Customer Reviews:
"I just upgraded to another BMW and of course bought me another Whistler Pro3450. Having it installed in the same place as the others, the receiver right below the license plate. The indicator will be to the left of the steering column right over the parking brake release. Can't see it from either door, so just a push of a button and it stays silent in case you need it to be. Other detectors claim 3 - 5 mile detection. Who cares, I want to have good detection within a 1/2 mile on the freeway and a 1/4 mile for city driving, that's when it's most important. The Whistler is a solid unit that lasts for a long time. I have mine set in City 2 mode and that works best for false alarms. I'm not a speedy driver, but some times you are over the limit and it's nice to have a detector that will let you know of a spreed trap. This is my 3rd unit and I'm picky what I buy. I do my research and get the best for the money. No suction cups or laying on the dash, this unit is remote which means the receiver is located outside the car and is connected to the indicator inside the car. Clean to the sight, soft chirp or louder if needed, and the light can also be dimmed for night driving. That's my .02"
"Installed this detector a day before a trip through Washington into Portland Oregon. On both the way up and back this detector proved to be very sensitive on highway mode. in fact i though it was just going mad the first time it went off! I was Roughly a mile away and couldn't see any other cars ........ the cop was hiding on the over pass, went on it to get gas and had a bit of a startle. But none the less this works wonders for the radar detector. The one bad ....... every thing has to have it. The laser detector doesn't work on mine, now im sure there are a lot that do, but mine isn't connected any more. The laser detector goes off randomly, it really odd. I went to a local farm that is know for no one to be on it and sure it enough i parked my car on the side of the road and with in 10 min it said i was getting laser-ed, so unless farmer john got a laser pointer i think it may be broken. PS this was at night time, idk why though maybe it some uv ray's or something. All in All, im in love with it and have recommended it to a lot of people, and will continue too!"
"This unit works great if your primary concern is a hidden system.There are other conventional units that outperform it of course. I like the outside temp sensor and am using it to monitor my intake air temp.I also added a second laser detector so I have them front & rear but am disappointed I can't add a radar antenna to the rear like the old model."
Car Electronics
Whistler Radar Detector
Amazon.com Product Description Enjoy total-band protection, with alerts for laser, radar, VG-2 and safety radar bands. Install your control panel 3 different ways and the blue text display will read accordingly. Competitive features like City/Highway modes, Quiet and Auto Quiet modes, or Whistler's own 'Stay Alert' help seal the deal, and you can even add voice alerts with the optional voice module. Total band protection with the discretion of remote installation. Directional display allows your control panel to be mounted 3 different ways and the text viewed correctly. Compact, high-efficiency antenna receives radar signals. High gain optical lens provides increased sensitivity and field of view for leading-edge laser detection. Blue Text Display The intense blue text display provides distinct visual confirmation of signals detected, signal strength, and indicates engaged modes of operation. Directional Display This allows your control panel to be mounted 3 different ways and the text viewed correctly. Audio Alerts Provides distinct audio warnings for X, K, Ka band radar, safety radar, laser and VG-2. Remote Installation The Pro-3450 features remotely installed detection modules routed to the control panel within the vehicle: Radar Antenna--Compact, high-efficiency antenna receives radar signals. Laser Module--High gain optical lens provides increased sensitivity and field of view for leading-edge laser detection. In addition, you'll get outdoor temperature (handy to know when you need to watch for ice) and battery voltage displays. Patented POP Mode Detection There are new guns out there that operate just like the instant-on guns of the past but with a very tough new twist--POP mode! This new gun is a normal K and Ka band radar gun detectable by most radar detectors made in the past 30 years until it's in POP mode. When the gun is in POP Mode and activated, a brief burst of energy, less than 1/15 of a second, is transmitted and the vehicle's speed is quickly acquired. A detector without POP Mode
