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[Eric.]

Don't get me wrong, I loved my fuzz buster and I though it worked quite well. It's just that I don't really have a need for one right now and my Escort 8500 died.

I didn't mean that at all. Its just that you can always expect a little bit of controversy when someone posts something like that. Same for any time someone posts a video of someone doing a highway run in their car, drifting on the streets, etc., and you get the people saying that was cool and the people saying how he needs corporal punishment because a little child may have been killed while filming that. As if the person saying that has never done anything similar.

But anyway, I'm not trying to get that argument going. Carry on.

 

[Dougboy]

Sigma 70-200 f/2.8.

And just a test shot of my dinner. JPEG straight from camera http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Dougboy/DSC_4651.jpg

 

[Public'sTwin]

Sigma 70-200 f/2.8.

And just a test shot of my dinner. JPEG straight from camera http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Dougboy/DSC_4651.jpg

How much did that set you back?

I was looking at a Sigma ultra-wide angle lens a couple months back, but they're a bit soft and quite slow.

Edit: Just grabbed this:

I give it 5.5/10

 

[Rotary Junkie]

 

[hemisport15]

Amazing CD.

 

[Keef]

Aaaaaanyways.



This came in today. But I think I have to wait until Christmas to use it.

Awesome. You're going to love knowing which direction to look. Now, a good place to put it it tucked above your rear-view mirror, right next to the roof liner. I took mine down a bit and tucked in the hard-wire kit, brought it down inside the a-pillar, through the dash, and connected it to the cigarette lighter wire. Nice and neat, and there's just a few inches of wire hanging out the top to plug it in. You could hardly see the whole thing from outside the car.

 

[Spencer]

Ya, he actually listened to my advice on something.

 

[Tornado]

I have a hand-me-down V1 from 1997 or so. Best radar detector I've ever had, and the Blazer has a perfect place to mount it built into the dash. I'm surprised no companies have ever tried to copy it, actually.

 

[Eric.]

Awesome. You're going to love knowing which direction to look. Now, a good place to put it it tucked above your rear-view mirror, right next to the roof liner. I took mine down a bit and tucked in the hard-wire kit, brought it down inside the a-pillar, through the dash, and connected it to the cigarette lighter wire. Nice and neat, and there's just a few inches of wire hanging out the top to plug it in. You could hardly see the whole thing from outside the car.

I'd do that, but I have a dot matrix section there as well as 5% tint (and the rear detector wouldn't have the best line of sight), so I don't think that would be best. I've ordered a BlendMount mount for entirely too much more than its worth that locates it right at the bottom of the mirror, which I think should be just fine. So that this is on topic....

Ya, he actually listened to my advice on something.

As for you, I had always planned on getting the V1. You just helped to confirm that Radartest.org is in Escort's pocket and exaggerates how many false alarms they get out of the V1.

I might be hardwiring it tomorrow. It's going into the sunroof's power circuit, by the way. Easier than having to play with the headlinder and A-pillars (which contain airbags if I'd go poking around and get them pried off, either killing myself with the airbag or the panel never fitting back on again).

 

[overheating]

I used to have a V1. Needed some cash so I sold it. Should have sold something else. I still came out ahead though, it paid for itself and then some.

 

[Finnish Bomber]

and

and some games
Forza 3
GTA IV + TLAD + TBOGT
Orange box
Colin McRae Dirt 2

 

[Keef]

false alarms

Radar detectors detect radar, and just about everything building inside the city uses radar somewhere, usually the doors. And it gets detected. Thankfully the V1 keeps track of all of them, so you can sift out the crap you don't need to pay attention to. It's easy after a while. I have gotten false this and false that (even laser) from the V1 before, but in the end it's still a radar detector. Btw, I came to the conclusion that Trailblazer/Envoy third brake lights make it false-laser. Stupid trucks were built here too, so they're everywhere.

 

[Dougboy]

For my parents, as a christmas present

 

[Omnis]

Radar detectors detect radar, and just about everything building inside the city uses radar somewhere, usually the doors. And it gets detected. Thankfully the V1 keeps track of all of them, so you can sift out the crap you don't need to pay attention to. It's easy after a while. I have gotten false this and false that (even laser) from the V1 before, but in the end it's still a radar detector. Btw, I came to the conclusion that Trailblazer/Envoy third brake lights make it false-laser. Stupid trucks were built here too, so they're everywhere.

X-band is usually sliding doors. Ka band is police 99.9% of the time.

 

[Tornado]

X-band is usually sliding doors. Ka band is police 99.9% of the time.

I always thought the original V1 ads were awesome: "Tells you the location of the mall and counts how many doors are inside" or something like that. It was great.

 

[Eric.]

Radar detectors detect radar, and just about everything building inside the city uses radar somewhere, usually the doors. And it gets detected. Thankfully the V1 keeps track of all of them, so you can sift out the crap you don't need to pay attention to. It's easy after a while. I have gotten false this and false that (even laser) from the V1 before, but in the end it's still a radar detector. Btw, I came to the conclusion that Trailblazer/Envoy third brake lights make it false-laser. Stupid trucks were built here too, so they're everywhere.

It says that about the Trailblazer in the manual, Keef.


Yeah, I was sitting in the parking lot at work letting my car warm up a bit before I left yesterday and suddenly got a laser detection. I knew that was false, no cops anywhere. Happened again about five minutes later while I was still there, shown from straight ahead, which the detector was just peeking around the building. Not a clue what could've been spoofing laser there.

 

[Bammer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skittles_Original.jpg
Oh yum <3

 

[exigeracer]

I always thought the original V1 ads were awesome: "Tells you the location of the mall and counts how many doors are inside" or something like that. It was great.

That's such spin. Taking a nuisance and making it sound cool... Why the hell would you need a mall door detector/counter?

 

[Eric.]

That's such spin. Taking a nuisance and making it sound cool... Why the hell would you need a mall door detector/counter?

Because all a radar detector does is detector radar emissions. And the same technology (the old technology) is used in automatic doors, though a much lesser signal. That ad would be displaying accuracy and sensitivity.

Little update, was trying to tap into the sunroof power for the last two hours, complete failure. Could not find a wire that was switched by ignition. Off to the Honda forums...

 

[Keef]

Little update, was trying to tap into the sunroof power for the last two hours, complete failure. Could not find a wire that was switched by ignition. Off to the Honda forums...

Cigarette lighter, dummy. It's easy. The wire is right there, it turns off with the ignition, etc. The V1 doesn't use nearly enough power to compromise anything else you'd ever plug into it.

 

[Eric.]

Cigarette lighter, dummy. It's easy. The wire is right there, it turns off with the ignition, etc. The V1 doesn't use nearly enough power to compromise anything else you'd ever plug into it.

Yeah, headliner, A-pillar (with airbags), door jam...If all else fails I'll do that, but it would be a much, much cleaner install to the sunroof power. I've got no idea how to get the front edge of the headliner pulled down (but my uncle could), same for the A-pillar.

 

[FoolKiller]

For my wife for Christmas. We aren't supposed to be doing anything for Christmas so that we can focus on baby stuff, but I have been bit by that one before. She wants a point and shoot camera since mine is apparently insanely complicated.

Nikon L20

 

[Joey D]

Eh a camera counts as baby stuff.

 

[FoolKiller]

Eh a camera counts as baby stuff.

That's my excuse if she truly didn't get me anything. But that would be a first.

 

[Keef]

That's my excuse if she truly didn't get me anything. But that would be a first.

If she didn't get you anything that means she doesn't love you anymore.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

 

[Speedster502]

*Shoes*

I want them shoes. Badly. 👍

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

I want them shoes. Badly. 👍

Had them for ages,they have seen better days now only took that picture to show off f1.4 on the new lense,it was a complete pain to get them in my size!

 

[Khartaras]

75 kg of enriched uranium at 92%. (*asplodes something*).

^^ Well, not really. I got me a brand new G27. Yay.

 

[GaryyC]

and

ViewSonic Digital Picture Frame for parents