Escort ZW5 and Max 360c

The Escort ZW5 wireless laser shifters are a unique set of laser jammers. (Escort refers to jammers as “shifters,” but they’re the same thing.) The special thing about these jammers is that they wirelessly communicate to an Escort radar detector on your windshield without having to run any wireless through your vehicle’s firewall.

The benefit of having a wireless setup like this is it makes the installation simpler. Without having to run any cables through your vehicle’s firewall as you would with a wired jammer, installation is easier, faster, and cheaper, plus there’s less potential drilling you’ll need to do to your vehicle. Otherwise the functionality and performance is (mostly) the same as a traditional wired jammer.

Escort ZW5 Pros

• Wirelessly communicates with your radar detector on your windshield
• No running cables through your vehicle’s firewall necessary
• Installation is easier and cheaper than a wired jammer
• No dedicated control pad necessary to install in your cabin
• Effective against most laser guns on the market including many DragonEye guns
• Updatable via USB
• Available in both a cig. lighter and directwire version
• Price is comparable to the competition ($849)

Escort ZW5 Cons

• Limited to 2 heads max, so best suited to small vehicles
• Protection available for the front of your vehicle only, not for the rear
• You must bring your computer out to your car to update
• No indication of which laser gun you’re being shot with
• Excessively long alert latch makes it impossible to know when you’re no longer being targeted
• Not automatic disarming of the jammers, they must be disabled manually

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