Official "Whacker" or "Screwed Up Install" Thread

**Richard P** · February 18th, 2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by vc859

I think the screwed up install is internal to the bar

Why, Why would anyone put those upper level flashers in and take out the inboard rotors?

Thats a factory job. Those are sm1s in there. I forget who had one on the board in their collection. IT had upper level flashers and takedowns, lower level flashers and alleys, also had sweeps.

**Quentin** · February 18th, 2012, 06:57 PM

Seen this at Wal-mart today. It looks like it's bolted to to the wood. The roof racks push together to hold down the bar and only one cable strap. ......

**Hoser** · February 18th, 2012, 07:11 PM

The people of Walmart, would you expect anything else.

**stansdds** · February 20th, 2012, 08:41 AM

Yikes!

**Jtsou** · February 21st, 2012, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by nightwolf

meant to post this one

He lives in eastern NC too? Oh God...why...

**911 Outfitters Texas** · February 21st, 2012, 08:55 AM

Whacktastic mall cop POV.

**kd0giz** · February 21st, 2012, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by 360SafetyGear

Whacktastic mall cop POV.

Yeah you're bringing up a whackjob from a while back. Claimed he worked security for Disneyland or some crap.

**911 Outfitters Texas** · February 21st, 2012, 11:22 PM

Was new to me, sorry about that!

**NFD-102** · February 21st, 2012, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by 360SafetyGear

Whacktastic mall cop POV.

"I'm not a cop he says" I'm not sure if it was the amber lights that told me or his stupid little quote that came up.

**firefighter31** · February 22nd, 2012, 03:48 AM

I like the part when someone says "I'll throw my beer out the window" Oh and the scanner in the background makes it even better...

**stansdds** · February 22nd, 2012, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by firefighter31

I like the part when someone says "I'll throw my beer out the window" Oh and the scanner in the background makes it even better...

Words fail me... at least words that I'm willing to see published.

**CrownVic97** · February 22nd, 2012, 09:33 AM

Quote from above wanker's video:

Strobes in my denali and the reason i dont have them anymore i used them alot when i shouldnt have been,,

(old video for 2007)

Really? "I used them alot when I shouldn't have." Maybe because you probably got caught with them on once and was given more than just a warning to get rid of them

. What a box of tools...

**parr555** · February 22nd, 2012, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Ben E.

Saw this in the Menards parking lot a few days ago. I have no idea what the shell is for the lightbar, but it looked like a real lightbar probably existed in there at one point, now it's just the frame/domes/center filled with teardrop rotators. It had some 120v bundled wire powering it that was screwed to the body of the cab. The mount on each corner was 2 metal 'L' brackets screwed together on the long part. Then the bottom L was screwed into the top of the cab, and the top L was screwed into the bottom of the lightbar.

wow

**stansdds** · February 23rd, 2012, 05:59 AM

deleted... something that was dredged up from the past.

**Respondcode3** · February 24th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Here are two that just came in today.. The first is a large metropolitan county sheriffs police deparmtent car. It was on the road 3 days. This is the fine quality work that their own shop does. We have the contract to install locking gun racks in the cars. Why they cant do it . I dont know.. The fuses are all crimped with yellow and red butt connectors onto the factory plug. Then looped and stuffed behind the mat. The 1" hole in the firewall is not siliconed even though its has 2 8g and the power wire for the Justice bar running through it.

**Respondcode3** · February 24th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Next fine piece of workmanship is a DHS ICE 2008 Impala. It came in to the shop because it was broken into and had the slimlighter in the front, rear and SFGH100 control head stolen out of it. They didnt touch the Motorola Astro W3 head... It also had a non working sound off gemini supply.I vacumed out the broken glass, replaced the slimlighters and SFGH head and cable. The supply had totally shut down but was getting power to the turn on wires. A process of elimination of taking all 4 the cables off revealed a bad tube in the passenger side headlight housing, So far a no brainer.. Until I took the headlight out and found they had used about a half a tube of clear silicone to hold the tube in and seal the 2" hole in the outer housing. I scraped as much as I could out and vacumed out the tons of remaining silicone. the tube had totally burnt up the bottom of the base of the push in tube. It was repaired and put back into service. While under hood. I found this Gem. Everyone here knows that Federal makes a vehicle specific speaker for the Impala Right? You just drop it in under the drivers side headlight and mount it. Its a 5 minute job. Well apparently the fine installers who are in the custody of the federal goverment feel that its easier to go though the hassle of making their own bracket to mount the speaker facing up into the hood and wedging it in there so its next to impossible to get out. I thing cutting the hood isulation blanket is a nice touch too.. I wont mention who built this car but those in the know can figure out who it is. U N I Can Only Repair their mistakes.

**CrownVic97** · February 24th, 2012, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Respondcode3

U N I Can Only Repair their mistakes.

Hahaha, figures. Can't do the right things most of the time anyway

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**Shawn L** · February 24th, 2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by fedsig7

Haha

Streethawk Light Bar | Property Room

actually, that was a factory federal signal option, in the bar I have, a factory equiped Portland Police bar, there are upper level rear flashers, upper level takedowns, and dynarays, there are special brackets that move the rotators back so there is enough room for the dyna rays.

these bars were offered like this with a speaker section.

My bar has upper level rear amber flashers, red and blue front and rear lower flashers and 4 rotators .

**WhiteLite03** · February 25th, 2012, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Jtsou

He lives in eastern NC too? Oh God...why...

I'm nearly at a loss for words... Nearly. That's impressive for me, because I almost always have a smart-assed opinion to give. I know a few people like this guy. Scary to know they're spread so far and wide. lol.

On a side note, I have what appears to be the same dash light from STL (except my pattern button is on the other side) and it actually is a bright little light. I've not had any issues other than a couple of random pattern changes in the 2 years I've been using it. (Yes I know STL is hated on here, I bought them before I found ELB, and they haven't broken yet so they're still there.)

**RBRONKEMA GHTFD** · February 26th, 2012, 04:50 PM

This is a awesome gem I found on craigslist. I almost posted it in the forsale forum, but I figured it had to go here.

code 3 light bar

**vc859** · February 26th, 2012, 06:27 PM

I think Code 3 needs to sue for defimation of character. I would be embarrassed to have my companies name attached to ... that

**stansdds** · February 26th, 2012, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by RBRONKEMA GHTFD

This is a awesome gem I found on craigslist. I almost posted it in the forsale forum, but I figured it had to go here.

code 3 light bar

**10-75_Da_Box** · February 27th, 2012, 02:19 AM

I've been wanting to take a picture of this truck for a while. It was finally in the yard today when I went to go gas up the hog of a truck I drive at work.

**stansdds** · February 27th, 2012, 05:50 AM

I guess that's a quick disconnect?

**10-75_Da_Box** · February 27th, 2012, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by Quentin

Seen this at Wal-mart today. It looks like it's bolted to to the wood. The roof racks push together to hold down the bar and only one cable strap. ......

When I get home from work I have to search my old phone. There was a Durango that was at the local walmart here in Dutchess County NY. It had a Mini Whelen Edge with red/amber lenses.....

**10-75_Da_Box** · February 27th, 2012, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by stansdds

I guess that's a quick disconnect?

When I fist saw this (3 years ago) I was like WTF. Tax dollars hard at work...

**drb** · February 28th, 2012, 07:08 PM

This video is what persuaded me to vote "No" in the "Worst Spotlight Install Ever" poll on the previous page...

**TritonBoulder47** · February 28th, 2012, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by drb

This video is what persuaded me to vote "No" in the "Worst Spotlight Install Ever" poll on the previous page...

"Next vehicle I install one in, it will be done right..."

For some reason, I highly doubt that... LoL

**911 Outfitters Texas** · February 28th, 2012, 10:56 PM

Uh, what can I say.....Wow.
The hanging purple wire just adds to the disaster of an install LOL

**Respondcode3** · February 28th, 2012, 11:36 PM

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