Oggie S.

Since radar detectors are illegal in Canada, I think the best way to go is coredless... Does anybody have any experience with Bell 945i detector???

Thanks for your help.

Oggie

Dan H.

Since they are illegal, what you need is a detector that cannot be detected by the VG-2 (I think that is what it is called) detector-detector. Check back issues of Car and Driver for details.

Dan H.
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Smoothie

Legal in Alberta, perhaps you should move here!!

JMorrison

Check Car and Driver's web site for a detector comparison test.

Gatsby

Re: Yeah but then he'd have to deal with the shame of living in Alberta

markbradford

Cordless detectors don't offer the detection range which a full power detector can provide.

I live in Canada, and I bought a BEL 855 STi model. The STi means that it is invisible to the VG-2 detector detector. I can vouch for the invisiblilty - I used to turn the detector off and remove it every time it went off (just in case), but eventually I got lazy and decided to leave it up. I've driven by countless cops with my radar alert going crazy, but have never even gotten so much as a glance from the police. If it's the cord you're worried about giving you away, you can get a straight cord (as opposed to coiled like a phone receiver cord) and run it under the dash, up the A pillar, and across the headliner to the visor area, leaving just enough to plug into the detector. Also, the 855 STi offers a "dark" mode for nighttime, in which it only sounds audible alerts - the screen stays dark.

Of course, all of the BEL-specific info is worthless if you can afford a Valentine One. The BEL's a great detector, but nothing compares to the V1. Valentine also offers a remote display that leaves the main unit dark and displays alert info at the lighter socket. Hope this Helps.

Good Luck,
Mark