So I want to get a radar detector. Are there anyone good ones for $200? I am really short on money.

 

Bel rx65pro. you will not be dissapointed.

 

If you consider a used one, a lot of options become available to you. I personally have a Passport 8500 X50 Blue and it is a solid all-around radar detector. I trust it completely. The only time I received a ticket with it was when I was dumb enough to ignore its laser chirp while I was listening to loud music and trying to maneuver in traffic.

 

Yeah. I am considering used. Is the escort 8500 x50 any better than the rx65 pro? It's more money... I am about to get the rx65 for 165 used on amazon.

 

FWIW, Escort and Bel are pretty much identical detectors. So I would go with which ever is cheapest.

http://www.radarbusters.com/belescor...inearticle.cfm

 

Does anyone have a DIY on how to hardwire a radar detector?

 

If you have an auto dim mirror, you can get power from the plug in the back. Search for "Invisicord" and "Mikes Mount". I made my own cord using an old phone cord for my Escort 9500 and a Mikes mount will hang it off the mirror extention so it's out of the way.

 

If you can save a little more you can get the valentine one

 

Hahah Im all set with that. I don't want to spend 500 bucks haha. The rx65 seems to be exactly what I need.

 

Does anyone know exactly what type of invisicord I need if I am getting the rx65 pro? I went to invisicord and it doesn't categorize it by radar detector but I feel like it would have to. Wouldn't different radar detectors get their power differently?

 

or you could just not speed???

 

ha good one! Why would I buy a car with 300 horses to always go the speed limit?

 

Just drive safe and defensively and you dont need a detector.

 

^ sorry.. defense will not save you from an officer shooting radar from the other side of a hill or around a curve.

 

i never quite understood the love affair with valentine. Yes the arrows are cool, but they consistently seem to have poorer range than their competitors and at a higher price.