on a budget...

[stlcardsfan]

The X50 is a good detector as well. I have heard stories of TX DPS troopers using radar detector detectors to detect RD users and hit them with I/O as soon as they come into sight. If I'm not mistaken the whistler xtr 695/pro 70 is pretty stealthy and also and excellent band for the buck. You could get and xtr 695 for well under 200 dollars. I own a 9500ix and would feel as nearly as confident with either of those RD's.

[ahmadr]

Then again, I don't really see why you should be speeding in a LIFTED truck
You'll crash and roll and kill yourself and/or others

[steve f]

For under $300, I'd go with the Bel RX65 or the Passport 8500 X50. Under $200, the Bel 955 or the Whistler Pro 78. I've got the Whistler 695 and the Bel RX65, and I think the RX65 is a little better all around as far as sensitivity, although the Whistler is a very good detector.

[texasspeed]

haha...its only lifted 3inches and i have a heavy foot, then my gf drives an 08 eclipse gt so the rd would go in there too.

[texasspeed]

so say that the trooper does have a radar detector detector and well im driving and it detects mine, and i throw mine out of site(knowing he has no reason to search my vehicle) what would happen..

[erickonphoenix]

so say that the trooper does have a radar detector detector and well im driving and it detects mine, and i throw mine out of site(knowing he has no reason to search my vehicle) what would happen..

Radar Detectors are legal in private passenger cars in Texas but they are illegal in all commercial trucks in the U.S., hence the reason DPS has the Spectre III radar detector detectors to sniff those violators out. However, it so happens the Spectre RDD can also be used to "time" instant on strikes against passenger cars so it's a useful tool for two reasons.

Still, I ran my V1 up against a DPS friend of mine with a stalker and he didn't get any significant warning I was approaching. He continued to use it as a RDD that night and found it had uneven performance as a device to "time" Instant On radar shots. So, I figure some radar detectors are way easier to detect than others.

On the subject of big trucks. Radar signature is a major issue with all trucks and the higher they are off the ground the farther they can be detected by radar. Jackle's Excursion with a 3" lift was clocked at a little over half a mile (~3000 ft) with the Stalker DSR. TrooperX own Ram1500 at stock trim was putting up about the same numbers.

I would love to get more range testing on vehicle types in the future. So far this kind of thing has been an afterthought or just general observations when shooting radar guns. For the record.

[texasspeed]

so i see..thats very interesting..ive heard that darker vehicles with less chrome are less likely to be detectable as to ones with chrome..

[QuickCummins]

Then again, I don't really see why you should be speeding in a LIFTED truck
You'll crash and roll and kill yourself and/or others

as you will crash roll roll roll roll untill nothing is left and squash a bug............lol Focus.......

[MEM-TEK]

For under $300, I'd go with the Bel RX65 or the Passport 8500 X50. Under $200, the Bel 955 or the Whistler Pro 78. I've got the Whistler 695 and the Bel RX65, and I think the RX65 is a little better all around as far as sensitivity, although the Whistler is a very good detector.

I couldn't agree more. That basically hits the nail on the head. You really can't go wrong with any of these RD models. At least the radar detector industry still is an industry which is dominated by North American manufacturers versus overseas manufacturers when it comes to both product performance and product quality.

[SHC33]

And if you are gonna go with any of those radars do a little hunting to find a good price. If you search around you can find the V955 for about $160. Just be sure to check with the peeps on here to make sure that the seller is authorized by Bel or whichever company you decide to go with . Dont get stuck with a Chinese version knock off. Good luck.