Final confirmation!!!! Help!!! :)

Hello Everyone,

So, I am basically set on getting a radar detector.
My situation is that I travel between Tennessee, but I stay mostly in Virginia.

I am debating on which radar detector I should get.
I realize that Virginia that the Radar detector detectors, but how many police cars even have the spectre? My friend who's driven around in Virginia for the past 2 yrs and now around Richmond, VA with a Escort X8500. He has not been caught for using a radar detector yet. He apparently claims that only around <10&#37; of state troopers actually have RDDs, due to the high cost.

If this is true, should I even bother getting a Beltronic STi? I realize it has zero detectability and amazing detection range, but what about the Valentine One?

Also, what about the new Beltronic GX 65, it seems to have handy new functions that the Beltronic STi does not have, most notably the GPS function and the traffic cams.

So, I have no idea which one I should purchase!

Will Beltronic every come out with an STi that also includes GPS, that would be nice.

I would recommend STi Driver - It performs well too

The Escort 9500i/ix and Bel GX65, on the M4 platform, are good at not being detected by the Spectre, but they're not invisible. I'd recommend the STi Driver and concealing it well.. why risk getting caught?

STi Driver FTW.

Make sure you mount the STi Driver high and hardwire for clean/ sleath install

The 10% figure has to be pushed over the many hours you will be on the road. If they are there you have to be lucky all the time. They only have to be lucky once.

STi is the way to go.

I also suggest the STi.

Thanks for all the input :).

I am going to buy the STi from the Belltronic's website tomorrow >:D.

What kind of wiring should I get so I can mount it around the RV mirror?

Why not buy it from radarbusters using the link above and support the forum? :confused:

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Thanks for all the input :).

I am going to buy the STi from the Belltronic's website tomorrow >:D.

What kind of wiring should I get so I can mount it around the RV mirror?

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Great decision. Look up the direct wire smart cord.

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Why not buy it from radarbusters using the link above and support the forum? :confused:

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That's a good idea.

Are radar detectors allowed to be shipped into Virginia?

I guess I could get it from radarbusters.com, which one ships faster? Do they have that new STi update?

Radarbusters can get it to you as fast as Beltronics can. The Driver will come with more than you need to do a stealthy install. You could always call radarbusters on the phone and ask them if the STi has the latest updates. I'll bet they do.:cool: Oh, I don't know about shipping into VA.

YAY :)

I just ordered a Bel STi :)

My wallet took quite a blow though :(. It added up to $547.

I decided to go through them directly, since they probably have the newest update for the STi (the audio one). It was also easier since they could just charge me 29.99 directly to get the 3 year warranty upgrade, instead of having to send in a card if I purchased from RadarBuster. They also gave me a free visor clip.

Though they charged shipping :( it was $17 O_O, while RadarBusters were free. At least they upgraded me to Next Day Air for free.

Share in my excitement :)

Thank you all for your input. Now I need to go make some money to recover spending half a grand.

^^ Oh Lord, I bet that you will be counting down the hours until your brand new STi arrives. You are gonna love it! The STi, especially with its latest firmware update, is the cat's meow.

Assuming that you have good night vision and since you will be driving primarily in VA, you might consider doing a mod to dim the STi's push buttons and display so that at night only you can see the display and push buttons:

How to make your STi's display a lot dimmer...

Note that, subsequent to when I wrote the above article, I figured out that you don't even have to use the very tiny dabs of contact cement to hold the colored material in place in front of the display. So ignore that section.

:)

Assuming that you have good night vision and since you will be driving primarily in VA, you might consider doing a mod to dim the STi's push buttons and display so that at night only you can see the display and push buttons -MEMTECH

I have to take it apart O_O?

Won't it void my warranty?

I can't do such a thing to my new baby :).

I am thinking about mounting it up above the RV mirror, but there is going to be an annoying wire hanging down :(.

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Assuming that you have good night vision and since you will be driving primarily in VA, you might consider doing a mod to dim the STi's push buttons and display so that at night only you can see the display and push buttons -MEMTECH

I have to take it apart O_O?

Won't it void my warranty?

I can't do such a thing to my new baby :).

I am thinking about mounting it up above the RV mirror, but there is going to be an annoying wire hanging down :(.

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The display mod is simple to do -- if you follow my instructions. Plus, it only takes a few minutes to remove it if you ever have to send your STi in for service. Bell will be none the wiser.

I think that Bel still includes the hard wire kit with the STi. It would be inside the cardboard square tube area within the box to the right of where the STi and case are.

Here is a neat way to mount your STi's windshield bracket above or next to your rear view mirror. This method gets rid of any issues with the suction cups losing their grip -- resulting in your brand new STi falling and hitting the dash:

Mounting a RD above your RVM

:)

knowing me, I'd break it.

If that'd happen, Memtek you're giving me your STi. FO FREE :)

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knowing me, I'd break it.

If that'd happen, Memtek you're giving me your STi. FO FREE :)

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:lol: Yeah, right. Over my dead body. :D

Yet, in that case, you could pick up my vintage RD collection as well. :)

So be it, Memtek :mad: DIE LOl

If they actually took your detector like they do in Canada I would suggest the remote STi-R (in case you get pulled for laser, I/O, another violation or DWI check).

But since they do not take it I might risk mounting the STi in as best of a hidden location as possbile.


Good luck with your new STi.

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So be it, Memtek :mad: DIE LOl

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:eek: I runnin for the hills! Wait a minute...I live in them thar hills. :D

congrats on the Sti :D

Thank you :)

Yea, they do not take your radar detector. If they do it's for evidential purposes and will be returned.

Oh :) yea thanks for the congrats >:)

It should be here tomorrow ;) I am excite!

I am going to have to do what everyone does, mount it and do the opposite thing I usually do, look for cops to SCAN MEH.

:)