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07-07-2013, 05:48 PM | #1 |
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Any radar detector that will work smoothly with blind-spot detection
As title says, i am looking to buy a radar detector that will work smoothly with blind-spot detection...
I believe there are ways to set up V1 but then you end up losing some protection... Idk if this info will help but I live in North NJ and dont really know which bands are being used by cops... Thanks. |
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We have BSD in our Sequoia does not mess with the V1. DOnt have it in any other car so cant tell you about BMW's.
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We also have the active cruise control. I would have thought that the laser for it would mess with the v1 but it did not. BMW may use a diff type I guess.
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The Escort and Bel lines of detectors are compatible with the blind spot monitors.
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I own both the Solo (for my S4) and a 9500ix (for my M5). The 9500ix was recently supplanted at the top of their windshield mounted detector line by the Escort Max.
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I've been using Escort Redline, I hardly have any false positives with it - but my area mostly uses Ka band. It's also completely worthless vs laser, but that's expected without a blinder.
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I also live in NJ same as the original poster of this thread. We can't leave off K band on the valentine as police use K and K POP here still. Valentine said only solution is to turn off K POP but admit that it will leave one exposed here since it is used by law enforcement. Might have to check the Bel Stir+ |
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From personal experience, I have had the Passport Max for the past 2 months which I use at least 3x a week in the M5 and have not experienced it messing with the M5's Blind Spot Detection system. Where did the OP get such info or data?
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Every radar detector is affected. Just because it doesn't go off doesn't mean it's not affected. If you are familiar with the concept of signal to noise ratio, the BSM increases noise. By having to filter that noise, a radar detector is less likely to pick up weak K band signals. So even if it doesn't go off, doesn't mean the performance isn't compromised. The only solution is to get the most powerful antenna on the market. And that is the STIR+.
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I'd pull the fuse if there was one single fuse to pull. Nobody on the board here has indicated such a fuse exists to pull. I've spoken with 2 dealers and their lead mechanics who told me there is no fuse or wire harness they can pull or disconnect to shut off BSD. Do you know if this is actually true?
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The Stir+ might be the only one on the market to deal with this unless somebody can definitely explain how to yank a fuse to kill BSD power without killing other important functions or how to disconnect wiring safely. |
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Perfectly good solution for people who live in states where K is not used. However for myself and the thread starter this doesn't work (we are both in NJ where it is still used quite a bit)
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