Radar detectors big on the hit list

[750Y]

the mrs car was broken into and the valentine radar stolen off the dash. apparently there is an epidemic on radar pinching at the moment. advice from the insurance company was take it out of the car or hide it.
thieves suck!

[Blackbird]

Having just fitted a new detector mount on the bike, the detector is now held on with velcro so I must remember to stick it in my pocket! I never swap it over into the car as my wife hates it beeping away. So what happened at Xmas was I didn't see a camera van up the Thames coast and got nailed for $80 :doh:

Cheers for the reminder. :2thumbsup

Geoff

[k14]

Yeah I always take it with me, in car or on bike. Too risky to leave it in plain site, easiest $200 the theif will ever make.

[MOTOXXX]

radars have been on the hit list for ages dude.
just a simple thing to smash and grab.

had mine taken from my olds car last year.
pays to keep em outa sight ie, take em down when u not in the car.

ps sorry to hear about that dude.

[avgas]

yeh my mate had his valentine stolen a few years ago.
:ar15: :thud: theives

[750Y]

i guess i'm just a trusting sorta guy who only gets reminded after the fact what assholes are actually out there...
i have a funny feeling i am gonna catch someone in the act sometime and the cops won't be called 8-)

[wkid_one]

Never taken mine out of my car - if they pinch it - so be it

[spudchucka]

Radar detectors are the most commonly stolen item from cars. They are easy to pinch when sitting on your dash and there is always and active black market for them.

[Slingshot]

Taking it off the dash is often not enough.

Clues like the cradle still being attached to the dash or even the little circular smudges that the suckers leave on the window could be enough of a sign to a thief that there could be a detector in the glove box!

[inlinefour]

the mrs car was broken into and the valentine radar stolen off the dash. apparently there is an epidemic on radar pinching at the moment. advice from the insurance company was take it out of the car or hide it.
thieves suck!

However the alarm stickers on my windows put people off ripping it off me. Well that and my other four legged alarm/tear ur arms off security system.

[750Y]

i realy had no idea about how commonly they are targeted.
The guy knew what he was doing cos he smashed the window but didn't try to open the door even though he leaned in & rummaged around the rear foot wells, he musta known about the factory holden alarms which only go off if You try to open the doors from the inside. also the wanker put sprinkled glass onto the electric window switch on the console so when i lifted it up to clean the glass out some slipped under & held the motor on. I had to pull over and fish around for a pen to dig it out. 8-(

[Rainbow Wizard]

Radar detectors are the most commonly stolen item from cars. They are easy to pinch when sitting on your dash and there is always and active black market for them.
I bid on one a few weeks ago and won the auction but the dude never responded to my emails to give me the name on his a/c so I have not deposited the funds. I've told TradeMe by email and they just say "sorry" and that I can have my auction win fee refunded.

Surely if the dude was legit there would be a reply. So who are all these traders of Valentine 1s? How come so many? And why do they say "serial number will be forwarded on completion of the auction"?

Looks like current retail for pop2 model is $799 or more but there's one dude offering for $700. Can they be trusted? http://www.voxanclubdefrance.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_color_.gif

[Timber020]

If hes getting them from overseas, easily offer them for that. Gear is cheap over the waves....

[Biff]

Shit - sorry to hear that mate.
If it helps at all: http://www.flashcards.co.nz/catalog/index.php?cPath=71&osCsid=c57bc8bf728bfcbe57b05a7604a5d144

[Holy Roller]

:Offtopic:
But on the subject of radar detectors does anyone know what VG2 is :whistle: had it display multiple times on a ride today.

[Pixie]

Having just fitted a new detector mount on the bike, the detector is now held on with velcro so I must remember to stick it in my pocket! I never swap it over into the car as my wife hates it beeping away. So what happened at Xmas was I didn't see a camera van up the Thames coast and got nailed for $80 :doh:

Cheers for the reminder. :2thumbsup

Geoff
Watch that velcro.
Use a velcro strap around the detector and mount.
I know of someone who saw his brand new detector go down the road five minutes after fitting it,thanks to relying on velcro.

[Pixie]

However the alarm stickers on my windows put people off ripping it off me. Well that and my other four legged alarm/tear ur arms off security system.
Your four legged alarm sounds just like my credit card :rofl:

[scumdog]

Saved myself a fortune in cash and worry by not having one :rofl:

And K14, don't mention the thieves get $200 for them - down here they're happy to get $60 or so 'cos that's three tinnies and that's all they're after!!

Next thing the greedy buggers will want $200 "like the fullas up no'th get eh?"

[marty]

i've mounted mine lower on the screen so it doesn't stand out so much - when i was travelling heaps, and parking either at home or in secure parking, i had it in my line of sight, but around town it's a bit of a pest. i take mine off and put it under the seat, but leave the mount on the screen. pretty easy to see the curly cord and mount if you're looking i guess..... saved me in the car yesterday though - laser near the fieldays site. i have a mount on the bike using a 3M 'velcro', it's stuff we use to keep upholstery panels on in aeroplanes, and it has a really aggressive hold. it has to be peeled off from one end to break the hold.

[ManDownUnder]

1 Farad Capacitors small enough to fit inside a radar detector case...

Plug it into the 12V supply as usual... Some of you will see where I'm going with this...

[edit] - that's him/her/them (feeling very PC today)... the guy/girl/person of uncertain gender identity that did the backflip over that car, with three fingers missing, groaning really loudly in the gutter.

I guess they didn't see the "don't touch" sticker - oopsie, silly me, I put it on the bottom

... never mind

MDU

[Lou Girardin]

VG2 is a detector detector, not used in NZ because detctors are legal.
Stop bragging about not having a detector Mr Dog. I didn't use one when I had immunity either. :Police: :ride: :devil2:

[Ixion]

VG2 is a detector detector, not used in NZ because detctors are legal.
Stop bragging about not having a detector Mr Dog. I didn't use one when I had immunity either. :Police: :ride: :devil2:

Ohhh detector detectors! Can you get detectors to detect the detector detectors before they detect your detector (your detector, not your detector detector detector that is ) , so you can hide it ? [ Go away Mr Hitcher. This is perfectly good English. Sort of ]

[ManDownUnder]

Ohhh detector detectors! Can you get detectors to detect the detector detectors before they detect your detector (your detector, not your detector detector detector that is ) , so you can hide it ? [ Go away Mr Hitcher. This is perfectly good English. Sort of ]

I follow it - and now I need a drink...

MDU

[HDTboy]

I've replaced soooooo many side widows due to detector theft it's not funny, BMW should give Valentine a comission on every window they sell.
The funniest thing is when the same car comes back in a week later to have a second window fitted as the owner didn't learn their lesson the first time.

[Clockwork]

VG2 is a detector detector, not used in NZ because detctors are legal.
Stop bragging about not having a detector Mr Dog. I didn't use one when I had immunity either. :Police: :ride: :devil2:

I'd always assumed radar detectors were passive..... what do they emit to detect?

[Lou Girardin]

Ohhh detector detectors! Can you get detectors to detect the detector detectors before they detect your detector (your detector, not your detector detector detector that is ) , so you can hide it ? [ Go away Mr Hitcher. This is perfectly good English. Sort of ]

Yes :ride:

[scumdog]

VG2 is a detector detector, not used in NZ because detctors are legal.
Stop bragging about not having a detector Mr Dog. I didn't use one when I had immunity either. :Police: :ride: :devil2:

Immunity ain't so good these days - just look at cops being doen by other cops in the paper! (plus you never know when MrInspectorSir is 'out with the boys')

And the speed-camers isn't too discerning either!!

(It's actually a case where I'd end up fluffing around with the detector so much that I'd end up STILL getting caught - k.i.s.s. - Keep It Simple Stupid!).

[Biff]

I'd always assumed radar detectors were passive..... what do they emit to detect?

All radar detectors need a reference frequency to work. So inside them is a little circuit, normally driven by a crystal that oscillates, producing said reference frequency. Radar detector detectors detect this.

This is why some 'cheaper' radar detectors give out false alarms when you pass another vehicle fitted with a radar detector. They’re actually picking up the reference frequency of the oncoming detector. Escorts are the worst for this followed by Unidens.

In electromatronics termanohology:
A passive device is something that requires no power to work.
An active device requires power.

[Lou Girardin]

I'd always assumed radar detectors were passive..... what do they emit to detect?

The gubbins (a highly technical term) on some detectors do emit superheterodyne radiation that other detectors detect.

[Ixion]

The gubbins (a highly technical term) on some detectors do emit superheterodyne radiation that other detectors detect.

Ah ha. So the detector detector is actually a gubbins detector!. Is the gubbinmint aware of this ?

[Biff]

superheterodyne radiation

A posh way of saying radio waves.
Or the addition of an IF frequency used to amplify an incoming signal. In modern times this is around 455KHz. This could be used to amplify the AM portion of the incoming RF (radar signal) in order to improve detection and filtration.

[Drunken Monkey]

... Escorts are the worst for this followed by Unidens.
...

Don't know where you got that about Escorts. My X50 _never_ falses on someone else's detector. My old Uniden LRS did it all the time.

[Biff]

Don't know where you got that about Escorts. My X50 _never_ falses on someone else's detector.

Ok. I meant to say Escorts and Unidens are IMO (after reading reviews over the years) the worst. I'm amazed that you say that you've never had your Escort go off for no obvious reason. I know of at least two guys, and have owned one myself so i can confirm first hand, that say the bloody thing 'falses' all the time. Be it because of garage openers, proximity detectors and other detectors. If yours never does then I'd say you're lucky.

[mikey]

this shits been going on long before i went to college. its not a new epidemic. you just got hit. dumbass. leave your radar under the seat for me next ime. cheers