I've got a Bel remote that I installed with the laser diffusers (its basically the same rebranded unit that was sold by Escort) and I know the laser diffuser has saved me at least twice. I was the only car on the highway each time when the officer fired laser at me (so he couldn't have been aiming at someone else) and I was travelling at least 25mph over the limit both times. In neither case did the officer pull out after me. I was going to post a "how to" guide a while back on this install but never did get around to it. Here are a few photos of the install, which took around 30hrs to complete (and yes I know the bumper was dirty when I was took the picture of the detector and diffuser heads ). The detector itself is a model from 2008, which I also used in my last car. The install would work just as well with the newer model of the remote detector now available.

Here is an overview of the sensors. They aren't seen when looking at the front of the car, except if you shine a flashlight (or camera flash) on them:



Here is the radar sensor, showing the brackets I made, and also the location of where it gets mounted. You have to move the right horn over and remount it, and the same also for the outdoor temp sensor, in order to be able to get the radar head positioned dead center behind the grill:





Here are the laser diffusers (x2), showing the brackets I made, and how they mount behind the grill. Unlike the radar sensor which gets mounted to some framing members on the car, the diffusers have to be mounted to the front nose assembly of the car itself in order for them to be positioned just behind the grill:









Here is the trim piece I made to mount the radar display inside the ashtray in the center console. Note that the ashtray door still opens and closes after the radar display is installed. For stealth reasons (including the temptation of thieves) I leave my ashtray door closed most of the time since the warning tones from the detector are plenty loud enough. If I am unsure whether its a false alarm or not, I'll pop open the tray and have a quick look and the display. The digital display is made up of red segmented leds so it matches the Audi dash lighing. I also have a remotely mounted mute switch on the left side of the driver's seat (not pictured in these photos). So I can mute the detector without having to look away from the road. I mounted it so that my hand naturally moves over it when I reach down for it:










Here the detector is hardwired to the rear of the fuse panel on the driver's side dash (red shrinkwrap is used over the soldered connection). Switched accessory power is used so the detector turns on and off automatically with the car.




This is just a photo showing the front nose removed so I can work on mounting the radar and laser diffuser heads. I found that a few unopened bags of mulch came in handy to hold the nose up straight and keep it steady. Clearly I dont recommend this install job for the weekend tinkerer. I was a pro-audio installer for 15 years when I was younger so I know how to work on an install like this. I'd rate the overall difficulty factor at about a 9 out of 10, but thats mostly because I had to make up all the bracketry from scratch including figuring out how everything would mount:

 

I respect handy guys!
Your garage picture looks like mine

 

Fantastic job - thanks for posting these pix and kudos! You have given me inspiration.

 

...until I found this (California law):

V C Section 28150 Jamming Electronic Speed Measuring Devices


Jamming: Electronic Speed-Measuring Devices

28150. (a) No vehicle shall be equipped with any device that is designed for, or is capable of, jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with radar, laser, or any other electronic device used by a law enforcement agency to measure the speed of moving objects.
(b) No person shall use, buy, possess, manufacture, sell, or otherwise distribute any device that is designed for jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with radar, laser, or any other electronic device used by a law enforcement agency to measure the speed of moving objects.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is an infraction.
(d) When a person possesses four or more devices in violation of subdivision (b), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who has a valid federal license for operating the devices described in this section may transport one or more of those devices if the license is carried in the vehicle transporting the device at all times when the device is being transported.

Added Sec. 1, Ch. 493, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.

 

Lots of state and Federal laws on the books like this criminalizing such activity against broadcasts.

See Communications Act of 1934, 1923, et al regarding reception of signals and re RMS Titanic.
Yet detectors are illegal in some places.

Best advice:
If you want to fly, go to a track day instead of risking life and property on the road.
Getting there five minutes quicker isn't worth it.

Pilot your Geman supercars wisely

 

Or fly to Germany, rent something nice and enjoy Autobahn. Few nice places to see too.

 

In my read of the statute, a violation for operation of such a device in your car is an infraction (see subsection c), just as is a speeding ticket. Bear in mind that the officer would first have to determine that you were in violation of the statute. If he did not get a speed reading on your vehicle then the chances of him pulling you over anyway just for further inspection of your car is a remote risk. On the other hand the enactment of that statute is further proof that such devices do in fact work.

As to the suggestion that one must always remain within the posted speed limit, whatever that number might be, or how it was decided, and regardless of whether road traffic and weather conditions would in fact permit safe operation at higher speeds than posted, that is a debate I will avoid engaging into at this time.

In any event, thanks for the positive feedback about my install. At some point I may try to locate a diferent plastic material to fabricate another trim panel around the radar display that matches better in texture to the switch surfaces nearby to it. Although since mostly I keep the tray door closed, its not super high on my list of immediate 'must-dos'. If anyone is interested in tackling the project feel free to PM me with questions. I did make a template of the trim plate that I can duplicate for you. All thats needed to cut it out is a dremel tool, a nice 9901 or 9903 carbide bit, a pair of round and flat bastard files, and a steady hand.

 

I HATE talented people !!!

Your type always cost me money on things I didn't know I needed
and HAVE to have now !!!

The wife is loathe to follow speeding limits = maybe this will help.