200-250 now days. I first got mine in 2005 when the 8500 was newer to the market, so it was much more expensive.
#13
i wired mine to a switch and before the line got the the battery i put and inline fuse, theyre not like gps where they get converted to 6V (i think) so they can connect directly, and you dont need a fancy radar detector, mines cheaper than what you got and it works just as good as anything else around here
#14
i wired mine to a switch and before the line got the the battery i put and inline fuse, theyre not like gps where they get converted to 6V (i think) so they can connect directly, and you dont need a fancy radar detector, mines cheaper than what you got and it works just as good as anything else around here
#15
I have a Passport 8500 Blue. I love it, works great! I paid about $330 for it a few years ago, and had to have it rebuillt once about a year ago, which was $50.
I mount mine kind of in the middle of the windshield, favoring the drivers side a bit, about 3 inches up from the dash. I just use the suction cup bracket provided with the radar detector.
And I plug it into the cigarette lighter.
I mount mine kind of in the middle of the windshield, favoring the drivers side a bit, about 3 inches up from the dash. I just use the suction cup bracket provided with the radar detector.
And I plug it into the cigarette lighter.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Escort-PASSPORT-...item4cef624365
Yeah, yeah, yeah... I'ma cheap skate! I already opened it, but I guess I can see if Meijer will take it back. If not, no big deal, I'll sell it on eBay.
#16
cobra does make there own remote unit but the reviews were better on the Whistler so that is why I got it
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-XRS-R9G-.../dp/B000NPIBC6
Last edited by Blazed SS; 06-09-2010 at 01:16 PM.
#17
Yeah. I saw the Cobra one too. Thanks for the tips everyone. I'm still wondering about mounting and what not. I'm sure I'll figure something out. Maybe temporary for my Friday trip and more permanent when I get back home.
#19
I know because I catch speeders this way on a daily basis. Not trying to talk you out of getting a detector, just providing some food for thought.