Valentine One and TINT

[JMai22]

Who here has tints on there car and how does it affect the valentine One. I have 5% tint ALL around on all my windows except for front windshield. what kind of losses am i looking at.

For all you with rear window tint, does your rear radar still go off?

[Kompressor]

Why would tint affect a radar?

[JMai22]

Originally posted by Kompressor
Why would tint affect a radar?

I'm looking for a serious response not one like this?? wtf kinda question is that? tint would affect radar because its darker and the detecter has a harder time going through the tint.

i'm trying to figure out who has 5% tint and how bad was ita ffected.

[Ximian]

Tint does not affect radar detection at all, lets repeat that, TINT DOES NOT AFFECT RADAR DETECTION!

But lasers on the other hand, it does. Greater the tint, the more laser light it blocks.

[Iwannadinanm3]

i think it does affect it if u have metallic tint, it said something about that on v1's website under there faq's

[JMai22]

Originally posted by Ximian
Tint does not affect radar detection at all, lets repeat that, TINT DOES NOT AFFECT RADAR DETECTION!

But lasers on the other hand, it does. Greater the tint, the more laser light it blocks.

crap i think i got it mixed up. whats the difference between radar and laser?

[Ximian]

Radar is based on radio waves and it has several different useful applications, such as detecting the speed an object is going or what the weather is going to be like. (Well, radar doesn't do that, but the information from it helps determine it)

And you should know what a laser is... If you don't, here's something that is used to explain to three year olds what it is - http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/lasers/

[Kompressor]

Originally posted by JMai22
tint would affect radar because its darker and the detecter has a harder time going through the tint.

that's the dumbest thing I've EVER heard, maybe you should think before you say stupid shit next time.

[Coupe E36]

haha.. wow, people gettin HARSH on this topic.. ahah.. anyhow, i dont think the dark tint would effect radar detector because radar runs on waves.. errm wow how should i put this ? hehe.. well to help u further understand about laser, buy a laswer pointer for like 5-20$.. if u shine a laswer at regular no tint window then it will go through fine, but if u get tinted to like 20% and so on, and try to shine a laswer pointer through it, you wont see it as clearer as u would on a window wit no tint.. now thats why tint would effect laser, but as for radar, they run on waves, like Ximian says radio waves, and radio waves is like wireless network, on PC.. or cordless phones, waves can travel all around because its not using light, its using waves.. ahha, well hope that helps on the explanation.. in other words ur tint shouldnt effect the valentine radar.. but as for metalic tint, i dont know there could be possibility those tints woudl effect because of the metalic tint i am guessing bounces the waves off the tint.. not sure.. correct me if i am wrong please, thanks.

[JMai22]

so when police points a speed gun at you is that laser or radar?

if its laser, how much would my tint affect the accuracy of the valentine one.

[Ximian]

Police can use both radar and lasers, but radars are a lot more common. And to figure out how much your tint affects you, do what was suggest earlier and buy a laser pointer and shine it through the windshield, that should give you an idea.

Also, I wrote a really long description of the Electromagnetic spectrum, but my computer froze up from overheating because I didn't notice the motor on my box fan died (RIP, 2001-2003) so now I will replace it with a NASAs description of it for children.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sc...mspectrum.html

[DSK M3/4]

i have metallic tint and i still get ~2 miles of Ka detection from the rear. i don't know if that's diminished or not, but it's plenty for me.

[Agaru_Vala]

I want to get a V1, HOW is it setup in the car, its for my dad, and he can use electronic for beans, so is it just plug into the lighter and set the settings and then good to go ?

[Virg///M3]

I wouldn't wory too much about Laser detection on your V1 from the rear, becuase once your hit with it, your cought! Don't even bother to hit your brakes.

[grk325]

Ximian

where is the rest of the picture?? of the butt??