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NEW to forum/ radar
Hey everybody, I’m new to the forums and just thought I’d say hi. On December 16th 2007, I bought my first Porsche, a 911 turbo. I have got to say it’s a great car. I was interested in buying a radar detector and after looking around, I am considering buying a Bell Sti (dash mounted) radar. I would like to get it directly connected into the car to avoid any awkward wires falling down. Would do you guys think of this radar detector? One installer told me, that the Sti won’t work on my car because there is some coating on the windshield, this coating will prevent dash mounted radars from working, and will be “like wear sun glasses at night”. Any truth to that statement? Any input will be appreciated thanks again.
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Yes,there is something to what you were told but I don't know the details: tantalum or tungstun or some element like that (but not titanium) used as a trace elementin the windshield as tinting -- whatever it is, itisthe key element in the "****" conspiracy in that very famous mystery novel, A Small Death in Lisbon, if that matters at all. It shorts out the signals passing through and makes the detector far less effective.
Regardless, I've avoied getting at ticket anytime in the last 20 years by not driving above the speed limit unless I have first personally verified the road is patrol free ahead of time (i.e., I go out and drive the road and check ahead of time before I dohigh speed runs, but I don't go above the speed limit on trips, etc., on roads I only think might becop-free: I don't trust radar detectors.
I realize that this is not common, on the other hand I've gone 22 years without even being pulled over, and have actually driven over 210 (in the 'vette, the Prosche won't really do much over 165)on a "public" road.
Regardless, if you bought a Turbo you can afford to do things right. Ask around, carefully and discretely -- radar detectors are illegal in many parts of the country so you might as well break another few laws: for around $10K you can buy an active radar interference system that will detector the band of the radar and the doppler and sent out a signal reverse-compensated for your speed, so that the cop's radar registered "55 mph." You're breaking numerous laws, including some FCC federal regulations, but your car will not show on radar, period. I don't use them myself, but I've seen them and they definately work (the technology is roughly 1960s cold-war military grade)
Regardless, I've avoied getting at ticket anytime in the last 20 years by not driving above the speed limit unless I have first personally verified the road is patrol free ahead of time (i.e., I go out and drive the road and check ahead of time before I dohigh speed runs, but I don't go above the speed limit on trips, etc., on roads I only think might becop-free: I don't trust radar detectors.
I realize that this is not common, on the other hand I've gone 22 years without even being pulled over, and have actually driven over 210 (in the 'vette, the Prosche won't really do much over 165)on a "public" road.
Regardless, if you bought a Turbo you can afford to do things right. Ask around, carefully and discretely -- radar detectors are illegal in many parts of the country so you might as well break another few laws: for around $10K you can buy an active radar interference system that will detector the band of the radar and the doppler and sent out a signal reverse-compensated for your speed, so that the cop's radar registered "55 mph." You're breaking numerous laws, including some FCC federal regulations, but your car will not show on radar, period. I don't use them myself, but I've seen them and they definately work (the technology is roughly 1960s cold-war military grade)
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Yes,there is something to what you were told but I don't know the details: tantalum or tungstun or some element like that (but not titanium) used as a trace elementin the windshield as tinting -- whatever it is, itisthe key element in the "****" conspiracy in that very famous mystery novel, A Small Death in Lisbon, if that matters at all. It shorts out the signals passing through and makes the detector far less effective.
Regardless, I've avoied getting at ticket anytime in the last 20 years by not driving above the speed limit unless I have first personally verified the road is patrol free ahead of time (i.e., I go out and drive the road and check ahead of time before I dohigh speed runs, but I don't go above the speed limit on trips, etc., on roads I only think might becop-free: I don't trust radar detectors.
I realize that this is not common, on the other hand I've gone 22 years without even being pulled over, and have actually driven over 210 (in the 'vette, the Prosche won't really do much over 165)on a "public" road.
Regardless, if you bought a Turbo you can afford to do things right. Ask around, carefully and discretely -- radar detectors are illegal in many parts of the country so you might as well break another few laws: for around $10K you can buy an active radar interference system that will detector the band of the radar and the doppler and sent out a signal reverse-compensated for your speed, so that the cop's radar registered "55 mph." You're breaking numerous laws, including some FCC federal regulations, but your car will not show on radar, period. I don't use them myself, but I've seen them and they definately work (the technology is roughly 1960s cold-war military grade)
Yes,there is something to what you were told but I don't know the details: tantalum or tungstun or some element like that (but not titanium) used as a trace elementin the windshield as tinting -- whatever it is, itisthe key element in the "****" conspiracy in that very famous mystery novel, A Small Death in Lisbon, if that matters at all. It shorts out the signals passing through and makes the detector far less effective.
Regardless, I've avoied getting at ticket anytime in the last 20 years by not driving above the speed limit unless I have first personally verified the road is patrol free ahead of time (i.e., I go out and drive the road and check ahead of time before I dohigh speed runs, but I don't go above the speed limit on trips, etc., on roads I only think might becop-free: I don't trust radar detectors.
I realize that this is not common, on the other hand I've gone 22 years without even being pulled over, and have actually driven over 210 (in the 'vette, the Prosche won't really do much over 165)on a "public" road.
Regardless, if you bought a Turbo you can afford to do things right. Ask around, carefully and discretely -- radar detectors are illegal in many parts of the country so you might as well break another few laws: for around $10K you can buy an active radar interference system that will detector the band of the radar and the doppler and sent out a signal reverse-compensated for your speed, so that the cop's radar registered "55 mph." You're breaking numerous laws, including some FCC federal regulations, but your car will not show on radar, period. I don't use them myself, but I've seen them and they definately work (the technology is roughly 1960s cold-war military grade)
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