ok so i just got a 1986 ford f150 , it used to be a chiefs vehicle some where in central pa , so now ive decided to use it on a daily basis , its soo cool to drive , anyways , im an active fire fighter and am in need of some advise ? should i keep it old school and run the visibar i have with dual blues ? or should i go new with leds? i need some input , thanks ! pics to come soon ..
1986 ford F150 need help
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My advice - Keep it old school.
Also, PA only allows two blue lights for POVs (except chiefs), so the Visibar will be all the lights you can use.
Also, PA only allows two blue lights for POVs (except chiefs), so the Visibar will be all the lights you can use.
I agree with old school as it would look so much better being year authentic.
I have a 1985 Chevrolet M1009 CUCV Blazer with a older model AeroDynic lightbar 25-A1. It is the original design with gears and single motor to drive the rotators. I thought about a Edge 9000, but that was a very new light in the mid 80s and wanted a more classic light. I would rather have an authentic to the military MARS Spectra lightbar, but they are hard to find and last one on eBay sold for over $500.
I have a 1985 Chevrolet M1009 CUCV Blazer with a older model AeroDynic lightbar 25-A1. It is the original design with gears and single motor to drive the rotators. I thought about a Edge 9000, but that was a very new light in the mid 80s and wanted a more classic light. I would rather have an authentic to the military MARS Spectra lightbar, but they are hard to find and last one on eBay sold for over $500.
dmathieu said:
Racine, WI used recycled in think Vista bars, maybe other similar lightbar on their cars up until the early 2000s. I do not think there are anymore cars in service now, but it was cool to see them on a current model CVPI body style.
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http://lavender.fortunecity.com/westsid ... acine.htmlK9Vic said:
I *love* that old crossbar on a modern CVPI... Also love the color pattern on the Vector (or Vision?) they switched to.
dmathieu said:
that bar is a rebuild with an external power supply. that bar was built in 1976 and still has one of the 1976 octal tubes in it and it works great.. it was a free bar cleaned it up and added the p/s
no siren on that one that truck is just for plowing and around the farm
On an '86 I'd leave the lights alone and be more concerned about things like brake pads, tranny seals and steering linkage. All the lights in the world won't help you if you are upside down in a ditch.
K9Vic said:
What's your point? I'll bet that for everyone who has festooned their ride with every light they could find space for, not more than 25% have added things like transmission coolers, high-performance brake pads, suspension upgrades, or anything else that'll make the vehicle actually perform better and last longer. And how crispy do you reckon the gaskets and seals are on a 24 year old ex-fire truck that spent most of its life sitting in a station, maybe getting a couple hours of really rough running every week or so?
Well for compare here is a 93 f150 with a jetstream LB its amber but ou get the idea, i'm still partial to old school. here in indiana we have a brand new crown vic state trooper car , has a mayberry light in center of roof. it's like what the heck is that,
Stay old school! Its funny but here, we have 2009 county crown vics with ancient ass vista bars on them. Although they threw some dominators on the back deck, although at night the dominators completely overpower the entire lightbar!