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Whelen 08 Tahoe Prototype Light

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ttfd238 New member Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 13 Location: Topeka, KS	Posted: Fri 14-Nov-2008 20:19    Post subject: Whelen 08 Tahoe Prototype Light 8 of the new LINZ6 heads in a housing that conforms to the back window of the Tahoe. http://s402.photobucket.com/albums/pp105/shfd238/08%20Tahoe%20Police%20Package/
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brewmeister Frequent Poster Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 1328 Location: Austin, TX	Posted: Fri 14-Nov-2008 20:38    Post subject: Very...interesting. Could've probably built a rack track and mounted them all on the roof for a cleaner look...but this is impressive, nonetheless.
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nwiamedic Regular Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 421 Location: NW Iowa	Posted: Fri 14-Nov-2008 21:29    Post subject: Wow! I really like it... I don't know what about it, but I think its sweet!
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onefastgmc506 Regular Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Hartford, CT	Posted: Fri 14-Nov-2008 22:17    Post subject: i really like that a lot, unique.
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TNFF412N Regular Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 147 Location: Fayetteville, TN	Posted: Fri 14-Nov-2008 22:24    Post subject: if you built that custom yourself im impressed? i love it is there a way to make that not so pod looking? like a cover to go over the lights to make it look streamlined i guess? were do we order ?
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coopers Member Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Bothell, WA	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 04:40    Post subject: I think it looks pretty neat. The inside was messy, there are a lot of good consoles to make things flush and neat.
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patrol530 Regular Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 700 Location: Orlando, Florida	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 05:08    Post subject: Nice! Car wash friendly.
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RoninExec Regular Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 294 Location: FRANCE	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 05:50    Post subject: Very, very slick. A1. The whole vehicle is, not only the install.
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eps_ebay Contributing Member Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 844 Location: Rogersville Missouri	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 08:35    Post subject: nice truck... it needs a console though..
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Pimpala03 Moderator Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 10752 Location: Union Parish, Louisiana	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 08:41    Post subject: I like it but, there's something about the levelness of the lightheads that bugs me.
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simon_bing Member Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 32 Location: stanwood mi	Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 12:54    Post subject: Re: [quote:3b6c7651b7=\"Pimpala03\"]I like it but, there's something about the levelness of the lightheads that bugs me. I'll agree with that, sweet idea though. I'll also take the license plate.

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Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 13:07    Post subject:
I think it's a good idea and well executed for a first try. I personally think it is a little too bulky. If it could be slimmed down and be a little more streamlined, I could see that being a quickly adapting install.

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Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 13:39    Post subject:
coincidence that your license plate says 69?

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Posted: Sat 15-Nov-2008 14:17    Post subject:
Hope this response actually posts. It took me 5 attempts to make the first post and this will be the fourth trying to respond. I keep getting General Error messages. The vehicle is a Kansas Highway Patrol 08 Tahoe pursuit package. KHP assigns vehicles permanently to a Trooper- the license tag (yes, 69) is the Troopers badge/radio number. I didn't have anything to do with building it but am impressed with what Whelen came up with. The LINZ6 are very bright and the pod fits on the Tahoe really well. KHP asked Whelen to develop a rear arrow type light for the Tahoe that would be mounted on the exterior and this is what they came up with. As for the console questions. The basic wood consoles for KHP are made by prison industries for about $20 each. They looked at commercial consoles but realized that since they do not have standardized equipment (radios, switch panels, sirens, scanners etc) they would have to stock multiple faceplates. In addition, the vehicles are normally customized by each Trooper depending on where they work- such as extra radios to communicate with local agencies. The basic console they have allows them to customize without destroying or drilling into a metal console. An example in this Tahoe- the laptop and mount you see in the vehicle are non-standard and were put in by the Trooper.

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Posted: Sun 16-Nov-2008 00:05    Post subject:
i like it but its not that stealthy Sorry for not doing the spell check

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Posted: Sun 16-Nov-2008 07:14    Post subject:
The pods remind me of the Mirror Beam platform.

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Posted: Sun 16-Nov-2008 08:13    Post subject:
They could call it FastraxII and get away with it.

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Posted: Sun 16-Nov-2008 08:16    Post subject: Re:
[quote:a19b16177f=\"Doug (MD)\"]The pods remind me of the Mirror Beam platform.

w0rd. I thought the same thing. Back to top    URL Pimpala03
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Posted: Sun 16-Nov-2008 08:18    Post subject:
I shall call him Mini Mirror Beams!

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Posted: Mon 17-Nov-2008 05:02    Post subject: Re:
[quote:d20172fbde=\"ResQguy\"]They could call it FastraxII and get away with it.

I was just sitting here thinking, \"self, that looks pretty much like a fasttrax\". Glad I'm not the only one! Back to top    URL ems60
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Posted: Mon 17-Nov-2008 09:35    Post subject:
You would think Whelen could have the light heads recessed, instead of surface mounting them to the extrusion. They look like they could get knocked off easily.

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Posted: Mon 17-Nov-2008 10:31    Post subject: Re:
[quote:ca3bf967f9=\"60a\"][quote:ca3bf967f9=\"ResQguy\"]They could call it FastraxII and get away with it.

I was just sitting here thinking, \"self, that looks pretty much like a fasttrax\". Glad I'm not the only one!

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Posted: Mon 17-Nov-2008 15:27    Post subject:
I like it.... and you're license plate.

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