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    Im on a $500 budget living in Texas;
    8500 x50 & Escort ZR3 OR V1
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    Which Radar detector/Laser jammer comb, will give you the most bang for the buck?
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    Quote Originally Posted by siffy545 View Post
    Im on a $500 budget living in Texas;
    8500 x50 & Escort ZR3 OR V1
    Of those, I'd definitely have to say X50 and ZR3. However, you might be able to go Bel V955 and Blinder M25 for about $600, which would make for a much better setup. A little less on the radar detection side, but much better on the laser jammer side. A V1 by itself leaves you all but completely unprotected against laser. Just my opinion.

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    wat car do u have? the zr3's are pretty useless imo depending on the car esp with no veil and u should go v1 and then save for a blinder with veil or even LI

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    combining the zr3's w/ veil would make them usable. you would go over budget, but it would be better that driving around with useless jammers.

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    2008 Tundra

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    Quote Originally Posted by siffy545 View Post
    2008 Tundra
    I don't think the Zr3's will help much, that's a pretty big grille on the Tundra. I think you should save a while longer on the jammers and go 4 head Blinder or 2 head LI.
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    Quote Originally Posted by category4 View Post
    I don't think the Zr3's will help much, that's a pretty big grille on the Tundra. I think you should save a while longer on the jammers and go 4 head Blinder or 2 head LI.
    $500 budget...

    I would say get the x50 (red) and put the extra $200 aside and save for better jammer.

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    I agree with the Blinder recommendation. You can pick up an M25 for $350 or less if you shop around. That leaves you only $150, but geeeze... with a couple hours of work, you can add another fifty bucks to that and get a good BEL. But a ZR3 would be a total waste of money for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    I agree with the Blinder recommendation. You can pick up an M25 for $350 or less if you shop around. That leaves you only $150, but geeeze... with a couple hours of work, you can add another fifty bucks to that and get a good BEL. But a ZR3 would be a total waste of money for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    I agree with the Blinder recommendation. You can pick up an M25 for $350 or less if you shop around. That leaves you only $150, but geeeze... with a couple hours of work, you can add another fifty bucks to that and get a good BEL. But a ZR3 would be a total waste of money for you.
    I just wonder how well the M25 will protect a Tundra pickup, I'm thinking M45 but I should have a better idea after next weeks testing session here in GA. Going to test my F-150 with 2 and 4 heads and with and without Veil.
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