beltronics vector 975 radar laser detector

v95 · Post by **v95** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:04 am

hey,
anyone ever here of the beltronics vector 975 radar laser detector.

I was looking into them online his morning and a couple of people at work mentioned it. honestly it sounds cool and has under the hood mounts and rear and front window attachments and a whole bunch of other goodies but before i purchase one I just want to know if anyone has one and there opinions

excon · Post by **excon** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:25 pm

I've got a beltronics and it has worked fine for me. (in fact, it's paid for itself several times!) I forget which model mine was, but it was in 2005... It uses a 12 volt power source, so it's not as fancy as that one, but from what i remember when i did research before buying one, the ones that were mounted in the bumpers and gave you in car readouts and such were very expensive. I would recommend a box that you just plug into the cigarette lighter, but if you want bells and whistles too, that's your prerogative.

of course i would never imagine using a radar detector in virginia because they are completely illegal...

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:42 pm

get a dash mounted one the hide away in bumper systems are cool but unless there illigal in youre state and you need to hide it there not that much more effective as the bumper ones check out the rx65 thats a very nice system dash mounted ussually for around 300

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:53 pm

I have an Escort solo II, the cordless one.

It's awesome and will pick up a signal like 5 miles away here in Indiana. I've seriously had mine go off and about 3-5 min later the cop and I passed.

Plus if you happen to get pulled over you can just grab it out of your window and put it in the center consol, no cords and you can put it in whichever vehicle you need it.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:33 pm

5 miles away? damn thats legit unless ur exaggerating a lil even a half a mile would be helpful.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:53 pm

most of the pricier ones cover s full mile im sure some out there do more

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:09 pm

Yeah my crap cobra one is horrible and only recognizes the signal once they are in sight and have u in their radar. Fail for cheapos

v95 · Post by **v95** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:11 pm

I looked at the rx model fuzzy what do they sell for at your circuit cause i'm to lazy to go back to google and look again. lol

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:44 pm

It's sounds crazy but it will pick up K band from about 3-5 miles away. I picked up a cop sitting with his radar on and it picked him up about 5 minutes away and the signal got stronger as I got closer so it was him for sure. I was going about 60 mph so 5 min is about 5 miles. I was impressed.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:48 pm

not bad.......how much was that one??

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:08 am

i didnt even read the thread but i saw the word radar.. get a whistler fuzion radar.. they are great! mount right in a gauge pod.. looks just like an after market gauge..

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:29 am

I got mine for like $317ish about 4 years ago. Well worth if if you have two cars or seem to be in different cars a lot.

Best buy has them for $340 as of now...maybe some upgrades

dansou5 · Post by **dansou5** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:57 pm

krc21 wrote:i didnt even read the thread but i saw the word radar.. get a whistler fuzion radar.. they are great! mount right in a gauge pod.. looks just like an after market gauge..

Thats pretty cool

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:03 pm

the average popular band radars only emit Doppler about 2.5 miles on flat unobstructed road...(true the signal could travel farther with out reflecting back to the antennae but still) at least that's the range I got out of mine and it was only about a year old when it was installed in my police car. radar detectors are fine as long as the cop is clocking someone else. If their trying to clock you, their going to have the radar on hold until he can estimate your speed, then in about oh 2 seconds, hes going to take it off of hold, approximate your speed, verify it by looking at the speed in the counting box (radar control box) and lock you in, and put it back on hold... then just wait for you to pass. all your radar detector is going to do is beep for a few seconds, usually 1-2 seconds after I activate the radar.

if you can drop down to a reasonable speed in 2 seconds then Kudo's for you. but driving at a speed not in excess of the posted speed limits are the best way not to get pulled over. If you had a radar detector in your car, and i stopped you for speeding, you got a ticket no questions asked.

Im just saying to be safe, radar detectors offer people a false sense of security of not being caught for speeding, when we all know if you dont want a speeding ticket, dont speed!

ps. the radar detectors are made by the same people who make the radars!

peace
J

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:29 pm

Jamie wrote: if you can drop down to a reasonable speed in 2 seconds then Kudo's for you. but driving at a speed not in excess of the posted speed limits are the best way not to get pulled over. If you had a radar detector in your car, and i stopped you for speeding, you got a ticket no questions asked.

Im just saying to be safe, radar detectors offer people a false sense of security of not being caught for speeding, when we all know if you dont want a speeding ticket, dont speed!

First thing I quoted is definitely true. That's why whenever I get pulled over now I rip the sucker down, even if I wasn't speeding just so they don't get suspicious.

Also I've found that if you have a running partner or are running in a group it's usually harder to be singled out, just don't be the lead car though.

Fortunately the cops around me keep the radars on at all times, or at night they turn them on as soon as they see headlights.