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Originally Posted by Chase
Proof please, basically what you are saying is that a tint will not let radio waves through.... Tint blocks certain amounts of light, not radio waves.. please provide some proof..
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Yes,
the tint strip will affect your detection with both RADAR AND LIDAR. Quoted from
here. The reason it affects LIDAR is obvious as the term LIDAR stands for for light detection and ranging, which is concentrated light. The tint strip would be in between your detector and the beam, affecting the performance of the detector.
Quoted from the website I listed above:
"The basic element in a laser speed gun, also called a lidar gun (for light detection and ranging), is concentrated light."
As for radar waves, yes they are radio waves. As the tint strip would not affect the RADAR as much as it does LIDAR, it will still affect it. Radio waves are affected by anything that gets in the way (including air, which is why FM stations can only broadcast in a certain distance.) If there are any talented HAM operators on the board, I would love to hear the input on exactly how much.
Pretty much every new speed gun purchased that is used by law enforcement are now LIDAR as it is way more accurate. I bought my detector to be protected from this, so I wouldn't mount it behind a strip of tint.