Radar

[Lou Girardin]

I will have to check them out & see what other stuff they have.

Parallel Imported Ltd
7/59 Paul Matthews Rd Albany Auckland
0-9-442 2090

I'd get in quick, moves are afoot to restrict their source. Be aware that you may have warranty issues, the NZ importer will not touch them and I doubt that Parallel Imported have servicing facilities. It'll be OK if they have a full replacement warranty though.
Lou

[SPman]

Slightly but... in the Lamborghini showrooms today and this Murcielago had 2 suspicious sensors in the front....salesman said they were for the radar jammer! :sly:

[Lou Girardin]

2 sensors either side of the No. plate = Laser jammer!
Lou

[XRNR]

My Thanks to what & Jackrat, $29USD courier costs and the current low USD...

Just got the bill for this:
http://www.motorcycleradar.com/products_pg2_4.htm#PKG1

Shipped to NZ = $NZD 627.65. Not bad I thought, course no warrenty tho!

[Marmoot]

Radars, Car stereos and digital cameras.

I picked up a JVC 2-din head unit for half of Driving Sounds' price.
Nikon Coolpix5700 was $1600 when in Queen St it was still $3200.

Third World price, basically.
But more and more Grey Importers around nowadays, so it pays to be more careful.
As for Escorts, I think they're the first "official" grey importer.

[Jackrat]

Slightly but... in the Lamboghini showrooms today and this Murcielago had 2 suspicious sensors in the front....salesman said they were for the radar jammer! :sly:

Love the head lamps on that thing,Wouldn't they be nice on me bike

[XRNR]

I was going faster before he zapped me...

...my detector didn't go off...

I would've thought I would've got some signal on the escort because a bike is a pretty small target...

ColdKiwi's post.

And the words of Mr Spudchucka come back to haunt...

...As I've said before if the cop is using the speed detection equipment correctly, your detector will not save you. Best defence is to drive with your eyes open.

Mr, Spud's post !

[warren35]

To be a nit-picking mongrel (one of my talents...), they are rated a very close second behind the Passport 8500 in every review I've found on this web thingy.

A detector can still save you from instant-on as well, provided that you are not the target. You might just get forewarning as the cop ahead checks on other vehicles.

My detector saved me lots of times. Unfortunately it is now obsolete, so I need a new one. I intend to buy from the USA as it is incredibly less expensive than here. And to anyone who thinks the American market is different to here, where do you think the cops radar gear is made? And do you really believe that they get special spec's for NZ?

Howdy bud.Im new to this site so i dont know if this is the correct place to ask a question but here goes. I have just bought a 8500 locally that was brought in from the U S A. Then read that they arent compatable with our local radars to their full potencial.I can have it modified to suit for $299 but is it worth it. Is there any where i can learn more on this.cheers Warren35

[What?]

Interesting question.
Consider that our gaurdians use radar gear made in the USA. Consider also that the NZ market for such devices is small. Tiny, even. So why would we get gear that is different to what is sold to yankee coppers? Would they even make different spec gear?
According to those who import privately, or parallel to "official" importers, there is no difference at all. The "official" importers, on the other hand, say that US sourced detectors are not so good here and need to be modified.
Draw your own conclusions, but I would guess that they took your $299 and just did a bit of programming which you could have done yourself.
Also, even if that extra expense was actually necessary, it is still cheaper to buy ex USA than from, say, radar direct.

Anybody out there KNOW any different??

[Lou Girardin]

Your 8500 will work fine in NZ. The so-called NZ mods are usually to turn off X band. (We don't use it). Some US detectors are biased to K band, but the difference in detection range on Ka band is only about 50 meters.
Lou

[discountbay]

Hi, interesting discussion. I sell high end radar detectors on trademe and often have people talking about NZ modification. It simply is turning off X and K band. Cheers

[denill]

Slightly off subject - but this highlights that it is hard to keep up with technology.

Read this little gem in an Aussie paper. They are now trialing cameras in Oz that operate on elapsed time over a set distance. Did not say what the length of the distance was. A few meters or a few Ks???

I have operated a Bel 855sti for a few years now. It is abit outdated I 'spose and no tickets to date. I don't use it around town (It's not like me to be sanctimonious - I reckon you need to be stupid to speed in a built up area as if you don't hurt yourself you will end up hurting some innocent.) but when I head for the open road it is in the WRX or on the ST!!!!!!!!!!

I feel naked and vulnerable without it as it tells me what the thieving plod is doing or not doing.

BillW

[MD]

After ripping around the Sth island last weekend with 2 bikes up front using Valentines l'm convinced to buy one. They gave our group heaps of warning, no false alarms. These guys had a small red warning light fitted in their helmet triggered by a beam i.e. no wires to helmet. Shit hot investment and like a few have said here, allows you to enjoy the ride and watch the road, not the speedo. There may be times it doesn't help but from what I saw most of the time it does.
So, who knows the best place to buy a Valentine or P/P 8500 with bike fittings?
MD

[dangerous]

These guys had a small red warning light fitted in their helmet triggered by a beam i.e. no wires to helmet. So, who knows the best place to buy a Valentine or P/P 8500 with bike fittings?
MD

Is this what you are talking about http://www.radardirect.co.nz/index3.html and http://www.radardirect.co.nz/index3.html the H.A.R.D system?
I use both and wouldent be without them. I brought it all from radar direct... they sure as hell wernt cheap, but then again neither is lossing ya licence.

[MD]

Thanks Dangerous. I checked out Radardirect. Valentine with the extras +gst cost $1900. More than I can afford at the moment.
Still waiting to hear back from Discountbay.
MD