Cobra 6 band

Just got a radar detector, Its a Cobra 6 band (early christmas present) So Id like to know the ups and downs of having a radar detector....I know if i get caught with it speeding, the ticket is double....For obvious resones lol

But its pretty nice, it has Lasar and Radar Detection. Construction Detection...Ambulance, Fire, Ect. Ect.

LET ME KNOW :)

I didn't know that speeding tickets doubled if you had one... what state are you in?

The biggest downside to them is that most police officers now have instant on laser radar guns so a radar detector doesn't always give you that much warning

ill never get a radar detector. It would encourage me to speed, because of the overconfidence, and most likely end up getting me more tickets. radar detectors can only detect radar when the cop is pulling the trigger. Plus, if a cop sees you have one, that makes you less likely to get out of a ticket too.

Yeah but i live in a town where they arent very up to date with electronics lol, and on the freeway they always have the radar or laser on because they attach it to thier dash and lock it in. So Ill never have to wonder if its a cop behind me or not (i live in cottage grove, OR)

cobra's are "average" radar detector.  Be careful b/c sometime the radar detector will go off at random spots. Ive got a passport 8500 and know a few techniques. I dont know ur radar detector symbols but when u know a cop is near but ur going to fast (especially at night), do not hit the brakes for long period of time (longer than 3 seconds), just tap it then gently pull the e-brake. Hold down the button on the ebrake (dont let go, or u might spinout). Pull the e-brake harder until u feel the car slow down. by doing this the cops wont c u hit the brakes cuz of the back lights. in the past i got a speeding ticket with my 350 passport cuz i only used the brakes, cop said the brake light was how he knew i was going to fast. so the ebrake works great.

and try hiding ur radar detector. have it hidden somewhere on ur dash. i have mine on the top right of the driver side. keeps it hidin and looks cool.

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Pull the e-brake harder until u feel the car slow down. by doing this the cops wont c u hit the brakes cuz of the back lights. in the past i got a speeding ticket with my 350 passport cuz i only used the brakes, cop said the brake light was how he knew i was going to fast. so the ebrake works great.

I'm sorry bud but the ebrake causes the brake lights to go on just like the foot brake does. 
Just take your foot off the gas every time you see a cop.  If the cop can't see the back of your car, hit the brakes.  But take your foot off of them as soon as he can see the back of your car.

Radar detectors are not illegal in most states (unless you drive a semi truck.)  You just can't have a radar gun like the cops have.  But I can understand the cops giving you a speeding ticket instead of a warning if you have one.  They will see that as something you use to speed all the timem so they will think giving you a ticket may slow you down (morons.)
If you get pulled over, just hide it! 

00LX, no handbrake does NOT set off the brake lights, only the dash "BRAKE" light.

I dont have a radar detector, but if I see a cop in front of me, and im going even 3mph over the speed limit ill slow down, usually by downshifting into D3 and maybe a small amount of ebrakage.

I'll have to check mine again tonight.  I was 99% sure mine lit up when I ebraked.

yea im pretty sure that the ebrake does not light up the back

Yeah, I'm retarded.  It doesn't.  I checked last night on the way home from work.  eBrake away next time you see a cop!  I know I will!  I actually already did it once this morning on my way to work.

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and try hiding ur radar detector. have it hidden somewhere on ur dash. i have mine on the top right of the driver side. keeps it hidin and looks cool.

One small .... well maybe big problem with this idea.  The detector needs to be level and clear of the wipers and any other frontal obstruction to detect properly.  Then, the rear sensor needs to be able to see out through the back window.

yea i know that..that is why i keep the radar right underneath the tinted part on windshield. as for the back..hmm..i dunno..nothing has happened..but im sure it can detect some lasers.

Without a doubt, hands-down the best detector made is the Escort 9500i.  I have the x50 and am thinking of switching up.  Next to the 9500i are the x50 and Valentine1. 

Yeah but how much does that bad boy cost?  Like $600 or something?

9500i:  $450 for a red face and $500 for a blue one
X50:   $300 for red and $340 for blue


My best friend recently upgraded from an X50 to a 9500i.  The differance is amazing!!!  His has all of the common false areas marked and when it goes off it's real ...... amazing device!!!!

I give this one 5 PH's up!!!!   Mine gets 4.8 PH's!!!!!


Happy Jon!!!

I used to be a ticket machine, and was part of the good old 6 point club. Not anymore, ever since my X50 Escort Passport, I havent gotten a ticket in three years. I love it. You just have to know how to use it. I wont trust anything but Escort. I was in my friends car heading out to Columbus, he has a Cobra. The pig had Ka and it picked up just as we where passing the pig, Cobra is garbage. 

i agree with  falkore24 and nastynabs.  i have the X50 red  version and it was well worth the 300 i paid.  i had the blue one before and even better. I NEVER drive w/o my escort. 

LOL .... yup ... I had an 8500 before the X50 and a RMR-C430 before that (proven to not jam radar). 

I have to admit .... I did get a speeding ticket when I first got the X50 .... must be 3 years now .... when they were new.

I was cruising at 100 in a 65 on a 10 lane highway with no other cars ..... got hit with laser .... I wound up with a plea bargin for 14 over and I had to take defensive driving ..... 65 in NJ is double fine and points, so it was a 4 pt. ticket, but 3 were removed ..... otherwise I think the course cost about $100, $200 in fines and $400 for a lawyer (best friend's dad discount ..... for 2 days in court and maybe another hour in the office plus anything he needed to research.)

From that ordeal, I learned that Lasers NEVER have to be calibrated and are PERFECT according to the courts.  Kinda ..... bs.

I have a whistler Pro-73. i like it dosent false too much and has saved me plenty.. lets be honest here if u get hit wit laser dead on you are done no matter what..i mounted my radar high to the right of the rear view mirror then hard wired it to avoid the cord down the dash.. looks clean and works great, if ur gonna try and hide it its not gnna be effective and there prob is no real reason to have it... I herd that corbas tend to flase but i really dont know much about them... but hey somthing has to be better then nothing !!!

if I ever got one I would most likely try to modify it so the sensor is seperate from the unit, and mount the sensor up high but run the wires down to the unit somewhere else.

I have a  Beltronics  RX65 and love it. Has a lot of different options that i can sat it and has a vary long range. Saved my butt a few times. The range is so good , you migh t be driving for a little bit when  you get the warning, so dont speed up thinking its a false alarm.  It sometimes does give you false alarms but if you drive the same way all the time than you know it.


I used to have an  Cobra S i think and it sucked.  At highway speeds it was  junk, pretty much it would go off and than 1 sec later you pass the cop :(

Bel and Escort are the same company. 

nafango:  why not just get a discrete mount system that is actually made for what you want to do???

http://www.escortradar.com/sr7.htm