B&B Light Solutions - 2001 CVPI

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
Vehicle:


2001 Ford CVPI






Current Lighting Installed


2 Amber corner strobes


HLF


Whelen Mirror Beams


Whelen Dual Dashking


Whelen Gill Strobes


Whelen Traffic Adivsor with strobes


2 Galls Verison of the Whelen 700 Series strobes on rear deck. (do not work)


Tail and Reverse lights with HAW strobes


2 Galls Strobe packs.


This vehicle was recently bought from a police department by another department so they would have an extra car. This particular vehicle has been rewired several times by people that thought they knew what they were doing. So it was a mess. We were asked to rewire/fix/replace anything they it needed but to keep it relativily inexpensive. So this is our current project, to keep the current equipment but it make it function properly and look good.


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May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
unlisted said:
uh.. wow.
Yes, wow indeed... LoL It's been a joy finding all the little unknowns in this car... Like a wire labeled "battery to console" and it comes from the fuse panel under the drivers side... LOL
 

Rusted413

Member
May 25, 2010
265
Blacksburg, VA
Any reason for the amber corner strobes? Did they just want to avoid white/clear for some reason? Why not red/blue? Not that those are much better. I know its not your install, just curious to see if you know.
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
Rusted413 said:
Any reason for the amber corner strobes? Did they just want to avoid white/clear for some reason? Why not red/blue? Not that those are much better. I know its not your install, just curious to see if you know.
I'm going to assume it's because that's what they had laying around... But who knows... LoL
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
ccvrs625 said:
This is great stuff, you guys are gonna have fun its just a matter of where do you start cutting! Great Post :D
It has already been a process so far, and we've only had it a little over a week... LoL
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
Steady Red said:
Not worth the time it will take to fix that mess. Push it off a cliff, buy a new car, and start over.
Unfortunately, thats not an option... LoL

dfuzz78 said:
Wow, what an embarrassment. How did that thing not catch fire? Gotta love all of the Galls equipment...
God only knows... LoL
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
yes we wouldnt mind pushing it off a cliff, but it probly wont get us a check lol...


and yes it is embarassing, this should probly also be under the wacker/screwed up onstalls thread as well shouldnt it lol


BJ
 

kadetklapp

Member
May 21, 2010
1,568
Indiana
dfuzz78 said:
Wow, what an embarrassment. How did that thing not catch fire? Gotta love all of the Galls equipment...

Haha. I'll post some pics up of what I dealt with our '02 9c1. It makes this Crown Vic look good.
 

Station 3

Member
May 21, 2010
3,395
Edinburg Texas
Well that car is way sweeeter than the cars the PD i used to work for had thats for sure we drove grand marquises for gods sake not even real police cars. :lol:
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
Terry L said:
Those are also about the worst graphics I've ever seen.

haha yea..very generic..on the badge decal, 1. it was cut to fit the "police" letters...2. it had "overfield twp police" on it, but who ever did it used small white vinyl letters, like from Wally world..lol
 

ohi007

Member
May 21, 2010
386
Canton, oh
OMG wow. that is a mess. start at the front, cut every non factory wire you find, rip everything out and start over.
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
Tri-State PSE said:
Yikes! Man, you've got your work cut out for ya...!!


yeah just a touch! lol...


i ripped out wires today that went from the battery to the trunk, the console to the trunk and they went no where!...i think a pulled 2 spolls of unused or wire that wasnt need out of the car today..


BJ
 

VolEms

Member
May 24, 2010
2,112
NY, USA
Wonder who did the original install. I think we should restart the thread worst installs. I think this makes it into the hall of fame.
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
Ok just a quick update.


Multiple wires removed..like a spool or two. new wires ran and a cleaner look to it. the siren and rewired switch box and TA controler has been remounted in console. sry no pics yet ill get them up asap. also graphics in the process of beeing removed.


BJ
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
Well we got the car finished and it was picked up... Everything was cleaned-up and rewired, plus all the decals were removed...


Here are some pics... (Click for larger image)


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And here are a couple quick vids... They are from my phone so they aren't the greatest quality...


Front:


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Rear:


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N6FOG

New Member
Jun 26, 2010
5
Take a pressure washer to the engine compartment. You'll thank me later when you don't have to scrub your paws so much after working on it. I pressure wash my engine once a year whether it needs it or not, and more often if I've been out playing in the mud. I add some Simple Green to the stream to make it degrease better, and I use hot water out of the water heater.
 

Stendec

Member
May 21, 2010
816
Terry L said:
Those are also about the worst graphics I've ever seen.

That needs to go in the Ugly Car Contest. I'd take a belt sander to it.


I'd hate to see #1 and #2
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
DEPUTYSTEPHENSON said:
I like the lighting it is simple yet effective.
Thanks... He didn't want anything over the top, since it's essentially a "back-up" car. We actually took some lights out that were in there when we got it.
 

RL1

Member
May 20, 2010
1,649
Ga
Good job! We need some our cars re done like that. Esp the ones that have just gone from 'spare' to 'on the line' due to several wrecks.
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
VolEms said:
Nice work. Are they going to paint it or leave it U/C.

Thanx Again!


no they plan on it being U/C for now just like their other CV. They may change it eventualy (like when the CHF retires) but untill then plane jane white.


BJ
 

triton911bj

Member
May 24, 2010
463
Springville, PA
pdk9 said:
nice job triton. nightime videos look good. lookin forward to a daytime vid

I will have to get my partner on that ASAP lol! car had to go back to them to be put inservice so when we get it back for the radio install we'll get a day vid.


BJ
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
triton911bj said:
I will have to get my partner on that ASAP lol! car had to go back to them to be put inservice so when we get it back for the radio install we'll get a day vid.


BJ

Yeah, I'll have to dig the good camera out... LOL
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
homer2123 said:
Overfield Township ...wow i can throw a rock to that..... yet to see this car i will have to look for it on the streets
Overfield Township PD is the department it was bought from. It's a Laceyville Borough PD car now...
 
May 25, 2010
7,072
Tunkhannock, PA, USA
Well we recently (Begining of the month) just did a complete de-install on this car... Took out everything!!! Their newest officer tagged a deer in mid-November and the insurance company marked it off as a total loss... They did recently get a new to them replacement. We'll be reusing some of the stuff from the old car and installing some new stuff (like a pair of SOS Intersectors and a Code 3 Supervisor {we think, its a full-sized interior bar regardless})
 

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