Official "Whacker" or "Screwed Up Install" Thread

**nerdly_dood** · February 4th, 2011, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by SlickTop Solutions

These guys are local to me and are "interesting" in that their parent company's address is Nigeria.

What the hell are they doing here?!

I'm afraid to visit the website printed on their cars...

EDIT: And the BBB is turning up a "not found" on "Evergreen Protective Services" business lookup, and also a "not found" when I do the URL lookup. Not sure what that means.

**FireEMSPolice** · February 4th, 2011, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Blade Runner

So, while I was pulling into the gas station to fuel up, I see this.......

Dude comes out of the store after I get to my pump, and I notice he's staring me down pretty hard. I get out and start said fueling process, and I notice that he's heading my way. Come to find out, he's a "security guard", and wants a lightbar like mine on his Corolla. I tell him where I got mine, and he went away. Here's dude, in the white shirt.....

Pisses me off when people in this profession do this

**nerdly_dood** · February 4th, 2011, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by FireEMSPolice

Pisses me off when people in this profession do this

Yeah, backwards-colored dashlights sure are blasphemy!

Not to mention the tinted windows, dumb rims and the fact that it's an old cheap Corolla. LOL

**Patrol 3-8** · February 8th, 2011, 02:07 AM

shit...Timken security and emergency services run red white and blue bars...very patriotic but why do they need red and blue? what are they going to do? whack the suspect to submission?

**swbcvfd09** · February 9th, 2011, 03:34 PM

Battery on Pumper broke case, leaked fluid and overcharge one battery last night. replaced the battery and noticed an odd bulged on battery cable covered with red electrical tape. Removed electrical tape and found this. A hose clamp holding to pieces of 2/0 battery cables together concealed with red electrical tape. guess this is one way of fixing a battery cable. replaced with proper lug and returned truck to service.

**SlickTop Solutions** · February 9th, 2011, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Patrol 3-8

shit...Timken security and emergency services run red white and blue bars...very patriotic but why do they need red and blue? what are they going to do? whack the suspect to submission?

Timken has had those colors ever since I can remember (Bucyrus plant in the '70s).

**MX7000Guy** · February 12th, 2011, 11:19 PM

At first I was thinking "That's the WORST setup MX I've ever seen before"

Then you get to see the rest of the car and understand why...

**mr. awesome** · February 13th, 2011, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by MX7000Guy

At first I was thinking "That's the WORST setup MX I've ever seen before"

Then you get to see the rest of the car and understand why...

Oh dear..

**MX7000Guy** · February 13th, 2011, 12:02 AM

Yeah nice huh? The first video with the MX is quite possibly the most whackeriffic that cars ever been.

**Blade Runner** · February 13th, 2011, 01:06 AM

I recently re-found some pictures that I took specifically to put in this thread...........

Okay, not TOO awful shabby, right? It gets better......

Yes, that is a ratchet strap holding that lightbar to the roof of that truck.....LOL

**gfpd26** · February 13th, 2011, 02:31 AM

Not exactly an emergency light, but this is a newer Malibu. It was at a local grocery store one night. I took the shot as the owner came out and gave me a dirty look, hense the crappy pic. The entire passenger side light assembly is gone... in its place is a Peterson Mfg. tractor trapizoid style light. even has the protective rubber boot around it. He must have it wired up to the correctly, because it came on with the drivers headlight.

**03crownvic** · February 13th, 2011, 02:55 PM

That LP6000 is worth more than the entire truck. I would hate to be the one following him when that strap fails.

**NPS Ranger** · February 13th, 2011, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by gfpd26

Not exactly an emergency light, but this is a newer Malibu. It was at a local grocery store one night. I took the shot as the owner came out and gave me a dirty look, hense the crappy pic. The entire passenger side light assembly is gone... in its place is a Peterson Mfg. tractor trapizoid style light. even has the protective rubber boot around it. He must have it wired up to the correctly, because it came on with the drivers headlight.

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**mr. awesome** · February 13th, 2011, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Blade Runner

I recently re-found some pictures that I took specifically to put in this thread...........

oh thats ON there.

**Lookn2cuff** · February 17th, 2011, 06:22 PM

So about 12 or so years ago I bought a JetSonic lightbar off this guy. I really didn't pay much attention to the bar but got it for a hell of a deal ($25). So it sits in storage since I bought it. I orginally bought it because I was going to put strobes in it and make it look more updated for the time, but it sat and gathered dust.
So recently, I decieded that I wanted to go ahead and pull this bar out and get it cleaned up and probably put LED's in it. Thanks go out to Shues for helping out with a wiring harness. You'll understand why with the pictures. I'm not going to put the inserts or the rotators back in and they will be up on one of my threads. This is a wacker job from hell.

Also there was a flasher unit in the back portion of the speaker housing. This really makes me wonder if this was ever used and if so, how the HELL did it not catch fire???

**shues** · February 18th, 2011, 10:09 AM

Happy to help!

**Richard P** · February 19th, 2011, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lookn2cuff

So about 12 or so years ago I bought a JetSonic lightbar off this guy. I really didn't pay much attention to the bar but got it for a hell of a deal ($25). So it sits in storage since I bought it. I orginally bought it because I was going to put strobes in it and make it look more updated for the time, but it sat and gathered dust.
So recently, I decieded that I wanted to go ahead and pull this bar out and get it cleaned up and probably put LED's in it. Thanks go out to Shues for helping out with a wiring harness. You'll understand why with the pictures. I'm not going to put the inserts or the rotators back in and they will be up on one of my threads. This is a wacker job from hell.

Also there was a flasher unit in the back portion of the speaker housing. This really makes me wonder if this was ever used and if so, how the HELL did it not catch fire???

Looks like Cut code 3 rotators and old SVP rotators jammed in there

**emt322636** · February 20th, 2011, 12:34 PM

**TritonBoulder47** · February 20th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by emt322636

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQeDp...eature=related

"The wiring leaves something to be desired, but it works..." HAHAHA

**emt322636** · February 20th, 2011, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by TritonBoulder47

"The wiring leaves something to be desired, but it works..." HAHAHA

LOL I know, I'll be the first to admit I know nothing of professional installation, wiring, or amateur radio, but that looks like a hot mess in that trunk, not to mention the creepy voice and impersonator vehicle. Surprised he doesn't have a STL K Force up there in all amber that he turns on when he's "Mobile".

**Bigassfireman** · February 20th, 2011, 03:08 PM

Don't know much about HAM radio, but they make them that can receive TV signals?! At least he has that going for him....

**emt322636** · February 20th, 2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bigassfireman

Don't know much about HAM radio, but they make them that can receive TV signals?! At least he has that going for him....

Apparently lol...needs a bigger screen though lol

**ParkPiggy** · February 20th, 2011, 04:24 PM

It looks like the car was taken out of service, striped, and he got it and put his radios in. No detail job, nothing! You can see where the dirt and grime were left behind from the lightbar feet!

**kd0giz** · February 20th, 2011, 09:25 PM

Sweet god the car had Iowa plates!!!!

**Bigredinstalls** · February 20th, 2011, 10:45 PM

It's the fear of going crazy and doing crap like this that keeps me from getting an ameature license

**Jarred J.** · February 21st, 2011, 09:26 AM

i took this picture of a "wide load escort" last year and just now got it loaded.

its at a little ceaser's pizza.

If you look real close your see a minbar in front of the fullsize bar.

**BigDogg795** · February 21st, 2011, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Jarred J.

i took this picture of a "wide load escort" last year and just now got it loaded.

its at a little ceaser's pizza.

If you look real close your see a minbar in front of the fullsize bar.

<- How I feel about this...

**Bigassfireman** · February 23rd, 2011, 06:37 PM

Not my picture, found it on Facebook, but I had to share. I can only imagine what in the hell the switch operates!
hilbilly shit.jpg

**TritonBoulder47** · February 23rd, 2011, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Bigassfireman

Not my picture, found it on Facebook, but I had to share. I can only imagine what in the hell the switch operates!
hilbilly shit.jpg

It's in a Ford... Lets hope its a self destruct mechanism... LoL

**theroofable** · February 23rd, 2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Bigassfireman

Not my picture, found it on Facebook, but I had to share. I can only imagine what in the hell the switch operates!
hilbilly shit.jpg

Someone I work with has this setup to control his blower. The wire goes loosely into a fuse. He also has a milk crate in his engine compartment with oil and tools in it. I tried to warn him but he is kinda stubborn...

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