Uhhh gonna go ahead and add my little bit....

Well my friend has been in the Radar/Laser Detector/jammer business for a bit and so i've really picked up on some very useful and ACCURATE information...

First...

For a Radar Detector, Valentines are very useful for their arrows and very long Ka recog. they also can be reprog. for Ku if your area happens to use it. They however have alot of junk scans, which is why i bought a beletronics, which in general has less junk alerts... the 9500i is very nice and has GPS for traps. But man i wish i had the arrows.

Mounting for the Radar detectors should be HIGH on the windshield and not low... They did several tests using laser and radar (K and Ka) to test this. The high mounting position had the quickest read.. the detector is not like a straight line, it spans out into a wide scatter which is not fully utilized if half of it is hitting the concrete.

Third, if your buying a laser/radar detector DO NOT EXPECT to avoid a laser cop. The laser detectors on any of the detectors only apply to when the laser directly hits your vehicle inwhich they aim for your headlights. So your detector may not even known its being hit by a laser... but the truth is... if you get the laser alert, your speed is already sitting in the officers hand, so dont worry about laser positioning for your detector... it doesnt matter, your getting a lovely ticket.

Fourth, GOOD NEWS. There are laser jamming systems out there that DO WORK. Blinder laser jammers are effective and up to date. While testing them, they found that they immediatly alert your car the second the laser hits the vehicle (the jammers are mounted in your grill). Futuremore, the jammers emit a wavelength to counterbalance the laser that was shot at your vehicle which then will read as "excessive light." This is effective at VERY far ranges as well as even close ones. However, they found that the other laser jammers currently on the market did not work as effectively and were largely based on "chance." The field of protection is much lower on these models according to many sources in the field.

I dont have any affiliation with any of the companys above so please take my post as advice from an informed person. BTW, the blinder laser systems run a bit expense for suv's which require 4 jammers, and around 300-350 for passenger vehicles which only cover the front. Word of advice, Don't install them yourself, the positioning is ESSENTIAL, so just getting them on or behind the grill is no sufficient, its just a waste. and pleassseee make sure your state allows the use of these devices... i know TX does, but make sure otherwise

Kolme