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Pimpala03
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 Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 19:21 Post subject: ¿Anyone up for a M_A_R_S tease? |
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Anyone up for a little MARS SPECTRASYSTEM action?
I'm finally a MARS light owner!!!
Sweet! 
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usdemt
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I want that bar  |
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Ford-Dealer
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Location: San Antonio Texas
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:18 Post subject: |
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I am sorry Pimp... I just HAD to do it!
I have an NOS one. I had the domes off for the pic.
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CFD125
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:19 Post subject: |
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| Shananigans !!!!! |
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Pimpala03
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Location: Union Parish, LA
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:24 Post subject: |
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Well good deal! You can help me put mine together. It was packaged individually and packaged well!
What's the magnifying glass for? Too old to see stuff?  |
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Ford-Dealer
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:35 Post subject: Re: |
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What's the magnifying glass for? Too old to see stuff? |
Well....IF you must ask.... YES! |
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CFD125
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:40 Post subject: |
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So that's David's secret to restoring lightbars....He stays up all night chugging Mountain Dew.
Been there...still doing that.  |
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Ford-Dealer
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Location: San Antonio Texas
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 20:42 Post subject: Re: |
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So that's David's secret to restoring lightbars....He stays up all night chugging Mountain Dew.
Been there...still doing that. |
Mountain Dew is the NECTAR of GODS!  |
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cmb56
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Location: Norrkoping, Sweden
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I got my Spectrasystem in from Germany last week. Unfortunatly one of the plastic lamp holders was broken on arrival.
The bars with plastic lamp holders seems to be US Army. The label on the end caps has the NATO stock number.
I have spoked with my contact at Tri-Lite and he has no knowledge of these lamp holders.
I will replace these lamp holders with the normal ones in metal used in the SW-2.
Funny that so many Spectrasystems show up just now. I have got one, Ford-Dealer has one, Pimpala has got one and Fyrik is waiting on one.
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J. Duke
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 21:04 Post subject: Re: |
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Mountain Dew is the NECTAR of GODS!
Is that Mountain Dew in the spray bottle? Is it the new Lightbar Lense Windex??? |
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J. Duke
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I guess i'm just gonna have to 1+UP both of you two!
BOO YAH!
Can we say the number "8" three times together class? 
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Pimpala03
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| Can we say the letter "8" three times together class? |
Is "8" a letter over there where your from? Over here it's a number.  |
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J. Duke
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 22:31 Post subject: Re: |
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| Can we say the letter "8" three times together class? |
Is "8" a letter over there where your from? Over here it's a number. |
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Shawn L
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| Posted: Mon 21-Jul-2008 23:02 Post subject: AHEEEMMMM |
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| I think Mr Ford Dealer should pay a little Homage to the original Purveyer of this fine example of the Mars Spectra system, after all i was the one that was crazy enough to trade it off ..... |
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René Foppes
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I'll put up a picture of the recently (last Sunday) aquired Mars Spectra soon! Drove to Germany together with police-jimmy to pick up one each! There are more available by the way...
Looks like a favorite bar amongst moderators
So guys, what will be our next vintage bar to go after? |
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wildwelder87
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| Hey cmb56, you're correct on the Mars US Army lights and lightbars using the plastic lamp holder. I have a NOS US Army Skybolt SW2 with a blue dome and it has the same one in it. |
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cmb56
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| Hey cmb56, you're correct on the Mars US Army lights and lightbars using the plastic lamp holder. I have a NOS US Army Skybolt SW2 with a blue dome and it has the same one in it. |
Is it a SW2-10 or a SW2?
I have a NOS blue US Army SW2-10 myself with this plastic lamp holder. For those who do not know what a SW2-10 is, I can tell that it is a 10" revolving light made exclusively for the US Army. I have only seen it in blue and amber.
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Ford-Dealer
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| Posted: Tue 22-Jul-2008 06:59 Post subject: Re: AHEEEMMMM |
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| Shawn L wrote: |
| I think Mr Ford Dealer should pay a little Homage to the original Purveyer of this fine example of the Mars Spectra system, after all i was the one that was crazy enough to trade it off ..... |
Well... I didn't want an angry lynch mob paying you a vist! |
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JDH
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I have one. Different then the one pictured. Instead of the 2 lamp holder assembly rotators this one has 3 lamp holder assembly rotators(that seem to be set at a slight different angles on the horizonal plain, somwhat like the hill light, but nowhere near the severe angle), and has 888 lamps where the mirrors are, w/ rear wig-wags. I have to post pics.
Time to get a photobucket account. |
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kitn1mcc
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| Posted: Tue 22-Jul-2008 08:47 Post subject: Re: |
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So that's David's secret to restoring lightbars....He stays up all night chugging Mountain Dew.
Been there...still doing that. |
Mountain Dew is the NECTAR of GODS! |
and marb reds too
i prefer back woods myself |
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wildwelder87
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| It's the SW2-10 I guess, on the model tag all it has is SW2? Either way it's a pretty big unit, about 10" high and 11" diameter. I'm gonna buy another one soon, but it's staying in the box. |
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OK I'll get in on this too....Only one in the photo, but its 5 brothers are sleeping elsewhere.
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cmb56
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| It's the SW2-10 I guess, on the model tag all it has is SW2? Either way it's a pretty big unit, about 10" high and 11" diameter. I'm gonna buy another one soon, but it's staying in the box. |
I have the original mounting instruction for the light. It is dated 4/21/86 and refering the light as the SW2-10. |
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cmb56
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I have one. Different then the one pictured. Instead of the 2 lamp holder assembly rotators this one has 3 lamp holder assembly rotators(that seem to be set at a slight different angles on the horizonal plain, somwhat like the hill light, but nowhere near the severe angle), and has 888 lamps where the mirrors are, w/ rear wig-wags. I have to post pics.
Time to get a photobucket account. |
That is how the Spectrasystem looked like when it first came on the market. From the beginning the centre housing had a speaker opening. That was later cancelled.
Over the years there was options of two or three sealed beam rotators, one way, two way or four way mirrors, 888's instead of mirrors and rear flashing lights. |
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Pimpala03
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