Noticed something about my 3.872

[SaltyinNJ]

When I first got it, I mounted it just under the smoked blue tint strip in my Honda. When I moved it up higher, directly behind the tint strip, I started getting MORE laser alerts. Most of them false, but it seemed like my radar sensitivty didn't change or decrease. Now I have the same V1 in an Acura. I put it just under the smoked blue tint strip, and the radar sensitivity has gone up! Its now even more sensitive. And, I've gotten no false laser alerts since. Can someone explain?

[CJR238]

When I first got it, I mounted it just under the smoked blue tint strip in my Honda. When I moved it up higher, directly behind the tint strip, I started getting MORE laser alerts. Most of them false, but it seemed like my radar sensitivty didn't change or decrease. Now I have the same V1 in an Acura. I put it just under the smoked blue tint strip, and the radar sensitivity has gone up! Its now even more sensitive. And, I've gotten no false laser alerts since. Can someone explain?

I have a TL too and may have had the same thing happen but didn't notice? Maybe the way the tint strip refracts/filters light?

[SaltyinNJ]

When I first got it, I mounted it just under the smoked blue tint strip in my Honda. When I moved it up higher, directly behind the tint strip, I started getting MORE laser alerts. Most of them false, but it seemed like my radar sensitivty didn't change or decrease. Now I have the same V1 in an Acura. I put it just under the smoked blue tint strip, and the radar sensitivity has gone up! Its now even more sensitive. And, I've gotten no false laser alerts since. Can someone explain?

I have a TL too and may have had the same thing happen but didn't notice? Maybe the way the tint strip refracts/filters light?

That actually makes sense. The dots are there to keep sunlight away correct? If so, that would explain less false laser alerts. However, I didn't think the smoked blue tint would affect radar sensitivity, but it seems it does.

Edit: You're talking about the tint itself. Hmmm. That could it be as well.

[aa2033]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

[SaltyinNJ]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

Here's the thing. My radar WAS affected though. I got better sensitivity UNDER the tint strip as opposed to BEHIND it.

[samq45]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

Here's the thing. My radar WAS affected though. I got better sensitivity UNDER the tint strip as opposed to BEHIND it.

Metallic Tint will cause some problems with radar reception.

[SaltyinNJ]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

Here's the thing. My radar WAS affected though. I got better sensitivity UNDER the tint strip as opposed to BEHIND it.

Metallic Tint will cause some problems with radar reception.

LOL. I know. In this case, its smoked tint with no metal. Thats why I'm confused.

[CJR238]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

Here's the thing. My radar WAS affected though. I got better sensitivity UNDER the tint strip as opposed to BEHIND it.

Same here (though I didn't relies it at the time). Maybe Acura's blue tinting amplifies the type of light that the laser sensor sees.

[SaltyinNJ]

I dont have a TL, but i have a tint strip, i noticed the same thing. radar wasn't affected, so i just turned laser off. fixed =D

Here's the thing. My radar WAS affected though. I got better sensitivity UNDER the tint strip as opposed to BEHIND it.

Same here (though I didn't relies it at the time). Maybe Acura's blue tinting amplifies the type of light that the laser sensor sees.

The laser falses were actually coming from my Honda windsheild which was actually replaced due to a crack. I didn't run the V1 behind the tint in the TL except for one day. In that one day, I did get a laser false. Since moving it below the strip, I've gotten no laser falses and more sensitivity to radar. I guess even mounting behind non metallic tint will still affect sensitivity to radar negatively.

[CJR238]

The laser falses were actually coming from my Honda windsheild which was actually replaced due to a crack. I didn't run the V1 behind the tint in the TL except for one day. In that one day, I did get a laser false. Since moving it below the strip, I've gotten no laser falses and more sensitivity to radar. I guess even mounting behind non metallic tint will still affect sensitivity to radar negatively.

Technically a tint strip of any color wont effect radar performance as long as it has not radar reflecting or absorbing material in it. Sounds like you may have had a good radar/laser day as apposed to a bad one.