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Thinking about getting a Valentine One. Will the side radar in my Q7 make it always go off?

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Old 02-29-2012, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Hambonep1
I have an older V1 (purchased new in 2001) in a new Q7 with Side Assist on and have had zero issues. I have it hanging approx. two inches above the center dash.
Ham, just turning off the POP feature eliminates most or all of the falses from Side Assist.
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I am in Northern California and I am sure the highway patrol don't use K band radar gun. It's Ka or laser. There are k band radar at highway construction area and school zone and some small town cop. May be the cops in your town are too poor to afford new radar gun.
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i am installing mine this weekend, i am just going to turn K band off, i havent had it go off besides the sliding doors and traffic sensors
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Originally Posted by jikons
. May be the cops in your town are too poor to afford new radar gun.

Yes, I'm sure you're correct.

I travel the entire east coast of the US and K band is present everywhere.
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Uberwgn is correct...deactivating POP mode will make V1 compatible with Q7 side detection. Here's a link: http://valentineone.com/Lab/TechReport3.asp

POP is notoriously imperfect and not widely used...I've only had it go off once, and I was stopped and given a warning for going 67 in a 35...I was probably really going 40. Officer knew he couldn't write a ticket based on POP.
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