Hey all has anyone got a Bel RX65 if so are they any good?
Please let me know cause me and 3 other mates are looking at them.
is $600 ok or too much to pay?

Cheers Phil

I got mine for $350.....

2nd hand but in as-new condition, have a look around.

Check out the Bel STi XR also....mine paid for itself in the first 2 weeks!

i think a couple of guys off the forums got them new for $400 off ebay?

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I got mine off of Perth WRX for $300

$600 is about the RRP in local stores.

Ebay it, like Luke said, you can get them for ~$400

The Bel RX65's really are the worst for picking up Multanovas. Have a read: http://www.radardetector.net/Escort-...54b8d613e28628

You should look for a detector with Ka narrow band setting the best protection against Multanovas, otherwise the X50 performs better than the RX65 (or Vector 995)

In saying that, I must have a freak RX65 because mine picks them up from at least 200-300m away... or is that bad range?

I also got one off ebay. Problem is that the RX65 loves to crap itself
after a while which "SERVICE REQUIRED" on the display. If you got
it off ebay then your warranty is screwed. Mine lasted about 18 months.

There is a fine line however...
* Buy it here for $650+, and perhaps get a 2 year warranty.
* or buy 2 off ebay for $300 each, and if they last a year each then
you are $50 in front.

Buying off ebay is a gamble, and often it will pay off. If you do go
down this path and it craps itself after 2 months then don't complain,
take it on the chin and order another.

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thanks for the responses guys its good to read what other people think
i might save a bit more and go for the XR sti $200 more i think ?
Any way please let me know also if you have one for sale Cheers Phil

No point in buying a STi unless you're worried about them being banned here in the future. For the same money as a STi you can buy a Valentine One and they kick arse on Multanova range, as well as having the best optics for picking up off-axis laser scatter. The problem with the RX65 and STi is when the cameras are facing backwards. The warning time is terrible. I tested a STi last Thursday and coming at the camera when it was facing away, it only gave 2 or 3 seconds warning before you were level with it. It all depends on the set-up at the time (what power setting the camera is on, reflections etc)

For WA the order of best to worst is Valentine One, Bel 990, X50, Sti, RX65, Vector 995