What are some Legitimately good Radar Detectors?

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11-07-11, 06:07 PM

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Hard wired escort 8500. I know its old but seems to do it's job pretty well. Maybe I'll upgrade to 9500 series some time in the future.

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v1.8 firmware 3.813 or 3.872 and escort 9500ix

11-07-11, 07:38 PM

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Thanks for the input all, seems the consensus is Val or Escort, now I just need to find one :P THanks again.

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hardwired 9500xi and hardwired 8500 escorts, both are good but there is a pretty sizable difference between the 8500 and the 9500

11-07-11, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

Probably few or none, if the cops use Instant-on-Radar, Laser, or VASCAR (many jurisdictions do).

And, though this probably won't affect you guys much in the Midwest and out West, the use of (but not simple posession of) radar-detectors is illegal in VA and DC. Cops have the legal authority to impound them if they are caught in use...and they have "detector-detectors" that can tell if you are actually using one.

currently this is the only device that hides itself

https://www.beltronics.com/store/sti-magnum.html

I drive through virginia, but many who do just shut their radar detectors off