jammer on a sag??
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hi, i bought a sag in the summer, and it came with a few extra goodies!!! one of them was a radar jammer! i when i bought it the guy wasnt too clued up on it and just had it in a bag and gave it to me, and am just curiouse as to were it even plugs in or even works or how it works (not that i`d ever use it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) it has a connector on one end and a lenth of cable with a sealed unit at the other end. has anyone any ideas?? thanks
first you need to know what model you have got check out www.speed-detectors.co.uk/blinder
Radar jammers are mostly pointless now. Police use lasers for all the mobile traps, truvelo's and red light cameras use pressure strips buried in the road.
SO that just leaves to old gatso types which generally are easy to spot and are all in roadangel/satnav databases anyway.
Also IIRC highly illegal and if caught may result in spending some time as bubbas b
h....
SO that just leaves to old gatso types which generally are easy to spot and are all in roadangel/satnav databases anyway.
Also IIRC highly illegal and if caught may result in spending some time as bubbas b
h....Not sure, legally, what status they have at the moment because from memory they have been ruled legal twice & illegal twice 
The sealed unit is the part you attach to the front of the car & feed the lead through into the interior. You should have a control box, so if it is not in the bag with the other parts have a look around the out of view parts of the dash, the control unit is usually about the size of a fag packet.
In operation when the jammer detects a radar 'hit' it emits a scramble signal for 7-10 seconds back to the source of the signal.....amazing how good modern brakes are
You can test the unit, assuming you find the control box, by aiming your TV remote at the sealed unit(sensor) from approx 3-4 feet away & pressing one of the channel/volume buttons. The sensor will detect the remotes signal & the control until should give off an audible warning.
These actually do work but I did notice, when they where legal of course
, that for some strange reason Ambulances 'on call' would sometimes activate the unit 
Bodders
The sealed unit is the part you attach to the front of the car & feed the lead through into the interior. You should have a control box, so if it is not in the bag with the other parts have a look around the out of view parts of the dash, the control unit is usually about the size of a fag packet.
In operation when the jammer detects a radar 'hit' it emits a scramble signal for 7-10 seconds back to the source of the signal.....amazing how good modern brakes are
You can test the unit, assuming you find the control box, by aiming your TV remote at the sealed unit(sensor) from approx 3-4 feet away & pressing one of the channel/volume buttons. The sensor will detect the remotes signal & the control until should give off an audible warning.
These actually do work but I did notice, when they where legal of course
, that for some strange reason Ambulances 'on call' would sometimes activate the unit Bodders
After being awarded a second S172 I looked into these a few months back, IIRC they are illegal and there were reports that mobile speed trap vans now photographed any vehicle it couldn't get a speed reading for (eg the signal is jammed).
This would have a mark put against your car on their database. 2 or more marks and you could expect an knock on the door early in the morning and your car impounded as evidence, if a jammer is then found on your car you could then face the very real possibility of time inside.
The real killer is that chances are you weren't even speeding when you passed the van as these things jam the signal regardless of your speed. So pass two vans at a legal speed and spend time inside.
How true the stories were I don't know, but certainly enough to put me of a jammer and stick to just a gps/laser/radar detector which are still legal (in the uk at least) and not easily detectable by the scammera anyway.
This would have a mark put against your car on their database. 2 or more marks and you could expect an knock on the door early in the morning and your car impounded as evidence, if a jammer is then found on your car you could then face the very real possibility of time inside.
The real killer is that chances are you weren't even speeding when you passed the van as these things jam the signal regardless of your speed. So pass two vans at a legal speed and spend time inside.
How true the stories were I don't know, but certainly enough to put me of a jammer and stick to just a gps/laser/radar detector which are still legal (in the uk at least) and not easily detectable by the scammera anyway.
bigdods said:
Radar jammers are mostly pointless now. Police use lasers for all the mobile traps, truvelo's and red light cameras use pressure strips buried in the road.
SO that just leaves to old gatso types which generally are easy to spot and are all in roadangel/satnav databases anyway.
Also IIRC highly illegal and if caught may result in spending some time as bubbas bh....
Can't remember the make of the one I used but it was really only designed to detect lasers i.e. mobile & scamera vans, not fixed speed cameras like gatso & truvelo's but as you say that is what Road Angel etc are there for. SO that just leaves to old gatso types which generally are easy to spot and are all in roadangel/satnav databases anyway.
Also IIRC highly illegal and if caught may result in spending some time as bubbas b
h....My other half had the unit activate when she was 'checked' by what turned out to be an unmarked car on a motorway, although she wasn't speeding
Bodders
Bodmin said:
You can test the unit, assuming you find the control box, by aiming your TV remote at the sealed unit(sensor) from approx 3-4 feet away & pressing one of the channel/volume buttons. The sensor will detect the remotes signal & the control until should give off an audible warning.
Bodders
Only if the radar jammer has an infra red capability as well. TV Remote controls use IR light, radar uses radio waves.Bodders
The "garage door openers" only work with garage doors and gate. Like I said above. However the side effect, apparently, is they interfer with Lasers. Only lasers! Depending on the model you have, it will return either an "Err" code which is not good, or it will return nothing, ie a blank screen. As long as you can prove it oporates something for which it was designed for....(garage door) then you should be fine.
It's like a radio. It picks up Radio 1, kiss etc, but it can also pick up other frequencies, but radios are not ilegal.
It's like a radio. It picks up Radio 1, kiss etc, but it can also pick up other frequencies, but radios are not ilegal.
thanks for your replys everyone. think i`l leave it in its bag under the stairs, i dont really fancy been banged up just for having it or having my car taken off me!!! took me long enough to save up for it in the first place.
yeh i cant quite remember the exact colour off the top of my head but it is a cascade bluey/purple.
yeh i cant quite remember the exact colour off the top of my head but it is a cascade bluey/purple.
Reeso said:
The "garage door openers" only work with garage doors and gate. Like I said above. However the side effect, apparently, is they interfer with Lasers. Only lasers! Depending on the model you have, it will return either an "Err" code which is not good, or it will return nothing, ie a blank screen. As long as you can prove it oporates something for which it was designed for....(garage door) then you should be fine.
It's like a radio. It picks up Radio 1, kiss etc, but it can also pick up other frequencies, but radios are not ilegal.
Things like Laser Pro Park are good because they send out a laser reply to any laser incoming and they are a real help in that they let you know when you get to close to the car in front.It's like a radio. It picks up Radio 1, kiss etc, but it can also pick up other frequencies, but radios are not ilegal.
Bib use a public laser frequency so they have to accept a bit of interference every now and again from legal devices using the same frequency.
Just to clarify there is no such thing as a radar jammer that works !! however there is such a thing as a laser jammer which actually do work, I have tested on using two different laser guns that are used in this country and they work fairly well, however it is naughty and not advised, either way the guns do not show if they are being defeated except that it takes longer to get a reading,
I even got a gun to get a speed reading at a static object !
I even got a gun to get a speed reading at a static object !
Edited by hiltonig on Friday 11th December 20:11
Edited by hiltonig on Saturday 12th December 08:43
iv used various laser jammers for years now. the last unit Snooper jammer was illegal. Used it for years thinking it didnt work but then twice in same day it went wild. hit the brakes police speed trap just in font, worth every penny.. New one is a parking senser that happens to work on the same frequency as police unit. You are allowed this. Of course you must turn it off if you pick up a police signel as that would be illegal to interfere with.. of course hit brakes at same time.. oh yes.. dont realy on it for parking its crap...
I wonder what would happen to a car with laser assisted braking if you had one of these on the back?
See http://uk.autoblog.com/2009/12/10/brake-assist-sys...
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See http://uk.autoblog.com/2009/12/10/brake-assist-sys...
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/co...
Edited by Toltec on Sunday 13th December 18:27
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