Radar Detector

The best radar detection is to stay under the speed limit and when you see a radar, smile at them as you go by and say out loud to yourself
"I just cost the government $100".....

Works a treat for me!

Maaaate!

Don't you know.......they are illegal.

If you don't intentionally speed, you shouldn't need one, so NO, they are not worth it.

High & Mighty Sand Man!!!!

Don't you know it's not speed that kills its 4x4's sic

Skinny

Have you checked out the fines for getting caught with one in your car??? Have been told(unsubstanciated and willing to stand corrected) that it's $250 here in Vic.

Caught the last bit of Mythbusters on SBS the other night, they were testing all these gizzmos against hand held radars. No of em worked, the radar sill clocked em.

Save ya money and fuel.

So the extactors reallry are working eh? and to youse others it must be good to be perfect drivers also as faras I aware only using a radar detector is illegal in wa fitting them is not

Coops,
why not just come out and ask where can I get an unregistered pistol as well...It is just as astounding that someone would even consider asking a question regarding the possession and use of an electronic device in their car to avoid detection by the Police that is outlawed in most if not all states in Australia. Did you expect any of us to actually answer it....can I have the directions to your planet!

Guys - these things work......just not very well. By the time they 'see' the radar signal the coppers gun has your speed recorded. Why not just paint your car with Radar absorbing paint.......should only cost your about $10,000 per litre....or better still get a non turbo diesel and you will have a smile a mile wide if you get caught speeding - especially on the highways towing your camper!!!!

Coops

Ignore most of the above. They are legal in WA and they do work - and well. Laser detection is a problem cause it reads your speed so quickly and has such a narrow spread, if they lock onto you with it you are gone but if your detector picks it up as they are checking someone else you are ok.

As far as car bound radar and multanova go, a good detector will beat them every time. Normal radar throws a huge wide beam out that you can pick up miles away, even if you top a hill and are hit front on with no prior warning you can step on the brakes and beat it.

Best are latest model Bels or a Valentine One. Can get the Bels at strathfield and places like that, dont know where you can get a V1 outside the states, you can order them over the net from their web site but they wont post outside US. I have a V1 and its the best detector I have owned of a total of 5 different units and makes.

Just dont cross the border into South Australia with it still on your dash.......

Yes they are legal in WA.I had a uniden for about 3 years and it had vg2 anti detection, in the country it would give you a couple of kms notice if they where out patrolling and as long as they radars where bouncing off other cars.It was mounted in the truck and we drive through WA SA VIC NSW and saw heaps of police every week and never got picked up for it,on the other hand i had a old one with no vg2 and sold it to another driver from QLD he had it in the truck for 2 weeks when he got picked up by NSW police they confiscated the detector and fined him $850 when they pulled him up the officer told him they detected the detector so dont make them search the truck to find it or the fine would be 1500.YES he was not happy and gave me an abusive ph call.

So after all that the answer to the original question is to call Neltronics (08) 9383-7833 and ask them to refer you to a delaer near you.

Yes they are legal in wa and as long as you get the x band disabled it will work well, with x band enabled as per us settings it will pick up on automatic doors, atm machines etc.

BUT not one of them are 'undetectable' , other states police forces can pick up on any of the units available, so dont cross the border with one switched on, or they will nab you.

they are good for hand held radar, and vehicle mounted mobile radar, as it takes them a bit to get a good lock on you ( i used to play with the units in the interceptors and pursuit cars heaps) but as for laser, unless you get a fragmented bounce off another car, they will nab you very quickly

Cheers mate Brad

Years ago I lived in an area known for its high petty crime rate. I was waxing my car one day and had the wax in a metal container that the paper label had come off. My cricket ground Yobo Neighbour saw me doing this and asked me what I was putting on my car. Now being an agent provocateur & knowing that this guy had numerous speeding fines to his credit I told him that it was "Radar Reflecting Coating" and that it worked by bouncing the signal back at the radar and so not registering any speed....
He seemed very interested but had no money to buy any but SWMBO sounded the tea bell so I left the can of wax there & went inside to watch... sure enough Yobo slinks over and takes some of the wax..... A week or so later the cops arrive and escort him away never to be seen again....His Girlfriend told me that the "F*** Cops had charged him for doing 190 kph in a 60 zone & he thought it would be ok cause he "knocked off some of that stuff youse were putting on yer car" The moral here is a) dont be a yobo b) if you are, don't ever become my neighbour! I'm not really a bible bashing wowser but this guy really got up my nose with some of his petty crime. He had 2 kids who stole My Choko's and tried to sell them back to me...

Radar Detectors are illegal in all States excluding WA. The only Radar Detector I recommend is the Bel from personal experience and word from distributors who sell both Uniden and Bel. You don't need it "fitted" as it can be suctioned to your windscreen.

http://www.octapc.com.au/category207_1.htm

Just contact you local Gypsy Joker about the pistol., Wizard

Who cares if coops want’s a radar detector, judging by the fact that he lives in Kalgoorlie it would be used for country driving, and most of the roads in northern WA can safely be travelled at faster than 110 anyway, and like Davo said try going past a V triple and staying on 110 it just ant going to happen, and they are Legal in WA.

The bell model is the way to go, they do work but you have to be quick to hit the brakes, I do not have one just what I have been told.

I hate it when people say "if you dont want to get caught dont speed". These are the people who drive at 90 in a 100 zone and cause more accidents that people driving at 110.
In QLD its LEGAL to sell and own a radar detector but not to use it in your vehicle.
Try Olbis communications (www.olbis.com.au). Make sure what you buy is tuned to Australian radar frequencies.

Most radar detectors are 'detected' by the Police regularly switching on and off their radar and looking for brakelights the instant they switch it back on. Its easy to get caught this way when the patrol car is behind you, particularly at night. Also dont place it in an obvious position on your dash. Stealth installations are available but it sounds like this is only going to be a problem for you if you go interstate.

Dunno about the detectors, but a few people in WA in the last few years have taken to demolishing the Multanova cameras. A guy was in court the other day, fined and also charged $105,000 for replacing the destroyed unit. Ouch!!
I notice that now they mount the units near a large pole or obstacle to prevent drivers running over them.
Gerry

Coops, are you still in Hedland area? If you are, i can put you onto a bloke that imports latest top of the line Cobra models. Beltronics are the best and closely followed by Cobras. Everything else comes after those two brands. They are very efective for what you want them for. I use Cobra XRS 9700 and it has internal electronic compass as well.

No matter how well a detector is hidden if it is detectable by an RDD you can be assured your vehicle will be searched. QLD Task Force Police have lately impounded vehicles in the north and centre of QLD detected with these latest imported radar detectors and taken to stations for dismantling when hasty search failed to find the unit on the spot.

One of the highlights of Radar Detector Shoot Out USA June 2004 produced the following results against the new Spectre 3 radar detector detector under evaluation. Escort 8500x50 and PNI 7500 frequency were shifted out of range making it undetectable to the Spectre MK 3! Both units are highly detectable by the Stalcar MK 3 RDD used in Australia! A number of US Police agencies complained about the high number of false alarms the Spectre 3 RDD also detects.

QLD has purchased more Stalcar MK 3 RDD.

RDD = radar detector detector...geez this aint fun any more

Bels seem the way to go. Speaking with a taxi driver in town here he reckons it is gold. As mentioned, he had the X band adjusted as remote control roller doors and electric sliding doors etc were setting it off. Have heard of them being mounted behind the front bar to keep them well hidden- depending on where they mount I guess a copper could argue it is a vision obstruction.
Beltronics 980 Super Wideband Ka Radar Detector seems the goods.

well i stopped reading about 2/3 of the way through ...... and only saw one recomendation for a detector......

I wonder if coops new what he was going to start when he asked this question....

G'day all
Guys, I am a road crash rescue responder (27+ years experience) and see the results of people speeding and get sick up to my eyeballs hearing people make pathetic excuses or childlike diversersions about their speeding (and probably tail gating) habits. Eg, they shouldn't put them on a hill. Well, speeding down a hill is worse than speeding on the flat as it extends your braking distance even more, if you are not able to control the speed of a vehicle going down a hill you are not skilled enough to hold a licence. By the way I was a speeding, tailgating hoon in another life :-)
Here in south oz about 12ish years ago after all the wingers cried about hidden speed cameras, the govt incredulously took them out of service for about 4 months. The increase in average speeds was incredible, the amount of fatalities and serious incidents escalated dramatically, very dramatically, like 6x, this was also found to be so by police and and insurance guy I spoke to at the time. Then the cameras came back, the speeds and fatalities did to. Everyone seems in a hurry on the roads, they leave 5 minutes late and try to arrive on time.
I highly recommend pulling back a bit, have a 2 second gap (at least) in front and try to anticipate everything, but don't be in to much of a hurry, the road is more of a conveyor belt than a racetrack.
End of sermon, don't get upset, get defensive :-)
cheers
Rod
PS I'm heading off to central oz next week, keep an eye out for the exploreoz wheel cover on the back of the van, you can give me the finger or thumbs up, depending on your point of view LOL