i dunno if this is the right forum to post but....

JKim89 · 12-03-2010, 10:53 PM

so i bought v1 radar detector few weeks ago. i then used it almost everyday.
last weekend i went on a mid-range trip to Michigan, about 850miles. i was doing around 85 (speed limit 70) and was caught by police TWICE. there were heck a lot of police on my way but my radar detector did not detect those polices. i goes off like a mad dog when i come up on a crossing with traffic lights but it does not tell me when police is near. not so useful. is this normal? i use it on A mode. if this is not normal then please tell me how your V1 behaves and whether i can get it fixed or not. thanks!

-Josh

spiike32 · 12-03-2010, 11:08 PM

does your ticket say radar? maybe they matched your speed.

JKim89 · 12-03-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by spiike32

does your ticket say radar? maybe they matched your speed.

yeah. the first time i got away with verbal warning. on my way back to ny i got caught and it says radar. the thing is, the detector just did not go off at all. i was going with a 85 speed cruise set. then next thing i know, a police is on my tail. i'm really bummed by this...

cisf0rcalvin · 12-03-2010, 11:38 PM

Are all your bands on the V1 turned on? I'm assuming if hes using radar which is probably Ka band since he was moving when he got you. If he was parked, he could be using LIDAR which is 99.9% guaranteed a ticket if you are hit without any jammers.

galahad05 · 12-04-2010, 01:33 AM

Agreed. LIDAR is a good possibility.

slim_e90 · 12-04-2010, 01:53 AM

Is the volume on? I know dumb question but just want to be sure.

I would ask the cop to show you the trap speed on their equipment.

If it says radar on the ticket and the v1 didn't go off it's hard to believe... unless it's lidar as others indicated.

///M3NACE · 12-04-2010, 01:56 AM

i thought my brothers 9500 sucked ass but the damn thing was on mute for days haha. stupid escort settings. I only rock my v1 and i dont even speed really maybe 5 above city and highway 10-15

JKim89 · 12-04-2010, 02:41 AM

the sound was on, all the settings are all correct. it goes off sometimes but maybe like 1 out of 5 cops. it said radar... i have no idea why it didn't go off....

WinoGregorio · 12-04-2010, 09:53 AM

If it was not LIDAR, send it back to the factory and have them test the calibration. I have 4 V-1 detectors that catch all the Ka Band used by most LEA but LIDAR almost never goes off.

LeifW · 12-04-2010, 10:06 AM

You may have to send it back to the factory for repair. I have two V1's. The older of the two has never had a probelm. I've had to send the newer one back for repair twice. Both times it stopped detecting one of the radar bands (K band I think).

Leif W.

PhamtasticE90 · 12-04-2010, 10:24 AM

he may have paced u.

Coolieman1220 · 12-04-2010, 10:34 AM

did you buy it used? is it programmed? go to the V1 website all of your questions on this will be answered.

I love my V1

cisf0rcalvin · 12-05-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hyungy89

the sound was on, all the settings are all correct. it goes off sometimes but maybe like 1 out of 5 cops. it said radar... i have no idea why it didn't go off....

Radar detectors aren't cop detectors. Not all police cars run radar. Some run radar but they are not turned on to provide stealth to radar detectors. He could have paced you or hit you with instant on radar and no matter how good your radar detector is, you are screwed. As for instant on, the V1 should have detected it, but I'm not sure why it didn't go off. Quick trigger is also another possibility but again, the V1 is good, but not 100% at detecting those.

JayKay335i · 12-06-2010, 01:20 AM

+1 above. You need to be vigilant. Also, try L (full logic) mode.

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JKim89 Lieutenant 27 Rep 466 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i X-Drive Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (3)	i dunno if this is the right forum to post but.... so i bought v1 radar detector few weeks ago. i then used it almost everyday. last weekend i went on a mid-range trip to Michigan, about 850miles. i was doing around 85 (speed limit 70) and was caught by police TWICE. there were heck a lot of police on my way but my radar detector did not detect those polices. i goes off like a mad dog when i come up on a crossing with traffic lights but it does not tell me when police is near. not so useful. is this normal? i use it on A mode. if this is not normal then please tell me how your V1 behaves and whether i can get it fixed or not. thanks! -Josh
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spiike32 Major 78 Rep 1,127 Posts Drives: Mineral White F80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: IL iTrader: (9)	does your ticket say radar? maybe they matched your speed. __________________ Current: Tesla Model 3 Performance Retired: F80 M3, FBO 335i, 318ti, C7 Stingray
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cisf0rcalvin First Lieutenant 33 Rep 322 Posts Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nevada iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW 328i [8.50]	Are all your bands on the V1 turned on? I'm assuming if hes using radar which is probably Ka band since he was moving when he got you. If he was parked, he could be using LIDAR which is 99.9% guaranteed a ticket if you are hit without any jammers.
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galahad05 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,158 Posts Drives: '07 335i e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (0)	Agreed. LIDAR is a good possibility. __________________ Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain
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slim_e90 First Lieutenant 13 Rep 343 Posts Drives: BSM E-88 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Naaaashville, TN iTrader: (4)	Is the volume on? I know dumb question but just want to be sure. I would ask the cop to show you the trap speed on their equipment. If it says radar on the ticket and the v1 didn't go off it's hard to believe... unless it's lidar as others indicated. __________________ \|move over... please\|
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///M3NACE Banned 168 Rep 3,900 Posts Drives: E36 M3, E36 Vert , E90 N52 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Downers Grove, IL iTrader: (5)	i thought my brothers 9500 sucked ass but the damn thing was on mute for days haha. stupid escort settings. I only rock my v1 and i dont even speed really maybe 5 above city and highway 10-15
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12-04-2010, 02:41 AM	#8
JKim89 Lieutenant 27 Rep 466 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i X-Drive Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (3)	the sound was on, all the settings are all correct. it goes off sometimes but maybe like 1 out of 5 cops. it said radar... i have no idea why it didn't go off....
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12-04-2010, 09:53 AM	#9
WinoGregorio Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2020 m550i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Gatos iTrader: (0)	If it was not LIDAR, send it back to the factory and have them test the calibration. I have 4 V-1 detectors that catch all the Ka Band used by most LEA but LIDAR almost never goes off.
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LeifW Captain 47 Rep 691 Posts Drives: 1M AW Join Date: May 2007 Location: CT, USA iTrader: (0)	You may have to send it back to the factory for repair. I have two V1's. The older of the two has never had a probelm. I've had to send the newer one back for repair twice. Both times it stopped detecting one of the radar bands (K band I think). Leif W.
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PhamtasticE90 Private First Class 12 Rep 121 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: IE iTrader: (1)	he may have paced u. __________________
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Coolieman1220 Banned 73 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	did you buy it used? is it programmed? go to the V1 website all of your questions on this will be answered. I love my V1
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12-06-2010, 01:20 AM	#14
JayKay335i Banned 189 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	+1 above. You need to be vigilant. Also, try L (full logic) mode.
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