Code 3 MX 7000 LAPD Style restored and rebuild

[SaschaUE]

another projekt ended.


a code 3 MX 7000 LAPD style lightbar.


all black metal parts are new black powder coated. all parts are polished. the upper deck domes are wet sanded and polished.


the lower deck domes are new.


you can use the flasher with two different flash pattern or as steady burn.


here some pic´s:

 

[August Arborists]

Awesome work Sascha! Beautiful bar.

 

[JennyCop]

Absolutely beautiful! Great job! :thumbsup:

 

[justavillain]

It looks new! I really like it

 

[ERIC6913]

sieht spitze auss!

 

[ex416]

very nice looking lightbar. job well done. :thumbsup:

 

[denko3]

great restoring!


i am waiting a few parts and i will build my LAPD MX too,can't wait.


just that i will have rear seperated amber flasher on each end of the bar and 6-arrowstick seperated.


which bulbs are in CAL steady burns front lights? how many Watts were original?


did you cut the center cylinder red and blue filters apart or they were original cut down?


were code3 manufacturing speacial order for LAPD for those 1/4 cylinder filter?


does someone knows which configuration have LAPD Excalibur bar?


can you post some video?


again Great lightbar!

 

[SaschaUE]

ok first here´s a short video:

yes i cut the half cylinder filter down. they are custom made.


i dont think that code 3 make quarter cylinder.

 

[denko3]

which tool did you use for cuting the filters?

ok first here´s a short video:

 

[SaschaUE]

which tool did you use for cuting the filters?

i dont know the english word for it


but here is a picture of the saw

 

[denko3]

got it.


do you know any other question which i wrote down on my post to you?

i dont know the english word for it
but here is a picture of the saw

 

[kitn1mcc]

wow amazing work

 

[fireball3]

very good project! ... super good work!


I know this question comes up often and many ways to renovate the lenses one knows, but when I see the result of your work, looks brand new!


Sascha, what method you used to renovate the domes?...I'm speechless


/Cyril

 

[motorolamaniac]

Very nice job! I did a similar version and made 1/4 filters with my Dremel tool and a cutting wheel.

 

[Abacus]

This is great.


Can you explain how you wired up the code3 flasher? Did you run a constant 12 volt to the input and separate wires for all the switching options. I recall that the instructions recommend a jumper between the power and the first flash pattern.


For any other mx7000 engineers how was it originally wired ex factory?

 

[SaschaUE]

ok i will try to answer all your questions.


- bulbs steady burn: i dont know wich is original. i build in code 3 flasher bulbs so i can use the 710 flasher.


- i use wet sandig paper to renovate the domes. grain size: 1000, 1500 and 2000. after that i polished all with nanotec polish. first polishing with hands and then with a polish machine


- yes i have connected a constand 12+ to the flasher. and for every flash mode and the steady burn another 12+ on a switch. i connected 5 cables on the flasher. ( 12+, ground, mode 1, mode 2 and steady )


here´s a wiring picture

 

[fireball3]

thanks for information


Cyril

 

[Uman18]

great restoring!
i am waiting a few parts and i will build my LAPD MX too,can't wait.


just that i will have rear seperated amber flasher on each end of the bar and 6-arrowstick seperated.


which bulbs are in CAL steady burns front lights? how many Watts were original?


did you cut the center cylinder red and blue filters apart or they were original cut down?


were code3 manufacturing speacial order for LAPD for those 1/4 cylinder filter?


does someone knows which configuration have LAPD Excalibur bar?


can you post some video?


again Great lightbar!

I think I might have 1/4 cylinders and many filters from MX bars.

 

[denko3]

Send me a PM UMAN for mx filters ASAP ok.

I think I might have 1/4 cylinders and many filters from MX bars.

 

[jph2]

Awesome restore and great looking bar!


Also cool that you shared how you did the restore and wiring. :thumbsup: