What to do, CI or LI.

[CJR238]

I am a bit lazy in my old age, so I will ask all the knowledgeable Jammer guys to help me out so I don’t have to search any more than I already have.

I know the LI is a no brainier as being the best Jammer by far and the CI doesn’t really compare. However I can get a wicked deal on the CI so it will cost me quite a bit less than a 3 head LI.

I live in the Stamford-Danbury CT area and drive in NY State frequently. I have had a few laser saves with my 9500I but know it’s not going to help me much longer because I am starting to see laser more and more. Plus CT just got a bunch of True Speed guns. As of now its Laser 10% Radar 90%.

My concern is even though I can get a deal on the CI it wont perform consistently enough for my area, I haven’t seen any tests with the CI with True Speed guns yet ether.

I’m also thinking the CI being so sensitive to laser and my car being pretty stealthy (04 Acura TL) to laser to begin with the CI may work just fine.

My guess is if the CI jams all the guns used in my area to some extent it will work fine. Plus I could always just add an LI later.

Any info is appreciated, I tend to over think things, be a little cheep but end up spending the big $$$ anyway. Man this is turning into an expensive hobby.

I'm thinking my placement of the heads will be at the farthest points in the small grill, close to the headlights (I have a front plate on my car now too)

[Stealth Stalker]

What the heck is a CI?

If I've never even heard of it, and it isn't in the GOL tests, I'd have a hard time recommending it, lol!

[CJR238]

What the heck is a CI?

If I've never even heard of it, and it isn't in the GOL tests, I'd have a hard time recommending it, lol!

Sorry, Escort 9500ci /ZR4 jammer comes with the ci.
Figured everyone knew the abbreviations.

I have also read all the GOL tests on it.

[takeshi]

Guess it really boils down to which you want more -- the best laser protection out there or a few bucks saved...

[Stealth Stalker]

Ah. Never heard anyone refer to the jammer portion of the system as a CI. I thought you found some new jammer on the market.

I dunno, Bro... I'm not a fan of the CI, even as a detector. The extra mileage of range is really useless. The ZR4 would have to jam as well as a Quad Laser Interceptor to be worth what they charge for an LI. Unfortunately, it doesn't jam anything except the occasional Laser Atlanta.

If you're getting the whole package for less than five hundred bucks, it might be worth it. Then, with the money you save, you could add extra laser protection. Heck, for six hundred bucks, you could get a quad Blinder and just keep the RD you have, which is among the best. Otherwise, I think you'd be wasting your money on an overrated detector and an ineffective jammer.

[CJR238]

Guess it really boils down to which you want more -- the best laser protection out there or a few bucks saved...

True, but the ci gives the best radar sensitivity. It’s very perplexing for me. If I only knew what laser guns were used in CT & NY and if the ci jams True Speed well.

[MEM-TEK]

Hi CJR,

In my opinion, your car based on its front profile is ideal for the 9500ci's ZR4 setup. Looking t the shape of the front bumper, angle the front shifter heads outward by 2 degrees, mount in the lower black areas below the headlights, and simply paint over the horizontal chromed bar where the logo is. Mount the ZR4 heads upside down and then angle them up by 1 degree.

[CJR238]

Ah. Never heard anyone refer to the jammer portion of the system as a CI. I thought you found some new jammer on the market.

I dunno, Bro... I'm not a fan of the CI, even as a detector. The extra mileage of range is really useless. The ZR4 would have to jam as well as a Quad Laser Interceptor to be worth what they charge for an LI. Unfortunately, it doesn't jam anything except the occasional Laser Atlanta.

If you're getting the whole package for less than five hundred bucks, it might be worth it. Then, with the money you save, you could add extra laser protection. Heck, for six hundred bucks, you could get a quad Blinder and just keep the RD you have, which is among the best. Otherwise, I think you'd be wasting your money on an overrated detector and an ineffective jammer.

I agree with the hole idea of how much sensitivity do you really need. But the ci certainly takes away the negatives of an overly sensitive RD with TrueLock.
the ZR4 is certainly sub par, but if it does well with the laser guns around here it might not be a bad choice. Plus it may be able to be updated.

I know using my 9500I and an LI is the most logical choice but i want to be sure passing up the ci is absolutely the best thing for me to do.

[Stealth Stalker]

I know using my 9500I and an LI is the most logical choice but i want to be sure passing up the ci is absolutely the best thing for me to do.

That's easy. Tell us how much you'd pay for the CI set up. Then tell us how much you have paid in tickets and raised insurance rates in the last three years. And tell us if you are more or less likely to get the same amount of tickets in the coming three years.

If you're not going to base your decision on performance statistics, then the only thing you can do is a cost analysis. Will you save more on the CI than you will lose in laser tickets over the coming years? If so, then yeah, it sounds like a good deal. That's why I said you'd have to be getting it for five hundred or less, because a thousand bucks in tickets and insurance due to failure of your CI to perform is a very high probability.

[Atlas]

Ha, heck, if the price on the 9500ci is that great you could buy bunch and sell them to us at a small markup to offset the cost of an LI setup for you!

I went with the LI and am saving again for the 9500ci to add later, no hook up like you

I figured better laser protection for now then improve the radar when I can.