Thread: 2011 Caprice PPV

Originally Posted by Fast LT1

I think it's gunna be damn near fucking impossible to mount, grille lights, and a siren speaker or two preferably behind that grille with an oil cooler there!

There's about 3 inches between the grille and the cooler.

NOW

if you PAY ATTENTION you will notice that the floor rack fits PERFECTLY to the right of the SHIFTER.... so guess what YOU DONT LOSE ANY DAMN ROOM mount your laptops to the front passenger seat bolts

Did you take one with you?

Originally Posted by cory y

if you PAY ATTENTION you will notice that the floor rack fits PERFECTLY to the right of the SHIFTER.... so guess what YOU DONT LOSE ANY DAMN ROOM mount your laptops to the front passenger seat bolts

DAMN! You have pretty much the exact same amount of room as you do in the caprice! With added leg room in the back, and a hell of a lot more power under the hood! IMHO this car is the definite winner of all the new Police cars.

Spotted a 9C3 with a spotlight today at Defender Supply in Denton Texas, they are an install shop for Holiday Chevrolet in Whitesboro. They are the dealer that owns the "Chevy Defender" name and you will see that on the caprice. It was dirty from the rain, but took a few pictures. Yeah it had the center console as it was a 9C3, but did have a spotlight.

Defender Supply - Public Safety Equipment

Originally Posted by cory y

The backups actually have 2 reflectors in there. The backupbulbs are only in the inboard reflctor... the outboard reflector is empty

WTF? They ditched the much safer LED stop/tail with seperate amber blinker and white backup for a combined incan STT setup? The ONLY upside to that stupid move is it just made rear hideaways really easy to install.
I agree grille lights behind the grille is going to be interesting, here they surface mount them too the grille. As for the siren, here they mount them behind the bumper.

Originally Posted by cory y

NOW

if you PAY ATTENTION you will notice that the floor rack fits PERFECTLY to the right of the SHIFTER.... so guess what YOU DONT LOSE ANY DAMN ROOM mount your laptops to the front passenger seat bolts

Its good to see the crown vic cages fit in the caprice with minimal changes to the feet. probably be more cost effective to just by a transfer kit from the respective manufacture. but as far as the console goes, sorry, but that video is bogus. First off, thats just some dinky half slat console. And it sat high and far back. Not a very comfortable for the officer. And yes, that floor plate in the video sat all the way to the front, but considering consoles are 8.5" wide, they'll still have to be placed behind the shifter. Yes, your laptop can be mounted right next to the shifter, but if the agency doesn't use laptops, then that might end up being unused territory.

Don't get me wrong, I'm greatly looking forward to seeing this car hit that streets, as well as outfitting one. But i just don't think the transfer of equipment is going to be as easy or nearly as clean as some are hoping it will.

The floor plate sits almost the same height is the charger plate does.

Originally Posted by cory y

The floor plate sits almost the same height is the charger plate does.

True, but were not talking about a charger. The video was trying to show the combatibility of transfering existing equipment from a CV, to a Caprice. while yes, it can be transfered, it won't be a clean install, and looks to be uncomfortable for the officer. Just seems better to by a vehicle specific console.

well when people are trying to save money, transferring equipment is the only way... that video shows that it is possible to transfer equipment, not its not going to be the cleanest, but for alot of places, cheap>clean

Damn floor shifter!!!!

STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!....typical GM

Tour the LAPD's new Chevrolet Caprice PPV with Translogic — Autoblog

New video. The screen control looks tits, and the seats sure seem amazing.

Lighting is something I have never seen before.

Originally Posted by Paramedic

Tour the LAPD's new Chevrolet Caprice PPV with Translogic — Autoblog

New video. The screen control looks tits, and the seats sure seem amazing.

That is a 9C3, so LAPD is going to use that instead of the 9C1?

Originally Posted by HILO

That is a 9C3, so LAPD is going to use that instead of the 9C1?

The 9C3 had a few month lead time over the 9C1. Those chomping at the bit, got 9C3s, not wanting to wait for the 9C1 release.

What's the difference between the 9C3 & 9C1?

Originally Posted by zacmtz7

What's the difference between the 9C3 & 9C1?

The 9C3 is what the CVPI SAP (Street Appearance Package) is. Still a police package, but doesnt stand out as much and looks more "civilian/retail." Its (9C3) intended for detectives, not patrol.

IIRC, the 9C3 is not intended for high speed pursuit.

I'm aware that the 9C3 was released a few weeks ago, while the 9C1 will not be for another couple of months. I was pointing out that teh LAPD car was inface a 9C3, and did not have any equipment in teh console, becasue it had cup holders and window switches.

The 9C3 has historicaly and does in the new Caprice, share the same performance with the 9C1. The difference is that 9C3's would have nicer seating and interior options, as well as more common accersories like full hub caps and chrome. For the new Caprice, it is with the center console. On the 9C3, the window switches are in the center, where the 9C1 will not be in the center. Jon Moss used a 9C3 as the base for the 1992 Impala SS.

Originally Posted by FireEMSPolice

Damn floor shifter!!!!

STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!....typical GM

Calm down.

Just an observation: pretty much every police car in Europe is manual shift with a floor shifter - and the laws still get enforced just fine.

Originally Posted by RJ*

Calm down.

Just an observation: pretty much every police car in Europe is manual shift with a floor shifter - and the laws still get enforced just fine.

You deleted my face and took the sarcasm out of it.


I know most police vehicles in Europe is manual shift with a floor shifter. You would have a 5 speed with a column shifter would ya?



*NOTE: RJ you likely got this message in PM because of that damn button! Sorry about that.

My local sheriffs office just got two black ones in from BranNen Emergency Vehicles Looks great in person. Will try and get so pictures.

Thought we were going to buy some, until the $27,600 pricing was announced.

It will be interesting to see how easy those touch screens are to operate when driving down the road.

I've found that physical buttons are much easier to activate (or not accidentally activate) compared to touch screens when bouncing around inside the cabin.

Originally Posted by Zack

It will be interesting to see how easy those touch screens are to operate when driving down the road.

I've found that physical buttons are much easier to activate (or not accidentally activate) compared to touch screens when bouncing around inside the cabin.

When we re-outfitted our cars with touchscreens it was nice for about two seconds. Then suddenly, the MDT's started to have their touchscreen functions disabled....

Yes Please

Dodge : Charger | eBay

2011 Charger Police on eBay. The dealer notes in this post it is an over-order vehicle and at the end of this month he will also have a 2012 Caprice 9C3. So I guess it WILL be possible to get my hands on one after all.

Originally Posted by ISU_Cyclone

Dodge : Charger | eBay

2011 Charger Police on eBay. The dealer notes in this post it is an over-order vehicle and at the end of this month he will also have a 2012 Caprice 9C3. So I guess it WILL be possible to get my hands on one after all.

But not for long.
Chevy dealer will sell you a new Caprice police car

Originally Posted by ISU_Cyclone

Dodge : Charger | eBay

2011 Charger Police on eBay. The dealer notes in this post it is an over-order vehicle and at the end of this month he will also have a 2012 Caprice 9C3. So I guess it WILL be possible to get my hands on one after all.

I know someone who can get you a 9C3 Caprice to your specs.

Originally Posted by K9Vic

But not for long.
Chevy dealer will sell you a new Caprice police car

I started a thread on that

Damn, those look sharp too....with the chrome wheels.