2010 Ford Explorer Unmarked Detective Unit

cajunblitz

cajunblitz

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Built this 2010 Ford Explorer for one of my regular departments as an unmarked unit used by a supervisor/detective. Most of the equipment (the Whelen stuff) was supplied by the department, so I didn't have a choice on that stuff. Also, the department didn't want to spring for aftermarket consoles/inserts, so I had to use a concealed lights/siren control system.


Enjoy!


FRONT


Whelen Vertex in lower driving/fog lamps (blue)


Whelen UHF2150A W/W


Federal Signal ES-100 speaker


SoundOff Interior Pinnacle Light Bar


Unitrol UM3500 Single Knob Lights / Siren control


REAR


Whelen D2 Dominators / rear side glass


Whelen D6 Dominator / rear hatch glass


Whelen Vertex in reverse housings (blue)


Whelen Vertex in Tails (red)


Unitrol Omega 90 siren amp


Kussmaul Relay Board


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Ive done something simular. We have a window tinter come in and put a thin stripe across where the front upper windshield not much more than the size of the light
 
Very neat. Good work.


Still, this is a lot of lights for a detective car. :eek:
 
Very neat. Good work.


Still, this is a lot of lights for a detective car. :eek:
 
pdk9 said:
great work by cajunblitz?...what a surprise. :lol:


(nice work cajun)
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Thanks pdk9!


Others, not trying to hide the license plate btw, I just wanted to put my mark on it somewhere!

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cajunblitz said:
Thanks pdk9!


Others, not trying to hide the license plate btw, I just wanted to put my mark on it somewhere!
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You should try chiseling it around the gas tank... :lol: They will remember you forever that way!


Seriously though, excellent job. I am weirded out by PDs only using blue though - it is just not something that i am used to.
 
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kinnelonfire75 said:
You should try chiseling it around the gas tank... :lol: They will remember you forever that way!


Seriously though, excellent job. I am weirded out by PDs only using blue though - it is just not something that i am used to.
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Hell, in Louisiana, they use I've seen 'em run all red, all blue, or a healthy mix of both. It can be quite confusing at times....
 
Blade Runner said:
You should try chiseling it around the gas tank... :lol: They will remember you forever that way!


Seriously though, excellent job. I am weirded out by PDs only using blue though - it is just not something that i am used to.
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Hell, in Louisiana, they use I've seen 'em run all red, all blue, or a healthy mix of both. It can be quite confusing at times....
 
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well hm said:
In my area it's pretty simple and sometimes I think an unwritten rule of thumb:


police (all blue and/or blue/white)


sheriff (red/blue and red/red)


Fire (all red)


Medic (red and red/amber)


Marshals / metro (all blue and/or blue/clear)


I find it really weird seeiing blue on fire rigs in other states, but then again I found it weird seeing all red for a Sheriffs department locally! When they switched to Red/Blue I was relieved![/quote:3cgw80h0]


Louisiana recently enacted a law that would allow blue on the back of fire apparatus, effective by the end of August. See "Professional" section.


Virginia allows blue or red/blue lights on cop cars, but the majority of cop cars use all-blue. (White lights are used as well but they're becoming less common with newer LED conversions) So seeing all blue on a cop car is no big deal.


If there's anything that seems kinda "off" for me, it's just that there isn't a stripe - there isn't any relevant law in Virginia but generally if there's an emblem and high-visibility text there's a contrasting reflective stripe, or two-tone paint job, as well.
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here in vermont all law enforcement uses blue and or blue/white , fire/ems uses red and or red/white , and border patrol is red/blue and amber is unregulated
 
nice job,yet another great install
 
Why did you choose to go with a Pinnacle interior instead of a Whelen one? Would an Inner Edge work on the Explorer?
 
hitman38367----> :ugeek: bows to the master....once again the master is proving his mettle in the world of upfitting genius!!!!!! :D :D


Impeccable work...as if we expected anything less... ;)
 
BAKE19 said:
As always SWEET install! Nice n' clean!
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EMT said:
Wow your installs are always impeccable and immaculate. I love them all.
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hitman38367 said:
hitman38367----> :ugeek: bows to the master....once again the master is proving his mettle in the world of upfitting genius!!!!!! :D :D
Impeccable work...as if we expected anything less... ;)
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Thank you fellas. I love sharing what I do with people that can appreciate it. Now if I could only get the company I work for on board......
 
strobecrazy said:
Maybe, cajun does awesome work.
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I don't dispute that. I just get irked when something this old gets bumped for no good reason. If he had a question or something even mildly constructive to add, I wouldn't be bothered. Sure, I look at old posts time and again but I sure as heck won't revive them without reason.

:rant:
 
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Easy now hoss. Bumping an old thread does no harm and I'm sure they were searching for something and ran across this thread and posted without realizing how old it was. 
 
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