Why should you hardwire a radar detector? Radar detectors need to be plugged in for power and generally ship with a cigarette lighter plug to make it easy to power your detector. However, it looks kinda ugly to have a long cable dangling down your windshield and dash and it can get in the way of using your stereo. It also makes it obvious to others while driving or parked that you have a detector so many people take their RD’s down when parking and put it back up every time they get back in their car.
A good alternative is to hardwire your radar detector by creating a permanent power plug for it.
Rather than taking up your cig. lighter outlet, you power your detector from your car’s fuse box and run a power cable hidden along the trim of your vehicle to create a much cleaner and professional looking installation. It allows you to mount your detector high up near your headliner for better radar detection, your detector can be more stealthy behind your tint strip without the cable dangling down so it’s less visible to police or potential thieves, you can leave it in your car with less chance of someone else seeing it, etc. There’s lots of great benefits to doing this and it’s the preferred method to power your radar detector.
You can hire a professional to do this for you. Most any car radio installer can do this and it doesn’t take a lot of time or money, or you can do it yourself. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to do it yourself. Continue reading
Here’s a tutorial to walk you through the different features and options available on the Radenso Pro and Radenso Pro SE so you can set it up the way you want for optimal performance and minimal false alerts. 🙂
Update: Both of these detectors have seen been discontinued and replaced by the Radenso Pro M. The Pro M shares a lot in common with the RPSE, but it offers international radar gun detection capabilities and improved BSM filtering as well. Most of what you see in this tutorial applies to the Pro M as well.
So the Radenso HD+ is Radenso’s new remote mount radar detector. It’s basically the remote version of the Radenso Pro SE. You get high end radar detector performance like the Redline/Magnum/STi-R Plus/9500ci and even better blind spot filtering for less money… so it’s a pretty compelling package. Continue reading
If you live in Canada, which radar detector and laser jammer is best for you? Well my complete radar detector buyer’s guide will be applicable for you even though it’s geared towards US drivers. Adding to that, there’s a few things to go over that Canadian drivers need to focus on specifically so let’s take a look at the best radar detector in Canada and the best laser jammer in Canada. (Updated Oct 2020)
Canadian Radar Detector Legality
Unlike in the US, radar detectors are illegal in most of Canada.
Radar Detectors are legal in the green provinces, illegal in red provinces
If you’re using a Valentine One paired with an iPhone, let’s talk about how you can program your V1 to help improve its performance while also cutting back on false alerts. The V1 has some helpful third party iOS apps like V1Driver to add some additional muting functionality use you can use while driving (ie. low speed muting and/or GPS lockouts), but to program your V1, you’ll want to use the factory app, V1connection.
I’d like to start doing some dashcam reviews now. I’ve previously reviewed the Itronics ITB-100HD, the dashcam I’ve been using the past few years. The next one I’m taking a look at is the KDLINKS X1, a newer 1080p dashcam that offers some upgrades beyond what I’ve had up to this point including better video quality, as well as some new features I’m not totally sold on for a dashcam like an external GPS antenna and an LCD screen. I chose this one because it has a crazy ton of good reviews on Amazon. Let’s take a look at what the camera is like. You’ll can watch my complete video review above.
If you’d like to hardwire your radar detector for a professional and clean looking install, you’ve got a number of radar detector hardwire cable options. These are special cables that replace your cig. lighter cable and instead use your fuse box or some other hidden power source for power, leading to a much better looking setup.
When it comes to selecting a hardwire cable, you’ve got everything from your standard basic cable that just provides power, cables that add remote mute buttons, or even cables that plug into unique locations like your rearview mirror. Let’s take a look at what your different options are.
Note: I have tutorials available to help you install these power cables. If you go for a traditional hardwire cable, read my Radar Detector Hardwire Tutorial. If you go for a rear view mirror based hardwire cable, watch my MirrorTap Tutorial.
Radar Detector Hardwire Cable Options
Standard Cable: Power Only, $10
This is the most simple radar detector hardwire cable you can get. One end wires into your car for power, the other end plugs into your radar detector. That’s it.
This type of cable is your traditional and most popular option. It’s inexpensive, simple, and does the job with no fuss.
Escort Directwire Smartcord: Add a Mute Button & LED’s, $35
This is the same idea as before except now also get an additional remote mute button plus alert LED’s. If you like the idea of the standard radar detector hardwire cable, but you’d like to have a convenient mute button so you don’t have to reach up and hit the mute button on your detector every time, this is a helpful option. Just install the control module somewhere within arm’s reach.
The Smartcord also has a pair of LED’s, one for power and a second that blinks when you’re getting an alert. That way even if you can’t hear your detector, you can still see the LED and get notified when you’re getting an alert.
There’s two versions of this cable with different colored LEDs. The first has a red alert light and green power light. The second has a yellow alert light and a blue power light. Otherwise they’re the same. Choose the color combo that matches your car or what you feel looks better.
Note: Though the power connector may fit other brand detectors like Uniden, the mute button and alert functionality won’t work properly. There are similar options for other brands of detectors.
Uniden Smart Hardwire Cord: Add Mute button and LED, $30
If you run a Uniden brand radar detector and you’d like a hardwire cord with a remote mute button and external alert LED, there is now a Uniden-specific smart hardwire cord.
The mute button lets you remotely mute your detector or manually lock out false alerts. You can also use it to change the display brightness when no alert is present.
When you get an alert, the alert LED will light up and blink. The stronger the alert, the more rapid the LED will blink, just like the cig. lighter cord that the detector comes with.
If you use a Valentine 1, it actually comes with a directwire adapter as part of the package.
This adapter has two ports, one for the V1 and another for an accessory like a concealed display.
The power cable is actually compatible with other brands of detectors too from Escort, Uniden, and Radenso and so this is what I use in my personal vehicle.
Savvy: Power for Valentine 1 from OBD-II Port, $69
Another option you have to power your V1 is Savvy. Rather than wiring into your fuse box somewhere, you can plug your V1 into your vehicle’s OBD-II port. It makes for an even easier installation, plus Savvy will be able to read your vehicle’s speed and mute your V1 when you’re traveling below a pre-set speed, effectively giving you low speed muting without requiring GPS.
You can now get this similar functionality using your phone’s GPS and running and app, but this is an alternative that doesn’t require a phone or an app.
One advantage it has is it doesn’t rely on GPS so it works even in parking decks and in tunnels, plus it works even if you don’t want to fire up your cell phone app.
If you’re hanging your radar detector next to your rearview mirror or underneath it with something like a Blendmount and you have a powered rearview mirror (autodimming, compass, garage door opener, etc.), one really convenient idea is to get a MirrorTap. It’s a short power cable designed to plug directly into your powered rearview mirror and then power your radar detector that way. No running cables through your car or messing around with the fuse box required.
MirrorTap MTX: Upgraded Power Cable Tapping into RVM, $47
There’s an upgraded version of the MirrorTap that I really like called the MirrorTap MTX. It’s essentially a traditional MirrorTap with different sized swappable tips so that you can more easily find the one that best fits your RVM. It’s hard to know which size connector you need when initially buying and if you purchase the wrong size, it either won’t fit (too big) or will fall out (too small) and so you’ll have to exchange the cable altogether and try again. Having a few different sized tips available makes it so you know you’ll have the right size you need.
I’ve also found it beneficial because it’s easy to bend or break the connectors during installation, especially the smaller and thinner ones, and in case it happens (it happened to me! whoops..), you can fall back to using a different sized connector as a backup.
Additionally, when you’re probing around behind your rear view mirror with your multimeter to find where to plug in your MirrorTap, chances are your multimeter’s probes will be too big and fat to fit into the teeny connectors behind your RVM. You can use the removable tips from the MirrorTap to probe into the RVM’s power connector and then connect your multimeter to the other side of these tips (though you could do the same thing with some extra wire lying around the house) and so for the installation process, I find this power cable to be very helpful. It’s more expensive for the upgraded MTX version of the MirrorTap, but I think it provides an excellent upgrade in convenience.
Radar detectors are very useful tools to help drivers avoid speeding tickets. To help explain how they work and clear up some of the most common sources of confusion, let’s go over the top 10 most frequently asked questions people have about radar detectors.
Top 10 Questions about Radar Detectors
1) Do radar detectors really work?
Yes. They’re designed to detect a police officer using a radar gun at a distance to clock cars way up ahead of you, before he is clocking your speed. Your objective is to slow down to the speed limit before he can clock you. The more sensitive detector and the more effective it is at filtering out false alerts, the better.
2) I passed a cop but my radar detector didn’t go off. What happened?
Radar detectors are not police car detectors. They’re radar detectors. If a police officer doesn’t have a radar gun in his car or if he has his radar gun turned off, your detector will not alert.
Sometimes they even do this on purpose where they keep their radar guns turned off, waiting for a speeder. Only when they see someone they want to clock do they turn on their radar gun. This is called “Instant on” (I/O) as opposed to “Constant on” (C/O). It’s one reason that you want a sensitive detector. This way you can pick up officers as he’s clocking cars way up ahead of you. Sometimes the only advanced warning you get may be a shot of instant on a mile or two up the road.
(It’s actually very common for your radar detector to not alert when a cop is present. This is one of the most common misunderstandings and it leads many people to think their radar detector is broken, incorrectly programmed, or needs to be returned.)
3) Why is my radar detector alerting even when there’s no cops around?
There are many sources of radar that can trigger your radar detector. Police radar guns are just one of the sources. Some other examples of “false alerts” would include automatic door openers in front of grocery stores and drug stores that use radar to sense when someone is approaching, speed signs on the side of the road, and even newer vehicles that use radar-based blind spot monitoring systems and collision avoidance systems.
Newer and better designed radar detectors offer a variety of different filters to help you filter out many of these sources of false alerts while still alerting you to police radar so that you actually pay attention when it goes alerts. The older and lower end detectors are a lot like the boy who cried wolf.
4) Will a radar detector help against police using laser?
No. Unlike with radar, you won’t get any advanced warning against police using laser guns. If your radar detector does go off when you are targeted (and many times it won’t because the laser beam is so small), your radar detector is little more than a ticket notifier. By the time it goes off, the officer already has your speed.
Against laser you need a laser jammer. Laser is in use all over the country now so a good laser jammer will pair nicely with a radar detector. I recommend the AntiLaser Priority.
5) Will a radar detector always help me avoid speeding tickets?
Definitely not. Countermeasures are designed to help lean the odds in your favor, not make you invincible. Even with the best equipment on the market, you can still get tickets. For example, an officer driving behind you can drive the same speed as you and then look at his speedometer to measure your speed and give you a ticket from that, so you’ll want to stay alert to your surroundings either way. Radar and laser are the two most common ways that police try to catch speeders so those are two of the most useful tools you can have. There are also helpful cell phone apps you can use to add another layer of protection. One app I recommend, Waze, allows you to where other drivers have marked where they’ve recently spotted police. A good countermeasure kit includes a quality radar detector, laser jammer, and waze. It’s all about layers of protection and helping to swing the odds in your favor.
6) Are radar detectors legal?
It depends on where you drive and what you drive. In the U.S., they’re legal everywhere except Virginia and Washington D.C., or on military bases. This applies only to passenger vehicles. They are also illegal all over the country in commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs and all vehicles over 18,000 lbs. Otherwise yes, radar detectors are legal.
Laser jammers are illegal in the US in 10 states including California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, as well as Washington D.C. The penalty for having jammers is very minor (basically a fix-it ticket) and when jammers are used properly, the officer won’t even realize you have them in the first place.
Radar jammers, however, are highly highly illegal, as in huge financial penalties and prison time so no one bothers to make or sell them here.
7) Where’s the best place to mount my radar detector?
Generally the best spot is up high on your windshield, just to the left of your rearview mirror, hidden behind a tint strip as you can see in the photo above. It’s out of sight of other drivers and thieves, you can free up your cig. lighter and have a cleaner install by hardwiring your detector, and you’ll get maximum radar detection performance mounting it up high. You’ll give up some laser sensitivity since you’re moving your detector farther away from the primary laser targets (headlights, front plate area, and grill), but laser detection doesn’t matter too much so it’s a worthy tradeoff.
The most convenient place to mount is down low on the windshield, but you’re giving up the benefits I just mentioned.
Some people like to hang their radar detector underneath their rearview mirror using a custom mount. I find this location means it gets in the way of my view a bit in smaller cars and the detector is still pretty visible to others outside the car, but it can be a good alternative if you’re finding the suction cups aren’t holding well or you live in an area where mounting things to your windshield is illegal (more than half the states!). The Blendmount is a popular option for people looking to go this route.
8) How do I configure my radar detector?
There’s two things you need to know about. First you need to know how to configure the settings of radar detector you purchased. I have free tutorials available for many different popular radar detectors. Click here to see my radar detector setup tutorials.
9) What’s the difference between cheap detectors and high end detectors?
While some detectors offer additional bells and whistles like arrows, redlight camera alerts, or bluetooth integration with your phone, if you want to know what the difference is between cheap detectors and high end detectors, ultimately it boils down to two main things: Range and filtering.
Range is one of the most important aspects of a radar detector. It’s what lets you pick up the police using radar guns way up in the distance. The more sensitive your detector, the better your odds at picking up radar in the distance before it’s too late. In the wide open desert you can easily get miles of range. In curvy mountainous terrain with radar absorbing trees you may be lucky to get a few thousand feet. In either situation, picking up radar at a distance can mean the difference between a ticket or not and the higher end detectors generally do a much better job than the lower end detectors, particularly in the tougher scenarios.
The other thing is filtering. There are many sources of false alerts as was mentioned earlier and if the radar detector is constantly bombarding you with false alerts, you’ll learn to ignore it and so you won’t pay attention when the threat is actually real. Higher end radar detectors offer more effective false alert filters to help you minimize the false alerts.
So while any radar detector can go beep when the police are using radar nearby, the higher end detectors can go beep in a way that best helps you avoid speeding tickets.
10) What’s the best radar detector?
Just like with cars, it’s not always which one is best for all people, but which one best suits your preferences and needs. To see my recommendations among the very best detectors and which one would best suit you, check out my radar detector buyer’s guide.
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Alway share valuable information. Im still undecided on which radar detector is right for me. Uniden R3 or the Radenso... pro So many choices...lol🤔read more
Bill B.
09:06 12 Dec 17
One should never buy a radar detector without first checking the reviews published by Vortex Radar for the various... products on the market. Absolutely a essential resource for decision making.read more
Jc B.
08:57 12 Dec 17
your videos are very informative and has helped me select the best detector for my needs! thank you!!
Kirk A.
22:16 11 Dec 17
Paul V.
04:47 07 Dec 17
It is always nice to watch Vortex videos. Simple-speak of complex gear, done by a guy who ENJOYS what he sharing. Sorry... to learn of your Miata getting smacked; glad you’re ok. I drive a new Miata and run a Uniden R3. I picked my car, but Vortex picked my R3 after following his research and testing. Best regards sir!read more
Cristi M.
16:40 01 Dec 17
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18:38 24 Nov 17
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22:23 20 Nov 17
Jose Santana Y. Norma C.
00:13 15 Nov 17
Andrew G.
15:49 04 Nov 17
Love all the informative videos. Thank you for sharing!
Matthew W.
19:55 07 Oct 17
Thank you so much for the reviews and videos of how to program and setup my R3. I purchased the R3 solely based on your... videos and recommendations. Best review and how to videos ive ever watched. I absolutely love this thing!read more
Brian S.
13:53 05 Sep 17
Great advise on the videos. This helped a lot on narrowing down so many choices.
Steve C.
23:08 27 Aug 17
Terry A.
03:24 19 Aug 17
Brandon S.
19:25 31 Jul 17
Brandon B.
20:14 19 Jun 17
Curt C.
20:45 15 Jun 17
all is reviews are on target i do alot of reviews before i buy something an out of all the utube guys an gals this guy... is far better than anyone out there now with that said i think i deserve a 10% discount thats how it works i give you a good review i get mnie too lol just kidding keep up with the videos thanksread more
Bobby B.
13:00 15 Jun 17
Brett W.
05:41 09 Jun 17
Tom Logan I.
04:57 22 May 17
Great unbiased reviews. I just put myself on the waiting list for the Uniden R3.
Kent Riegl J.
01:17 16 May 17
I THINK...all the information they have on RADAR DETECTORS AND RADAR/LASER JAMMERS IS REALLY CLASSIC AND COOL....
Lutu R.
03:39 11 May 17
Richard A.
20:42 09 May 17
Great unbiased reviews. Very thorough / excellent video quality. Full look at all the features and comparison points.
Donny C.
22:35 14 Apr 17
Love the reviews, tips, and tricks! He has even taken the time to respond to questions concerning setups and... installations! Thanks to his advice I was able to hard-wire my Valentine1 in my MX-5. Awesome guy with awesome content.read more
Anthony F.
15:39 05 Mar 17
Glen B.
00:08 03 Mar 17
Wonderful tutorials and a wealth of knowledge! There is so much information here that will help one in finding answers... to the many questions that arise.read more
Patrick P.
10:39 10 Feb 17
Awesome reviews glad to see some one honest and non bias keep up the good work mate :)
Bart R. D.
03:34 25 Jan 17
Jonathan F.
22:40 28 Dec 16
Awesome information. Reviews are spot on with his competition. More importantly, he is not a salesman.
Joshua S.
06:10 28 Dec 16
Tyler B.
20:10 09 Dec 16
He seems to be a great, honest guy. His reviews seem to be honest, straight forward, and correct.
Natalie B.
13:36 02 Dec 16
D'Arcy R.
00:18 26 Oct 16
Incredible knowledge of radar detectors. Keep up the amazing work!
