Spidercat
09-16-2009, 01:34 PM
I've finally purchased a laser jammer after 2 tickets in so many weeks. For some reason daily speed traps both to and from work (instead of the usual beginning of the month/end of the month cycle nonsense) were becoming the norm. I felt like I'm being stalked by snipers! They must REALLY be hurting for revenue!
I brought up some independent testing articles when I had tossed the idea around before, trying to find out which one was now the best:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/july-2008/laser-jammer-test.html
Enter, Laser Interceptor. I contacted the distributor at LI-USA, and he personally answered all my stupid questions about mounting and such, because I didn't want to cut the grill at all on my car. On my wife's A4, they'll fit nicely in between the upper grill slats, next to the headlamps. RS6 (or any honeycomb grill car), not so much! I decided to mount it similar to this M5:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-touring-discussion/123312-laser-interceptor-installation-e60-m5-phew.html
It's rather expensive, so I asked about group buy rates, and it's about 10% less. There is no minimum order number to get the GB rate, but there is a limit of two per person, and I have to be the organizing monkey.
Anyway, be sure to check your local regs (guys of lidar site has a map to see if your state is legal). I know that in CA,VA,SC,TN,IL,MN,OK,CO,& UT they are illegal, according to:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html
HI uses Laser enclusively, and it's legal, so I'm in luck. I suppose those living somewhere that uses both radar and laser would do well with both this and a decent radar detector in tandem. N.B. that RADAR jammers (as opposed to LASER) are illegal everywhere.
Anyway, here's their website:
www.Laser-InterceptorUSA.com
www.Laser-InterceptorUK.com
Here's the group pricing:
LI Dual Standard: $625 (Retails $700)
LI Dual HP (High Power): $1250 (Retails $1400)
LI Quad Standard: $1075 (Retails $1225)
LI Quad HP (High Power): $2050 (Retails $2450)
The rear units can be purchased/added later for about $450 and can be mounted with their license plate bracket or make your own (like I did).
The QUAD is for front and rear protection an NOT for SUV frontal protection only. The standard LI DUAL will provide more than adequate protection for cars, trucks and SUV's s seen here.... that last video was shot in HI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-bwwKXPRIA
http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq337/jjchart/?action=view¤t=Flatbed.flv
If you are interested, PM me your e-mail address, which I'll forward to Cliff (distributor for LI-USA), who will invoice you with the special group buy rate. You then pay LI-USA directly, and they will ship to you immediately, since there is no need to wait for the typical "group buy quota." Also, you won't have to worry about that nonsense that happened w/that recent blinder GB. I'll try to answer any questions that aren't covered by the LI FAQ website, or forward them to someone who can.
I originally posted this on another dedicated RS6 website, so sorry for the cross-post for those that frequently site-jump. I'll post some pix of my wife's A4 once it's set up, but it seems like it would be even more straight-forward.
Anyway, sorry for the long post. I'm just so fed up with this whole daily speed trap crap that I just had to do something (other than drive 55). I didn't see the Laser Interceptor on any prelim searches of this site, so I thought that I'd share. I had a good car alarm/stereo shop install it for around $200 after I mounted/leveled all the brackets. I have neither the time nor patience to DIY, although I'm sure that you could. It took them 2-3 hours on a Saturday while I shuffled around Honolulu with the wife and kids. No way I can beat that! I'll post some pix of my install very soon.
Cheers!
I brought up some independent testing articles when I had tossed the idea around before, trying to find out which one was now the best:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/july-2008/laser-jammer-test.html
Enter, Laser Interceptor. I contacted the distributor at LI-USA, and he personally answered all my stupid questions about mounting and such, because I didn't want to cut the grill at all on my car. On my wife's A4, they'll fit nicely in between the upper grill slats, next to the headlamps. RS6 (or any honeycomb grill car), not so much! I decided to mount it similar to this M5:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-touring-discussion/123312-laser-interceptor-installation-e60-m5-phew.html
It's rather expensive, so I asked about group buy rates, and it's about 10% less. There is no minimum order number to get the GB rate, but there is a limit of two per person, and I have to be the organizing monkey.
Anyway, be sure to check your local regs (guys of lidar site has a map to see if your state is legal). I know that in CA,VA,SC,TN,IL,MN,OK,CO,& UT they are illegal, according to:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html
HI uses Laser enclusively, and it's legal, so I'm in luck. I suppose those living somewhere that uses both radar and laser would do well with both this and a decent radar detector in tandem. N.B. that RADAR jammers (as opposed to LASER) are illegal everywhere.
Anyway, here's their website:
www.Laser-InterceptorUSA.com
www.Laser-InterceptorUK.com
Here's the group pricing:
LI Dual Standard: $625 (Retails $700)
LI Dual HP (High Power): $1250 (Retails $1400)
LI Quad Standard: $1075 (Retails $1225)
LI Quad HP (High Power): $2050 (Retails $2450)
The rear units can be purchased/added later for about $450 and can be mounted with their license plate bracket or make your own (like I did).
The QUAD is for front and rear protection an NOT for SUV frontal protection only. The standard LI DUAL will provide more than adequate protection for cars, trucks and SUV's s seen here.... that last video was shot in HI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-bwwKXPRIA
http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq337/jjchart/?action=view¤t=Flatbed.flv
If you are interested, PM me your e-mail address, which I'll forward to Cliff (distributor for LI-USA), who will invoice you with the special group buy rate. You then pay LI-USA directly, and they will ship to you immediately, since there is no need to wait for the typical "group buy quota." Also, you won't have to worry about that nonsense that happened w/that recent blinder GB. I'll try to answer any questions that aren't covered by the LI FAQ website, or forward them to someone who can.
I originally posted this on another dedicated RS6 website, so sorry for the cross-post for those that frequently site-jump. I'll post some pix of my wife's A4 once it's set up, but it seems like it would be even more straight-forward.
Anyway, sorry for the long post. I'm just so fed up with this whole daily speed trap crap that I just had to do something (other than drive 55). I didn't see the Laser Interceptor on any prelim searches of this site, so I thought that I'd share. I had a good car alarm/stereo shop install it for around $200 after I mounted/leveled all the brackets. I have neither the time nor patience to DIY, although I'm sure that you could. It took them 2-3 hours on a Saturday while I shuffled around Honolulu with the wife and kids. No way I can beat that! I'll post some pix of my install very soon.
Cheers!