Valentine V1 question

canesr1 · 08-03-2008, 08:10 AM

It seems every time I am near an infiniti SUV my laser signal on the V1 goes off.
Anyone know why this happens?

Majikthese42 · 08-03-2008, 09:20 AM

Laser active cruise control, and it's always "on".

Trailblazers have neon third brake lights that are close enough to the laser spectrum to cause false alerts, too. There are others.

carrabassett786 · 08-03-2008, 09:22 AM

yeah, their laser cruise control lights them up... it pulsates too...
Toyotas and BMW's and Benzes with Active cruise too

kaigoss69 · 08-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Jeez, I have been wondering about phantom lasar alerts on my Passport 9500... that explains it! That's gonna get pretty annoying the more of those vehicles hit the road since lasar is one of those alerts you don't neglect at first thinking it could be a false alert. I usually hit the brakes hard right away....

Also, anyone notice lately, especially on bridge overpasses and on signs in construction zones, they have radar emitters mounted all over the place to make you slow down or even worse, get so annoyed that you totally ignore the alert and then get nailed by the cop with the real gun around the next bend...

Almost makes me wanna toss my RD completely

raceyBMW · 08-03-2008, 07:33 PM

The thing I have noticed with the radar signs usually use K-band around here, and the police in the metro area here seem to only use Ka-band. So if I have the K-band going off and I am in the city, I don't usually worry about it.

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canesr1 Lieutenant 21 Rep 591 Posts Drives: E92 Metallic Black Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Valentine V1 question It seems every time I am near an infiniti SUV my laser signal on the V1 goes off. Anyone know why this happens? __________________ 2007 E92 Metallic Black, Black interior, brushed aluminum, 6MT, Nav, 6FL, 20% ceramic tints, OEM Front Lip, Dinan Stage 2 Rev2, 19''s M6 Reps
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Majikthese42 Philosopher-king 20 Rep 1,113 Posts Drives: 2008 E91 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: People's Republic of New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Laser active cruise control, and it's always "on". Trailblazers have neon third brake lights that are close enough to the laser spectrum to cause false alerts, too. There are others. __________________ E91 6MT Alpine, Terra, Xenons, ZSP, ZCW, ZPP, PDC, CA, alarm, M shifter and M brake handle, Euro rear fog light switch, Euro aspheric mirrors, rear power outlets, Garmin nüvi custom cupholder mount, Lidatek, V-1 built-in remote display, tire pump, jack, floor mats.
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carrabassett786 Lieutenant 13 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 11 328i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL iTrader: (0)	yeah, their laser cruise control lights them up... it pulsates too... Toyotas and BMW's and Benzes with Active cruise too __________________ E90 328i Space Gray/Chestnut ZMP 2MF ZP2 ZV2 ZCV ZCW-washers HK SAT 3rd Pedal ED 2011.10.10 E90 325xi BSM/Terra ZSP ZPP ZCW Adaptive Xenons SAT 3rd pedal Gone E53 X5 3.0i Black Sapphire/Truffle ZPP ZCW ZRC Xenon Nav
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08-03-2008, 11:34 AM	#4
kaigoss69 Brigadier General 301 Rep 3,969 Posts Drives: '08 335i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: JAX iTrader: (6)	Jeez, I have been wondering about phantom lasar alerts on my Passport 9500... that explains it! That's gonna get pretty annoying the more of those vehicles hit the road since lasar is one of those alerts you don't neglect at first thinking it could be a false alert. I usually hit the brakes hard right away.... Also, anyone notice lately, especially on bridge overpasses and on signs in construction zones, they have radar emitters mounted all over the place to make you slow down or even worse, get so annoyed that you totally ignore the alert and then get nailed by the cop with the real gun around the next bend... Almost makes me wanna toss my RD completely
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raceyBMW king of the hills 112 Rep 2,923 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 w/ESS55, 2001 540i/6 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arvada, CO iTrader: (1) Garage List 2001 BMW 540i/6 [8.17] 1994 530i [9.00] 2007 335i Coupe [8.37]	The thing I have noticed with the radar signs usually use K-band around here, and the police in the metro area here seem to only use Ka-band. So if I have the K-band going off and I am in the city, I don't usually worry about it.
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