RADAR DETECTOR POWER SOURCE


FlagstaffGT

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Does anybody have these pics? Would a 2021 have the same wiring?
 
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medici78

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El Paso, TX
Thanks. I have a Carbon Series on the way so I don't have the option to plug into the 12V outlet. That's my only gripe with the car. I'm gonna do this as soon as the delivery specialist leaves. 😉
 
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Mule Air

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Jan 28, 2019
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Raleigh, NC
Curious what detectors you are using? The Uniden R7 has been awesome for me (mostly Ka band).
 

dreimer

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I have the Escort Passport 9500ix. I've had it a long time (at least 12 years). It was pretty good in the past, since it was one one of the first GPS enabled ones and would recognize and remember nuisance alarms (banks, etc.) and turn them off on your normal route.

Nowadays, all of the lane detection and automatic cruise control stuff causes false alarms and drives me nuts so I am getting a new one soon. Debating between the Valentine1 Gen 2 and an Escort Redline 360c or Escort Max360.
 

Simon

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Houston
I have the Escort Passport 9500ix. I've had it a long time (at least 12 years). It was pretty good in the past, since it was one one of the first GPS enabled ones and would recognize and remember nuisance alarms (banks, etc.) and turn them off on your normal route.

Nowadays, all of the lane detection and automatic cruise control stuff causes false alarms and drives me nuts so I am getting a new one soon. Debating between the Valentine1 Gen 2 and an Escort Redline 360c or Escort Max360.

I upgrade from 9500ix to Escort Max360 after about 8 yrs. Very few false alerts intown, has been great for long distance trips.
 
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fjpikul

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Jan 4, 2006
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Escort Redline
 

Ed Sims

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Valentine Gen 2

Ed

PS Been mounted with stock Valentine suction cups for over 2 years. Mount has never come loose. No problems with Gorilla glass either.FordGtDrivingInteriorWMTG.jpeg
 
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TEXAS GT

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Valentine Gen 2

Ed

PS Been mounted with stock Valentine suction cups for over 2 years. Mount has never come loose. No problems with Gorilla glass either.View attachment 62927

What’s your power source?
 
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SYCO GT

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Sep 9, 2006
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What’s your power source?

Ed Sims legendary source of power is a highly guarded secret. I suspect Infinity Stones, at least 2-3 of them.
 
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roketman

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steve coates delivery specialist suggested i do not put the radar detector on the gorilla glass so as to not put any weight on it. any one else have any other ideas about where to mount the detector?
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Mine has been mounted on my windshield for two years now. No issues. I did however put a small little piece of duct tape on the edge so it didn’t bang against the windshield
 

roketman

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Can someone tell me their experience with the Radenso pro radar detector?compared to escort and Valentine
 

texas mongrel

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Can someone tell me their experience with the Radenso pro radar detector?compared to escort and Valentine
I had a Pro M in my 19 GT and loved it. Lowest false alert rating of any detector and, more importantly in the new GT, it’s tiny so doesn’t get in your way or stress the windshield mirror bracket. They’re about to release a new model, the Theia, that’s claimed to be the best detector in the world.
 

centerpunch

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Sep 16, 2005
952
OH/NC
They (Radenso) are about to release a new model, the Theia, that’s claimed to be the best detector in the world.

Yes, that is indeed what they claim.

I have a little background in detectors. My first job was at Escort detectors (then Cincinnati Microwave), initially as the Mechanical Engineer, later advancing to VP of product development and marketing after Valentine left the company and we went public. I led the teams in the 1980's that did the first Passport, the Escort DSP, the first Solo. All great products. I left for a while, and after CMI crashed and burned in the late 1990's, a partner and I relaunched it as Escort, introducing several new products to get the company back in the running. I stayed a few years, also developing the G-Timer, which was probably the best and coolest pre-GPS performance meter (0-to-60, 1/4 mile, lateral and longitudinal g-forces including dynamic friction circle, etc.).

Anyway............Radenso certainly makes some detectors that folks like, but their constant hype (for well over a year) for their "state-of-the-art technological breakthrough and best in the world" Theia reminds me of Professor Harold Hill. It's easy to rev up a lot of impressionable folks on the (astoundingly juvenile) radar detector forum, but I'd say basing a product's reputation solely on the manufacturer's claims and the enthusiasm of some folks to drink that particular kool-aid, seems a bit premature since the product, uh, doesn't currently actually exist.

Assuming the product eventually enters the marketplace, it will be obvious pretty quickly where its place lies in the detector food chain.

I currently use a V1G2, and running in the "L" mode, it is probably the quietest detector I've ever used.
 
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Ed Sims

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What’s your power source?
Passenger foot area

Ed
 

Ed Sims

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steve coates delivery specialist suggested i do not put the radar detector on the gorilla glass so as to not put any weight on it. any one else have any other ideas about where to mount the detector?
I have had my V1 detector on windshield 24/7 for 2 yrs. No problems. Porshes & other cars have Gorilla glass also - no problems.

Ed
 

roketman

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Here is what was recommended to me
 

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Good detector comparison.
 
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fjpikul

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I kinda like watching the Vortex guy.