New Stealth Car: What systems to fit?

[te51cle]

cptsideways said:

vetteheadracer said: My 2003 Z06 Corvette! I took the car to Trax at Silverstone last year and did the 0-60 run. The 1st three times I got no time 'cos the laser that they fire could not get a fix on my car (either because of the yellow paint or the polyeurothane rear construction). I have not tried this with a police laser, but if one laser cannot get a speed fix on my car who is to say another system will work any better? BTW have you thought of buying some B1 bomber stealth paint to paint the back of the car? Rather interesting, I assume this is because your car has little vertical front area, any light bounces off at a tangent, though some will but this really only effects the range. Where is your number plate? is it a normal one & refelctive? I've heard some cars are very difficult to target. I spoke to some Dorset traffic BIB's a while back when they had a Mobile Gatso up our road. They said cars with HID type headlights on don't help matters when using laser(from their point of view) they had trouble with their Omega elite's when they did speed check runs if the lights were on!.

Nige has HID headlamps too, but he says the laser was pointed at the rear of the car which is big and flat and slabby on the C5. His C5 has a central, full sized, motorcycle-style, square plate on the back which is probably an easier target to hit than the standard car-style panoramic plate. They were using ordinary radar at Trax the year before and had no difficulty with that on any year Corvette.

[james_j]

We all talk about the LRC100 as being probably the best at what it does, but I have seen a test in the US which shows the Bel Laser Pro 904 to perform better.

Does anyone know any more detail?

I don't think the Bel Laser Pro 904 is available in the UK, so would have to be ordered direct from the US.

[markla]

DustyC said:

Origin B2 and LRC100 (with connection lead) combo offer www.gpsdetectors.co.uk/origin_b2.htm First I have heard of the LRC100. is it any good?

Just put me (very rare) pennys worth in...

Personally (and this is what I tell customers), i'd advise against 'combining' a jammer and any sort of detector - use them seperately. If its permanently attached you can't get away from the fact that you were 'using' it at any time. If its on a seperate switch, you can turn it off - if you know what I mean!

BTW, GPS detectors are quite welcomed by most of the TrafPol i've spoken to recently.

[tonyrec]

Don said:

So here's a question for our BiBs. Lets say you are manning a laser. Lets say you target a car and the gun refuses to register a reading. You scratch your head, point it at the car again and get a reading of 68mph. (The LRC does 5 seconds of jamming then switches off..beeping loudly the whole time..you have to slow down immediately.) Are you suspicious? Or does this happen often enough that you'd ignore it and point the device at the next car?

Don, good question.

In reality, you do not get a 'hit' everytime you point a laser at a car. Sometimes you dont get a hit the first, second or third time then miraculously a figure pops up.

I wouldnt worry too much but you would stand a greater chance of getting stopped if you were seen to be going tooooo fast and stood out head and shoulders above the other traffic.Even if only for nothing more than a ticking off etc.

[woof]

been down this route a few times
The best combi
Road Angel + Laser guard (fit the laser guard to your rear window)
www.blackspot.com
Bel Vector Europa 966R
www.beldirect.co.uk
BLINDER M20 X-TREME - the best jammer by a long way
www.blinder.dk

BTW - a number plate isn't necesarily the laser target - headlights - body work are equally as good for targetting. Car colour does make a difference but I can't remember what colours are better or worse



>> Edited by woof on Tuesday 17th February 17:22

[chrispollard]

DustyC said:

Dwight VanDriver said: Cheap solution to your problems Don. An inverted drawing pin glued to the inside sole of your right shoe at the point where the ball of the foot fits. The harder the pedal is pressed the more pain but not as bad as loss off cash, points or Licence? (in jest of course) DVD But that would be equally as painfull when try to slow down by braking!

[chrispollard]

DustyC said:

Dwight VanDriver said: Cheap solution to your problems Don. An inverted drawing pin glued to the inside sole of your right shoe at the point where the ball of the foot fits. The harder the pedal is pressed the more pain but not as bad as loss off cash, points or Licence? (in jest of course) DVD But that would be equally as painfull when try to slow down by braking!

Come on...haven't you heard of left foot braking? A technique any true PH should have mastered by now!