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  1. 06-04-2010, 09:11 PM #1
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    Default having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    Hi,I was wondering about if having your headlights on affect how a radar reads.I have a 1996 suburban that day time running lights.
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  2. 06-04-2010, 09:11 PM #2
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    They don't.
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  3. 06-04-2010, 09:20 PM #3
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    No, and welcome
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  5. 06-05-2010, 01:41 AM #5
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

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  6. 06-05-2010, 05:49 AM #6
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    Never had a problem on my second car with daytime running lights.

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  7. 06-05-2010, 05:51 AM #7
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    How would a light source interfere with a devices ability to pick up sound waves?
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  8. 06-05-2010, 06:07 AM #8
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    Welcome to the forum and the answer is NO.
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  9. 06-05-2010, 06:34 AM #9
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    Quote Originally Posted by category4 View Post
    How would a light source interfere with a devices ability to pick up sound waves?
    Sound waves are pressure waves in the air (the actual air molecules, not just figuratively). If that's what LEOs were using we'd call it sonar.
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  10. 06-05-2010, 07:31 AM #10
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    Default Re: having your headlights on affect how a radar reads

    The only thing I have ever heard about headlights having any effect on a speed measurement device was with the old generation 1 laser guns. From what I remember there where some test done that shown there was a slight benefit to running with your headlights on against these guns.
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