This all started when I asked my dealer (Porsche of Fairfield) if they could help remove my current Escort 9500ci that had been so successfully protecting me from ‘Achievement awards’ from my friends at the State Police and Highway Patrol for the last 5 years. I had had it installed in my ’08 M3 from new without holes or damage to the car. It had worked flawlessly for the last five happy motoring years so why not just move the same unit to my new 991?

‘No the radar is part of the car and as you are trading it you must leave it in the car. We will sell you a new one for $1500.’ This was the dubious claim from my dealer. At this point I had already started to get irritated with this dealer and I figured it might be a good idea have the new unit cleanly installed by their ‘professionals’ anyway so not worth the fight and so I caved on that.

My 991 CS2 arrived and they installed the 9500ci for me before delivery.

There are one or two small issues however.

Pic1 is the rear laser defuser/detector they put it on the other way around so I flipped it and put a black plate surround so it is less noticeable. I have seen others that have this nicely flat mounted. Anyone know who can do this in the east coast?

Pic2 is the controller mounted out of the way behind the wiper stork just where I like it. No holes so that is fine by me.

Pic3 is where the display is mounted, top left of the window and I can HIGHLY recommend this position because it is just there in the corner of your eye and you don’t even need to hear the warning you just see it and can react so quickly. Also this is also a NO holes place to mount so I like that as well.

Pic4 is where things start to come off the rails... They only thing my 9500ci tells me is “wiring fault” They are going to replace the main unit and the receiver this week and hopeful that will fix that. Of course it might actually be a ‘wiring fault’ by hey I am no expert.

Pic5 is the right hand laser defuser which at first looks just ‘Kool and the gang’ but if you look at it as we are here from directly in front of the car it is in fact facing at a 40 degree angle off to the right not straight ahead. I think maybe useful if the cop is trying to laser me while I am drifting sideways but as it turns out I tend to drift at or under the speed limit.

Pic6 is the left land laser defuser with is covering any cunning cops that are trying to laser me from underneath my car, or behind the radiator depending which way it happens to be is flapping around at the time.

Anyway they are going to take a stab at fixing these issues for me on Thursday.

I will see how that turns out but I would like to know of any other Escort installers in New England that might be able to clean this up a bit for after the dealer has finished with it? Any recommendations?

Thanks!

 

Wait a sec, I'm all for radar detectors and all, but are they not illegal and why would a dealer agree to provided and install a new one.

 

Radar detectors ARE NOT illegal, however laser jammers ARE. Has to do with the way the frequencies are generated, and which gov't agency has oversight.

 

mmmm thats good to know. thanks

 

Good luck. This sounds like it was a mess since they told you it came with the car. Let us know how it goes.

 

That is freaking awful. Didn't they see the good install on your M3?

I'm glad you still have your sense of humor about it, but get it out of your dealer's hands and to a reputable installer ASAP. You shouldn't have to pay for their labor with such a hack job. 9500ci installs should be flawless.

 

That's just plain wrong. Illegal in some states, not all.

 

That receiver unit in pic 5 is also useless, Its pointing into the sky.. They should be level with the road for best range and effect...

 

Radar is Illegal in DC and Virginia. Canada also. Every other state has no issues with radar. Laser diffusers are simply a UVB light from off your car which can not be mandated, it is a light that humans can not see. Period. No legality, none. Anywhere.

 

deiter,

in ontario radar detectors are illegal. make sure you get an undetectable one (STI magnum).

there has been no conclusive evidence that laser diffusers work. lidar has to be stationary, so just pay attention and you wont get nabbed.