Radar Detector Charge
 

Hey guys, so I got my radar detector taken away and charged with the offence of having a speed measuring warning device. The shitty part is it was so well hidden in the center console that no cop would have ever found it, but I had buddies in the car that didn’t want to get searched that day. :hithead:

Anyway just wondering if anyone has any advice for me as im going to court to fight it. The ticket was issued by a municipal police force in Ontario.

yea....im screwed :flush:

Ya, theres nothin you can do. Friend's auto-tec teacher almost had that happen. The cops radar picked up the detector, tried pullin the teacher over, teacher went into a gas station, put the detector in his pocket and got out of the car. Since the cop cant search him, the cop couldnt do anything but leave.

hmm i have one..i think they are legal in ny though

that man/woman is my hero...

It's a pretty smart idea cuz most cops dont think you know your rights

Nice job by the teacher... Sorry to hear about the ticket...

Buy this
 

A company calld K40electronics makes a radar detector that in my opinion is the best on the market. I has a up to two sensors one you install in teh front bumper and one in the rear. It is completly hidden this is the radar dector installed on Porsche, Ferrari, and other high end cars. www.k40electronics.com. I use it have have never ben cought.

cool, i will look into that, once i pay my fine that is :_doh:

well, question is. Did you let the cop search ur car, or did he invite him self in ?

damn that sux man. In california, there legal. Thought most new detectors comes with vg-2 immunity?

im pretty sure escort radar makes a hidden one too.. you can also get the ones that detect and jam (laser/radar shifter)

in ohio everybody has them suctioned to the winshield so i guess that ticket must be a canada thing...

yeah they are illegal all over canada. in hte states i think its just VA that they are illegal. mine is stuck right ot hte glass too. i've been pulled over and had them right up there and the cops didnt say a word.

radar jammers dont work. Only problem if you hide the detector is that you will have trouble detecting laser. Then again if the unit is illegal i guess you have too.

Here's a good site that sells radar detectors and there some hidden ones.]

http://www.radar-detectors.com/default.asp

its expensive but good place to do your research in what kind to buy.

best radar detectors: valentine one, or escort 8500...

sucks but yeh theres prob nothing you can do about it

valentine one's are great, and also ridiculously expensive...

My friend got a standard cobra brand one off ebay and it seems to work great, however i am skeptical of its "360 degree" detection. Can most radars detect signals coming from the rear?

The best one right now is the escort 8500 X50, then beltronics Pro X65 and the Valentine one third. All 3 have vg-2 immunity so it should be invisiable to radar detector detectors lol. Most of the upper radar detectors should have the 360 degree detection, but if you have metallic tint, its going to reduce the range of the detector. If you have the detector low and away from the windshield, it makes it really difficult for the detector to detect laser. I dont know if canadian cops use laser at all.

In my opinion, you might as well get the very best radar detector or not at all. You can get the beltronics one for $217 on ebay and $270 for the escort. I have the beltronics one and its saved my asss more then a few times already. If you get one i would suggest turning off your X band detection, so your detector doesn't go off everytime someone opens a garge door, unless you know cops around your area use X band.

go to court tell them it wasn't on, and not working... just my .05 :shrug:

The radar DETECTORS are legal in the U.S. but the JAMMERS are illegal.

when we went to niagra falls....the lady at the border told my dad he had better take down his radar dectector so i guess they are pretty serious up there about them i know in west virginia they are illegal 2

i think Virgina and Washington DC are the only places where radar detectors are illegal at least in teh US.

In case anyone was interested, here is a link to the section from the Ontario Highway Traffic Act..... http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/S...08_e.htm#BK122

Its in section #79 under Speed Measuring Warning Device.

BTW....they are legal in some provinces, like BC....but definitely not Ontario and Quebec.

why do u need this in ur car??? u measuring how fast the car is goint infront of u, or is there some other purpose

^^^^^^ :lol:


someone give that guy some :help:

google is your friend...lol.

lol wtf are u serious

Congrats, you're sig-worthy :lol:

nd you are correct but tuners around here still have it but they are always cautious(sp?) whenever a cop is near their cars.

haha daamn