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hello guys and girls.. I would like your opinion on radar/laser options for S4.....

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Old 04-14-2004, 06:45 PM
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Default hello guys and girls.. I would like your opinion on radar/laser options for S4.....

1). Passport 8500 w/Laser Shifter (all hard-wired) $1,300 installed. (does it cost $700 to hardwired it in? sounds very high).

2). V1 w/concealed controller and hard-wired.

3). Passport SR7 installed.

which would be the best for radar/laser protection? Doesnt (1). seem very high in price?

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V1, no question.
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#2, V1, nothing better.
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#2 + jammer; passive laser detection is useless...
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Default As a 8500 owner

I can say I like it. Saved $100 buy not buying the valentine 1, and I feel it has saved my a good share of times.

You can obviously not defeat the cop laser, but the Ka and K bands are very sensitive on my 8500. Hardwiring should cost very little. Escort offers a special smart hardwire setup, where you can set up a little box somewhere on your dash to mute etc.

Hardwiring should cost no more than $100-$150 tops. I have no idea how the hell they can even begin to charge you $700. I say go for the 8500.

BTW... there is a new Passport 8500 x50, which just came out. If you search the archives you will find a post I made a day or two ago.
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Default V1, hands down...

Once you've had the arrows, you'll never go back to not having them.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1506532.phtml">My V1 story</a></li></ul>
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