Discovered a hidden radar detector in my Jag.
#21
Mark
#22
Nice! Me too!
I was looking for the OBD port in my car and discovered a K-40 "Undetectable UN3000" controller behind a door to the left of the steering column. It was not working so I changed a 3 amp fuse and voila! Further research on the internet revealed it's the high end K-40 custom installed front and rear hidden system priced at over $1200.00 in 1998. All the indicator leds are installed in the instrument cluster along with various audio alerts. Cant wait to try it out.
Hope this car remains as good a deal as it appears.
Hope this car remains as good a deal as it appears.
The K40 is one of the better ones but it is very sensitive. You get used to which ones are false alarms and which ones are telling the truth. I don't use it all the time but on trips it's a life (license) saver since at 80mph my car feels like its doing 40mph.
If you ever need parts or service K40 will only allow their dealers to do the work, but I've talked to them before and they are very responsive and helpful. I needed a new sensor for the front license plate and they processed the order fast and recommended a shop nearby.
If you do drive in VA, yes they are illegal to use (not illegal to merely possess) but no they cannot confiscate your radar detector (or in this case, your car) because you have it. It is a civil fine of $40, according to a former state trooper turned traffic lawyer in Richmond. He also told me that while the VG2 radar detector sniffer is in use by the state police, not every state police car has those - in fact most do not, and they mostly are looking for truckers using them, not you and me.
I don't care what anybody says - the K40 helps, big time.
Last edited by BurgXK8; 11-08-2014 at 10:17 AM.
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They will escort you to the nearest garage to have it removed at which point it is evidence of your malfeasance.
The law says you can't use it but simple possession in a vehicle is prima facie evidence that you are.
If transiting VA, pull the fuse so it doesn't emit the hetrodyne frequencies the detector detectors detect. (Had to say that!)
The law says you can't use it but simple possession in a vehicle is prima facie evidence that you are.
If transiting VA, pull the fuse so it doesn't emit the hetrodyne frequencies the detector detectors detect. (Had to say that!)
#24
Yah, I had my Radio Shack confiscated by an Ontario Provincial a few years back. He was very friendly and courtious but he really razzed me for owning that Radio Shack unit! Gave me a ticket for the detector and only a warning for speeding, so I can't complain. The worst thing was my wife TOLD me to unplug the detector.
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