Anyone in Ontario using a V1 or equivalent?

YS4 · 09-04-2002, 06:49 AM

any problems with the cops? and where did you install it?

markbradford · 09-04-2002, 11:45 AM

They are undetectable to the VG2 detector detector.

nanotech · 09-04-2002, 12:48 PM

Couple friends have lost their detectors from cops seeing the LEDs up on their visors. One friend lost two detectors at the same time; he thought he'd be clever and give the cops his ****ty one when asked for it. Cop said, "that's not the one I saw in your window". Double oops.

Email me for some slightly more concealed placement options that I'd rather not post.

MasterB · 09-06-2002, 05:22 AM

...since my trip to Montreal last weekend. No tickets, but plenty of scares!

I've been doing a little research and the V1 seems to be the real-deal...imo.

...my only problem is, I don't like it mounted on the windshield or rearview, and Mr. Valentine says you can't do a concealed install because of the calibration between the front/rear sensors...

I don't like tinted windows, so the darn thing will be in plain view of everyone, which kinda sucks...

Anyone know what some other options there are...?

eh-4Q1.8 · 09-06-2002, 05:43 AM

Scott W · 09-06-2002, 07:46 AM

But I've got a V1 and either mount it above my rear view mirror or right at the bottom of my front windshield just above wiper line.

Of course I would only ever use this device where it's legal.

I just don't see using it for cruising around town...that's begging to get it pinched.

markbradford · 09-09-2002, 10:27 AM

Hall Machine · 09-10-2002, 12:06 PM

sans-audi · 09-12-2002, 08:22 PM

The road patrols have to use radar due to physics and the smaller
non-400-series highway towns are still using stationary cars with
radar from what I've seen. The only places I ever see laser are the
downtown core (nailed once there) and highways in the 905 areas.

Even a police scanner helps in the outlying areas because (and I'm
guessing here) it seems the cops get lonely, hence they're on their
air all the time. You'll hear them coming. If you could combine a nice
scanner with a V1 or similar you would be well-protected outside of
the big laser areas, especially if you're following good rules of quiet
speeding anyway (not blasting over ridges, watching medians, take
the speed down when making 80-to-50 km/h transitions into towns
because the local detachments guard the borders of their local home
towns like forts, etc).

nanotech · 09-13-2002, 08:56 AM

It's out there. I see them with laser all the time on the Kingston/Cornwall corridor.

Having said that, radar is still the majority of use. Any solo-car trap will be radar. Big-production four car speed traps tend more towards laser when available.

09-04-2002, 11:45 AM	#2
markbradford AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago Posts: 37,573	I've used mine there. No probs. Just hardwire it and clip it to your visor. They are undetectable to the VG2 detector detector.

09-04-2002, 12:48 PM	#3
nanotech AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,043	Make sure the LEDs are not visible from behind the car. Couple friends have lost their detectors from cops seeing the LEDs up on their visors. One friend lost two detectors at the same time; he thought he'd be clever and give the cops his ****ty one when asked for it. Cop said, "that's not the one I saw in your window". Double oops. Email me for some slightly more concealed placement options that I'd rather not post. __________________ MikeD 2004 A4 1.8TQM Ultra - GIAC FXK04 DSMIC \| Southbend OFE SS \| APR Stealth \| B6S4 brakes \| Neuspeed SS \| RS4 sway \| APR snub \| APR TIP(removed, in garbage) \| podi

09-06-2002, 05:22 AM	#4
MasterB Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,356	hmmm, I've been thinking about the same thing... ...since my trip to Montreal last weekend. No tickets, but plenty of scares! I've been doing a little research and the V1 seems to be the real-deal...imo. ...my only problem is, I don't like it mounted on the windshield or rearview, and Mr. Valentine says you can't do a concealed install because of the calibration between the front/rear sensors... I don't like tinted windows, so the darn thing will be in plain view of everyone, which kinda sucks... Anyone know what some other options there are...? __________________ <font color="999993"><sup>.: mods DIY Coilovers \| Koni \| BBS RS \| RS4 \| Clear Corners \| Sparco \| SnapOff </sup> </font>

09-06-2002, 05:43 AM	#5
eh-4Q1.8 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,098	The Passport 8500 fits nicely on a 2002 A4 on the windshield just above the rear view mirror.

09-06-2002, 07:46 AM	#6
Scott W AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,847	I would never use it in Ontario because that would be illegal... But I've got a V1 and either mount it above my rear view mirror or right at the bottom of my front windshield just above wiper line. Of course I would only ever use this device where it's legal. I just don't see using it for cruising around town...that's begging to get it pinched.

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markbradford AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago Posts: 37,573	I don't have trip, and am putting a remote display module flush in the cluster. =)

09-10-2002, 12:06 PM	#8
Hall Machine Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 562	Ontario cops use laser radar waaaaay too often to make a V1 worthwhile...imho

09-12-2002, 08:22 PM	#9
sans-audi Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 561	I haven't seen laser outside 416/905 even once. The road patrols have to use radar due to physics and the smaller non-400-series highway towns are still using stationary cars with radar from what I've seen. The only places I ever see laser are the downtown core (nailed once there) and highways in the 905 areas. Even a police scanner helps in the outlying areas because (and I'm guessing here) it seems the cops get lonely, hence they're on their air all the time. You'll hear them coming. If you could combine a nice scanner with a V1 or similar you would be well-protected outside of the big laser areas, especially if you're following good rules of quiet speeding anyway (not blasting over ridges, watching medians, take the speed down when making 80-to-50 km/h transitions into towns because the local detachments guard the borders of their local home towns like forts, etc).

09-13-2002, 08:56 AM	#10
nanotech AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,043	Got a laser ticket in Kitchener/Waterloo area, four years ago. It's out there. I see them with laser all the time on the Kingston/Cornwall corridor. Having said that, radar is still the majority of use. Any solo-car trap will be radar. Big-production four car speed traps tend more towards laser when available. __________________ MikeD 2004 A4 1.8TQM Ultra - GIAC FXK04 DSMIC \| Southbend OFE SS \| APR Stealth \| B6S4 brakes \| Neuspeed SS \| RS4 sway \| APR snub \| APR TIP(removed, in garbage) \| podi

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