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DrivingRockies
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My main concern has always been the difficulty in detecting lasers... It's the new thing and harder to beat.
I have a 2017 Model S 75D (May delivery), and it has the reddish tint in the windshield. According to Valentine 1's website, those "solar films" will block most of the radar signal. I tend to ask the service center next week when I go to get mine uncorked, but I suspect the best option would be an external radar/laser antenna.
navinsiri
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Newer cars don't have the same metallic film that older cars had. My radar detector and EZpass work great through the windshield. December 2016 Build
They seem to change the coating on the windshield like twice a year. So it’s really hard for someone over the Internet to tell you if your car windshield will be suitable.
The best litmus tests are:
(1) put some water on your windshield in indirect sunlight. Look at it at an angle. A coated windshield will have an obvious purple/red hue to the glass.
(2) attempt to use a garage door transmitter or a toll pass transponder directly held against the windshield. If those work, your windshield probably doesn’t prevent radar.
The best litmus tests are:
(1) put some water on your windshield in indirect sunlight. Look at it at an angle. A coated windshield will have an obvious purple/red hue to the glass.
(2) attempt to use a garage door transmitter or a toll pass transponder directly held against the windshield. If those work, your windshield probably doesn’t prevent radar.
DrivingRockies
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Tiger
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Once you've detected laser, it's too late. Only way to avoid getting busted is incorporating a scrambler. BTW, I ran across my first laser-equipped cop in Colorado about a month ago in Clear Creek Canyon.
Yeah laser is a tricky animal. Unfortunately a radar detector won't help against laser. By the time it goes off (if it goes off in the first place, and often times it won't), the officer already has your speed and you're toast. The trick to laser is using a laser jammer which prevents him from getting your speed until you slow down and kill your jammers. So long as you pick a good jammer and install it properly, it works very well.
See my article on police laser for more info about how it works.
I've tested a few Model S's recently and laser jammer heads fit very well into that opening in the grill area. You'll want 3 heads up front, two pushed out towards the headlights and a third in the center near the T. I recently did an article covering the best laser jammers as well if you want more info about that.
Right, it's all about layers. Radar detector, laser jammer, and waze. They all work together in tandem as a complete kit. No one part of the puzzle can give you complete protection
G'sinHawaii
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Vortex, Welcome to the site, question, when you say 3, for the model S, 2 near the headlights, can you show a pic?
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Thank you!
You can check out a sample ALP / Model S install here: 2017 Tesla Model S, ALP 6 head
That install is with a smaller TX head in the center. Not everyone needs the TX head instead of the traditional head in the center, but it does fit nicely into a Model S's grill so it's a good way to go.
My AntiLaser Priority install guide goes over all the details regarding placement and installation so definitely read over that for complete info.
G'sinHawaii
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