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      04-27-2021, 11:58 PM   #1
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Free of False Laser Alert with Radar Detector?

For those who have Valentine One/V1 Gen2,

Do you guys still get frequent false laser alerts from the gesture control?

I just had a V1 Gen1 just hardwired, and I'm at the point that it gets so annoying from false alarms, I just want to throw it away...

Like other guys recommended, I tried to block out the gesture control unit with some tapes, and block out the small red circle on the V1 display, and it's better but not perfect.

I hear good things about Uniden detectors nowadays. I don't know they are a better choice in terms of eliminating false alarms?

Any recommendation would be appreciated.

I didn't like it, but if you don't mind wires in your sight of driving, this setup(2nd photo) works fine without any false laser alerts. lol
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I have a V1 Gen 2 and I never get any more falses after putting tape over the middle of the sensor. I have my radar on my windshield at top and just right of the rear view mirror. I will only ever get a rare laser alert if I'm like waving my hand up and around the sensor which I assume is scattering the laser and occasionally getting picked up by the V1.

You may need to use a few pieces of tape. Use your phone camera to see the infrared grid on the outsides of the sensor.
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Hard wired Uniden R3 here. Zero issues except for Honda's, Acura's & some Kia models setting off some false alerts on the K band (in the ~24Hz ranges), but no gesture related alarms. In fact, I've left gesture feature active and no tape covering the gesture sensors above
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I have a V1 Gen 2 and I never get any more falses after putting tape over the middle of the sensor. I have my radar on my windshield at top and just right of the rear view mirror. I will only ever get a rare laser alert if I'm like waving my hand up and around the sensor which I assume is scattering the laser and occasionally getting picked up by the V1.

You may need to use a few pieces of tape. Use your phone camera to see the infrared grid on the outsides of the sensor.
This. Mine was so bad I disabled laser, but after putting a few pieces of felt tape over the gesture control it stopped and now I do not get false laser alerts with the exception from a few cars on the road.

As stated, try more tape and use your video camera on your phone to see the gesture control and if it is completely blocked.
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