The Official "Identify This Light or Lightbar" Thread

[eggcarton]

There is this lightbar that is used by Victorian Police (Australia) and someone posted a picture of one in guess the emergency vehicle game.
http://www.elightbars.org/phpBB3/vie...art=210#p14366

Anyone know what it is?


(policecarwebsite.net)

[jdh]

That looks like an Optimax. I believe it is made PrimerHazard. We have one at the station that I'm trying to get.

[nerdly_dood]

There's a tow truck at a Cloverdale, Virginia gas station that has a long amber one of those. I quite like them, i'd like to see more of them on American police vehicles. (I mostly see them on pix of Polish and British police vehicles)

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[Richard P]

definately optimax

[nerdly_dood]

No, that's not an Optimax - the Optimax is rather square and angular, this is very round and curved.

That's a Premier Hazard Maxim lightbar.

OMG! this is Code 3's UK branch! They're selling the MX7000! Nice. They also sell a minibar suspiciously similar to the Code 3 LP6100, they call it the Minimax, and their Traffic Max LED lightbar looks a lot like Code 3's LED bars. They've got the DeckBlaster, and the Dashlaser M is now called the Model 880 Beacon.

I just found a new lightbar maker. That makes me happy. (And I'd been wondering about that Maxim for quite a while too...)

[eggcarton]

Thanks a lot. I find them pretty ugly and but they are using other things such as MX7000s now and Hazard 10 & 20 series lighbars
http://hazard.com.au/ProductPages/Lightbars.cfm

[jdh]

I just got the one we had at the department. I'll snap some pix when I get it.

[ccrunner1]

I've done some looking-around,and can't find out what brand of lightbar this is.

[Jarred J.]

tomar blade or a knockoff

[SireLite]

Doesn't look like the tomar blade to me.

This is the Tomar Blade


It's a D&R Prowler lightbar.
http://www.dandrelectronics.com/dand...o_VER.1.02.pdf

[Jarred J.]

Doesn't look like the tomar blade to me.

This is the Tomar Blade

which is why i said...OR A KNOCKOFF!

[SireLite]

It's not a knockoff. See above.

[Jarred J.]

I cant see above. Imageis blocked by webfilter

[I 26]

Doesn't really look very similar to the D&R in the link above. Although, if it is a D&R I wouldn't call it a knockoff.

Although could be from this company: http://starway999.en.made-in-china.c...F-A900AB-.html
If it is a China-made bar and you're thinking of buying one you can do a lot better on this board for the same price.

[911]

looks like a copy of the d&r , im not too familiar with d&r ,but i can see many differences in the led layouts

[InstallDude]

Looks like a Code3,or a knock-off of one.

[Newberry13]

Looks like a Code3,or a knock-off of one.

+1 I was thinking it looked like a knock off of Code 3's 2100 e series bar. With the corner 6 up Optixs and economy xt3s for the rest.

[JohnMarcson]

D&R bar. Looking at the exact same bar right now in person, local PD has it.

[liberal noob]

D&R bar. Looking at the exact same bar right now in person, local PD has it.

What are your thoughts on it?

[JohnMarcson]

They are ok... basically looks like you populated a 2100 bar with tir3s.. Not my favorite bar, but it works fine. For the $$$ I'd go with something else.

[Richard P]

Im very certain its D&R. Ontario Hydro has a few 24" ish bars like that with alleys, Ministry of natural resources has the same bar also, plus a local hot head construction company owner has one.

[BigWil]

Got one on my patrol truck...I hate it. But I like that truck for patrol more than the other truck, which has an Arjent which I like more. I just can't win.

[911]

switch it out with the truck with the arjent lol

[ffjwhite]

What kind of lightbar is this? I have never seen this one before. Anyone have a clue?

[WireKing]

Is it maybe a Federal Signal Vama style? Looks European to me.

[Newberry13]

I was originally think a Sho-Me expand-a-bar, but it looks more European. Maybe one of these?
Hella:
Hansch:

[Rene Foppes]

No, that is no Hella or Hänsch bar... I was thinking French Mercura or Swedisch Itab but I'm not sure.

[SireLite]

I think it's made in South Africa.

Here's a few photos a member posted a while ago. I can't remember his elb ID.

[Newberry13]

I think it's made in South Africa.

Here's a few photos a member posted a while ago. I can't remember his elb ID.

I think we have a winner!

[eggcarton]

http://www.hazard.za.com/index.php?p...art&Itemid=147