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Uniden R8 Extreme Long Range Radar/Laser Detector

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Authorized Dealer via eBay has Uniden R8 Extreme Long Range Radar/Laser Detector (UNIR8) on sale for $647- 15% off when you apply coupon code SAVEONGIFTS at checkout = $549.95. Shipping is free.

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About this Item:
  • The R8 can remember and automatically mute false alerts (such as retail store doors) along your routes so you never have to listen to the same false alert twice.
  • Preloaded Red Light and Speed Camera locations with Free Database and Firmware updates ensures your detector will never be out of date.
  • OLED Display is easy-to-read and allows for more useful information to be displayed at once.
  • Voice alerts allow for hands-free operation and provide clear communication. Voice Alerts are programable to fit your style so you can keep your eyes on the road with no distractions.
  • The R8 has the Best K/KA Band filtering with the Least Amount of False Alerts from blind spot monitoring & Collison avoidance systems in other vehicles.
  • The R8 is an all new platform with unsurpassed range and sensitivity. It's Dual Antenna allows the R8 to detect threats from all four directions, with voice alerts for the direction of the threat. It even shows the band and signal strength for each.
  • Uniden 1-Year Warranty

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Update: This popular deal is available again.

Authorized Dealer via eBay has Uniden R8 Extreme Long Range Radar/Laser Detector (UNIR8) on sale for $647- 15% off when you apply coupon code SAVEONGIFTS at checkout = $549.95. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • The R8 can remember and automatically mute false alerts (such as retail store doors) along your routes so you never have to listen to the same false alert twice.
  • Preloaded Red Light and Speed Camera locations with Free Database and Firmware updates ensures your detector will never be out of date.
  • OLED Display is easy-to-read and allows for more useful information to be displayed at once.
  • Voice alerts allow for hands-free operation and provide clear communication. Voice Alerts are programable to fit your style so you can keep your eyes on the road with no distractions.
  • The R8 has the Best K/KA Band filtering with the Least Amount of False Alerts from blind spot monitoring & Collison avoidance systems in other vehicles.
  • The R8 is an all new platform with unsurpassed range and sensitivity. It's Dual Antenna allows the R8 to detect threats from all four directions, with voice alerts for the direction of the threat. It even shows the band and signal strength for each.
  • Uniden 1-Year Warranty

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Written by persian_mafia | Staff

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Written by iconian | Staff

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rambojew
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If you're in CA - you're allowed to submit what's called a trial by declaration to fight your ticket. Essentially, you submit your version of events to the judge, who notifies the officer to do the same - and then the judge reviews both declarations from you and the officer and makes a final decision.

This works in getting your ticket dismissed more often if you follow a couple of steps. First, make sure you make your traffic stops is not a memorable one for the officer - keys on dash, sunglasses/hat off, hands on wheel, windows down, "good morning/afternoon/night officer... yes officer, no officer," etc... do not fight him/her on anything and just sign for the ticket and go about your day. 2 weeks before your court date - extend your ticket/push court date out (you can initially push it 3 months). 2 weeks before your new court date, CALL the courthouse and make up an excuse why you can't make it for your court date (surprise work trip, family member sick, etc...) The court clerk will ask you what's the next best date for you - try to push it out another 3 months. Now you're 6 months out from your initial court date - start working on your trial by dec. and make sure the court receives it 2 weeks before your court date. Now this extends the process by about another month, as now the judge will ask the officer to respond and will give him/her 30 days to do so. However, so much time has now passed that the cop won't care about sticking it to you/taking the time out of his/her busy day to write a response - you were not a dick, you were not memorable, and it's whatever. So most likely the judge will dismiss your ticket. If the judge does not dismiss and rules in favor of the officer if they did reply - then you have an option to ask for a trial de novo - an in person trial - and you and the officer both have to go in. Hopefully in that case, so much time has now passed that the officer will most likely not show up, and if he does, then judge will rule in their favor and you can ask for a reduced fine/traffic school to reduce the severity of whatever consequence you may face. Lots of info on this online. I've gotten 8 of mine dismissed and 5 of my friends/family members' tickets here in LA county. Good luck!
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A speeding ticket will run you $250-300 in fines and then your insurance will shoot up for 3 years too.

source: professional speeder for life
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Great price for someone looking for the R8. I'm just hunting for the unicorn $350 R7 deal if it ever comes back

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Dec 03, 2023 05:01 AM
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rambojewDec 03, 2023 05:01 AM
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So I bought this R8- thanks OP- and I have another maybe stupid question as I'm trying to learn more about this stuff. What's the best way for those of us with iOS to run JBV1 or highway radar? Would turning our iPhone's hotspot on and feeding a signal to a dedicated android phone with no wireless plan do the trick?
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Quote from TrollingBy :
I don't think the R7 was ever $129. The DFR7 is an older uniden unit that came before the R-series of units.
I see. Well the DFR7 works flawlessly, so I'm not sure how they justify the massive price increase?
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Quote from rambojew :
This may be a stupid question, but just to clarify- when you say you run Waze with this RD, you just have the Waze phone app open while driving with the R8 detector turned on?
Yes that's it. They are separate but you get a lot more coverage running both.
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Quote from SlickSmiles :
I see. Well the DFR7 works flawlessly, so I'm not sure how they justify the massive price increase?
Newer technology, longer range, the R7 and R8 have arrows so you know if the cop is ahead or behind....
Dec 03, 2023 02:15 PM
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TerryE1112Dec 03, 2023 02:15 PM
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Quote from kevn357 :
Waze is free...
Wait till you get your ticket while still using Waze. Sometimes they haven't been reported yet, or maybe they're are on the move. I used to think the same way. Once you get a detector, you realize there's about 50% more out there you didn't know about.
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dplaneDec 03, 2023 04:30 PM
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Quote from robr :
I've had an RD in my car since the Cincinnati microwave escort (designed by Mike Valentine). I had a V1 forever until uniden showed up on scene and leapfrogged over the V1. I had an R3 and R7. No complaints but then I discovered the V1G2 + JBV1. Absolutely crushes the R7 when you add in the ridiculous feature set of JBV1 (which for some unknown reason is free, it pulls in data from Waze, ADS-B air traffic and other JBV1 users among a million other things, blacks out the V1 and becomes the remote display, shows heatmaps for how often police are in a specific area etc). The author of JBV1 reached out to uniden to discuss integration but uniden had no interest in opening their API for 3rd parties. It would take a LOT for me to give up the functionality of a V1G2 + JBV1. So I got sucked back in by Valentine. like an above poster, I also drive a C8 and knock on wood, no tix in 15+ years. I once got 3 in 24 hours so that's a big accomplishment for me Smilie.
Bit confused reading your post. What is the difference between using highway detector with the sabre plugin (and possible radar detector integration with the 4 models supported) vs using JBV1 with the Valentine?
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Quote from awid :
how did you get them dismissed?
If you're in CA - you're allowed to submit what's called a trial by declaration to fight your ticket. Essentially, you submit your version of events to the judge, who notifies the officer to do the same - and then the judge reviews both declarations from you and the officer and makes a final decision.

This works in getting your ticket dismissed more often if you follow a couple of steps. First, make sure you make your traffic stops is not a memorable one for the officer - keys on dash, sunglasses/hat off, hands on wheel, windows down, "good morning/afternoon/night officer... yes officer, no officer," etc... do not fight him/her on anything and just sign for the ticket and go about your day. 2 weeks before your court date - extend your ticket/push court date out (you can initially push it 3 months). 2 weeks before your new court date, CALL the courthouse and make up an excuse why you can't make it for your court date (surprise work trip, family member sick, etc...) The court clerk will ask you what's the next best date for you - try to push it out another 3 months. Now you're 6 months out from your initial court date - start working on your trial by dec. and make sure the court receives it 2 weeks before your court date. Now this extends the process by about another month, as now the judge will ask the officer to respond and will give him/her 30 days to do so. However, so much time has now passed that the cop won't care about sticking it to you/taking the time out of his/her busy day to write a response - you were not a dick, you were not memorable, and it's whatever. So most likely the judge will dismiss your ticket. If the judge does not dismiss and rules in favor of the officer if they did reply - then you have an option to ask for a trial de novo - an in person trial - and you and the officer both have to go in. Hopefully in that case, so much time has now passed that the officer will most likely not show up, and if he does, then judge will rule in their favor and you can ask for a reduced fine/traffic school to reduce the severity of whatever consequence you may face. Lots of info on this online. I've gotten 8 of mine dismissed and 5 of my friends/family members' tickets here in LA county. Good luck!
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kaabobDec 03, 2023 10:06 PM
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Waiting for the R7 to be $350/400 since there now is a eBay R4 deal
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what a gem. thanks for sharing
You're welcome. I don't know how he (or whoever's name is tied to the monetization) does not get arrested.
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CHARGERFAMDec 04, 2023 06:14 AM
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Quote from rambojew :
Highway radar app not available for iOS though, right?

And anyone with a Tesla running a Uniden RD- what's the cleanest way to install this without having wires visible running from the device to a power source?
Run the wire from passenger side to under the glove compartment to center to plug.
Dec 04, 2023 06:15 AM
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CHARGERFAMDec 04, 2023 06:15 AM
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Quote from mysql :
I tapped into the wires on the left of the driver side, but most of the youtube videos I see these days show tapping into a wire on passenger side instead. Might be model year related, I've had my 2019 for almost 5 years now.

I'm using the blendmount

pic: https://i.imgur.com/aBJxAXu.jpg
Yes I have 2020 and tap on passenger side
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BobbySacamano22Dec 04, 2023 06:42 AM
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Try and catch me now coppa.. lulz
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MerryStag2813Dec 04, 2023 01:20 PM
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Just checked. There's a eBay 15% off on this which makes it Smoking!!!
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Do we trust BuyDig? I've never heard of them.
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rambojewDec 05, 2023 05:47 AM
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Has anyone who ordered the R8 on this deal get their shipping notification yet?

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