Radar in EX35

[NJ_EX35]

My wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I have been eying the Valentine One for a while now. I am pretty pumped to get it, I do not drive super fast I am usually going 5mph slower than the fastest people on the road, plus in NJ speed limits are not even respected especially on major highways. My daily commute is 80 miles round trip and sometimes you end up going a little faster than you want on a long commute and just do want to get surprised.

My major concern is that the Valentine One has sensors in the front & back. Given that rear room visibility is not great I was wondering if anyone has a Valentine One and their experience with it in an EX35.

BTW - I love my car/wagon/hatchback thingy!!!!

I looked for this topic in the EX35 forum but could not find it covered, so if I am repeating a topic my apologies just link me to the discussion. Thanks!

[AWGD8]

It seems like you travel more on the highway... Check if your state police use Laser (which most of them do), then just save your money for something else (laser shifter if legal in your area)http://www.blinderxtreme.com/

[rontek]

I use the escort solo2 mostly because I did not want wires hanging down the dash to the lighter socket and it was the best wireless detector available. It too has rear facing sensors and I have never had any problems in either the EX or FX with it not picking up radar from behind. It also has laser detection and I have been saved a few times from getting nabbed by it. The only problem with laser is you usually don't get a lot of advanced notice like with radar, as it is an "instant on" device. I am sure there are newer versions of laser which can probably defeat most detectors now, but most local police are still using k band and the few that do have laser I have not run into any issues with yet. That will probably change in the future as the newer devices make their way to more departments, but my escort has paid for itself MANY times over already so to me it was worth the investment. I don't have any personal experience with Valentine so I can not comment on the brand but I am sure it will perform fine in your EX.

Ron
Modified by rontek at 7:05 AM 12/2/2009

[drdamian]

i have a V1 and i love it. ive had it for a few years now, so ive had it in my last car before the EX. i have it clipped to my visor and i usually keep something in the visor so the rear sensor and front sensor point front and back instead of the front sensor pointing down and the rear sensor pointing up. i usually keep my EZ pass in the visor when i use the V1. i ran the wires tucked under the roof to the drivers side Apillar. run the wire down that. pull the panel off the drivers side (the part where the door meets the dash.) it comes off very easy with no tools needed. just a simple pull.. same as well for the Apillar. then i went to auto zone and got an Add-a-fuse and tapped it into the fuse box. couple of zip ties and it was hardwired. i think it took me about 30 minutes to do. all wires are hidden. i am at work so i don't have pictures. but i think i have some at home .

[aft981]

I have the Passport 8500 X50 which I've had for a few years now. It has paid for itself. I've still been pulled over for speeding a couple of times, but once they used the average speed thing (nothing any radar detector can do about that) and the other time was in VA, where I actually took it off my windshield (cos for some stupid reason they are illegal there).

I drive about 50 miles of hwy in NJ every day, and so far (knock on wood) I've never been stopped. The state troopers seem to use X band, and the Passport picks it up in plenty of time. Saying that, there was a cop at the side of 295 yesterday with a laser, it did pick it up, but not until the last second. Luckily I was only about 8mph over the limit, which is pretty much what everyone drives anyway.

While on the subject of speeding, there is nothing that annoys me more than being behind someone, you're doing 70 or so in the outside lane, they see a cop, and SLAM on their brakes, and end up doing about 55 (under the limit!). I've never seen an accident from someone speeding, but I have seen an accident from someone rear ending someone else who slammed their brakes on after seeing a cop. I almost hit someone 2 weeks ago who did the same thing. Idiots. Do they really think it's necessary to slow to 55 in a 65 zone, just cos there is a police car? This is one thing I miss about driving in the UK - motorways there have a 70mph limit, but you won't get pulled over unless (maybe) you're doing 85+. I've overtaken police Range Rovers there while I've been doing 80. They don't care.

I once (very slowly) overtook a police cruiser in upstate PA, in completely the middle of nowhere, 10am on a Sunday morning, NO traffic. I was behind him, we were both doing 62 in a 55, he slowed down to 55 after a few miles, I was behind him for another couple of miles, then pulled out, and crawled past him at about 1mph faster than he was going. He pulled me over and said, I quote "do you have no respect?". I seriously wanted to tell him to eff off, and ask if HE had no respect for the people he was hired to 'protect and serve'. He gave me a ticket for 'failing to signal', which was complete BS. However, I was 300 miles from home, so wasn't going to go to court to fight that one. Grr.

[AWGD8]

This is what I have (the last post).

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With this setup, you won`t be able to get any laser warning at all.

I have had too many occasions were the state trooper parked 45

degrees on the right side of the highway, with his laser pointing

towards us from the window opening, and my detector never bleep a

thing....(his pointing it towards the front plate or headlight...)

The Escort 9500ix is the most quiet detector I ever used.....but I still don`t

trust it on the highway here in WI bec. they use laser here 100% all the

time on the highway....