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So Cal Radar Detectors?
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08-20-2006, 02:48 AM | #1 |
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So Cal Radar Detectors?
So what kind of radar detector are you folks running here in cali?
I just picked up a Escort X50 Blue ? Is this any good?
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08-21-2006, 02:03 AM | #5 |
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i have a x50 too and i love it. but i didnt want to spend the extra money for the blue one =D. But yea X is basically nothing. This band isint the one cops use. i turned mine off because it started to get annoying. K is USUALLY like automatic doors like those at supermarkets at stuff. But K band is also for the Red Light Cameras and the "YOUR SPEED XXX" sign.
The only bands you should be really concerned with is Ka and Laser. With Ka its almost 100% police. Usually it will be police cars or police on bikes riding around with their radar on, or it could be speed traps where police are waiting for you and pointing the gun at you. (sometimes if you see a police car/bike and your radar dosent go off, its cause they dont have their radars turned on). And laser is the very dangerous one. With Ka..you still have time to react and slow down. But with laser, its basically instantanious (dunno if thats how you spell it :P). If your speeding when laser goes off, your probably going to get pulled over. sorry for making the post soo long. Hope thats what your looking for |
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08-22-2006, 12:21 AM | #6 |
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ahh thanks for the info... hahha yeah i was thinking about turning off x and maybe k since its all false alarms but wanted to do some homework on it before hand.
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08-26-2006, 02:33 AM | #8 |
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ehh i forgot to add that you should always run the x50 in highway mode. Highway mode is the most sensitive and will catch more even though the manual says put it in auto, definetly put it in highway
Mode: Highway mode Bands off: X, K, POP |
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08-27-2006, 10:22 PM | #9 | |
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bump!
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