Thread: How many light bars do you have in your collection?

That's pretty cool! I like the flashing alleys. That would be decent intersection warning if it was in service.

I always considered myself a seller before but now I'm more of a collector. What I have are as follows-

1970 TwinSonic 12X- Heirloom item, was on my dad's squad car in the 1980s.

Federal VisiBar/Twin Beacon Ray- True model 11, bought it last spring in a Craigslist deal. Love it to pieces. Reminds me of a bar my dad had on another squad car in the early 80s. Hangs in my office.

Early production MX-7000 w/ chrome speaker grill- Weird setup internally. Requires lots of work to take it apart. The early ones must have been put together differently. Rear flashers, front sweeps and takedowns. Four rotators and alleys. This was mounted on a 1992 Caprice 9C1 I bought at auction. The bar was removed before sale and it wasn't until I got a job working for the police department five years later that I ended up with it. Currently this bar is my liquor shelf behind my basement bar.

MX-7000 all-light. Six lamp arrowstik, rear flashers, front flashers, sweeps, five rotators, alleys. In pieces. Had it for years and keep cannibalizing it for parts for other bars. Eventually I'd like to make it like new and hang it on the wall.

I have 13 Full Size lightbars. All of which are in red and blue.

Federal Signal:

Twinsonic
Aerodynic all Light LAPD
Jetsonic
Jetstrobe
Streethawk
Vista

Code 3:

XL5000
LP6000
MX7000
Excalibur

Smith and Wesson Bar
Star Interceptor
Whelen Edge 9000

Originally Posted by dmathieu

Looks like a dog! LOL

In the picture with the plow.

Looked like a bobcat to me.

Here's my updated collection:

1 Smart Vector
1 Vector
1 LAPD AeroDynic
1 AeroTwinSonic
1 AeroDynic model 25
1 Streethawk
2 Whelen Edge's
4 MX7000's
2 JetStreams
4 JetSonic's
1 SVP-202
1 Signal-Stat Dual-Comm, NYPD
1 Whelen Liberty
1 Rontan Winglux
7 Federal Signal Vista's
2 Lectric Lights's Ranger bars
2 California TwinSonic's
1 Unity rack light bar, with Beacon Ray M17, 2 front steady reds, and 2 rear ambers.
1 Custom shop made CA light bar. Unity beacon, 2 front steady reds, 1 rear amber

aerodynics, 1 model 25 all light 10 rotator
4 mini's 22i candy cane
1 Model 25RQL-FAST
4 highlighters
2 viewpoint mini bars 6 rotators and 2 tlc
1 code 3 mx-7000
2 whelen edge 9000 8 strobes, one with peicer
1 pair show me flashers
1 streethawk all light/6 flashers
1 off brand led mini bar
1 speed tech lights slim 8 led dash bar
just added code 3 xl5000 r/b

2 Whelen Edge Ultras 50"
1 Whelen 9M mini 28"
1 2003 Whelen Liberty 48"
1 Code 3 MX7000 48"

tons of 9M and 9000 parts lol

Can't even chime in on this thread anymore, lol. Lost count a LONG time ago!

Originally Posted by ERIC6913

Can't even chime in on this thread anymore, lol. Lost count a LONG time ago!

In your case, it's more likely to be: "how many storage units do you have for your collection?"

Originally Posted by toon80

In your case, it's more likely to be: "how many storage units do you have for your collection?"

that's not funny.

Originally Posted by dmathieu

138 beacons.
125 after thinning out is complete.
Dan

Wow! I can't believe I see a siren in the midst of all those lights, Dan. Nice looking little VL. I have a VL that I need a replacement lens for and haven't found one. Nice.

Well.....I only have two lightbars to my name: a Federal VisiBar and a Streethawk. But I do have several vintage beacons: two 15A juniors and a 15 junior; three 175Ds, one 174D, and two 17s. I also have a Dietz 711 and three teardrop lights of various manufacture. Also have a Darley Champion labeled 174 with the old-style small dome and short skirt. Very unusual.

Originally Posted by Skip Goulet

Wow! I can't believe I see a siren in the midst of all those lights, Dan. Nice looking little VL. I have a VL that I need a replacement lens for and haven't found one. Nice.

That's an old picture Skip. The collection has changed since then.

Originally Posted by dmathieu

That's an old picture Skip. The collection has changed since then.

So, what happened to the VL? Do you still have it? I'd like to find another one.

Originally Posted by Skip Goulet

So, what happened to the VL? Do you still have it? I'd like to find another one.

Sorry, sold it a while back.

Originally Posted by dmathieu

Sorry, sold it a while back.

Just my luck.....as usual!