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Trev's "Koala" Build Thread

Jaber

Modero
June 15th, 2015

My Valentine One came in the mail today. I'm incredibly satisfied overall, and in my opinion it certainly has an edge over the competition. It's purely functional, and it is packed with all of the most modern detection technology. Not that I speed, it is just a very good thing to have in New York, and yes, they are legal in NY, as long as it isn't used in a commercial vehicle.

Just some key points...

V1 reads the front, side, and back; Passport only reads the front.

V1 picks up unlimited bogeys (signals of any kind/band); Passport can only pick up one signal at a time

It also prioritizes those multiple signals by threat and strength

Fully Programmable and works incredible with the false alarms

May not have pretty color LCD but has more accuracy and features, purely functional.


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What model Escort did you have? I have their 8500 X50 and it catches front/back and multiple bogeys as well.
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
Aw that's perfect. :thumbup: I guess you'd just screw the screws back in to plug those holes and be set to jet. Now I just need to accidentally damage my OE cover per Russelvw21 so I can justify dropping that kind of change on a silly cosmetic engine-bay mod.
:laugh:
You're still a teenager almost anything you drive will classify as boy racer to the cops
The truth hurts... :thumbdown:
oh damn not bad.
Thanks! :D
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
What model Escort did you have? I have their 8500 X50 and it catches front/back and multiple bogeys as well.

I didn't have any radar detector prior to my Valentine One.
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
June 19th, 2015

Installed bright white halogen fogs.
 
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Jaber

Modero
I didn't have any radar detector prior to my Valentine One.


Ah. Might be worth while mentioning what model radar you're comparing it to then [emoji6]


Sent from my iSuperior, expect typos, mathematical errors and inaccuracy.
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
Ah. Might be worth while mentioning what model radar you're comparing it to then [emoji6]


Sent from my iSuperior, expect typos, mathematical errors and inaccuracy.

The Passport MAX/MAX2 were my main competitors.
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
June 29th, 2015

Time flies. I hit 10,000 miles tonight. Looking forward to the next 10,000 miles that I will share with my GTI.

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trev1342

Go Kart Champion
July 20th, 2015

OEM Golf R Euro LED tails installed. No rear fog. Coded for bulb out. Fitment is perfect. Fixed that right outer tail after this photo, the bottom clip needed to be adjusted. Amber LED rear turn signals and bright white LED reverse lights from DeAutoKey coming soon. After that, there won't be a single incandescent bulb left on the car other than the fog lights.

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GTIMK6_

Ready to race!
July 20th, 2015



OEM Golf R Euro LED tails installed. No rear fog. Coded for bulb out. Fitment is perfect. Fixed that right outer tail after this photo, the bottom clip needed to be adjusted. Amber LED rear turn signals and bright white LED reverse lights from DeAutoKey coming soon. After that, there won't be a single incandescent bulb left on the car other than the fog lights.


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Nice man! Where did you get them from?
 

trev1342

Go Kart Champion

trev1342

Go Kart Champion
July 22nd, 2015

DeAutoKey amber LED rear turn signals and bright white LED reverse lights came in today. Installed both without issue, everything is working perfectly. Really satisfied with the reverse bulbs, they're incredibly bright and light the back end up really well at night.
 

whitewolf33

Go Kart Champion
Hey do you or did you have any issues with your interior led's? Flickering? If you did, were you able to shut off the cold diagnostics? And if were able to, did it help? I had another forum member try to shut off the cold diagnostics for me but we couldnt find it. I have the same led's as you and my dome lights flicker like crazy when the doors are open and the car is off. Its not so bad when the car is on but the flicker is still there.

Im just asking because I know you're close to me and if you have a cable and know how to shut off the cold disgnostics, I'll hook you up.

I tried putting the stock lights back in but I'm too used to the led's, I cant go back lol
 

thedude4bides

Go Kart Champion
Hey do you or did you have any issues with your interior led's? Flickering? If you did, were you able to shut off the cold diagnostics? And if were able to, did it help? I had another forum member try to shut off the cold diagnostics for me but we couldnt find it. I have the same led's as you and my dome lights flicker like crazy when the doors are open and the car is off. Its not so bad when the car is on but the flicker is still there.

Im just asking because I know you're close to me and if you have a cable and know how to shut off the cold disgnostics, I'll hook you up.

I tried putting the stock lights back in but I'm too used to the led's, I cant go back lol
I had the flicker. No idea what cold diagnostics have to do with it but deautokey sent me new dome lights under warranty. I think he said they had better resisters or something. No flickering since.
 
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