Code 3 XL Select-Alert Videos

[drb]

After two years of searching, the Lightbar God's have finally bestowed upon me a California Spec. Code 3 XL lightbar with Select-Alert. It is now mounted on my 1972 Crown Firecoach and will remain so until the end of time. Here are a few videos demonstrating the Select-Alert feature...

 

[luckyducky]

I have been looking for one for ages, SWEET BAR I LOVE IT. :cry:

 

[JohnMarcson]

Hell of a find indeed.

 

[unlisted]

Is this the "original" dual use lightbar?


Pretty sweet.

 

[Lt.214]

Really neat bar. :!:

 

[ryan]

very cool!!

 

[luckyducky]

What is more rare, SD or XL?

 

[ryan]

<----------knows someone who has a select-alert SD, But it isnt for sale.

 

[luckyducky]

CFD125 has it, but whats more rare?

 

[ryan]

SD

 

[stansdds]

Yeah, an SD with Select Alert would be less common than the XL with Select Alert. That's a really nice XL. Are the clear end caps original to that bar? Seems odd to have a California spec fire apparatus bar showing clear to the sides.

 

[drb]

Yeah, an SD with Select Alert would be less common than the XL with Select Alert. That's a really nice XL. Are the clear end caps original to that bar? Seems odd to have a California spec fire apparatus bar showing clear to the sides.

The clear end caps were standard issue on XL's that ran alley lights. I guess at one point Code 3 had XL end caps with small cutouts for alley lights, but those didn't seem to be as effective as having the entire end cap clear. On a standard bar, you could certainly run colored bulbs in the outboard rotators for a colored signal off the ends, but that wouldn't work with the amber cutouts on the Select-Alert.

 

[jdh]

Yeah, an SD with Select Alert would be less common than the XL with Select Alert. That's a really nice XL. Are the clear end caps original to that bar? Seems odd to have a California spec fire apparatus bar showing clear to the sides.

I don't think the SD had that option. There were 2 versions of that bar(one had the top and botton plate style lamp holder with the vertical rods and used 6" head lamps for the staionary lamps. The newer used the par36 4" bulbs for the stationarys). I know for a fact that you could not put Stingers in the SD between the rotator assemblys. Not enough room. The back of the stinger hits the motor and tension assembly.

 

[drb]

I don't think the SD had that option. There were 2 versions of that bar(one had the top and botton plate style lamp holder with the vertical rods and used 6" head lamps for the staionary lamps. The newer used the par36 4" bulbs for the stationarys). I know for a fact that you could not put Stingers in the SD between the rotator assemblys. Not enough room. The back of the stinger hits the motor and tension assembly.

Video of CFD125's SD bar with Select Alert from the old elightbars site...


http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll19 ... GP0375.flv

 

[JohnMarcson]

I don't think the SD had that option. There were 2 versions of that bar(one had the top and botton plate style lamp holder with the vertical rods and used 6" head lamps for the staionary lamps. The newer used the par36 4" bulbs for the stationarys). I know for a fact that you could not put Stingers in the SD between the rotator assemblys. Not enough room. The back of the stinger hits the motor and tension assembly.

Both select alert and night probe options were available for Sd and Xl series code 3 bars.

 

[jdh]

WELL


I could have swarn someone said it was not possible due to space restrictions, and one of the reasons for the XL.

 

[luckyducky]

How much would a XL select alert lightbar with a speaker be?

 

[HillRock]

AWWWWWESOME!!

 

[6043ron]

Here's some pics I found on the net a while back. They are not mine and I did not take them but just look at all them bars and lights and stuff !!!!!! There were more of these pics but I picked out some of the best angles. Alot of the bars were either the XL's or MX's with a few Twinsonics.


Let's go GET EM ! :twisted: :lol:

 

[stansdds]

Must be where L.A. County fire apparatus go to die.

 

[toon80]

All Californian ELB, go get them!


There's a huuuge restoration thread potential on those roofs! :mrgreen:

 

[MIKET2]

I have been looking for one for ages, SWEET BAR I LOVE IT. :cry:

I know where you can get one with some very minor issues but all in all good condition, red/blue domes


w. speaker housing in middle. espstrobe or Rusty at (713) 823-1641 Morin Wrecker Pasadena Tx.

 

[luckyducky]

I know where you can get one with some very minor issues but all in all good condition, red/blue domes


w. speaker housing in middle. espstrobe or Rusty at (713) 823-1641 Morin Wrecker Pasadena Tx.

Sent you a PM

 

[MIKET2]

You can also call his cell number after Wednesday he's in Mexico right now.


I recieved the pm's thanks MikeT2. Huh! Look at all those Federal Q's swiped


out of those firetrucks. :lol:

 

[6043ron]

Yea............wonder who got all those :? I wouldn't have minded having one

 

[drb]

Must be where L.A. County fire apparatus go to die.

Those rigs are at an L. A. County Fire Camp in Acton, California, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles.