Originally Posted by ForesterFan

I selected the Escort Passport Max with the BlendMount hardware. It is completely silent with that mount because there is a squishy pad that the detector is pressed against. Pretty slick design.

Originally Posted by acadapter

Which mount did you have on your Max? I have a Carbon Fiber Max and originally used it on my Genesis Coupe that rode on low profiles and I never noticed the squeaking. Perhaps the audio covered it up, but it seemed pretty rock solid.

I have a question; for those of us that have the Escort Max with the Mobile Device enabled Smartcord, is there a way to keep that functionality and still wire it up to the rear view mirror?

Originally Posted by ColdBrew

I used the sticky mount. I wasn't the only one with the problem. You can find others on the escort forums.

Originally Posted by BayAreaQ7

Regarding alpinestaraudi comments about Radar, I understand your thoughts on them and could initially relate before I did research.

After getting a ticket in Oct ’13 on 87 via Lidar (laser pointed gun), and it was my first speeding ticket in 8 years (miraculously), I did some research on them.

I’m no expert, but here is my 2 cents:

Like I said the last radar detector I had was 15+ years ago and it went off all the damn time and was annoying. This new generation Escort Max has a super-fast processor, scans and blocks out all false signals, and can automatically store and save false locations. Plus there is other cool stuff like downloading the phone app to see where other Easort Max users have currently received live radar signals. It’s very helpful when driving on the highway for long periods of time to see where there have been recent cops/radar signals on your route.

I frequently travel the highways (2014 SQ5 and just hit 15k miles) here (85, 87, 101, 280) and this helps me find/locate the CHP. The CHP use KA Band Radar 98% of the time here in the bay area and this is the type of signal the radar works well for. So it helps locating the CHP in various ways: 1) as they drive on the highways, they seem to drive with the KA band radar on 90% of the time, 2) as they are parked checking speed of cars passing by, or park perpendicular to the highway doing speed traps, 3) as I’m approaching one from behind, or they are sneaking up on me behind, etc.

Now for Lidar, this is when you see the CHP standing outside their car pointing the laser gun at traffic, it won’t help giving you advance warning unless he’s pointed it at cars in front of you and your radar detrrector briefly catches it. With Lidar, the CHP has to pull the trigger and point it at your front hood, and relect the laser back to get a reading. But in my experience, the CHP rarely use Lidar, mostly in non-peek hours of traffic, you just need to be a little more aware.

There are Lidar/Laser jammers, but they are illegal in California, and that’s a whole other topic. 

Other benefits of the Escort Max:
• It verbally speaks (voice alerts) and notifies you of know stationary speed traps & red-light camera’s (not that I run red lights, but still helpful)
• Works on K Band, these seem to be the signs that display your speed
• Identifies real threats faster and more accurately
any other detector.
• SEMA 2013 best new product
• LED screen
• Over speed limit notification (SQ5 has this too)
• Auto learn via GPS
•

Anyway… It’s the best $500 I’ve spent in a long time and would highly recommend one.